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Rulber’s Restaurant Mas Cantina is a Mexican cantina at 5358 W 95th St in Prairie Village’s Meadowbrook shopping center (ex–Another Broken Egg). Soft-opened late July 2026 as the first restaurant to carry founder Rulber De la Torre’s own name after more than two decades building Mi Ranchito. Smaller, more grilled-forward menu than the Mi Ranchito line; family-run with wife Ana De la Torre. Tier 1 independent (owner-operator, KC-metro based).123

Description

Rulber’s is framed as an upscale cantina relative to the long Mi Ranchito menus: more grilled items, room for new recipes the chain kitchens could not absorb. Signature dishes called out in opening coverage include housemade corn and flour tortillas, tableside-style guacamole mashed in a molcajete at the front counter, cherry-tomato salsa, chile-style pork ribs, ribeye tacos, pozole and tortilla soup, a salmon salad De la Torre calls a “hidden gem,” and the Billionaire Burrito (ribeye, grilled shrimp, crab, onions, peppers, chipotle cream).14

Meadowbrook neighbors at full occupancy include The Big Biscuit, Betty Rae’s Ice Cream, and The Bar Prairie Village.2

Ownership and history

Rulber De la Torre was born in Michoacán, Mexico, last of twelve siblings, and grew up on a ranch; he moved to Kansas at 15 (1989) seeking outdoor work and started as a dishwasher, then cook, then kitchen manager in KC restaurants.12 He opened the first Mi Ranchito in 2004 at 964 S Harrison St, Olathe, with secondhand chairs; the brand later grew to multiple Johnson County locations plus regional Kansas restaurants (Fort Scott, Mound City), ~250 employees across the operation.2

Rulber’s is the first concept under his own name. Soft opening reported ~one week before Startland’s July 2026 piece; Johnson County Post dated the open to the end of July 2026. Wife Ana and their children work in the restaurants; ~25 staff at Rulber’s at open.21

Last verified: 2026-08-12 · Source: first-party specialties page (items, no prices on that page) + press signature call-outs · menu_status: partial (prices not fully published on static menu pages this pass)

Rulber’s specialties (sample; black beans & cilantro poblano rice)

  • Fired ribeye tacos — corn or flour tortilla, grilled onions, lettuce, cherry tomatoes, salsa, queso cotija, avocado4

  • Costillas de puerco — baby back ribs, grilled then simmered in chile verde or chile colorado; tortillas4

  • Deep-fried / fried fish tacos — tilapia with slaw, cotija, avocado, cherry-tomato salsa, chipotle yogurt4

Full sections also list appetizers, quesadillas, salads & soups, mesquite fajitas, classic Mexican plates, sandwiches, and a lunch menu.3

Sources

Footnotes

  1. Lucie Krisman, “Mi Ranchito’s owner now pouring his heart into new cantina in Prairie Village,” Johnson County Post, Aug 3, 2026 — asserts: end-of-July open; 5358 W 95th St Meadowbrook; hours Sun–Thu 11–10 / Fri–Sat 11–11; prior Another Broken Egg; owner bio Michoacán→dishwasher 1989; signatures (guac, tortillas, Billionaire burrito, etc.); Ana De la Torre. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

  2. Joyce Smith, “Mi Ranchito founder opens upscale cantina; it’s the first to bear his name,” Startland News, July 2026 — asserts: soft open ~week prior; remodel of Another Broken Egg; Mi Ranchito founded 2004 Olathe; seven Mi Ranchito metro + Fort Scott/Mound City; ~250 employees; ~25 at Rulber’s; family involvement; Meadowbrook 100% occupancy neighbors. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5

  3. Rulber’s Restaurant Mas Cantina first-party site (accessed 2026-08-12). Asserts: 5358 W 95th St, Prairie Village, KS; phone (913) 242-8374; menu section structure; online ordering. ↩ ↩2

  4. Rulber’s Specialties menu page (accessed 2026-08-12). Asserts: specialty dish names and component descriptions as transcribed; sides of black beans and cilantro poblano rice. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

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On the record — ks.city/registry/rulbers-restaurant-mas-cantina · record updated 2026-08-12