I came here because husband comes to visit a friend here to get food. I've never been as I always go to Michoacana, which is down the street from my house. I am so glad that I came because I got to see, for myself, how popular this place is for the food they serve. The line is so long and consistently long. They're not really just known for their meat market and food products they are known for their food line I tried a little posole, rice, beans, chicken guisado, and Carnitas tacos. I even got some Carnitas and Chicharron. I always recommend Chicharron if you have to have some kind of crunch and you like pork rinds. This is the best pork rinds you'll ever have. I have to say the chicken guisado was my favorite. Please note everything is fresh. They had fresh homemade corn tortillas . Not everyone has that! They have an amazing selection of drinks. I didn't even know what to choose from. So many different flavor is in Mexican soda and when I say Mexican sodas, they're actually imported from Mexico so they taste just like Mexico. Even though the line is consistently long, it moves pretty fast. I legit saw so many people take big orders to-go as if they were having a party and this was just on a Sunday morning. I didn't have it today, but on another day, my husband brought me a chili relleno from here and it was the best chili relleno I've ever had. They don't have it every day but if you're there on a day they have it please try. It is so delicious and it's huge! The cool knows what she is doing. The store is clean, hello constantly stocked up, very colorful as the layout is organized. Your butcher lady is very knowledgeable. You can ask her anything about any meat and she knows it all. Trust me, we tested it. Come try out the food! read more

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Was in a rush and saw this taqueria / convenience store on the side of the road. Walked on in, went straight to the steam table and stood in line with the other hungry patrons which gave me time to figure things out. The guy in front of me knew what he was doing and it was obvious he had been there before, so I followed his lead and got myself a lengua Taco and a Chicharron taco both on corn tortillas with cilantro and onions. Both tacos were excellent and the corn tortilla was super soft and yummy. They had places to sit down and enjoy your meal with salsas at the tables and counters. I gobbled mine down too quick to take a picture but I'm definitely heading back to try their other tacos and definitely will get the chicharron and lengua again. Service was fast and friendly. It took less than 15 minutes from start to finish... Next time I'm going to slow down and enjoy myself. read more

This place over charged for breakfast tacos by changing for meat tacos when it was only eggs. Also, I asked for corn tortillas and got flour .. this place just sucks . For 3 small tacos with just eggs was over 12$. Don't go here, so many other places to get breakfast .. read more

We come here weekly. The fresh cooked meat by the pound is our normal standby. The pork and beef are both excellent. The green sauce is great. Don't forget to buy their freshly made tortillas, it adds so much to your tacos. IMHO, the pork always wins. Top em with cilantro and onion with a squeeze of lime for some of the best in Houston. This is a primary Spanish speaking shop. Lots of smiles and pointing to make sure you get exactly what you want, if English speaking only. Gracias goes a long way! The line can go to the back of the building, but it moves fast, and more than worth the wait. read more

Spontaneously chose this place for a quick bite because I was starving. Hey, why not? I don't even know where to begin,... first of all, I don't speak any Spanish. Thankfully, a man at the store explained to me which meat options they had. He said it kinda fast, so I just picked 4! The tacos are $2.50 each, but man, they are big! read more

Pancho's Meat Market - two tacos in baskets - Meat Shops Near Me - Houston, Texas

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This place is made so you can be adventures! If you've been eating tacos for years but have kept to the basics this place is where you want to level up. Everything is made fresh in house by ladies that have been cooking since the minute they were born. You have a choice of fresh flour (harina) or corn (maiz) tortillas. Now they have your basics of pollo, fajita and carnitas which are all good but remember this place is where you level up. Try the Barbacoa made of beef cheeks and ears, also try the lengua (tongue) and if you want that gold star try the pig ears. All of it will be amazing and if you don't like it you can hold your head in shame and order something else ;-) read more

Pancho's Meat Market - Fajita, asado de puerco and pig ear tacos - Meat Shops Near Me - Houston, Texas

The people in here are so nice and respectful. I've had bad experiences with other meat markets. But this place has always treated me nicely and I always purchase their fresh meats. One of the best meat markets in town. Truly recommend. read more

The gorditas are huge they are delicious very cheesy and packed with meat, hidden gem with good food for good price.

Small but a hidden gem great food very good service and authentic Mexican food its a nice place to go if you are craving some good tacos...

Great tacos! I love the carnita tacos. The tortillas are fresh. The salsas are really tasty.

If you've lived in Houston for more than 6 months, chances are you've driven past a meat market. To the untrained eye, the words "meat market" don't scream palatable. However, Pancho's Meat Market (this particular location; they have several locations around town) offers great food and culture at an unbeatable price. When you walk inside, there's not much to look at, just groceries to the right, the meat counter in front, and the hot food counter on the left. When you walk up to the counter, a friendly, apron-clad Hispanic lady will take your order. I recommend going with someone that speaks Spanish to complete the experience. It especially helps if you want to know what you're eating. On my visits, I've ordered barbacoa tacos and a gordita filled with shredded beef (carne desebrada). Keep in mind that this is authentic Mexican cuisine, so you won't find any crunchy taco shells here. The barbacoa tacos are wrapped in two small, soft corn tortillas and dressed with the traditional garb of cilantro and onion. The star of the taco is the tender and flavorful barbacoa meat. The gorditas are pretty tasty as well. The carne desebrada can be a little tough at times, but it didn't bother me too much. It's a nice little package of meat, rice and beans enveloped in a soft corn masa pocket. I also recommend slathering the red and green salsas on everything. They add a very nice kick and are full of flavor. The price of the entire meal, including a tamarind-flavored Jarritos soda came to about 5 to 6 dollars. Solid. read more

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Best taco place! This place is somewhat clean, but the people make it up. I love it. I come every morning for tacos and always take carnita . The ladies behind it are pretty cool. Los tacos me gustan la salsa verde esta rica. Yo vengo casi todos los días para tacos . read more

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Great fajita meat. They have 2 two types, marinada and another one ask for the other one. It cost a little bit more than the marinadas but it's great, well worth the money try it! read more

If you are looking for authentic/inexpensive Mexican, this is the place. It's our go to on weekends for barbacoa and beef tongue ( we buy cooked by the pound and make tacos at home) and menudo. We also love their fajita tejana (raw) for grilling. It's always so nice and tender with great flavor ; I wish I knew the secret to their marinade. They also have a cooler at the checkout with fresh corn tortillas from a tortilleria nearby. These tortillas are the real deal; they taste like the ones we had when we'd visit grandparents in Mexico. Their avocados (also at the checkout) are a bit pricey, but big, creamy and delicious. read more

Their "Open" sign and "Business Hours" aren't accurate for the store on 1219 South St., Pasadena, Tx 77503. Being a shift worker in a process unit of a refinery, went to buy breakfast at their store because they indicated that they're open at 3:00am. When I drove up at 3:30am their "Open" sign was turned on and there where people inside. The doors where locked. The lady inside showed with her hand that they wouldn't open till 4am. Tried speaking with someone later by phone but when I requested to speak with a manager or supervisor they hung up. Workers who have to be at work by a certain time and swing by a place to pick food up to find that it isn't even open, is not only frustrating but also it causes one to be driving somewhere else wasting time looking for food and possibly getting late to work. My opinion is if you're posting that your store is open for business, well it should be just that - Open. If it's not, then change your times to reflect the actual time your store is open for business. Also, handle customer service in a better manner that is at the very least "courteous". Image and reputation make or break you in most businesses. How you handle customers and their concerns cause you to win a customer and their business or lose a customer. To me your establishment is on par at best with a roach coach. At least a roach coach will be open or closed and won't turn you away or hang up on you. Other than that, great job misleading and mistreating a once loyal customer. - Two thumbs down read more

This meat market has some of the delicacies that are hard to find in town. There are a few locations of this chain, but the two that I frequent most are the Long Point and the Edgebrook locations. Now, what are the delicacies I speak of, well for those of you who are open minded about food, and know about good food, it is what some people call bi-products, and for that I call bull on them. I am talking about, intestines, pig ears, pig snout and my personal favorite buche. (if you don't know what buche is, google it, or better yet try it) These cuts make great tacos and Pancho's are about some of the closest I have come accross to having the real thing Mexico. Besides these wonderful, mouthwatering delicacies, you will find most of the items you find at any other carniceria (meat market) in Houston. What I want to achieve with this review is to encourage you to step out of your faheeta tacoe box and explore something new and delicious, because once you go swine, you never go back. read more

Best Barbacoa than any other place I've tried and the best seasoned Tripas. I always recommend this place to people when they have a craving for some Barbacoa read more

the fajitas marinadas are very very very good! but I recently bought tamales from here also and one of them had a huge bone in it that messed up my jaw when I bit into it read more