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    Pancho Villa

    4.3 (37 reviews)
    InexpensiveMexican
    Closed 9:00 am - 7:00 pm

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    Casual
    Very loud
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Tostada de pollo
    Jacqueline S.

    Amazing food, amazing service! Authentic!!! Will be back!!! Tostadas are bomb!!!! Ambiance was on point!

    Had a good time eating good food and speaking hollines.

    Real nice service, and good food. Small place but good. I had a burrito mojado with salsa roja. It was good.

    Asada, bean, rice, cilantro--
    Henry T.

    Solid burrito. They grill their proteins in the back, and it's got that nice charcoal taste.

    Lily O.

    This place is really nearby and convenient for me. I've been here a few times when I need some food ASAP. Haven't really tired much but their asada tacos and asada quesadilla. The carne asada taste really good, I always eat my tacos plain. The young lady behind the count is nice too.

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    Great food. Small menu which is a good thing. Their chicken which is grilled on real charcoal is really amazing.

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    4 years ago

    Really good food! Especially there pollo asados, Birria and menudo is the best. It's a must when in Long Beach.

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    3 years ago

    Food is excellent, service is good, and prices are fair. I like the sopes, tacos, & torta combo (fries & drink).

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    3 years ago

    Great service !!! Food is great !!! I highly recommend the mariscos caldo !!! Every dish is great.

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    They have the best grilled chicken!! I've also had asada burritos and those are pretty good too.

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    9 years ago

    Tried the El Pastor Tacos, Asada and Chicken Tacos and all of them were good. The Salsa was awesome

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    Excellnt food. A very plain but warm and quality service neighborhood spot. Has walk-up window or inside with tables.

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    The roasted chicken is very flavorful, well cooked and well seasoned. They don't take debit/credit cards yet so take your cash

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    Sonoratown - Tripa/Tripe Taco: homemade flour tortillas w/intestines, cabbage, spicy chile arbol salsa & avocado salsa | $3.5

    Sonoratown

    4.5(300 reviews)
    1.9 mi
    $$

    When you get inside it's a place where you order and then find a seat. We got here on a Saturday…read morebefore noon and it was already packed but no wait to place our order. First of all one of their workers with the mastche and tattoos is so cute which is always a plus for the ambiance. It didn't take long to get our food. About 5 minutes and they brought it out to where we sat since we dined in. First of all! You need to get an aguas fresca. We got the medium for the orange mango and the Jamaica. They are so natural. I'm a huge fan of artificial flavor so this was a huge shock, but it pairs so well with their food. My only regret isn't getting the large. For the food we got the burrito 2.0 asada and the chivichanga chicken. The burrito was great but very heavy on the beans. Make sure you get extra green salsa. It's their best and a perfect balance of salty with a hint of sweet. The red salsa gets spicy. If you can't handle hot Cheetos don't eat it. Now the chivichanga thing was perfect. It's so tiny but the fact it's about $5 was perfect. I have never had something so well priced and portioned before. The way I can describe it if you ever wanted to taste high class Taco Bell that will make you want four more then you need to try it. And I mean this in the best way possible. It's so cheesy and savory and yummy!!! Truly just from these two dishes we will be coming back to try the rest of the menu. Our next dishes is to try the tacos!

    The tortillas tho…read more... Have been hearing a ton about this place, so came to give it a try. Interior is super cute with tons of seating. We ordered caramelos with the poblanos inside, as well as their horchata. Tortillas are some of the best I've had. Super soft and flavorful from the grill. The fillings and salsa were good too, but it was really wet, and the bean ratio especially compared to the meat, was a little off. Always am going to want more meat. Horchata was unique since it was coconut based. Overall solid spot with patient staff. Tacos La Rueda is still better, but will be back when in Long Beach.

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    Caramelo with crispy fried tripa!

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    Lola's Mexican Cuisine - Jalisco tacos

    Lola's Mexican Cuisine

    3.9(2.3k reviews)
    2.2 mi
    $$

    Of all the times I've been here, it's alway been great. The service was amazing and the experience…read morewas all great. This visit, we stopped by during happy hour. It's normally taco Tuesday or dinner. It wasn't busy when we arrived. Mainly everyone was seated outside which we wanted a table as well. There was one that we were interested in and asked if we could have it which the waitress working was ok with. But it needed clearing up. It took a while for someone to come out and clear and clean the table up. It was fine waiting but it was like did someone forget about us. Anyways. We got seated and then the waiting continued. It could be that they were short staff but it seemed like there was only one person working. It took a while for someone to finally come back and acknowledge us and take our order. After that the chips and salsa were brought out. Once we ordered the drinks it was easier to place everything together. Menu for happy hour is pretty limited. A few drinks and beer on drafts and for food, maybe 6 items on the menu. Went with an order of the street corn which was quite tasty. An order of the mole chicken nachos and the queso dip with barria. Out of the three, the queso dips and the street corn were great. Nachos were good but nothing really major. The flavors of everything were quite tasty. Dishes were 12.00 an item. For happy hour, it was decent and what we had was good. The service was pretty slow at the beginning. Only the front patio and inside seating was available as the back patio wasn't open. We did start to see other staff walking in so maybe there was only one staff during the time.

    Not impressed by anything we ordered, given the competition locally…read more I will drive to Acton, CA (124 miles round trip) for their chicken tortilla soup ... bringing back 3 quarts of it after our meal is done. The soup here lacks the tastebud awakening zip that Don Chato's has. The ono fish taco experience was my fault... I hate fried fish taco, so I had lofty expectations, but due to the fact that I do not prefer corn tortillas, guacamole or raw onions, led to much disappointment since It has all three. Totally my fault. The butternut enchilada was lacking in the expected savoriness... this is being polite. The potato taquito was okay... but I am not a taquito person, so if you are I would seriously encourage you to try it. The star of the table was the Mexican corn. It may not compete with Cornman in Lincoln Heights, but it was decent. I scraped off the onions and toppings on the ono tacos, put the fish on the flour tortillas that another person didn't want, and topped the fish with refried beans, street corn and a but if the chicken tortilla soup broth to make due. When you are driving more than 30 minutes for this experience, I think you would agree that it was less that a proper way to celebrate a birthday. Oh and if there isn't any street parking. It'll cost you about 9 bucks in the lot. I didn't use the restroom, so I cant review its cleanliness. Our waitress was flawless taking orders and delivering food The restaurant itself has a great layout and an outdoor courtyard complete with propane heaters and umbrellas - I loved that... but my favorite part was out front, no not the seating area in the former parking spaces, nope... it was the collapsed woman on the sidewalk, walking her dog with snot running out of her nose because she was huffing some aerosol can of whatever. This truly set the mood upon arrival. Two stars for being close to a lot of other food choices to visit afterward.

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    Tequila Jack's - Tacos Tuesday.. baha fish tacos, carne asada, & pollo

    Tequila Jack's

    3.5(2.3k reviews)
    2.5 mi
    $$

    Went here for lunch on Grand Prix Friday. 04.17.2026 I was…read moresurprised how fast we were able to get seated! Greeted and seated. Chips and Salsa were served. It was busy because of the large crowds. We waited for our waiter to come back so we can order some drinks. Once he came back we ordered our drinks which we waited another good 15 minutes for him to return with our drinks. The time line was too long of a wait. He left again, waited another 15 minutes to take our food order. Lol. Ordered my shrimp cocktail along with other entrees. Our waiter was ghosting us every 15 minutes. Overall, the ambiance was busy. It is expected because of the grandprix event. This place needs to up their staffing when events like this is taking place. Food was good but service was dissapointing.

    We've been coming to Tequila Jack's for years, and my father-in-law has been a weekly regular for…read moreeven longer. Because of that, it takes a lot for me to leave a negative review. The margaritas are excellent, which is honestly what has kept us coming back despite repeated negative interactions with the same hostess lady over the years. This isn't based on a single visit. In 2022 after our daughter suffered a stroke as an infant, we would occasionally bring her in a stroller and simply ask for a table where we wouldn't be blocking walkways or inconveniencing other guests. Even then, we were consistently met with an attitude that made us feel like we were inconveniencing her by asking for a simple accommodation. Most recently, on April 24th, my husband and I came in for a date night. We were told an estimated wait time and received a text when our table was ready, but we missed the notification and checked back in about 10-15 minutes later. We completely understood that our original table had been given away. We were then seated at a table we weren't comfortable with and politely asked if we could wait for another option. We made it clear we were willing to wait. Instead of being treated courteously, we were met with eye-rolling, dismissive responses, and a tone that made us feel unwelcome. When I later asked if there was an estimate on the wait, I was again met with a curt response that felt unnecessarily hostile by the same hostess. At that point, we decided to leave. What disappointed me most wasn't the wait or the table assignment. Restaurants get busy, and we understand that. It was the feeling that, after years of visiting this establishment, we were treated like an annoyance rather than valued customers by the same hostess lady. One would hope that being married to a manager would inspire higher standards of customer service, not the impression that basic professionalism is optional in the hospitality industry. Great margaritas bring people in. Consistently good customer service is what keeps them coming back.

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    Tequila Jack's - Photo of table in the outside patio from our visit, at Tequila Jacks

    Photo of table in the outside patio from our visit, at Tequila Jacks

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