Pancho and Lefty's Cantina
2600 8th Ave S #109, Nashville
(615) 538-8906
Customers' Favorites
Trio of Tacos Beef Birria Being My Favorite
Chips and Salsa and Chips and Queso Dip
Yam Good Sweet Potato Taco
Margarita Flight and Salsa
Fried Shrimp PO Boy Tacos
Chicken & Waffle Taco
Pork Belly Tacos
Smoked Pork Taco
Adobo Chicken
Hot Chicken 2
Brunch Tacos
Adobo Chicken
Marinated mesquite-grilled chicken, cotija cheese, avocado slice, verde sauce, crema, and cilantro in a flour tortilla.
Bandit Brunch Taco
Biscuit tortillas, scrambled or broken eggs, your choice of mesquite-grilled steak, TN slow-smoked pork belly bacon, or chorizo, verde, and crema.
Yam Good Sweet Potato
Roasted sweet potato wedges, topped with chipotle glaze, BBQ spice, salsa macha, cotija cheese, pickled red onions, pepitas, and cilantro in a flour tortilla.
El Classico
Crunchy flour tortilla shell, seasoned ground beef, Chihuahua cheese, lettuce, pico de gallo, crema, and cilantro.
One Taco
One Bandit Brunch Taco
Brunch Burritos
Chorizo Burrito
A flour tortilla, scrambled or fried eggs, charro beans, your choice of protein, jalapeños, Chihuahua cheese, and pico de gallo with brunch potatoes.
Steak Burrito
A flour tortilla, scrambled or fried eggs, charro beans, your choice of protein, jalapeños, Chihuahua cheese, and pico de gallo with brunch potatoes.
Pork Belly Burrito
A flour tortilla, scrambled or fried eggs, charro beans, your choice of protein, jalapeños, Chihuahua cheese, and pico de gallo with brunch potatoes.
Brunch Bowls
Pork Belly Grits Bowl
TN slow-smoked pork belly burnt ends on top of creamy green chile pimento cheese grits, chile lime corn, fried egg, avocado, and crema, with a side of brunch potatoes.
Chorizo-Pimento Cheese Grits Bowl
Chorizo on creamy green chile pimento cheese grits, smoky pepper cream sauce, fried egg, and green onions, with brunch potatoes
Brunch NashSpeciales
The Pancho Burger
Two fresh, Porter Road, butcher-ground beef patties, pimento cheese between layers, fresh-roasted poblano pepper, chipotle glaze, and red-chile mayo, with brunch potatoes.
Chicken & Churro Waffle
Thick, house-made churro waffle covered with deep-fried chicken tenders coated in buttermilk. Topped with cinnamon sugar, butter brushed, and served with hot honey.
Huevos Benedicto
Two biscuit tortillas, chorizo, two fried eggs, queso, chopped avocado, and pico de gallo.
Mexican Pizza
Tortilla, refried beans, Chihuahua cheese, your choice of Adobo chicken or chorizo, cabbage, corn, pico de gallo, and avocado.
Kid Waffle
Plain Waffle
Brunch Chiliquiles
Ranchero Waffle Fries
Crisp waffle fries, topped with ranchero sauce, chorizo, crema, topped with two fried eggs, avocado, and pico de gallo.
Chicken Enchilada Waffle Fries
Crisp waffle fries, topped with enchilada sauce, adobo chicken, crema, topped with two fried eggs, avocado, and pico de gallo.
Brunch Ensaladas
Avocado Bowl
Two avocado halves filled with chile-lime corn, pinto beans, pico de gallo, cotija cheese, and cilantro.
Taco Salad
Chile-lime corn, pico de gallo, avocado, pinto beans, Chihuahua cheese, and cotija cheese on a bed of lettuce tossed in honey-lime vinaigrette, and salsa in a crispy flour tortilla bowl.
Brunch Sides
Street Corn
Fresh roasted corn, mixed with cotija cheese, red chile mayo, chile powder, and cilantro
Cilantro Lime Rice
White rice cooked in aromatics of garlic, yellow onion, lime zest and lime juice, and tossed with fresh cilantro.
Avocado Slices
Pimento Grits
Brunch Fries
Diced potatoes tossed in spices and fried
Refried Beans
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Featured items
Crunchwrap
Flour tortilla layered with Chihuahua cheese, a fried corn tortilla, queso, roasted corn, pico de gallo, and sour cream.
Queso
Smooth melted American and Chihuahua cheeses with a spicy kick.
Street Corn
Fresh roasted corn, mixed with cotija cheese, red chile mayo, chile powder, and cilantro
Two Steak Alambre Tacos
Guajillo-rubbed, mesquite-grilled flank steak, smoky peppers and onions, Chihuahua cheese, crema, and cilantro in a flour tortilla.
Two Adobo Chicken Tacos
Marinated mesquite-grilled chicken, cotija cheese, avocado slice, verde sauce, crema, and cilantro in a flour tortilla.
Quesadilla
Flour tortilla filled with Chihuahua cheese and served with pico de gallo, cotija cheese, lettuce, salsa, and a side of crema.
Chicken Taquitos
Six flour tortillas stuffed with shredded guajillo and ancho chile pepper braised chicken, pimento cheese, and aji verde sauce, then rolled into corn tortilla shells and fried to golden brown.
Taco Salad
Chile-lime corn, pico de gallo, avocado, pinto beans, Chihuahua cheese, and cotija cheese on a bed of lettuce tossed in honey-lime vinaigrette, and salsa in a crispy flour tortilla bowl.
Botanas
Big Ass Nachos
Charro beans, chile-lime corn, queso, pico de gallo, jalapeños, verde salsa, cotija cheese, crema, and cilantro over corn tortillas.
Queso
Smooth melted American and Chihuahua cheeses with a spicy kick.
Chicken Taquitos
Six flour tortillas stuffed with shredded guajillo and ancho chile pepper braised chicken, pimento cheese, and aji verde sauce, then rolled into corn tortilla shells and fried to golden brown.
Guacamole
Made fresh.
Fried Pickle Pistols
Large, juicy dill pickle spears, buttermilk battered, double breaded, fried golden brown, and then tossed in our Nashville-style hot rub. Served with ranch and aji sauce.
Tacos To Go
Two Birria Tacos
Crispy corn tortilla, filled with mesquite-grilled short rib barbacoa, dunked in consommé, perfectly seared, and topped with Chihuahua cheese.
Two Steak Alambre Tacos
Guajillo-rubbed, mesquite-grilled flank steak, smoky peppers and onions, Chihuahua cheese, crema, and cilantro in a flour tortilla.
Two Adobo Chicken Tacos
Marinated mesquite-grilled chicken, cotija cheese, avocado slice, verde sauce, crema, and cilantro in a flour tortilla.
Two Barba-Cola Tacos
Crispy corn tortilla, filled with mesquite-grilled short rib barbacola, perfectly seared, topped with Chihuahua cheese, served with consommé for dipping.
Two El Classico Tacos
Crunchy flour tortilla shell, seasoned ground beef, Chihuahua cheese, lettuce, pico de gallo, crema, and cilantro.
Two Hot Catfish Tacos
Hand-breaded catfish, deep fried, dunked in chile oil, then topped with jalapeño slaw, and cilantro in a flour tortilla.
Two Yam Good Sweet Potato Tacos
Roasted sweet potato wedges, topped with chipotle glaze, BBQ spice, salsa macha, cotija cheese, pickled red onions, pepitas, and cilantro in a flour tortilla.
Two Hot Chicken Tacos
Hand-breaded chicken tenders, deep fried, dunked in chile oil, then topped with "pickle de gallo," buttermilk ranch, and cilantro in a flour tortilla.
Two Fried Pickle Pistol Tacos
A large, juicy dill pickle spear, buttermilk battered, double breaded, then tossed in our Nashville-style hot rub and fried golden brown. Topped with buttermilk ranch, pickled red onion, and cilantro in a flour tortilla holster.
Two Carnitas Tacos
Slow-smoked, pulled pork carnitas, spicy-fried potatoes, hot pepper honey, Chihuahua cheese, fresh jalapeños, and cilantro in a flour tortilla
Two Shrimp Po'Boy Tacos - Grilled
Grilled Shrimp, lettuce, jalapeño tartar sauce, pico de gallo, and cilantro in a flour tortilla
Two Shrimp Po'Boy Tacos - Fried
Fried Shrimp, lettuce, jalapeño tartar sauce, pico de gallo, and cilantro in a flour tortilla
Three Adobo Chicken Tacos
Marinated mesquite-grilled chicken, cotija cheese, avocado slice, verde sauce, crema, and cilantro in a flour tortilla.
Three Steak Alambre Tacos
Guajillo-rubbed, mesquite-grilled flank steak, smoky peppers and onions, Chihuahua cheese, crema, and cilantro in a flour tortilla.
Three El Classico Tacos
Crunchy flour tortilla shell, seasoned ground beef, Chihuahua cheese, lettuce, pico de gallo, crema, and cilantro.
Three Birria Tacos
Crispy corn tortilla, filled with mesquite-grilled short rib barbacoa, dunked in consommé, perfectly seared, and topped with Chihuahua cheese.
Three Yam Good Sweet Potato Tacos
Roasted sweet potato wedges, topped with chipotle glaze, BBQ spice, salsa macha, cotija cheese, pickled red onions, pepitas, and cilantro in a flour tortilla.
Three Hot Chicken Tacos
Hand-breaded chicken tenders, deep fried, dunked in chile oil, then topped with "pickle de gallo," buttermilk ranch, and cilantro in a flour tortilla.
Three Hot Catfish Tacos
Hand-breaded catfish, deep fried, dunked in chile oil, then topped with jalapeño slaw, and cilantro in a flour tortilla.
Three Carnitas Tacos
Slow-smoked, pulled pork carnitas, spicy-fried potatoes, hot pepper honey, Chihuahua cheese, fresh jalapeños, and cilantro in a flour tortilla
Three Shrimp Po'Boy Tacos - Grilled
Grilled Shrimp, lettuce, jalapeño tartar sauce, pico de gallo, and cilantro in a flour tortilla
Three Barba-Cola Tacos
Crispy corn tortilla, filled with mesquite-grilled short rib barbacola, perfectly seared, topped with Chihuahua cheese, served with consommé for dipping.
Three Shrimp Po'Boy Tacos - Fried
Fried Shrimp, lettuce, jalapeño tartar sauce, pico de gallo, and cilantro in a flour tortilla
Three Fried Pickle Pistol Tacos
A large, juicy dill pickle spear, buttermilk battered, double breaded, then tossed in our Nashville-style hot rub and fried golden brown. Topped with buttermilk ranch, pickled red onion, and cilantro in a flour tortilla holster.
NashSpeciales
Crunchwrap
Flour tortilla layered with Chihuahua cheese, a fried corn tortilla, queso, roasted corn, pico de gallo, and sour cream.
Taco Salad
Chile-lime corn, pico de gallo, avocado, pinto beans, Chihuahua cheese, and cotija cheese on a bed of lettuce tossed in honey-lime vinaigrette, and salsa in a crispy flour tortilla bowl.
Quesadilla
Flour tortilla filled with Chihuahua cheese and served with pico de gallo, cotija cheese, lettuce, salsa, and a side of crema.
Avocado Bowl
Two avocado halves filled with chile-lime corn, pinto beans, pico de gallo, cotija cheese, and cilantro.
The Pancho Burger
Two fresh, Porter Road, butcher-ground beef patties, pimento cheese between layers, fresh-roasted poblano pepper, chipotle glaze, and red-chile mayo, with brunch potatoes.
Grilled Chile-Braised Chicken
Mesquite-wood grilled chicken, marinated for 24 hours in our house-made Mexican marinade, green chile queso, pico de gallo, Chihuahua cheese, with cilantro lime rice and Churro beans.
Shrimp & True Grits
Stoneground grits mixed with Amarillo cream sauce, topped with grilled shrimp, chile-lime corn, and pico de gallo.
Fajitas
Steak
A skillet of chopped and fire-roasted peppers and onions, flour tortillas, crema, and pico de gallo.
Chicken
A skillet of chopped and fire-roasted peppers and onions, flour tortillas, crema, and pico de gallo.
Combo
A skillet of chopped and fire-roasted peppers and onions, flour tortillas, crema, and pico de gallo.
Shrimp
A skillet of chopped and fire-roasted peppers and onions, flour tortillas, crema, and pico de gallo.
Sides & Mas
Street Corn
Fresh roasted corn, mixed with cotija cheese, red chile mayo, chile powder, and cilantro
Cilantro Lime Rice
White rice cooked in aromatics of garlic, yellow onion, lime zest and lime juice, and tossed with fresh cilantro.
Charro Beans
Chorizo, garlic oil, smoky peppers, and pinto beans
Side Sweet Potatoes
Roasted sweet potato wedges topped with chipotle glaze, BBQ spice, salsa macha, cotija cheese, pickled red onions, pepitas, and cilantro
Side Queso
Side Guacamole
Jalapeno Slaw
Freshly shredded green cabbage tossed with crema, lime juice, lime zest, cilantro, jalapeños, and salt & pepper.
Side Waffle Fries
Flour Tortillas (4)
Side Grits
Corn Tortillas (4)
Avocado Slices
Los Ninos
Kids Quesadilla
Flour tortilla, Chihuahua cheese, choice of chicken or beef. Served with chips and salsa.
Kids Tacos
Two flour tortillas filled with Chihuahua cheese and choice of Adobo chicken OR beef. Served with chips and salsa.
Kids Chicken Tenders
Two breaded, deep-fried chicken tenders with ranch dressing. Served with chips and salsa.
Beverages To Go
Topo Chico
Coke
Diet Coke
Sweet Tea
Unsweet Tea
Dr Pepper
Sprite
Minergua Sparkling Water
Enchiladas
Chile-Braised Chicken
Homemade masa tortillas filled with shredded guajillo and ancho chile pepper braised chicken, and pimento cheese, topped with green enchilada sauce and Chihuahua cheese. Two hearty enchiladas
TN Smoked Pork Carnitas
House-made masa tortillas filled with slow-smoked pork, pimento cheese, and chipotle glaze, topped with ranchero sauce and Chihuahua cheese. Two hearty enchiladas
Enchilada Duo
Half portion of TN-Smoked Pork Carnitas and Chile-Braised Chicken. Two hearty enchiladas
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Recent Reviews
While you may not expect it, this place has the most amazing wood-fired wings. The chicken waffle taco is fantastic. Oh, and i would be remiss if I didn't mention the guacamole, which I can almost eat with a spoon because it's so good. Top it all off with the best service in Nashville and what's not to love?!
May 2025
Was on a hurry. Plugged in restaurants near me and the 4.7 caught my attention. Oh goodness gracious, it did not disappoint. I know, I know… I was hungry but I have been hungry before and left upset from places. Everything tasted fresh, clean and good! I was not sure what to get besides the fajitas so I asked the server to suggest the best tacos. He said “well, the SMASHBURGER won…” I interrupted and said that one! 2 of them. Whatever it won was well designed. It was...
May 2025
Cool place, not busy. Good food and staff was quick with refills and food came out fast. It was hot and fresh. You get lots of chips and the homemade salsa is great. It's not the traditional Mexican style menu but some cool options. The only part I wasn't a fan of was the bathrooms. Eeeeek! It's down the stairs in the basement that totally creeped me out lol. The ladies room seemed dark and just closed in but it is in the basement. Just a little unnerving. But I...
May 2025
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