Menu breakdown
How Matt’s El Rancho Organizes Its Current Menu
The recorded menu uses six sections and 31 priced items, with size and protein variations kept in their proper context.
The current MenuLedger record for Matt’s El Rancho is useful because every one of its 31 captured items has a numeric price, but several of those numbers still need a note. The menu is not one flat list: six sections separate starters, lighter dishes, enchiladas, tacos, Texas-style plates and desserts. That structure makes like-for-like comparisons possible without suggesting that every item represents the same kind of order.
Where the recorded menu is concentrated
Appetizers, enchiladas and tacos each contain six entries, so no single section dominates the snapshot. Soup & Salad has five entries, while Texas Favorites and Desserts have four each. The distribution matters: a lowest-to-highest figure across the entire menu would compare a $2 praline with a $21 taco or enchilada plate. Those are valid menu endpoints, but they are not a useful estimate of what a typical order costs.
| Section | Listed items | Recorded price span |
|---|---|---|
| Appetizers | 6 | $9.00–$18.00 |
| Soup & Salad | 5 | $6.00–$17.00 |
| Enchiladas | 6 | $14.00–$21.00 |
| Tacos | 6 | $17.00–$21.00 |
| Texas Favorites | 4 | $17.00–$20.00 |
| Desserts | 4 | $2.00–$11.00 |
What the taco and enchilada sections reveal
The six taco records are complete plates rather than one base taco with interchangeable fillings. Tacos Al Carbon and Fish Tacos are recorded at $21, Smoked Brisket Tacos at $19, Carnitas Tacos at $18, and the Grilled Old-Fashioned and Al Pastor plates at $17. Their descriptions also distinguish tortillas, sides, sauces and garnishes. The narrow $17–$21 span is therefore meaningful only inside this section.
The enchilada section also runs from $14 to $21, but the progression follows named preparations: beef or cheese, chicken, spinach, green, brisket and shrimp. MenuLedger reports those as distinct published entries. It does not infer that the price difference measures portion size, quality or popularity.
Six prices need an accompanying note
Bob Armstrong Dip, Chile Con Queso and Tortilla Soup use a smaller published size as the stored amount while noting a larger size. Taco Salad and Janie’s Combination Salad identify the protein attached to the recorded price and state that alternatives differ. Sopapillas records the two-piece amount and notes the four-piece price. Reading the number without that note would turn a valid starting figure into an overbroad claim.
What this snapshot can and cannot answer
The structured record can show section breadth, exact listed examples and price endpoints as of the source check. It cannot establish an average bill, current availability, serving size or allergy safety. Ingredient descriptions are retained where the restaurant supplied them, but they are not converted into independent dietary assurances. For a current order, the linked restaurant record and official menu remain the relevant next checks.
