A week or so ago I stopped by for a late lunch at Viva Pancho Villa, the new Mexican restaurant/taquería that occupies the space where the troubled Francisco's used to be and that may actually be Francisco's. The name on the sign outside say Viva Pancho Villa, but the take out menu's say "Francisco's", so maybe the restaurant is having an identity crisis.
The menu is taqueria style, with tacos, burritos, tostadas and quesadillas and dinner plates with meat, rice, beans, salad and tortillas. The meats are less varied The restaurant offers both take-out and table service, if you are planning to eat in just sit down and someone will come bith menus. If you want to order out you can head towards the counter underneath the large wall menu.
I got a carne asada super burrito ($5.75) which comes with meat choice (I chose carne asada), without rice or beans. Even so it was fairly large and tasty, though not remarkable. I'd order it again, however.
Mika got a chicken quesadilla. It was plain - tortilla, cheese, shredded chicken - but fine, Mika liked it well enough.
The chips were greasy and the salsa a bit too spicy, but they weren't bad. Service was quite good, however.
In all, Viva Pancho Villa! is a perfectly fine choice for a burrito for people in the neighborhood.
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Last week we went again to Pancho Villa for lunch. Mike got a super burrito with all the fixings, and he wasn't very impressed. I got the chilaquiles from the breakfast menu. They were pretty good, I liked the green sauce (you can also order red sauce) and the overall taste of the dish. However, they were made with regular tortilla chips, which I think detracted from an optimal texture. In addition, they were heavy on eggs, which I personally don't like.
Service was friendly but slow - even though the restaurant was pretty empty.
In all Pancho Villa is not a bad place to go given the dearth of affordable restaurants in that area.
Posted by Marga | October 22, 2006 8:51 AM
Posted on October 22, 2006 08:51
We hear that Taqueria Pancho Villa has closed and that a new Italian place (perhaps by the same owners?) is opening in its place. We'll see.
Posted by Marga | July 22, 2007 10:25 PM
Posted on July 22, 2007 22:25