We went there for some barbacoa, we even called before we got there. Now the place is generally Crowded as they get a good business. However after siting in the front waiting for our food, we should have gotten our money and ran! The servers at the front making the plates were not using gloves, when they put the wrong food in a plate they dumped it back into the food contained and stirred it up again. And the Barbacoa we went there for was nasty as it was marinated in a sauce but there was no discerption of the marinate when ordering from the menu. And it was appalling to hear how they spoke in Spanish about other people who complained about their food or lack of service. read more

the food tasted delicious, food was suprisingly cheap. the place is decorated to look like a mexican village. and the service was top notch! waiter was so nice, extremely fast. I highly recommend this reasturant. only issue is is that the building was warm. read more

Absolutely delish!! Grabbed some caldo de pollo that was amazing! The young gentleman who took our order was exceptional. Will definitely be back. read more

Been going here since we were kids. Food is still so good! The prices went up over past 10 years- shocking! We are always happy to pay given the quality and service. This is a great spot for quick lunch or a full family dinner. I get the potato taquitos and they're my favorite in town. read more

The staff is friendly and the food is the best around! They serve the best chorizo we've ever had, and the cochinita and tripa tacos are also amazing! Cadillac margaritas and micheladas are perfectly made. This place is family owned and operated and always clean. Definitely recommend! read more

This place is awesome!! We came in on a Sunday for some menudo and WOW. This is prob the best menudo place I've tried. To top of off it came with handmade tortillas...whattt?!! Mmm, mmm, mmm. I can't wait to come back to the area to have some more. We bought four 32oz cups for $43, not bad!! I definitely recommend you try them out!! They're super friendly and attentive. We were there at 9am (right when they opened) and it got busy within 15mins. read more

We enjoyed the food here. Kind of weird ordering at the counter. Not what I expected from a sit down restaurant. Very hearty portions and good prices. Staff was very friendly. read more

Our go to Mexican food place! It's Authentic Mexican food --- why would you go anywhere else?

My All time favorite Mexican restaurant! Best food and amazing customer service! good is fresh and tastes just like grandmas. Always look forward to having a meal here when I'm in murrieta. read more

Don Pancho's - Shrimp a la Diabla - Mexican Near Me - Wildomar, California

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It is really unfortunate when you love a business, but the ownership is poor. Sadly My family contacted the store to see when they were planning to start making tamales for the holiday season and the owner was incredibly rude and hung up on my father. Then proceeded to give an outlandish price for a dozen because he was irritated by my father calling them for business again. This is incredibly disappointing and we will not be going back there again. When all you want to do is support local businesses but the ownership does not know how to conduct themselves is just unfortunate. read more

My son is in town visiting from Hawaii for the holidays and wanted some good Mexican food while here. We decided to give this place a shot. I knew when I tried the chips it wasn't going to be good. They did not taste fresh and the salsa had no flavor. Then it took quite some time to get our food. I ordered carne asada street tacos and they were just okay. The establishment wasn't that clean either. The interesting part is it seemed like a lot of regulars were in there. So maybe we just had a bad experience? Maybe they were just off their A game? ‍ read more

This place is great! Good food and beer, can't beat that. Gets crowded at times so a little patience might be required.

Place is great, food is awesome and staff is good. Closed Wednesday's which sucks because their hours are posted open Wednesdays and was craving their burritos - Posole is amazing and my favorite read more

Barbacoa and chili verde tacos very flavorful will be back soon! Also has michaladas!

Sorry to say that my party ordering experience was chaotic. I ordered a week in advance with a 30 dollar deposit for a 200 dollar service. On the day of my event I contacted the establishment to make sure my party packs were ready because my event was going to start in a couple hours. They said that there was no order for this! Luckily I had my receipts of purchase or this establishment would have stole money from me. Needless to say I had re order my party menu and I had people at the party that were starving because of this chaotic mishap. After 3 hours late we picked up the order with no sorry, no discount or extra chips. I have to say that the food was good but maybe because we all were hungry with out food for 3 hours. I will never eat here again because of the service and disrespect. read more

Best breakfast burritos around! The bacon, potato, and cheese one is my fav. Tried their lunch/dinner options a few times as well and they're solid. Would love them to update their hours on here though. My husband showed up when they were supposed to be open and they didn't open until an hour after their listed hours on Yelp. He also was told they are closed on Wed now due to short staffing. Great, fast authentic Mexican food overall! read more

I too was lured in by the reviews. I won't keep this review long, just a list of what I observed during my hour of dining there. Place was empty at 1 in the afternoon on a weekday. Had to search to find a clean table only one clean table in the entire restaurant. Not recent either. The spilled soda had dried. No masks, gloves, or any type of protocol handed out by the state of California. Very rude impatient manager walked off as we were checking the menu and didn't return for over 5 minutes. Seemed like it was our punishment for not scanning the menu fast enough. On to the food. Was not impressed I ordered a a California burrito that had mostly potatoes and what little carne it had was in it was tough and rubbery. I couldn't even finish half it was so bad. I hope this helps others make a wise decision, but please if you do go, leave an honest review of your findings. read more

We were looking for some authentic Mexican food and after reading some reviews and then looking at the menu we decided to try this place and boy we were surprised, we had never had the chilaquiles with the green pork the way they do them here! So as a Mexican myself I highly recommend this place to anyone looking for some real authentic Mexican food! read more

Worst service ever! The server, she forgot my spoon, cilantro, onion, for my menudo. I asked her for it, she said yes and never came back. I literally had to get up and ask a gentleman with a long sleeve shirt for it. Dam, so disappointed with the server, service. :( one star for menudo read more

It's just OK. The food is average but everything else is hard. You need to go to the counter to order, and then it's quite a wait before you see anything arrive at the table. There's a loud cooling floor fan, and some super dirty air vents above that don't bode well. read more

Good food, service was the worst. What a shame. Our Waiter decided to pay more attention to another table ordering drinks instead of our table with my wife and I with coffee. Guess he thought he was going to get a better tip. He started us off and never came back. We had to always ask for everything or get it ourselves. I could've stayed home with that kind of service. Not going back, there too many other Mexican restaurants to go to. read more

Don Pancho's - Mexican Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Wildomar, California

Based on previous reviews, I expected a bit more. Food was not seasoned well and then other dishes were over salted :(

They have great authentic Mexican food. However, they were lacking servers for a lunch time crowd. It took 15 minutes to get our bloody mary, water and complimentary chips and salsa. I had to ask for mild sauce multiple times before it came out. The menudo came out without the tortillas it was supposed to be served with (even though they asked if we wanted corn or flour when we ordered). The chips and salsa are very tasty as was their hard shell shredded chicken taco. The menudo was tasty once you added the lime cilantro and onion it was served with. The chilli relleno was the best I've had in the area. The carnitas chimichanga was ok but I would stick with the crispy tacos. The bloody mary when it finally got to our table was perfect. Over all I will give them one more shot and hope they have more people on the floor. To give them some credit the line was out the door and it was crowded (hence 4 stars instead of 3). read more

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Been coming here and getting takeout for 12 years. They have no care about customer service. Every time I try to place an order they either put me on hold and forget about me or do not pickup the phone at all. Sick of the lack of service. I've been a loyal customer, food is good but apparently they don't appreciate their regulars. I've figured out that Murrieta totally has a lack of customer service across the board but has no problem raising prices and asking for tips even on carry out orders now. Screw them there are plenty of other MEXICAN restaurants in Temecula or other nearby places that care about customer service and have much better food read more

So goood more then good it's great You know what I mean jelly bean This place is good Order a bean and cheese burrito add French fries then add extra fence fries So good read more

I can't believe that I have lived here for 33yrs and this restaurant has been open for a number of years without me knowing. First of all I can't say enough about how friendly and accommodating everyone that works there are. Yes you go in and order your food at the counter. Then if you want to eat inside, let them know. They have booths and tables in the next room along with a bar. Great Cadillac Margaritas!!! I like mine on the rocks with Tajin that's just me. But they are great!!! I had the chili verde burrito, wet. It was really tasty. Chili Verde was tender. I usually don't get beans inside my burrito only rice. But thought I would try it their way. It was good. Husband had Carne Asada burrito dry no beans. He said it was really good. Ask for pico if you have a husband like mine, not into the hot stuff. Lol. I got a bowl of the red hot and tomatillo, then they asked if I would like to try the Habanero since I like hot. omg the three of them were all great. The habanero was hot but actually had the best flavor I've had with a habanero salsa in a very long time. I found that a wonderful surprise. That doesn't happen very often. I can't find anything bad about any of them or the food. Can't wait to go back!!!! read more

We have lived in the area for some time and never saw this place before! We went in today and had the best meal! I had a chili relleno, and my son had the California burrito with carne asada. The food was delicious! All of the staff were very friendly and very helpful! We will definitely be coming back!! read more

Mexican food is a dime a dozen in So CA. Literally saturated with taco shops. There has to be something extra you have to offer to stand out from the rest, and Don Pancho's has found their niche - BAD service. To give a customer attitude because they're frustrated because you confront them about the lack of service is completely unacceptable! Guess what Pancho?! Your food is not worth me having to put your attitude. It's. Just. Not. That. Good! Casa Jiménez has better food with a pleasant staff. Silly me for trying a new place. Never again Don Pancho, never!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! read more

Adrian is amazing. We haven't been here in a couple years. Food was delicious & customer service was extraordinary. Made my daughters birthday brunch extra perfect! We will be back. I wish they had more vegan options read more

Great customer service. The staff was very friendly, Jr and Devin were so sweet and helpful. The tables were all very clean and the food was DELICIOUS!! We will be back to this little hidden gem. :) read more

We just discovered this little spot about a month ago when we noticed people on the patio with margaritas. We decided to give it a shot. Really glad we did because we have been back probably five times since! The margaritas are good if a little overpriced. The chili verde is incredible! If deciding between chili verde and carnitas, get the chili verde. Both are good but the chili verde is great. The table chips and salsa are delicious and spicy - hard to stop eating them. Staff is friendly. The restaurant seems to be setup more for carry-out than inside dining but if you can get over the not so fancy atmosphere you will get some of the better Mexican food in valley. Taco Tuesday is also a very good deal and again, the chili verde tacos are a standout. read more

Great family owned business with very good food, we love it...Highly recommend..Our favorite is the fries with El pastor and the beef taquitos read more

Went right now and the door was locked, a worker was sitting on patio and said they aren't going to be open at all today. It would nice if they updated that before driving out of my way to come. read more

I've been coming here for years now and this place is always been my familias go to spot. The food is always fresh and good tasting! The owners are very friendly and welcome you with a smile. Went today and the wife and I were craving posole....Its getting cold out so some POSOLE HIT THE SPOT!! The hand made tortillas with the tacos are very good also.. You definitely got loyal customers here!! read more

Drove from Temecula to satisfy my burrito craving... SO worth it! Best burrito I've had since moving from the Bay Area. ¡Gracias Don Pancho!

I love this place. I've been looking for an authentic Mexican restaurant that offers Nachos just how I like them (with real shredded cheese and not a cheese sauce for starters), and this place delivers! Their breakfast burritos and taquitos are also delicious. I crave this restaurant's cooking at least every other week. The employees are always friendly. They also sell Mexican candy. read more

Such good food! The best taco Tuesday! Great carne asada burrito! And awesome drinks as well!

Horrible. Went there for the good reviews but the chicken and carne Asada in the tacos and burritos were chewy and bony.

My family and I absolutely LOVE this place! The tortas have such soft bread which is essential for a great torta. The burritos are big, juice and filled with the perfect amount of meat. The meat is also very flavorful. The nacho fries and regular nachos are also a hit with our kids. Overall, best mexican we've had in the area. read more

Excellent Mexican Food and Excellent Service!! I had the Chile Verde Wet Burrito with Pork and it was incredibly delicious. I could tell right away it was made with fresh, quality ingredients, including huge chunks of pork. The service here is top notch. The staff checks up to make sure everything is perfect. There is an overall very positive, friendly and welcoming energy in here. I will definitely be back!! read more