https://www.austinchronicle.com/food/2001-01-26/80315/

Second Helpings

January 26, 2001, Food

Matt's El Rancho (1952)

2613 S. Lamar, 462-9333
Sun-Mon, 11am-10pm; Wed-Thu, 11am-10pm; Fri-Sat, 11am-11pm

Matt Martinez dubbed himself the "King of Mexican Food" years ago and the nickname is well deserved: El Rancho is one of the restaurants that helped build Austin's reputation as a Mexican food mecca. You'll find traditional Tex-Mex dishes, good margaritas, and a chicken-fried steak that comes with cream gravy, green sauce, or chili con carne. It just doesn't get more Texas than that.