Chela’s on Stone School Road has been replaced by the equally authentic taqueria El Ranchito. Owner Guillermo “Willie” Lopez is from the Monterrey area of Mexico. He also owns Willie’s Painting Service, which is why the otherwise new restaurant got a paint job. “The walls were too plain,” he laughs, describing how he used a spatula and a dry brush to give them some texture.

He’s sometimes working there himself, but if he’s out on a painting job bilingual Lupita will be minding the front of the house and sometimes helping chef Tony with the cooking. The fridge is filled with Jarritos. Freshly-roasted poblanos are resting in the cooler. Hardly anything is over ten bucks. Breakfast is served anytime you ask for it: “It’s not too much trouble to make some eggs.” What more can you ask?

El Ranchito, 4079 Stone School (Stone Plaza), 368-9386. Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Sun. noon-5 p.m.