Tex-Mex is the city's birthright cuisine, and one South Lamar room sits at the center of its history. Matt's El Rancho is the Martinez family's Tex-Mex institution, home of the canonical Bob Armstrong queso dip.

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  • Matt's El Rancho

    Order The Bob Armstrong dip and a frozen margarita; the dip was invented here for a state legislator in 1973.

    Matt's El Rancho in Austin is the Martinez family's South Lamar Tex-Mex room, opened in 1952 and home of the canonical Bob Armstrong queso dip.

  • Matt's El Rancho

    Order Bob Armstrong dip, beef enchiladas with chili gravy, plus a frozen margarita on the side.

    Matt's El Rancho in Austin is the Martinez family's South Lamar Tex-Mex room since 1952, home of the Bob Armstrong queso dip and a citywide birthday-dinner.

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