Reviews for Pancho's Mexican Restaurant in El Cajon, CA
A friend and I were on a golf trip (after attending a conference in San Diego); were looking for Mexican food and Pancho?s was... highly rated on Yelp. So, we put the address into the nav on our rental and had dinner on Saturday (Sep. 3). We were servedchips and a very good salsa, thick, rich and just the right amount of heat for us. I had a Corona to start and we ordered theGordo Platter and the La Especial De Leo. The Gordo platter came with a hard shelled taco, a tamale, an enchilada and a chilerelleno; it was a huge serving of food! My friend said the tamale was the star of the plate and liked everything. I sampled thechile relleno as it?s a favorite of mine ?. I thought the egg coating was too thick as it masked the taste of the chile; it wasmore an egg omelet to me. I was looking for shrimp diablo but it wasn?t on the menu so I tried the La Especial De Leo; agrilled steak with shrimp in a garlic butter sauce. It came with rice and a mélange of vegetables. The steak was tender and theshrimp was fine. No complaints about anything with this dish. What did we think? We had dinner at another place one nightearlier and Pancho?s is much better. The prices are very reasonable, the service is good and we liked the atmosphere. To us it?san old school Mexican restaurant ? recommended! Read more
I was looking for a Mexican restaurant that wasn?t drive thru or fast food taco shop. The cold draft beer was $3.75, what a... deal! I had the Enchiladas Suizas. My sister had the seafood chimichanga. They used the same sauce for both. It was greentomatillo sauce with corn. My enchiladas were disappointing, the chicken was over cooked and I?m not fan if it?s not all whitemeat. The seafood chimichanga was good but could have used some sauce on top. I was won over though by the staff and howwelcoming and friendly they were. The service and the cheap beer will be the reason I go back and give it a second chance. Read more
Wonderful Mexican restaurant. All the food was delicious! I really like their salsa and the service was excellent!
Very cute little restaurant bar. The staff is extremely nice, they make you feel like family. Food is food is good, don't be... afraid to let them know how you want your food prepared, less sauce, more cheese, no rice, etc. Read more
This restaurant is great for a solo lunch, day drinking margaritas, or meetings with friends or colleagues for dinner. I have... done all of that here and my company of friends and I are always delighted! The food is great at Pancho's and the margaritas arenice. I have not had a dish that I haven't enjoyed thoroughly and the staff is consistent and sweet. I will have to take photosto add because I never take them here. I always just dig in! Read more
Food was good. Portion sizes are big. If you are small eater and don't like to waste food, you can order 2 dishes and share... among 3. Definitely recommend the pancakes and Flan. They made a mistake with my omelet order though, and offered to replace itwhen I mentioned it. But when I said I was okay without it, they gave me a complimentary dessert. The only reason I took a staroff was because of the long wait time for food. This was Sunday brunch. Read more
We ordered take out. Got the gigante salad with shredded beef and 3 item combo. They also gave us a bag of chips and salsa. It... took longer than the 20 minutes they told us over the phone, but the order was exactly right and delicious! We were very happy.I LOVE their salsa. It's not too spicy, but nice pieces of onion and cilantro in it. Their beans and shredded beef are alsogreat. We will for sure be back. They have "dine in" at their parking lot with some easy ups and foldable chairs and tables aswell. Read more
Great place to eat. We had good service and the food was great for what we paid. Overall a nice place amd atmosphere. They lost... a star because my 2nd margarita was clearly not up to par nor were the 2 other people's 2nd margaritas at my table. However,this won't deter me from returning. Read more