Los Panchos

A family member of mine, urged me to try their bean & cheese burrito relentlessly. At some point, I was going vegetarian, and I couldn’t have their bean & cheese burrito because it had lard in the beans. When I wasn’t on a vegetarian diet, I ordered their bean & cheese burrito, and chicken enchiladas combo plate. Here was my experience:
Rude service:
**Special Note** There’s a 30 cents additional fee per transaction if you pay with debit or credit. I paid in cash, and I got charged with the 30 cents. I told the chick about it, and she didn’t remember that I paid in cash, until I showed her my receipt. She did refund me the 30 cents.
Faster than Fast Food:
I waited not even 5 minutes, and my food was good to go. I got highly suspicious… because usually when I order fast food, they take more than 5 minutes but less than 10 minutes, unless it’s drive-​thru. It turns out that they prep their food beforehand — which means the quality and taste suffer, and it did.
Food:
The bean & cheese burrito was more like burrito cheese bean. It had more flour/​tortilla taste, followed by cold shredded cheddar & Monterey jack cheese, then the beans. My enchiladas had major issues. Traditionally, enchiladas are suppose to have shredded meat. They decide to leave the chicken in huge cubes, as if they were going to make chicken nuggets without the breading. I must say their chicken was seasoned beautifully, which is the only thing I enjoyed about what I’ve had ordered. The Mexican rice tasted so bland — that is very sad. Mexican food is suppose to be filled with flavor and blend of spices. The taste reminded me of salted long grain white rice that they serve in high school cafeterias. Their beans was okay, nothing special — just too much of that yucky cheap cheese. The enchilada sauce was minimal. They placed enough sauce to make the enchiladas moist, but not enough to bathe in it. When I got home, the enchiladas were dry with solidified shredded cheese. I am so glad I had avocados and sour cream at home. I would have been charged $ 1.30 for each.
Price:
Bean & cheese burrito was $ 4.75. Enchiladas was $ 7.99. Was it worth it? No. The enchiladas combo were reasonable and standardized price, as for the burrito it was small, and I felt like I paid for mostly for the flour tortillas. For what I paid for, I am quite disappointed. I will definitely will not come back, whatsoever. Even if you bribed me $ 20, I won’t do it.

Ol faithful, always hit this spot for the next Carne Asada burrito or menudo when home cooked is not an option! You have to try the chile onions! Great staff as well, never an issue.

Rolled beef taco review … Rice?
I’ll keep this short. Apart from my disappointment at their bean and cheese burrito from an earlier review, I was even more disappointed at seeing that they stuff the rolled beef tacos with rice! I couldn’t believe it. The tacos were mostly rice. See the photos. My three (3) rolled tacos were poorly coated with ingredients. It’s like they don’t care about me actually enjoying their food. At least that’s what it tells me.
The cash register employees I have encountered at Los Panchos have an unfriendly attitude. Maybe it’s the same woman I’ve run into. My mother likes the Caldo de Res from here and it’s close to her house. As for me, I’ll probably only come to Los Panchos to pick it up for her.