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    Don Pancho

    3.9 (41 reviews)
    InexpensiveMexican, Latin American
    Closed 11:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    DON PANCHO ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Shrimp tostada to go
    Courtney J.

    I returned to Don Pancho about two years after my last visit, and I'm happy to report that is is just as wonderful as I remember. This time I was only in two for less than 48 hours, so I was trying to spend more time with family and opted for take out instead of dining in. It's easy to place your to-go order at the counter. Then it was only a 15-20 minute wait until our tasty treats were ready. While we waited, they said we were free to get chips and salsa from the bar, which was an added bonus. The salsas were just as spicy and flavorful as I remembered them. I enjoyed burning my face off. You can't get salsa like that here in Philly. In order of hottest to mildest in my opinion are: * dark green/brownish one * tomatillo (green but not creamy) * dark red * creamy green avocado based one * lightest red one Our food was packaged up nicely and tightly. We were given containers to get salsa from the bar to go as I had ordered chips to go as well for a little less than $4 extra. You get four small containers and one large. There is also cilantro, onions, and limes on the bar as well. For $30 we had a large amount of food for four people. We ended up having a few left overs for the drive home. The shrimp tostada and the chicken gordita are still my favorite. There are so many shrimp for $4 and the texture of the corn shell for the gordita is perfect. I hope this gem is still there next time I'm in town. They were pretty bumpin' at 11:00 AM on a Sunday last weekend, so I guess there is a very good chance it will be.

    Chicken tacos are $1.75 each... They're usually on corn shells, so if you want flour tortillas you have to ask
    Heather P.

    First and foremost, this is a taqueria, which isn't your average Mexican restaurant. If you've never been to a taqueria and decide to check this place out, it sets the bar high. In short, taquerias have some of the most authentic Mexican foods that you'll ever find. Most taquerias have difficult to translate, Spanish menus, but no here. I appreciated the fact that the menu consisted of mostly pictures, they were a bit distorted, but appreciated none the less. The chips and salsa bar was awesome! They had at least 5 different salsa varieties to choose from, in addition to limes, onion and cilantro. Even the regular salsa had a bit of a kick to it, but I'm a sissy when it comes to spicy salsas. If you like spicy salsas, you'll be in heaven here. Everything on the lunch part of the menu was $5.49, so reasonably priced, especially because offer the free chips and salsa bar too. I went with the burrito platter and asked for my cheese sauce on the side. The lady taking our order had an issue understanding me, but all of our orders came out correctly. There were five of us and our food all came out at separate times, which is always completely fine with me. I'd rather they bring everything out individually, than cause something to go cold, due to the wait on the other meals. The menu didn't explain what the burrito platter consisted of, and when I asked the lady taking my order, there was a language barrier. To sum it up, it comes with grilled chicken, rice and beans, but they're stuffed inside of the burrito, along with sour cream. I was a good sport and ate it, even though I hate sour cream. Cons... The language barrier. The tile in the floor was broken in spots. The loud Mexican music. I know, the music added to the experience, but it was so super loud, that we had to talk loud to hear each other at our table.

    Steak fajitas
    Kathi S.

    I have been seriously been craving good Mexican food. Found this small place. The food is the real thing. Friendly service even though my Spanish is very rusty. I was very happy with the steak and al pastor tacos I had. The shrimp tostado was piled high with shrimp and the whole thing very tasty and fresh. We definitely will be back. Sad we have to drive to Morristown for good Mexican food when there are 2 restaurants here in Newport that bill themselves as "authentic "

    Taco, Tamal, Chalupa and Hurache ! Everything was great.
    Guillermo S.

    Great authentic Mexican food ! So far It has been the best Mexican dining experience in town. Great Tacos and tamales ! Chips and salsas were very fresh and with an amazing flavor.

    Crystal C.

    Visiting from out of town & was skeptical to try it based on the mixed reviews...but I quickly figured it out. If you're looking for the typical Americanized Mexican restaurant, this place scared you & ordered off the menu...mistake. This is a truly authentic Latin restaurant. Order off the board and you'll experience the best street tacos, gorditas & tamales you never knew existed. All homemade and the amazing fresh salsa bar makes it even better. SO glad I came here. If in the area again will definitely be back.

    Don Pancho's flavorful and hot red salsa

    Lived in Texas and enjoyed superb TexMex cuisine for 15 years. This included Rosarios in San Antonio and Gonzales in Longview. Salsas with rich flavor, substantial body and some balancing heat. Meats with flavorful spices rather than salt. Don Pancho's in Morristown, TN delivers multiple fresh salsas. A red with flavor and heat. A red with sweet tomato and a roasted tomatillo verde. All three sampled and enjoyed: best since Texas! Beef enchilada was packed with small pieces of steak with spice mix; not salt. Chicken enchilada was excellent tender and moist pulled chicken with spice; not salt. Bean enchilada was made with home made refried beans. All were very high quality which seemed to be made with care and passion for authenticity. My wife had chicken tamales. Beautiful tender white masa and the same tender and moist pulled chicken. We will definitely return and recommend to friends and family.

    their tacos were awesome! get the tacos.
    Elle M.

    I wouldn't recommend the flautas, I forget what they're called on the menu but they're little rolled torillas filled with chicken. BUT their tacos were awesome! get the tacos. my favorite was the steak!

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    Food is the best around. Service is good. Ambiance okay. Staff is friendly and food is authentic.

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    Really good flavored water. Crazy authentic Mexican food. Shoutout my slimes, shoutout Gus (QUAVO) has cool statue of bull

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    love LoVe LOVE this place! Fabulous self-serve Salsa Bar! Very reasonably priced Lunch Menu ($5.49)!

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    11 years ago

    Food is amazing! Salsa is best I've had! Don't let the modest building scare you. You want authentic Mexican? This is the place.

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    Food was very good the chalupa supreme and enchilada supreme were the best I've had outside of Mexico

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    Amazing amazing amazing!!! Found by accident and will definitely drive the 25 miles from home just for this food!

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    We only had a short window for eating due to my break from work. This place is close so we gave it…read morea try. They sat us right away and it was a Saturday night at 5:30. They brought chips and salsa as well as a bean/cheese dip that was very tasty. We split the Santa Fe Chicken - grilled breast with sautéed peppers, onions, mushrooms and tomatoes covered in cheese sauce. Rice and beans also came with the dish. It was all very delicious and the service was quick with friendly staff. The ambiance was typical mexican. Cute and colorful. Our entire meal was $14.81 plus tip.

    First time trying Mi Toro, about a week ago. Typical Mexican restaurant with booth and table…read moreseating; seems like an older building. They have several TVs around the restaurant, and was showing the World Cup and news at the time. They weren't very busy at lunchtime. We were seated immediately and received their complementary chips, salsa and a cheese/bean dip combo. After that the service got slow. It took a while for our server to come, he took our drink orders and when he returned one was wrong. Then he didn't return for a while to take our food order. Maybe he was preoccupied with the World Cup? Once we received our food the dishes were very good, but not great. Typical food flavors that most Mexican restaurants have. However, the portions were very large. Note that they don't offer the lunch menu on weekends, so you have to order dinner-sized portions. The chicken and steak fajitas were good and I certainly didn't leave hungry. It came with rice and beans, which were as usual at most Mex. restaurants. The wife enjoyed her beef, chicken and bean enchilada supreme meal, but the cheese enchilada wasn't good. The enchilada sauce was good but not great. The short story is the ambience was average, the service was hit or miss, the food was good but not great, and the dinner portion sizes are large. We may visit again sometime but aren't in any rush. It would be nice if they offered the lunch menu on weekends during lunch hours.

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    As anyone who follows along with my yelp knows I like BIG food!…read more Yesterday, a friend tipped me off to a giant burrito in Morristown TN. Apart from the tip I couldn't find any other information on it. The following day being my day off, I headed out to Morristown to check it out for myself. As I pulled in I almost though they may be closed but they were not and I am sure glad they weren't. I came through the door and was cordially greeted. You walk through a grocery section and a butchers counter before it finally opens into the dining room. Something I know very well as I was raised in southern California and many Carneceria have restruants hidden within. (Often serving the best mexican food around) which was exactly the case here. So I sat down and again greeted by the server, with all smiles, chios and salsa and huge menu full of things that I will picture and post as I will definitely be going back! However, today I was here for one thing and one thing only....this gigantic burrito I knew nothing about. It wasn't listed on the menu either so I inquired. It is the "Superior Burrito Challenge" consisting of a burrito with your choice of meat, rolled into 3 tortillas with sides of rice and beans, the chips and salsa are included in what completes this challenge. You are given 20 minutes to clear it all. If your clear in 20 minutes you walk with no bill! They even gave me a drink for the road. If you fail you have to cough up $13.99, tuck your tail and try again another day. Totally worth a try if you like your burritos the size of your leg! Today I was victorious at 8:05! Give it a go, let me know how you did.

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