Every other week, my wife and I come here. We are super picky about Mexican food around Gaston county. This is always a top spot. Service is quick, kind and friendly. It is a family friendly atmosphere. The food is hot and fresh. The chips and salsa are great. Quesabrirria is my favorite. read more

TERRIBLE! Had to eat here cause we had no time to go somewhere else and it was TERIBBLE. The Chili Verde was so bad and the meat tasted expired. Cheese enchilada was ice cold, beans were stale and the shredded beef taco was the worse I've ever had. I spoke with the manager very politely about the chili verde tasting weird and he yelled and me and said we were wrong. He said he ate the plate we politely returned and it was fine. No wonder the place was EMPTY on a Saturday night. STAY AWAY! read more

El Pancho Villa Mexican Bar & Grill - Disgusting beef taco - Desserts Near Me - Lowell, North Carolina

Visiting friends and this was one of the few places up n running after Hurricane Helene! I was leery based on the three star Yelp rating, but that's based on the tastebuds of others which of course varies. I was very satisfied with my meal - quesobirria tacos. You get 3 packed to the brim tacos with the consommé served on the side to dip in should you wish! Their salsa was pretty good. Their chips tasted fresh. We were seated right away and our waitress brought our meals out pretty quickly given the fact we had a party of 12. The place itself is huge and the chairs at the tables are rockers - cute huh! read more

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Went and tried this place around 3pm. No one was in the restaurant. I ordered what I thought to be a MEXICAN SANDWICH (tortilla layered with refried beans, cheese and I get ground beef. Continue layering then top it with LOTS of cheese and broil until golden). This is what described. What I got was their version of a MEXICAN PIZZA. It had fajita veggies, very little ground beef, topped with a tortilla and VERY LITTLE CHEESE. It was also WET AND SLOPPY. I tried to talk to the waitress, she just said sorry. I asked how a pizza can be WET AND SLOPPY!? I mean while I was there there were only 2-3 folks that came in. Some skimping on the ground beef and cheese on your "pizza" was ridiculous. I also ordered a strawberry margarita. I bought a shot of tequila because there was ZERO alcohol in it. I ordered a pink lemonade. I poured some of it in the margarita and came up with my own drink. The CONCENTRATE they used for the margarita was thick and just wasn't good. The BEST things I had were the chips and salsa and a side of the guacamole. I ate the ground beef from the pizza with the guacamole and called it a night. Will I go back? Maybe. Just DO NOT GET THE MEXICAN PIZZA. read more

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came here with my family for my grandma's 66th birthday. Me and my pregnant aunt ordered the Mexican pasta it not good at all -- bland, poorly seasoned, and nothing like what we expected. Both meals were bad, which is disappointing. Told the owner it was not good and he said he was still going to charge us and he can give us the menu to buy something else. we both had only taken one bite. Everyone at the table agreed taco bell would be better than this. You'd have to hold me hostage to bring me back to this place. read more

El Pancho Villa is located in Lowell, NC. We were greeted at the hostess stand by a man who was friendly, about his business and always paying attention to the door so that he could greet guests. They do have the ability to host a larger party. And, plenty of seating: booths and tables. The guacamole was FRESH! Great flavor, and the salsa was delicious as well. We prefer thicker tortilla chips and their chips hit the mark-thick, crunchy, and not salty! My husband got the combination fajitas and really enjoyed his food. My daughter went with the chicken chimichanga and I got the beef chimichanga. In the menu, it says that the beef is cubed; however, it was ground beef. When I asked, he offered to have it remade with steak. I wouldn't allow it, and it was good. I also got a regular beef hard taco. It was good, not great. The ground beef could use more seasoning. The rice and beans were very good. I will definitely be back to try the steak chimichanga. Overall, service and food were good. El Pancho Villa is a solid choice for Mexican food in the area. read more

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Great food! The sweet tea, salsa, queso, and ACP were 10/10! Would definitely recommend! read more

El Pancho Villa Mexican Bar & Grill - Cheese Dip A.C.P Chicken - Desserts Near Me - Lowell, North Carolina

Great food good service and friendly people. We go there almost every week. Check out the weekday beer specials.

Service was just ok but food was horrible. Meat of horrible quality and sides not cheesy at all. Very disappointing.

Finally had the pleasure of trying this restaurant and it did not disappoint. It was so delicious. Food was amazing, hot, fresh and not to mention portions were very generous. The staff was friendly, and they were fast. We will for sure be back. read more

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We absolutely love this place. The best Mexican food ever. The food, the atmosphere and the service was top notch.

This was our second time coming; first time wasn't great so we decided to give it a second chance. It is bad. The rice and beans are very bland, the corn tortillas for my tacos were very dark almost burnt. The best part was the chips and queso. Not pictured were the regular margaritas we returned because they were straight sour mix. Will continue going to our normal spot read more

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We've recently relocated here from Arizona and we struggled to find decent Mexican restaurants. The service and food were exceptional, the standard margarita was just okay, we'll definitely be back. read more

Oh my goodness..........finally a Mexican restaurant that I can frequent and not be disappointed. An incredible experience, great, fresh food, just an overall wonderful visit. I believe the shrimp was the best I have ever tasted. I had the shrimp fajita and cannot wait until next time I visit. We also had cheese dip with the chips. New owners, I believe, and you must try it out read more

Paid $20 dollars, again I paid $20 dollars for a . Double shot of Bacardi and water: again $ 20 for one drink which consisted of 2 shots of Barcardi and tap water!!! $20 f,in dollars . Horrible service I ordered 2 drinks . Bill came up $50. Smh was there for an hour . The service was that f,in. Bad. read more

I ordered a burrito, but to my dismay, it had an overwhelming taste of cleaning fluid. The unpleasant flavor overshadowed any enjoyment, making the experience highly disappointing. I hope they address this issue to ensure a better dining experience for others. Also it's in the parking lot of a shell gas station... need I say more. read more

I had the shrimp tacos with mango salsa and my husband had the burrito - both were full of flavor and very fresh! The service was great, very attentive and it was clean with a great atmosphere. Everything seemed new and taken care of. I highly recommend - we will definitely be back! read more

You get penaltized if you order from the lunch menu! $2,00 upcharge.It was 12:00pm. They want you to only order from the Dinner menu. Also it was 56 degrees outside and they had the a/c on 69 degrees inside because they had mopped the floored early that morning, our group of 12 complained because we were all cold!!! They moved it up 1 degree. Never go there! read more