Pancho's Taqueria
936 Elmwood Rd, Lansing
(517) 708-8743
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Food was amazing. They looked concerned when I opted for hot sauce instead of mild lol I love spicy foods and the hot sauce was perfect for my nachos. Thank you:)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Birria tacos were very tasty as was the taco dinner. Not sure what they put in the beans but my husband never eats them normally and snarfed these. Rice was super flavorful as well and the service was great! So sad we're not local.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We used to really enjoy coming here and have visited many times over the years. The food is decent.
Over our last few visits, we’ve encountered a very rude and argumentative waitress. As it turns out, she's actually the owner. Instead of welcoming guests, she picks arguments over small things like how you refer to menu items. For example, correcting customers over a simple wording choice isn’t just unnecessary—it’s unprofessional.
One of the most off-putting policies is the “one basket of chips” rule. For a Mexican restaurant, that’s already a strange limitation, but what really stands out is how rudely it's enforced.
Today was the last straw. My wife has strict dietary needs and cannot consume sugary or artificial drinks, so she brought a Zevia (a health-conscious soda). The owner insisted it wasn’t allowed per the health department, which is simply untrue. If it were outside alcohol, sure—but this was a non-issue turned into an uncomfortable debate. I tried to explain, and instead of showing any empathy or flexibility, she doubled down with, “Well, it’s my restaurant.”
And that’s exactly the problem. It is her restaurant—and her rude, combative attitude has ruined it for us. We’re a regular party of 5–6 people, not a $10 tab. But we won’t be back, and we won’t be recommending this place to anyone else.
When you’re in the service industry, how you treat people matters. We’ve lost all respect for how this business is being run.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Food was very flavorful, waitress was very attentive and nice. Atmosphere was ok.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa, Wet Burrito
Food was extremely bland, hard to even taste the flavor in the salsa. Maybe I got the wrong thing, but definitely don’t feel like going back any time soon.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 5
The restaurant is soo pretty, Mexican vibe. The food is nyummy and the price is good 👍👍👍
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Great food, great service, cozy place to eat. 👍👍
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Not bad, not great. I want so much more but coming from san diego I haven't found anything that really crushes authenticity. Hits the fix
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Great Mexican food! Very fresh tasting! Not greasy. Definitely the best Mexican restaurant in this area!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa, Chips, Guacamole, Rice and Beans
One of my favorite restaurants to eat lunch. I highly recommend the breakfast burrito and you won't be hungry for the rest of the day.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Breakfast Burrito, Birria Tacos
Restaurantji Recommends
Y'all gotta get out here, a restaurant with food this tasty shouldn't be empty on a Saturday afternoon. Fantastic tacos, killer nachos.
Vegetarian options: Hope ya like cheese
Dietary restrictions: Corn tortillas, great for GF diet
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Taco Plate, Nachos
One of the best authentic Mexican food around Lansing/grand ledge
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Wet Burrito, Birria Tacos
Great food and service.
Mexican style tacos were great, chips and salsa as well.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa, Taco Dinner
Great tacos and sauces. Very clean.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Giving 5 stars because of the attentive friendly service and the cleanlines of the dining room, someone was washing tables while we dined, dining room spotless leads me to believe the kitchen is clean too
Had the cleanliness+ service not been top shelf would have gone 3 stars on the food
LOVED their tacos
Didnt care for the sweet pork chunks on the tostada and I had 2 chunks of fat in 2 back-2-back bites
Rice was VERY bland can see it in the color
5 chicken toquitos were perfectly fried+crunchy
Warm chips were homemade, salsa tasted homemade too--appreciate that
Last but not least loved the bright interior and wall mural
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa, Taco Dinner
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