Los Panchos Tacos & Cantina

Great food! Great service with free chips and four kinds of dip. Beautiful looking restaurant. Big menu. Good music. A seriously unexpected delight at 10pm on a Tuesday.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Went with my family. The staff were super friendly and we were served quickly. The chips and beans they give at the beginning were great. We order the 3 queso birria and the 3 rolled tacos. We were disappointed as the food was really bland. Unless going for a drink I wouldn’t go again. Great service though

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 5

We had a staff luncheon for 40 people and it went GREAT! Organizing was easy, they gave awesome suggestions about what would work well for our party, everything came out perfectly, staff were SOOOO friendly and attentive. THANK YOU AGAIN !!!

much larger upgraded restaurant interior from their previous drive thru down the street

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

the wait and the staff are not helpful u wait at the door for like an hour before anyone help you but here like 20 employees running around and they don't even acknowledge that you there

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 1

I absolutely love this place. Every worker here is so nice and the food is perfect. The margaritas are made perfectly too . I've been here a week and it's my 3rd time back

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Taco Tuesday! I walked in to get an order to-go. Never seen crab rolled tacos before, so. . had to try them. Three for $6, pretty good price.
Waking back to work with my suspiciously-heavy box, I was thinking these were some FAT rollies. I couldn't believe the mess that was there when I opened the box. I had told the cashier to just make them however they come. . . No special requests.
WELL, I looked down onto a soggy, watery mess. On top of the crisp tacos they had put guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo, about a quart of roughly shredded cabbage, and a pint of finely shredded carrot. The tacos were literally disintegrating into a pool of vegetable juices. I tried to pick one up and it just flopped over like a worn-out chancla.

I made myself eat one taco, threw away the rest and called it a day. The only reason Los Panchos got any stars is that the Baja Fish Taco was edible. I had made sure to order that one without any pico, otherwise I'm sure it would have been drowned as well.

By the way, no it isn't real crab.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 4

A vibe! We love sitting outside on the patio while enjoying the view of the street! The chips and salsa they bring to the table is so good!! Our server was so kind and took excellent care of us. We loved our food and the rice was so flavorful!! Can't wait to come back here to enjoy some delicious food on the patio!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Good ceviche

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Cabeza and Adobada Happy Hour Street Tacos, Chips\u0026Salsa

Perfect for taco Tuesday

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Service was good but I think the flavor of the food isn’t all that, I think people mostly come here to drink and listen to the
music.

Amazing customer service and the best Mexican food

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Los Panchos is one of my favorite Mexican restaurants in San Diego! Their cocktails and margs are so high quality, not to mention how good the tacos taste! They also have amazing Taco Tuesday deals!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food was pretty good, we got the adobada burrito, california burrito, and carne asada tacos. Service was great, -1 star for the insanely loud music!

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 5

Service: 5

This Los Panchos location has got to be the most lit and friendliest staff in San Diego! From the moment my partner and I entered the restaurant until the time we received our check, always good. We liked this place so much, we had gone 4x in one week. Glad we ran into this place. Literally, ran into it during our “date night” stroll on 5th Avenue in Hillcrest. On our stroll, we were actually trying to figure out which restaurants to go to since we were staying at a friend’s condo, dog sitting for the next three weeks.

All staff at Los Panchos have been nothing but welcoming, attentive, accommodating and friendly. On our first night, there were all groups of people dining in this oversized Catina. Several birthday celebrations were going on. The place was lively and festive, with tropical decor. The DJ was jammin’ (everyday, from 7p-midnight). There were a variety of seating areas to choose from including the bar and outside patio. If you wanted to sit closer to the DJ and speakers, that area was also available and it had enough room for dancing. The menu had a variety of Mexican dishes and seafood including drinks. The bartender definitely knew how to make them. She was good (tall, dark hair).

Our order was always on point. My ceviche was fresh tasting and perfectly seasoned. Platter presentation was also on point. I may not have to make the drive to Rosarito anymore to get my seafood fix. Side note, although seafood prices in Mexico are nearly half the price compared to San Diego, I’m ok because Los Panchos took care of our needs without having to deal with the border wait and 20 minute drive over.

Special shout out to Juliette, Jackie, Natalie, Camila and Chewy. You guys have been standouts on all our visits. To the entire evening crew, including the cook -thank you for tasty meals and wonderful and fun dining experience. We even got our friends to join us a couple times. They too liked the place. Oh, and our guy friends had a lot of “eye candy” to look at (just a side-side note).

I would say, Los Panchos has a nice package, offering a little of everything, for everyone. It’s not your typical taco stand, it’s even more and better. So, before you judge the name Los Panchos and what you knew of it 30 plus years ago, this location will definitely exceed your expectations.

A must-try 👍🏼

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5