Matt's El Rancho

Matt's El Rancho is one of Austin's local restaurants, located near University of Texas at Austin. Owned and run locally, not by a chain headquartered somewhere else entirely. Austin wouldn't feel quite like Austin without independently owned spots like this one. Portions, prices, and specials vary spot to spot around Austin, which is part of the fun of trying them. No corporate test kitchen behind this one - just people cooking food they want to serve. Worth adding to the rotation if you're building a list of Austin favorites. No big ad budget behind this one - just word of mouth around Austin.