Pancheros Mexican Grill

I continue to be impressed by Pancheros. Made-to-order tortillas - pressed and grilled before your eyes is the restaurant's highlight, and bring the menu to life. There is simply nothing that compares to a hot-of-the-grill, soft-yet-crispy tortilla to surround the delicious selections of meats, veggies, and salsas, which by the way are "bobbed" (mixed around with a small spoon-like device) before the burrito is wrapped - evenly distributing the ingredients around so every bite features all of your selections. If you're in the mood for fast-casual burritos, you must give Pancheros a shot if you haven't already. I prefer Pancheros over Chipotle, QDoba, Moe's, etc. - the fresh tortilla is simply sublime.
5 7 years ago (08-05-2018)

Best. Tortillas. Ever. Many friends recommend over chipotle, and now I know why! Best tortillas make the best burritos! Very fast and excellent service.
5 7 years ago (20-03-2018)

Good fast food. Tasty. Downtown place not selling beer. That's ok.
4 7 years ago (27-05-2018)

Let me preface this review by saying I’m as big of a Pancheros fan as there is... but this location (the original one, sadly) is so terribly managed I don’t think I’ll eat here again for a long time. The staff are slow, they routinely burn or tear the tortillas, they apparently don’t know how to fold them because they fall apart while you’re eating them and the ingredients are not cared for or served correctly as evidenced by the soup left on my plate after I finished my burrito with a fork because it fell apart on my plate. And it’s not just an incompetent employee or two... I’ve had bad experiences here the last half dozen times over the course of the last 4-5 months. The employees(high school kids from what I can tell) don’t seem to be trained and there doesn’t appear to be anyone in charge. When chipotle came to town and moved in down the street I didn’t think they stood a chance, but I have to say that’s where I’ll be going for burritos in downtown iowa City from here on out. Any other location though, the burritos are out of this world...
1 7 years ago (25-03-2018)

Miles better than Chipotle. Those fresh tortillas are incredible!
5 7 years ago (19-03-2018)