Pancho Tacos

If you are looking for late night food but don’t want the typical drive thru definitely go to Ponchos! The tacos were delicious and all the food was very authentic. The staff was very nice even with it being very late and close to closing time.

Tacos are amazing! I ordered barbacoa, pastor, and lengua on corn tortillas. All of them were so juicy! Full of flavor, but my favorite was the barbacoa.
They bring out a yellow/​green and red sauce with your order. I’m guessing jalapeño and red pepper? To me both were mild in heat. And I love hot sauces so this just added more flavor rather than heat. Food is so cheap, between 3 people or total was $ 27!
Place is cute, it has mexican banners and music playing. I love how it is open late, 3am!
waitress was cool she spoke to us in Spanish and we tried to speak back, but when we didn’t understand she translated in English. .good place to practice your Spanish.
Overall, Place is authentic! Go check it out. It won’t disappoint.

Food is always amazing here but, me and my boyfriend could be the only person in the building and still get no service, refills, or checked on.

I had their beef tacos and nachos. I like the tacos and they tasted good but personally I think they should be more flavorful and there should be a lot of toppings on side that can be added to the tacos. I also had their nachos but it was meh. I will come here for their tacos only.

Delicious horchata and their green sauce completely compliments their tacos. Great atmosphere, even at 1 in the morning.

I stopped here after waiting at another Mexican restaurant for 20 minutes without service down the road. The inside is very spacious, casual. There wasn’t a huge crowd and seemed to have decent reviews on Unilocal.
Unfortunately the food didn’t scream out to me. I got a steak/​beef taco and pork soup. The meat in the taco was very fatty/​greasy and turned me off a little bit. The soup was HUGE. The broth was decent flavored and had a ton of meat in it with hominy. It came with a side of lettuce (?), diced onion and tortillas. I requested extra cilantro.
There were no chips and salsa and overall the meal was just… ok.

I’m giving Panchos 3 stars because I like how it closes past 12am, the tacos are cheap and fulfilling. I ordered 3 tacos — barbacoa, pastor, and carnitas. I enjoyed all three but the pastor was my favorite. When I walked into the restaurant, I felt like I was Mexican myself because of the decorations, music, and the atmosphere was filled with the Mexican culture. The taste of the tacos didn’t quite meet my expectations –like OMG tacos in Richardson– but it’s a great place to grab some good and cheap eats late at night.

Want authentic, delicious Mexican food? This is the place to go.
The food is so, so fresh and the bottled sauces they bring to your table just make whatever your dish is even more tasteful. I got the enchiladas and the tortillas they used weren’t smothered in grease like you usually expect when getting enchiladas elsewhere. I can tell they’re prepared with care. Boyfriend loved them as well, and adored the tamales! I strongly suggest the freshly made horchata drink too. Also, can’t go wrong with the female mariachi band on Thursday nights!
Give this little «hole in the wall» place a chance. You won’t be disappointed :)

The el pastor tacos looked old or warmed up. My barbacoa tacos were extremely greasy and also tasted old. I have heard other locations are better but not this particular one. They get one star just for having Mexican Coke. I’d rather drive to Dallas to El Paisanos for good tacos than ever come back here again. No matter the time of day the tacos should always be fresh! This place really disappointed.

I cannot believe I have never heard of this place before. I was passing by and decided to give it a try. The food was excellent. It was soooooo good. The establishment was very clean. The service was slow due to them being under staffed. There was only one waiter for the whole place & it was his 2^nd day. He still did a fabulous job. I highly recommend checking this gem out. I will definitely be a regular at this place. Very, very, very authentic & affordable.

Found not one but two hairs in my food. I won’t be going back. The food was good. But once I found the hair I just left, after I paid the ticket of course. The food came quick and she served me first and my sister had to wait another five minutes for hers. I would like to give her a tip and say serve both people at the same time. RUDE. But anywho PANCHOS on division is the BEST. Never had a problem.

The taco game is strong but beware of the greasy-​ness, but that’s granted with any kind of Mexican food. I usually prefer the one in Grand Prairie, after this one the food just taste more satisfying. The rice and beans are dry and a bit bland. But the tacos don’t disappoint.
Fast and friendly service. This place doesn’t really have a wow factor but gets you full and so authentic I’m glad I speak Spanish.

Pancho is as good as it gets with Mexican food. Authenticity is a strong quality that makes me always go here when I’m feeling like Mexican. There’s an assortment of things you can get, including drinks like horchata, pineapple, watermelon juice, and more delicious options.
Something that makes this joint stand out? The low price point. And it fills you up. Pretty good deal, and you can definitely try your español here anytime.
My usual order will be the pastor tacos on corn tortilla, soft and crispy at the same time. And the pineapple juice is DIVINE.

Outstanding. Period.
Unilocal wants me to add more. No.
Outstanding. Period. That’s my review

I must say my first time here I had 2 shredded beef tacos OMG
and the the shredded Pork burrito was mouth watering, I highly recommend this Place great mexican food

This is one of my favorite restaurant to munch on taco in central Arlington. Lots of choice of meat and they gave you plenty of it. Also, the beef soup (Caldo de Res) is very tasty. Come winter cold weather, thats what i m coming here for. You gotta check this place out, also, they close late… 3 am on weekends and 1 am weeknights.

I stopped here for breakfast after driving by this place for the last few months: they have a dedicated breakfast page on the back of the menu with all the usual Mexican staples.
I ordered four tacos: eggs+potatoes and eggs+chorizo, on corn tortillas. Oh, and a huge tamarindo drink to wash it all down. These little $ 1.50 tacos were good, but they do not offer any salsa with them. I’m impressed they did not over salt the food and leave it to me to do.
All is made fresh to order: nice. I enjoyed listening to the waitress singing to her radio while I dined: free live show!

I love this place! First time there last night and I ordered an Horchata and three tacos. It definitely satisfied my midnight cravings! I ended up getting pastor, carnitas, and barbacoa.
I’m going to be honest here and say I had no idea which one was which. There was one specific taco that just had a bunch of fatty meet. That’s not really my taste, but the other two were great!
Now this isn’t the BEST taqueria I’ve been to but it’s up there in my rankings. ¹⁰⁄₁₀ will try again. Plus it’s close to school and home and opens late. What’s better than that?
Now the Horchata… AMAZING! I absolutely loved it. It wasn’t super watery like some ice tasted and it had a great balance of cinnamon. I was really considering asking the owner how it was made, but I guess I’ll just google a recipe and see where that gets me.

GUYS! This place is legit and they are no strangers to authenticity!
The first time I came here after a friend’s recommendation, we were approached by 2 Latina ladies since one had to translate our orders for the other, but by the time our orders came out it was obvious that legitimacy was what would be delivered to our table. Love this place!
Tacos:
The corn tacos are my favorite, like seriously, corn tacos are the way to go! And at less than $ 2. a pop, who couldn’t help a hungry man from ordering 3 or 4 of them? Man, these tacos are juicy and LOADED generously with meat, so if you’re a fan of protein and of getting your money’s worth, you won’t be disappointed!
My favorites are carnitas (braised pork), barbacoa (shredded beef), and pastor (pork), but for some reason I’m not too much for the pollos (chicken) here since it seems rather dry in comparison to carnitas or barbacoa! If you like a little variety like me then order a side of rice and beans as well to complete your meal!
Service:
The staff here is fantastic and really friendly despite small language barriers at times, so come in respectful and understanding! It helps when you make an effort to order in Spanish to clearly get your order across, but it goes without saying that they do their best!
One thing I love about this place is the hours of operation!
They close at 1am or so in the morning usually, so it’s a great place for a late night bite with some friends or just grab a bottle of coke and some tacos for the road!
In Summary:
I have yet to visit another Pancho Tacos even though there are 3 in town, but the tacos and service I’ve received after several visits here have been drawing me back here for more! Love this place and I hope you enjoy it as much as my friends and I do! Loaded, juicy tacos at a great price and plenty of seating for medium sized parties!
Good stuff.

This is a restaurant where you get seated and served. I would have preferred to order at the counter and get my own food.
I ordered the Carnitas tacos and the Al Pastor tacos. The street tacos are delicious. They were served hot with fresh cilantro and onions. There was a variety of homemade juices here but I stuck with the Mexican bottled coke cola.
You do get free chips and salsa if you dine-​in, which my brother and I did. The dipping salsa was made differently, not the red colored type I am accustomed to. The salsa for the tacos come in red or green in squeeze bottles. The green was my favorite.
Overall my first time experience here was good. The service was nice and so are the people. They earned my business and I will be back to try more.