Dulceria El Ranchero

I usually always come here to buy candy. But I was craving a fruit salad so I decided to go to ranchero and get one. The large fruit salad is $ 8.25 I thought it was a bit pricy but I had no time to find another place so I just bought it. When I got home I noticed the large fruit salad wasn’t that much… then I started eating it and the apples were not good anymore. That made me mad. The fruit should be fresh. I won’t be buying fruit salads from rancher again. I’ll come back for the candy.

The women working here are all so kind and I love the mango neadas! Decent prices and they sell huge bulks of Mexican candy!

Expensive and overpriced but great products for birthday and party supplies. Found a great piñata for a birthday party. Location is easy to find and off the freeway. Not my default for party supplies but can count on a wide selection of nostalgic chile infused candy.

customer service sucks and ladies are rude working here and charge extra for everything they are money hungry with rude attitudes and expensive prices, go to teresitas next door waaaay better trust me !!

Very nice staff. Best place to come for candy in bulk. I wish I would’ve tried more things since I walked in and was so amazed. As we were leaving we realized there was much more candy than we knew haha. Me and my wife got some carrot juices to die for

Best Chamangos in SD hands down! I’ve had many chamangos there always either too sweet or sour but not this place, this place makes it perfect! This is the only place I get chamangos at now. There fruit salad is on point as well, very good & they hook it up with a lot of fruit. They got a great selection of candy & in my opionon the best Churros the ones with the Mighty Mouse on the bag. They have tortas & Tostilokos as well. Gotta try the Torta De Loma I heard it’s good. The ladies here are usually nice.
You might have to wait a bit sometimes but if you want you can order 15 min ahead of time & go pick it up & the’ll save it for you in a little freezer. There piñatas are very nice but a bit expensive compared to other candy stores & there big bags of candy are a little pricey too but there good candy. Overall it’s a good little Mexican candy store. And if you want the best Chamango in SD then this is the place to come too! Oh & if you don’t know Spanish well you better bring a Mexican friend or watch some Telemundo that day before you go & learn a little cuz your might need it here.

Big communication issues, but I am now a regular, and they usually know what I want now.

I was recently in Sonora, MX and unfortunately didn’t have time to pick up one of my many favorites things: Vanilla Raspado. Being back in SD, I decided to once again try to find a ‘real’ vanilla raspado which don’t seem to exist here. I must have tasted all flavors: Coco, nuez, mango, tamarindo, vanilla, rompope, etc. All way too sweet for my taste. They taste like they have been mixed with la lechera (condensed milk) or some other sugar.
My review is not for raspados (since I didn’t like them) but mostly for their customer service. This is a two part store. One side is a dulceria and the other part is a taco shop/​fruteria. The menu has many choices and they also have a guy outside making and serving take away (to go) tacos.
I was very happy to find my fave candy, chaca-​chaca, in bar form and then walked over to the fruteria to try out their raspados. I was disappointed with the flavors but not with the great customer service I received. Daniel was amazing! He let me taste every flavor of raspado. He did his best to make me a ‘believer’. I’m still not a believer and for the life of me, I can’t believe why people in SD like these raspados. I guess ignorance is bliss and if you don’t know what you are missing, then no harm is done. I was disappointed with the raspados but I was very impressed with Daniel’s dedication and I will return to try out some of the other menu items.

This a nice place to get mexican candy for like a party or just to stack up your self. I really like the tortas that they have but they recently increased the price to $ 8 i I honestly think thats way to much for a normal size torta. Also the burritos are regular burritos like the ones you make at home not the jumbo size most taco shops have so have that in mind. Also they charge a 50c charge for each debit transaction i also think thats a little too much. Maybe im just not used to places charging for debit transactions.

Try it, I dare You :)

After watching the San Diego episode of «Eden Eats», I bookmarked this place for their mouth watering mangoneada. Finally I had the opportunity to try it out first hand last weekend. The combination of the mango and chili was one of a kind. Absolutely loved the fresh mango pieces. Too bad this place is about a two-​hour drive from where I am! Mmmm… Mmmmm… Good!

Better than I remember! Lots of sweet mango pieces, the chili and Mexican candy isn’t overpowering and completely compliments the shake. My husband just got the mango and he loved it more this time around. This place is MUCH, MUCH better than the other place!

Taking away a star because I came in looking for one thing and one thing only and they no longer had it =(
They didn’t sell the churros packs in bulk. For those of you who are unfamiliar with what I am speaking of, its those sticks in a bag (usually has a little mighty mouse on the front) and you drench it in hot sauce, limon, and/​or chamoy. Oh the spicy goodness! I drove all the way down there (from La Jolla) because I had a craving for some of those churros. I searched for them every where and I even asked and they told me they don’t have anymore.
I got over it and loaded up on those Tamarind balls.
Still a great place (besides TJ) to get your Mexican candy fix.

Cuando tengo flojera ir a Tj me vengo a Dulcería el Ranchero por una torta de lomo que esta riquísima y una agua de plátano! Las mangoneadas y las ensaladas de frutas, ni se diga :)

This is a good place to find candy imported from Mexico. I also love their tortas de lomo but I don’t go very often since the people there are not very friendly and it is just not worth it being uncomfortable there. They need to bring up customer service up a notch or two.

Come here for the Mexican candy!
Buy in bulk and you can save yourself a whole bunch of cash!
I love the strawberry balls covered in tamarind — $ 3.89 for 100 pack.
Also love the Pelon Pico Rico.
Lowest prices i’ve ever seen.
I’ve never tried the chamangos here, but they do look good.

Looking for that mexican candy but you can’t find your ice cream truck that carries it, or you don’t want to drive really far to a specific grocery store for it either?
COME HERE!
They have all the mexican candy, literally. They have it IN BULK or separately! They also have a little frutas shop inside!
I can’t believe this place has been here, and we have been looking everywhere for a good store that carries majority of our favorite candy. Mexican candy is like crack to us, literally. We got so happy, we bought 4bags of who knows what!
It’s so clean, and presentable, makes you want everything in there. The parking can be difficult because there are so many shops that get busy too, but it’s SO worth it!
I’m so mad that we’ve been living in the south side for almost a year, and we didn’t find it until last week!
Seriously though, if you want your mexican crack daily, you can come here and buy it bulk! :D

If you’re looking for Mexican candy of any sort this is the place to go. Buy in bulk or individually. Prices are definitely decent.
The pelon and frescas candy are definitely good stuff!

First place I tried a chamango and I was not disappointed. I am going to try out another spot I have had my eye on and then I will decide which one will be my go-​to spot for this tasty treat!

I got to give it to my fellow Unilocalers, you guys found a good spot. I had to check it out my self and was quite pleased.
The parking situation sucks, crazy drivers and a Micky D’s drive through don’t help much.
This is a candy store that has sells fruit salads and smoothies and yes they have tostilocos. The Ladies are kinda not into their jobs so service is whatever. The candy is pretty expensive, I have been to others that sell the stuff much cheaper, but I wasnt there for that I was there for the Tostilocos and the Chamango.
The tostilocos are alright, not the best I have had, the chamoy they use is more salty than tangy, and they are real cheap on the fruit, but they are less pricey than most.
The chamango was delicious, its a mango smoothie with chamoy in the middle, the chamoy mixes well with the sweetness of the mango. This is pretty expensive, even more than the tostilocos.
I would definitely stop by again some time when I’m in the area craving a chamango, but not tostilocos