Los Panchos Taco Shop

So when you’ve had a good Sunday Funday and you’re ready for some munchies, mexican is a pretty good bet, especially in San Diego, because how hard is it to screw up?
Well, I ordered the cheese enchiladas. No.
— stale, tough tortillas
— lukewarm
— cheese not melted
— nuclear green guacamole-​like substance
My drinkin’ buddy ordered some sort of chicken thing, and if she were a Unilocaler, would also be giving one star. Apparently the chicken is no bueno, as others have mentioned.
Make the slightly further walk to Cotijas.

I didn’t realize that this place is like an actual restaurant, so I was totally shocked when they brought us chips, salsa, and hot carrots! I ordered the bean and cheese burrito, which comes with enchilada sauce and cheese on top (no cheese inside though, oddly). I think it was $ 3.30 and it was enormous. Definitely the biggest burrito I’ve ever seen for that price. Combined with the chips and carrots, this is an awesome deal!
Based on the one burrito I had, the food is pretty much average taco shop flavor-​wise. I mean, you can’t really make an amazing bean burrito, and it is pretty tough to screw up. The best thing about this place is the price of the burrito, and the free chips.

I went there for the first time yesterday. I am happy to inform you that they now have a A health rating! Horray! (I didn’t go there before because of their B rating). I ordered 2 cheese enchiladas, and chips with guac to go. Everything was great! The enchiladas were yummy, and hot, even by the time I walked home (2 blocks away), and I was happy I only had to wait a couple of minutes for the to go. I like their outdoor seating too, I think I would like to go back for that. They also seemed to have a fairly big selection of beers for such a small shop, although I did not order any.

This place has decent Mexican food.
Service: We stopped here late at night near closing time. When we walked in, they told us we could only do carry-​out. Since we had just flown into San Diego and decided we would rather sit somewhere to eat it rather than in the rental car, we left. Outside we noticed some benches and decided to go back and order take out to eat outside… It was kind of surprising that they almost lost our business b/​c they didn’t suggest we just eat outside…
Food/​Quality: But the food does taste good. I had the carne asada burrito and my bf had the the tacos. Both were decent for a late night snack in PB.
Value: We ordered two dinners and a beer and our bill was very inexpensive.

Hey, we are going to San Diego, they have good carne asada fries right?
Dude…I don’t know, I’ve never had em.
But isn’t San Diego known for their carne asada fries?
Seriously…no idea. They have great burritos… ones that rival SF burritos, but carne asada fries, I know nothing about.
Well…I want some carne asada fries.
Friday…no fries
Saturday…no fries
Sunday…unnnngggh…fine. We have had Mexican food EVERY meal, but sure, lets get you some fries.
Slathered in canned cheese, sour cream, guac and tender carne asada, skinny fries rested on our plate. As we watched the cute lil waitress sing the multiple Latino beats, we gorged ourselves silly before our trek back to SF, where we are now on a «no carne asada fries» diet. I mean… we were on vacation right?
This place is great late night too. I remember many many many ventures here after bar time, grubbing on a fatty burrito.

Ehh… Decent Mexican food. Do not get the pollo asado if you do not like dark meat or cartilage. The cartilage won’t be in every bite or burrito, but you will most likely find it in a burrito here.
Bean and cheese burritos… can’t go wrong with that.
This location doesn’t have a salsa bar =(but they serve beer =).

This place is one of the better taco shops in PB. You can either order your food to-​go, or dine in. If you dine in you get free chips! Amicable staff, good Mexican food. Not too greasy. Check out the flan for desert, I thinks it’s only $ 1.

Los Panchos is one of the first Mexican restaurants I went to when I first moved to San Diego. Service is decent and they give you free chips and salsa if you dine in. Great selection of food and decent prices. Definitely try the Carne Asada Quesadilla. One of my favs, but can be greasy at times. Just wash the grease down w/​an Ice Cold Bohemia or Tecate. They also have a great selection of combo plates.
If you are looking to go here after a night of partying and drunken stupor in PB, make sure you go there before it closes. It’s not open 24 hours like a lot of other taco joints in San Diego.

Los Panchos is one of those few to-​go Mexican eateries that I actually like to eat at. The décor of Los Panchos is actually aesthetically pleasing. The have great Mexican tiles that decorate the interior and the outside patio is nice place to sit at and watch the traffic go by on Garnet.
Plus, I can’t complain about the food. In fact, I love Los Panchos because they have healthy Mexican dishes and a lot of options for vegetarians. I usually stick to my usual tostada, but I have had taste of a lot of the menu at Los Panchos and I have yet to be disappointed. I also have enjoyed the complimentary spicy carrots on many occasions, but you want to know another reason why this place is getting four stars? They serve Coronas, and I don’t like the thought of eating Mexican food without having it accompanied by the sweet taste of a Corona.