Pancho Villa Grill is a local Mexican restaurant that sits at the corner of Long Hollow Pike and the I65 on ramp in Goodlettsville. I frequent this area for Kroger and a few other spots, so I have passed Pancho Villa hundreds of times and finally decided to swing through for a bite, lunch more specifically. The space is larger than it appears and is maximized for seating with rows of booths lining both walls upon entry leading to an open dining room, combined with a partially separate dining space and then the outdoor covered patio! The art and décor are classic style with some nods to the local culture and happenings of the past. Booths are intricately carved and the overall theme is noted throughout. Service left a bit to be desired, mainly due to the lack of. I was sat almost immediately upon entering, but was not greeted again for my order for close to 8 minutes after being sat. And the host was the one who circled back to help me in lieu of my waiter, which was not seen until my food was brought out. They were both friendly, but not exactly efficient. I started my meal with queso, because it is basically law when eating at a Mexican restaurant. Sadly the queso was super bland. I ordered the Pollo Bandido, which is essentially chicken and queso with the addition of mushrooms, and sided with rice and beans. The queso did not do much for the dish flavor wise, but the chicken and mushrooms were well cooked and seasoned. Beans were solid, but the rice was undercooked or old, as the texture was tough and almost crunchy. Given the delays with service, I opted to just eat the beans and main portion of my meal. Plenty of parking with a dedicated lot and overflow at the neighboring hotel if needed. Overall, not at the top of my list for local Mexican spots. A bit bummed on the service and food quality here. read more

Pancho Villa Grill was next to my hotel and since I got in a bit late, I really did not want to travel and look for dinner and I could walk here in about ten seconds, so it was a convenient stop for me. Walking in, i was immediately greeted and seated. They brought me some chips and salsa and a menu. Scanning my choices, I went with steak straps covered in cheese. Looking around, the ambiance was pleasant enough, but nothing different from countless other Mexican restaurants. Overall, it was a nice place to enjoy a meal. My food came out pretty quickly and I was pleases with both the portion size (especially for the price) and the quality and taste the food. Overall, I would definitely recommend here. The prices and portions were good and was pretty tasty. read more

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Food was delicious. Price was worth it for the meal I ordered. Big portions, comes with chips and salsa. Service was excellent. Haven't tried any other Mexican restaurants in Tennessee yet.. read more

Pancho Villa Grill - Shrimp Fajitas - Mexican Near Me - Goodlettsville, Tennessee

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The food was delicious and the service was amazing! The atmosphere was absolutely fantastic! Would give a 10/10 if I could! Highly recommended! read more

Margarita's are always the BOMB!! Our waiter was quick, fast, and awesome... The food is also good, the environment is clean. Can't wait until the summer to sit on the patio for margarita day. read more

Pancho Villa Grill - Looking forward to hanging out.. - Mexican Near Me - Goodlettsville, Tennessee

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Me and my girlfriend came in for dinner sat down ordered a marg and all of a sudden we seen two roaches on the floor. I got up told the server and said that we were going to leave because we seen roaches and she proceeded to say "they are everywhere maybe your house too" . I walked out but decided to walk back in to tell a manager and all he said was pest control came that morning and wanted to show me a check he wrote out to pest control. The service was horrible and I will never be back again. read more

Just so so Mexican food. Chips were stale.... Most likely dumping new chips into their warming drawer on top of the old ones. Top shelf medium Margarita was $16!!! Asked for a burrito with green sauce and sour cream instead of cheese sauce and I got green sauce poured over the cheese sauce. We won't be back. Tough to find decent Mexican food in this state. read more

Excellent service with fresh produce and hot food served right to the table! We love that Luis is back! The surrounding atmosphere is fun and full of happy faces! read more

Pancho Villa Grill - Lunch - Chicken fajitas and Popeye! - Mexican Near Me - Goodlettsville, Tennessee

We love this place. The food is always great and consistent. Nevsky was awesome.

This is one of our favorite Mexican restaurants to go to. Their outside seating is spacious and makes us feel like we are on vacation. The staff is more like a family. Courteous, always attentive when we need more sweet tea or water to drink. My favorite dishes are the Pollo Bandido, the Vaca Bandidas, Special Jalisco, and Fajitas. read more

Great food at very reasonable prices! Great service - highly recommend lunch steak fajitas read more

My family and I have eaten here before and we've been satisfied until now. We ordered dinner for 5 for pick up on the way home from a road trip and what we opened up in our Togo boxes was just disappointing. This is NOT at all what we have ever gotten when we ordered a Bean and Cheese Burrito. This was absolutely disgusting to eat and unfortunately two of us had to since we couldn't take it back to the restaurant. I'm so upset and the worst part is I'm pregnant and this was so gross to eat, I actually feel sick from it. :( I called to make sure the "cheese" was pasteurized and it took a couple people to finally find out (they read the bag). read more

Pancho Villa Grill - What they call "Bean and cheese burritos" -_- not at all what we wanted and we've eaten here before. - Mexican Near Me - Goodlettsville, Tennessee

First impression was it should be fine, it turned out to be better then fine. Started off with the chips and salsa, they were fresh not greasy and had just enough salt to to be perfect. The red salsa served with them was mild and it was also fresh and cold. So I know it was kept in a cooler and served to me fresh. Sweet Tea was on point, Wow perfect amount of sugar not too much or not enough. It was excellent and my server always kept it full. Ordered the Beef and Chicken Quesadilla with salad and an order of rice and beans. The quesadilla was huge, I mean mega huge. I am a husky man and I only ate 1/2 of it. So damn amazing. Flavors on the beef and chicken were not overpowering and cheese, peppers and onions were cooked perfectly. Tortilla feels homemade and was so soft and tasty. Tomatoes were fresh and salad had no brown leaves or spots anywhere. Very nice presentation. Rice was a bit lite on flavor, nice texture, good amount of vegetables. Beans were probably the only thing that did not meet up to par, they seemed a bit watery and not seasoned with enough spice or even bacon grease. Overall the food gets a 8.5 out of 10. I dined on the patio and this is where the attention needs to be addressed. The patio is a beautiful area, but has bird crap all over chairs, floors and ledge. This doesn't make for a very inviting time to enjoy your meal. Chairs not set up under tables and dirty plates left on tables let for birds to come and eat off tables and plates. They need to power wash this deck in order to get people out here and enjoy the patio. There was also no music on the patio, so all you were listening to was the engines of the cars on the freeway. Rating on patio 1 out of 10, very poor. I will try this place again and hopefully next time it will have a cleaner patio. read more

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Stopped by for lunch today and was pleasantly surprised! I ordered the Chimichangas Special...3 chimis with rice, beans, chips & salsa for like $14. Good deal. Couldn't finish it all, so I have some for dinner! The chicken and shrimp were very well seasoned and there are onions and peppers in the chimis as well. Didn't get the beef one. The rice was a little meh, but the chimis are what I wanted and they definitely delivered!! I will try this spot again, for sure. read more

I'm a big believer in frequenting your backyard Mexican restaurant as much as possible & I have been coming here several times a month since moving to the North Nashville area back last April. Several key features about Pancho villa are worth mentioning, but the most important is how fast they get your food & drinks to the table. After probably 50 or so visits to Pancho Villa for lunch or dinner over the last year I have never waited more than 10 minutes for food to be served even when they are packed. I would wager most of the time it's 5 mins or less. They really hustle in the kitchen. Another thing worth mentioning is they have the absolute sweetest tea in town. Right up there with the sugar content of a McDonalds sweet tea no doubt. I'm not complaining as I really look forward to it. My go to menu item is the pollo Feliz which is your standard take on chicken cheese & rice. They have 2.99 lime margarita specials during the week as well read more

Pretty standard cheap Mexican food. I enjoy their chips and queso. Service is pretty good. I've never had to wait even on Cinco De Mayo. The restaurant is decorated like most other cheap Mexican restaurants. They do have a small amount of outdoor seating right in front of the parking lot, so I would suggest eating inside. read more

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Delicious! Another great authentic spot. Ceviche was AMAZING. Can't do the saltines though, had table chips instead. Service was okay. If you're a Cali transplant looking for a good spot, add this one to your list, just ask for no cheese sauce just like everywhere else out here lol Pretty cool that they have a nice outdoor patio with plenty of tables and ceiling fans! Pancho Villa is totally one to check out read more

It's a lady server who always gives me a hard time when I come in. If I don't order fast enough she always takes 15-30 mins before she returns. Today I came in and order my drink after she sat me in a corner. Once she brought back the drink and chips (no sauce) she asked for my order I said I needed a minute. She walks off with a strange attitude.. takes a whole 20 mins and instead of coming to my table she yells "you ready buddy" across the floor. Very discriminatory behavior, little does she know that I work literally behind the hotel and drive for AWG (Cardinal logistics) so I'll be sure to spread the word to my coworkers about this second event also about her behavior times before I assumed she was just having a bad day, this time I saw her attitude from the time I came in till she came back with the drink clearly upset I didn't order right away. read more

Shrimp and Scallop Fajitas were yummy as the Mango Margarita was delicious!! Just passing thru from DC/MD...well worth it!!! read more

Pancho Villa Grill - Shrimp & Scallops Fajitas were delicious and the Mango Margarita was yummy!!! Just passing thru from up North...well worth it! - Mexican Near Me - Goodlettsville, Tennessee

We stopped here while driving from Cinci to Memphis- didn't know what to expect, but our quesadillas and burritos were very fresh, hot and seemed authentic. LOVED their salsa; it has a little kick to it but not overly spicy or watery. Staff was very efficient and friendly. Thanks! read more

This is the 2nd time we have ate here in the last couple of months. Traveling through to see family and we like to stop here. Food is very good and reasonably priced. They give you a lot of food for the money. So much that we always have leftovers. read more

Pancho Villa Grill - Chimichanga sampler - Mexican Near Me - Goodlettsville, Tennessee

This place food is terrible the steak and the fish is nasty it wasn't cook or clean properly over all the rice is pretty good but I would recommend this just me tho read more

The low score reviews on this restaurant are (per typical clueless Yelpers.....) not really about the food. Someone's mad because the owner did not let their service dog in the restaurant or someone else is mad because they had too much cheese one time and not enough another time so rather than ask for more cheese they drop a one star review. I hate stupid yelpers sorry..... Yelp reviews should be about food and or service of said food and specific location ambience which applies to everyone, not your personal issue with your damn dog or something equally as irrelevant. Here you will find good food at a very reasonable price. Fast and good service - we had server #4...‍. Was a good value for dinner. read more

yeah, the service was terrible and our waiter was terrible, she was also a torta, 1/10 wouldn't recommend

The food was delicious. However the margaritas are way over priced they were 16.95 each. I would never order another margarita at that price it just not worth it. You can make them for three dollars at home. We ordered two margaritas it was 33,90. I googled the price of margaritas and the price of a margarita is 11.85 in California. totally overpriced. read more

My brother was poking fun at me because I ordered the monster margarita. He said you can do the backstroke in that thing. What can I say? I do things large. It was really good, too. I ordered it on the rocks with salt on the rim. Very good. Ordered steak fajitas, which comes with rice and black beans. Very good. Everything was pretty good for a side-of-the-freeway place. Our server did a good job, too. He was checking in on us frequently. I was told that Nashville has a lot of Mexican restaurants. This one was pretty good. read more

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Service was lightening fast. My food arrived before I returned from the restroom. I appreciated that there was a Vegetarian section on the menu. My table was wobbling, and I was moved to the other side of the table when I noted a pool of water under the seat/table. The server was very polite and attentive. This was within an hour before closing, and they were still fast and hospitable. read more

Pancho Villa Grill - Vegetarian combo #1 - Mexican Near Me - Goodlettsville, Tennessee

We've been here a few times and the food is sloppy and does not appear fresh. My entire dinner comes out before our drinks arrive. Waiting for our check always takes forever. read more

Well here I am writing a review on a Mexican food joint. When it comes to this area of food I am very particular about it. Most of the time I won't comment at all because I don't like to bash things or people who are trying. I just sat down and had a wonderful plate of food. this doesn't happen to me very often when it comes to Mexican food. I'm in Tennessee for crying out loud, who woulda thought. Now don't get me wrong it's gringoized a word I like to use in this area. But we have everything to make it right here and the food is fantastic. People are very nice and service was super. I have driven by this place several times and chuckled to my self yea right. Shame on me! I recommend this place. read more

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This restaurant was very rude employees it was really dirty roaches crawling onto Wall when we told the waiter He got violent it's not family friendly read more

Really fantastic meal, you Can taste the freshness in the ingredients. I ordered fajitas for two. Good price per value. My sister in law loves them top shelf margaritas. If they stop going there Jaun will get laid off read more

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I always get the Popeye... And it's ALWAYS hot and fresh. They guacamole is very good too.. Fresh, though it looks like it was squeezed from a pouch, the taste is proof it isn't! This pace tends to serve your food up fast, service isn't slow. read more

This was a nice restaurant. We were seated right away, the table was clean. The greeter who seated us was nice and our waiter was very kind and made sure we had everything we needed. The food was really good. I wish they had more drinks to choose from though. read more

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poor service. Very weak margaritas. Our waiter definitely has a lot to learn about the service industry. Food was decent. read more

My boyfriend and I came here on a Sunday night. When we walked in the host seated us right away. He pointed to a booth and asked if that was okay? I said that's fine and he tossed the menus on the table and walked away. A girl brought us some salsa and chips, did not say anything to us just walked away once she sat the stuff down. Our waiter came over and he was the only reason I even gave this place 3 stars. He was attentive and polite. I ordered the carne asada, which was a bit salty, along with the beans. I still liked them though. The rice was just okay, and there was some guacamole, lettuce, tomatoes and jalapeños tossed on top of everything. My boyfriend had the shrimp tacos and thought they were great. We walked out and the host who sat us just stared us down as we left while playing some rap music. Didn't say one word, it was very odd. Overall the food was good for the price but we probably will not come back here again. read more

I will never come back to this restaurant. The first and last time to visit. The hostess seated us next to an emergency exit. there were 10-12 other tables empty. We are older and we were happy to be back in the corner away from everyone due to Covid. Little did we know the "emergency exit" was the only way out to the patio. So many people walked past our table to be seated and to be served. The door was about 1 foot frim my seat. The hostess seated us there knowing it was the worst table in the restaurant. The food was mediocre at best. read more

This place is great for lunch or dinner. They have an excellent burrito. The Pancho Burrito. That's what I always get. I love it! It's always perfect. They are very consistent here. The place has been in Goodlettsville for years now. They have a really nice outdoor patio that is great in the summertime. They have pitchers of beer and also margaritas by the pitcher! Bottom line : great for friends and families. Good for date nights also. read more

Yikes. This was by far the worst Mexican food that I have ever had. We live in Colorado. I have lived in Southern California. I have traveled all over the country. Principal investor in 4 restaurants. I eat out at Mexican restaurants at least twice a week. This was awful. chili rellenos tasted like deep fried water. Not sure how that's possible, but impressive in a bad way. All of the cheese used tasted like chalky stale velveta cheese. Kids quesadilla was inedible. Kids chicken nuggets were inedible. Tasted like they were fried in 2 month old oil and looked like it as well. The only decent things were the chips and beans. Even the rice was awful. Service was good, but that doesn't mean much when literally your whole family can't eat their meals. We ended up not eating anything, paying the bill, leaving, and going somewhere else to eat. Not even sure if I have ever done that before. Really really really bad food. read more

Hmmm...on an average day, I'd give Pancho Villa 3.5 stars maybe. Good, but a lot like others, affordable Mexican food. And for the length of time they've been there.. it doesn't seem they get to know the 'regulars '. That's off topic but I digress. But you see, I've been ordering all wrong. Typical burrito here, nachos there....lets face it, I get stuff that makes it easy for me to turn it into nachos. But then I discovered their "Mariachi". Oh my healthy wonder of heaven. It's Mexican and healthy, aye carumba. Fish and shrimp (nice fat shrimp normally) with all the veggies but not all the grease of typical fajitas. Pretty darn yummy!. And then I met Molcajete. I've been on a recent molcajete kick and trying it lots of places. This Molcajete here is just simply unhealthy as hell. Full of cheese and "special sauce". Steak, Mexican cactus, all the veggies....maybe those veggies have cooked down into that special sauce. However it got that way, that sauce is quite special. Just a hop off the interstate in Goodlettsville, with a large patio. Great place. read more

I loved the curb side service i couldn't get them by phone tho it sounded like a fax still went great food