Pancheros lovers

[nfrine]

I remember the Ames location being solid during college. Still around?

Still around but very spotty as far as service.

 

[houjix]

Still around but very spotty as far as service.

Not the original Ames location. Original Ames location (2nd or 3rd Panchero's ever I think) was in Campustown, where Mickey's is, before the expansion and design makeover. You wouldn't even recognize it as a Panchero's if it existed today.

 

[intrepid27]

Best way to tell if it is going to be good Ponch or bad Ponch is by the employees working there. Hispanic = Good, White = Bad.

The employees in CR are neither.

 

[VeloClone]

Mine was the ped mall in IC. Corner of Washington I think. Line out the door at 2 am.

Way back in the day when I would come over to IC for the CyHawk FB game the best part of the trip every year was Pancheros at closing time - regardless of the line. El Gordo for the win!

 

[jcisuclones]

How is the Ames one? Haven’t been there in a couple of years. Last time I was there I was in line and saw dirty the floor was behind the counter, employees were complaining to each other, and the food items looked sketchy. Hard pass and have not been back.

Quality wise, I think it's better than it was back when I was in college (15-18), but the service remains the same where the workers don't really care and the line takes 20 minutes to get through 10 people. Lately they've been struggling with sticky tortillas though, which usually results in a free double wrap.

 

[ISUTex]

The employees in CR are neither.

Native Americans?

 

[Cyclone Pfan]

My first visit to a Pancheros after the Welch Ave location closed did not go well. “What do you mean you don’t have the El Gordo? This is ********!”

I tell my kids about how great that original Welch Ave pancheros (mid 90's) was but they don't believe anything good comes from a pancheros.

 

[baller21]

I tell my kids about how great that original Welch Ave pancheros (mid 90's) was but they don't believe anything good comes from a pancheros.

I don’t know if it’s true but some are saying that period was the golden age of burritos. In my opinion the El Gordo was a culinary masterpiece. Of course I was usually pretty well lit when I had them so that may have something to do with it.

 

[Cytown12]

I remember the Ames location being solid during college. Still around?

It is and still pretty good

 

[houjix]

I don’t know if it’s true but some are saying that period was the golden age of burritos. In my opinion the El Gordo was a culinary masterpiece. Of course I was usually pretty well lit when I had them so that may have something to do with it.

That's the place I found out that corn quesadillas are much easier on my stomach than flour quesadillas as a post bender snack.

 

[intrepid27]

Native Americans?

Nope, but thanks for playing.