Sin Pancho Mexican Restaurant & Bar

We stumbled across this restaurant while on a quest to find tap shoes down the street at DanceTrendz. Their carne asada fries are AMAZING. After two visits, we've sampled several dishes on the menu and all have been solid. Our only concern is that both times the place was deserted - please support this wonderful restaurant. Worth the trip from Seattle!

TLDR/ Food: Mediocre, Ambiance: Festive, Service: Slow but decent, Price: Reasonable, Verdict: Soft Pass, try it if there is nothing better. I ate here for lunch today. The service was slow, which was weird because there were only three tables. The food was just okay, not great, but not terrible. The chips were crisply fried but under seasoned. The salsa was neither hot, nor flavorful, with almost no taste beyond a mild-watered-down-tomato flavor. It was underwhelming in the worst possible way. I ordered three enchiladas and rice. The enchiladas were okay, nothing to write home about. There was an acceptable amount of shredded beef inside, a decent amount of sauce, and an okay amount of cheese on top, where they let me down, was the overall flavor. I think it is a lack of salt. If they had added just a bit more, I think the entire dish would have faired better, or perhaps more butter, lard or other fat, as it seemed distinctly lacking that richness you look for in an enchilada. They did not have salt or pepper on the table, so I contented myself with a mediocre lunch, it's only the once anyway. On the upside, if you are worried about salt intake, they have you covered. I ordered my husbands food to go, and it was packed well and made it home in one piece. Chicken Mole, with beans is his meal of choice. With the addition of salt to that, it was actually pretty good. I also ordered a happy hour mojito and a flan for dessert. The mojito was equally underwhelming, made with far more ice and far less of everything else. However the flan had a wonderful toothsome flair. There was a really good balance of egginess and creaminess. The browned sauce that lends the dish its caramel sweetness was ample and permeated into the top and bottom in an extremely satisfying way. Overall, the thing that most surprised me was the price, at 45 dollars (including a 20 percent tip), I found it to be a decent amount for the food given.

At noon today I returned to order a classic Mexican meal: Taco, Enchilada, Chili Relleno, Rice, Beans, Chips and Salsa, the historic old standard that we all could name!I had remembered the chips and salsa from our last meal here - Red Chili Salsa and diced green onion, my favorites. And the corn chips were hot and crispy. All of this was a great warmup for the meal!When the dinner arrived, the first thing I noticed was the crispy beef taco standing up in a "V"-shaped metal support, keeping it from laying on its side in enchilada sauce. How clever! I was able to take bites of the taco and replace it several times throughout the meal, and it still held together to the last bite. Just that simple add-on to the meal enhanced the pleasure of eating - see the photos.The cheese enchilada was swimming in sauce, as was the relleno, and the relleno was cooked in a poblano chili, so it was huge compared to most, coated with an egg batter and packed with jack cheese.After 2 glasses of coca-cola, I was too stuffed to finish all the rice and beans; I left several bites of each.Truth be known, I am an accomplished chef of Mexican cuisine in my own right (since 1959), and I know how to best develop the nuanced flavors of these entrées for the American palate. Today's lunch was the best I've had in several years (Las Margaritas deserving an honorable mention).But with the quality and flavor of today's lunch, at prices comparable to El Sabor and El Rinconsito, "Sin Pancho" earns the all star award for best all around Mexican restaurant in South County!... upgraded to 5-Stars on Dec 4, 2021

OMG! Visited twice in the last week because the food is the most genuine Sonoran food we have found in the South Sound.I ordered and received a REAL chili relleno made just like my favorite restaurant in Taos, NM makes.Highly recommend. A full plate containing a Taco, Enchilada and Chili Relleno wth Rice and Beans was only $12.99. A lot of food for the value. Please visit. I would hate to lose this Gem to the lack of support for restaurants during COVID.

The best Mexican foor this side of the Rio Grande. Owner/Chef Alma likely will be your server. She has dedicated her life to good food and it shows. Especially in the Sin Pancho specialties. The Plato de Birrio is unique. Mounds of braised beef cooked to perfection in the Birrio sauce. Your quest for the perfect relleno? It just ended with Alma's masterpiece. Oh, and if you're an afficianado of chili verde or chili colorado, you must try both of these. Try, you won't be disuaded you'll be on Yelp writing a Five-Star for Alma's place.

This place is incredible, my first time eating here and I will tell you this is one of the best Mexican foods in WASHINGTON state. Order their "saviche" it's soooo good! Anything their chef makes is incredible. Take it from me who is extremely picky!!!

TamaleChile VerdeCamarones Al DiablaJust moved to the area and got a coupon in the Valpak mailer. Hadn't heard of Sin Pancho prior, but will absolutely go back. Tamale - run of the mill, doesn't disappoint. Chile Verde - when we called to order, they were out of chili rojo... but it was close to closing time so I'm not shocked. The waitress suggested chili verde and it was good! We don't usually order Verde items but the restaurant was new to us, so we figured we should roll with it. It had great flavor and we would order again. Camarones Al Diabla - Any time I see this dish, I order it. It wasn't as spicy as I like (I generally order 5 star Thai, and don't consider food spicy unless my tongue burns off), but the flavor was really delicious and I appreciated being able to actually taste it. The to-go containers were very full, and we definitely have leftovers. We haven't had a dine in experience, but look forward to it once quarantine is over!

Clean, fast service at lunch, reasonable prices and great food. Nice to know I have a solid spot for my enchilada cravings at lunch near my office. Salsa is also quite delish. Looks like a hood happy hour spot from the menu as well! Ole!

My husband and I went there on Thursday June 20th for dinner. We arrived at dinner time and there were only 2 cars in the parking lot. That should have been a warning for us. when we got inside there was not a single customer in there. The 2 cars must have belonged to the employees. Our waitress never smiled and made us feel like we were inconveniencing her. We both ordered Carne Asada medium rare. Nearly 30 minutes after we ordered, the food arrived. The waitress didn't come check on us during that time. Presentation was lacking, flavor was lacking, but the meat was properly cooked. The salsa that came with the chips had basically no flavor, more like tomato sauce with no salt, the entire meal lacked flavor. The waitress never came to see if everything was okay, did not offer more chips and finally refilled my water when she came to collect the dishes and bring me the bill. To make things worse, there was no toilet paper in the handicap stall, which put me in a precarious position, literally. I had to waddle to the next stall with my pants part way down. Would have been terribly embarrassing if someone had come in. You would think with no customers in the place they would find things to do, like stock the tp and clean the restrooms. Not recommending to anyone and not coming back !

Haven't been to this location in years, and it changed names, but we were looking for a homey place with a happy hour. 2-8pm every day! House margaritas were good but the Pinche Pancho mescal/passion fruit drink was surprisingly delicious. House special Steak Birria was tasty and complex. I highly recommend coming and supporting this place. We will be back!