Pancho's Restaurant

i came to pancho's with a big group for a week night dinner. service was great and efficient. the inside is shockingly gorgeous with a central "patio" like basement. the margaritas were a little weak but tasted delicious. as for the food, it was all good and on the higher end of mexican food i've had. the chicken quesadilla had a good portion of meat and peppers inside. the fajitas were flavored well and had a healthy portion. it is just a bit expensive for what you get. i didn't expect $32 chicken fajitas and a $20 chicken quesadilla! but we were still happy with it if you're willing to pay the price for the ambiance.

Very good restaurant, food was very delicious, service was excellent, interior ambience is also very interesting, they have parking behind the restaurant, with validation it is $10. Overall, it's good experience.

Ambiance is fantastic. Food is caca. The first time i came here i noticed like 80% of the other customers Only had drinks and no food and i should have known then. The nachos are good and are more than enough for 2 people.

After mediocre reviews we decided to try this place anyway and were rewarded off the bat with fantastic salsa, which is my litmus test. If you can't this well you've got no hope. The banana margarita is made with real fruit and the Carnitas were delicious

Met friends for happy hour (2-7 PM) after work. I arrived late so I shared nachos and a taco plate that my friends ordered. I ordered a blended pomegranate margarita. The drink was too sweet for my liking and didn't seem to have much alcohol. Nachos were yummy and plentiful and the taco was delicious. The bar area was well decorated but looked dated. The dining area with skylight above seemed like a nice place to dine. The waitress was very attentive. There was live music at 8, but we didn't stay.

If you want to go to a good karaoke bar in the area and have mediocre Mexican food, this is the place for you. Pancho's is located next to the beach, surrounded by a few other restaurants. We didn't have to make a reservation and just walked in. The wait was about 25 minutes before they sat us. Little to our surprise, the restaurant was bigger than we thought. When we first walked in, we thought it was just the bar and then a small dining area. It's actually bigger.I loved the decor. Foliage everywhere. However, they still had Valentine's Day balloons up and it was a bit cringy.All I have to say is that their prices are ridiculous for mediocre Mexican food. I ordered a crab and shrimp quesadilla and it was $28 worth of cheese. I also ordered taquitos and paying $20 for it wasn't worth it either. Two items and a horchata totaled to $61!Are you serious?The service was okay. Our waiter made sure our glasses of water was never empty. And at least the waiters were dressed nice and professional. The downside, I noticed that they gave other customers a bag to put their to-go containers in. Not us. This was a never eating here again moment. Overpriced Mexican Food. I'm from The Bay, San Francisco Mission District to be exact and this mexican spot WASN'T IT! So disappointing. However, I might return for Karaoke night though. I loved the vibe.3 stars for good horchata.

Our family was here to celebrate two milestone birthdays and we had a great time! The service was excellent and timely. The food was amazing, our family favorite is the carne en salsa roja, but you really can't go wrong here. We had three kids with us and usually they are very picky, but they loved all the food. I love a place with a good kids menu and fun atmosphere. The staff did a great job celebrating the birthdays, they brought out sombreros and fried ice cream, then they took pictures of the family and printed them out for us. This is a fun place for dinner anytime or for a special celebration.

Panchos is a fantastic dependable Mexican - American restaurant. It is the perfect place to bring visitors to Los Angeles. The servers are professional and fast. The atmosphere is cute, relaxing even when noisy, and fun. It's also near the beach to walk off the 2,000 calories you will consume. Everything on the menu is good and portions are huge. Sometimes when busy the food may come out a little less warm then desired. You will know if that happens because the food is normally delivered very quickly. If you are waiting a while, Eg more than 15 minutes, ask the waiter or the dishes may be warm not hot. All traditional Mexican drinks are amazing. Margaritas are $17.50 with dinner. They don't have a drink menu, just ask for a suggestion.

Everything was wonderful! Food, Service, Ambiance, flexibility ! I will definitely be a regular and have more big group parties there. Very happy! Thank you

I know that this place is kindof historic, but it won't be the best Mexican food you've ever had. The inside of the restaurant is veryyy old and definitely needs some updates, but the kitschiness was cute.I saw other people on Yelp say that service was terrible, but we had two very sweet waiters.The food itself was expensive for what it was but wasn't as bad as I was anticipating. I had fish tacos that needed a little more flavor, but the table shared queso fundido and guacamole which were good. They also provided deep fried ice cream as a dessert for a birthday which was very sweet of them. But we also got a tres leches which lacked a little bit of moisture.