While I like Pancheros as a chain, I like this store specifically because they're not understaffed, they're courteous and they are understandable. You don't have to just point and hope for the best. The food is great both temperature and size wise. I always get the burrito because the tacos are too messy. I had occasion to use the restroom, which was very clean. They always have sports on the TV and seem to always have seating available. I've never had a bad experience here. When I'm in the area I'm glad to stop. read more

Pancheros Mexican Grill - Grimes - Storefront - Mexican Near Me - Grimes, Iowa

The worker asked us to leave (at 8:30) saying they were to busy and us waiting for 15 minutes while being ignored. She had airpods in and her hair (past her shoulders) down. Grimes, you already have a bad reputation- get better workers. read more

Pancheros Mexican Grill - Grimes - Mexican Near Me - Grimes, Iowa

There was a long hair at the bottom of my queso cup. They were out of pork and black beans. read more

Pancheros Mexican Grill - Grimes - Hair in queso - Mexican Near Me - Grimes, Iowa

I would give 0 stars if it was possible. We live in Grimes and always go to the Johnston location because we've had better experiences there. That location is closed for remodeling so we decided to give Grimes another chance tonight. We went in around 7:45 and we were told they couldn't help us because they had too many online orders. There was no one else in the restaurant and 3 employees. How do you not make food for people that come in to your restaurant? We have a minimum $40 bill every time we're there. Too bad for them. We won't try again. read more

My fiance and I went in to get burritos for dinner and upon entering no one said anything to us. We finally get in line and the workers were extremely rude, ignored us the entire time we went through the line. They seemed more invested in talking with employees from Buffalo Wild Wings next door and making weird comments. There was barely any food left and we were simply getting scraps in the containers. My burrito was soggy from the black bean juice and barely had any black beans. Wouldn't recommend this Pancheros. Stick to the one in Johnston. read more

No lettuce, gave me barely any meat at all and scooped the scraps of queso out the bottom of the bin. Also had one worker for a massive line and no ice for a 3 dollar drink. read more

This location is awful. The beans were barely cooked and still hard. The rice was mush, like it was from yesterday. The inside of the restaurant had a weird unpleasant smell that I couldn't quite describe. The whole burrito lacked flavor. I couldn't decipher any of the flavors and the texture of the half cooked beans ruined the whole thing. If I want on a time crunch I would have asked for a refund. And I'm not the type to do that. This is in stark contrast to my experience earlier in the week at a different location. Retraining needs to happen. read more

Not the best experience, everytime my son and I go inside, there's always a little blonde girl on her phone at the register. she doesn't help anybody and just sits and watches. On the other hand, I love how the manager hired her mom, it's almost like it turning into and family owned store, they just really need better workers. read more

This place has been known for being horrible for years now. I decided to try it again recently and it gave me the worst food poisoning of my life. every single piece of steak in my burrito was raw, same with the chicken, and the beans also had not been cooked. This place either needs to figure it out or shut it down, it's seriously dangerous the amount of people I know that have gotten food poisoning from eating here. The other Pancheros in Des Moines are great, this one on the other hand NEEDS TO GO!! read more

Stay away from this Pancheros. Make the drive to Johnston instead. This one is downright horrible, cold food, dirty, employees don't care and so on. The Pancheros chain would be embarrassed. read more

This place is amazing and the only place my son will eat in Des Moines. Can't recommend the burrito and rice more highly

I would suggest management take a hard look at what's going on at this location. This used to be my go to spot when I've had a long day, but the last three times have not been worth it. In fact, if I could give zero stars, I would. First time: uncooked rice, no chicken (ordered extra), no queso. Result of complaining: Free Burrito next visit. Second time: steak instead of chicken, uncooked beans, no chips and queso. Result of bringing it to their attention: another free burrito, with an admonishment about waiting until the next day to bring it to their attention. Third time: no rice, very little chicken (paid for extra) no cilantro vinaigrette, queso was sludge. Not complaining anymore, just not going back. I know I can't be the only one. read more

Barely edible. I had a chicken salad and chips and queso. The lettuce was wilted, the serving size was small compared to other locations, the chips were beyond stale, and the queso was clumpy and tasted like it was made about a month ago. Definitely won't be back to this location if I can help it. read more

One of the nicest and most organized Pancheros I have been in. Very clean, well staffed and food was fresh. While I think this franchise is relatively new, it was obvious it is being managed well. Our order was quick and accurate, the dining area was clean and everything tasted great. There is one TV in the dining area, otherwise it was just tables and booths. There doesn't appear to be a patio, but there was plenty of seating inside. The rest rooms were clean. Overall I was quite happy to eat here and am thrilled it's so close to my house. read more

Pancheros Mexican Grill - Grimes - the interior of a restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Grimes, Iowa

This location as mentioned in other reviews is the worst in the metro. Service is extremely slow. Food is not that fresh if they even have it. Ownership at this location does not care. I love Pancheros and on many occasions have tried to give feedback to zero response. If they keep this up they will be out of business as soon as a chipotle does up. It's worth driving to the Johnston location for good service and time savings. read more

Pancheros Mexican Grill - Grimes - Examples of bad service - Mexican Near Me - Grimes, Iowa

The food was cold right away, the meat was very hard and not soft at all. They give half a scoop of rice barely any. The veggies were barely cut. Some of the workers are very nice, and others are very slow and rude. The place is clean but plays awful music. read more

My husband and I have seen these places everywhere and we thought we'd try it. We went in at 9pm (yes I get it, 9pm is late and I shouldn't expect much, but still!) anyway, the lobby was a mess with messy tables with trash and food scraps and on the floor. There was no one in the restaurant, we sat outside talking in our car for a moment and saw the associates doing a great job holding up the counter and staring out the windows; so I know there was time to clean. When we walked in 3 associates left and went to the back, a girl and guy. And a 3rd associate with beats headphones on helped us. He was polite and friendly. Each bin of meat was pretty empty and he was really scraping the bottom to get us our protein. Then from the back emerged a girl with long nails and colorful hair to ring us up; didn't greet, no smile, seemed annoyed. While we ate, the 3rd associate decided to come out of the back and sit in the lobby and watch the game on tv; maybe he was on a break. He was then joined by beats headphones associate for a bit to watch the game together. The meat was soooo dry! I was excited to try something new, I did like the rice and tortillas tho, but I was definitely disappointed with everything else! read more

Worst Panch in the metro. The salsa verde looked like it was mixed 50/50 with water. Only ever have 1 worker when I go in. The guy completely mangled my tortilla as well, I had to eat it with a fork. Just got to the panch on 86th read more

Pancheros Mexican Grill - Grimes - Tortilla with holes. Should of threw it away and restarted - Mexican Near Me - Grimes, Iowa

We love Pancheros at our house and a majority of the time we get it from the 100th st Urbandale location. Tonight we stopped by the Grimes location as we live there, hoping things are better. We, along with 6 other people waited in line while someone finally came out 5 minutes later to begin taking orders- yes this actually happened. When we got up to the counter the lids of the food were opened and the beans looked extremely sticky and disgusting. The rice was obviously too dry. We left and drove to the 100th st location where all was great. This Grimes location should either provide consistently good service and product or be closed. Never going there again. read more

Worst Pancheros burrito I've had in a while. Burrito was over cooked to the point of cracking. Super dry overcooked chicken. Will not be returning read more

Pancheros Mexican Grill - Grimes - Burrito - Mexican Near Me - Grimes, Iowa

This location is so dirty! The service is awful too but the bigger issue is the cleanliness. I have been there several times because it is closest to my work but have since been avoiding it or going to the further location in Johnston. Last time I was there I could see a metal lid from one of the pans of black beans with a 'use by' sticker on it. That date had come and gone already. Plus they cook in bulk and leave it sitting on the line for who knows how long while you can go to places like Chipotle that are cooking constantly so there isn't old meat sitting. read more

Only good experience was they had South Park on the TV. Not sure how but my food tasted like cigarettes and couldn't eat my food. This still bothers me like how can you make food taste like cigarettes. read more

The store is always out of supplies i got a burrito and it had to be double wrapped becuase he got all juice no steak and when the store is out of supplies they get to talk and eat their burritos they fake having no tortillas and never once had fresh ingredients read more

The shift lead when I came in was immediately horrendous to the trainee. He was berating the kid over very small things, when there wasn't even a rush, and continued to do so for a full five minutes. We left the building immediately after this and chose to not buy anything from this business. The shift lead seemed to be attempting to impress the two younger women that were in there when we arrived. We went in on December 17th at 6:20pm. My family was extremely uncomfortable and upset to see a grown ass man treat a young new hire this way. We will not be going back. read more

The manager was super rude and doesn't know how to talk to any of the costumers there. She would use her HANDS to grab the food and dump the food that was around BACK INTO THE CONTAINERS. This place needs help. BAD. read more

Witnessed employee being treated like crap while the manager (I'm assuming) who was wearing plaid just stood there while the 2 other employees busted their ass read more

The gentlemen that helped us were beyond sweet the only reason I didn't rate one star. The gal with dark brown hair in a black shirt whom I assume was the manager was extremely rude. She was short and snappy with employees as well. Maybe customer service isn't for her. read more

This Pancheros is AWFUL. Like all aspects. Which really blows cause it's the closest to where I live. I came here probably 4 months ago & my burrito was no ordinary Pancheros burrito. It was small, not warm, and just not good. Then, I come here today and proceed to stand in the same spot in line for 10 minutes. It seemed as if there was no urgency among the 4 staff members. THEY WERE OUT OF QUESO AND SALSA. Lol. They were slow, sloppy, & unorganized (they couldn't find another customer's mobile order). Oh and to add to that one of their workers was clearly sick (could hardly speak and coughing). Don't go here. Drive the extra 10 minutes to 86th. read more

Everything was amazing loved the staff up front was a blond haired girl and a dread hair boy very friendly

I saw that a new Pancheros opened up right by the Wal-Mart in Grimes so thought I'd check it out. The restaurant is fairly new and it was very clean and a good size. I got the steak burrito with extra meat and hot sauce on the side. It was still as flavorful and delicious as ever. However, my only complaint is that it seems they changed the recipe for the hot sauce. It looks and kind of tastes more like a spicy BBQ sauce. The consistency is definitely thicker. I don't know if it has changed at all the Pancheros or if it's just this one but I definitely prefer the original recipe for their hottest sauce. read more

They were out of rice, had to wait for steak, no queso when we finally got our food the tortilla wasn't cooked and it was cold. The person who rang us up had long nails poking through their gloves and making his job difficult. read more

Friday-Saturday 10:30AM-12:00AM Frequently closed at 9:30-10 with no signs as to why or adjusted hours online. read more

if i could put zero i would. my beans were burnt. how tf gonna burn my beans. like how tf you gonna burn beans in general. beans are the easiest mofo meal you can make and your just gonna burn them? like my beans tasted like smoke. i feel like i ate a cigarette. these beans so nasty that im about to scrape my tongue on the sidewalk. read more

Pancheros Mexican Grill - Grimes - me scraping my tongue on the cement - Mexican Near Me - Grimes, Iowa

They called cops on me for eating outside food in there restaurant even after I informed them - I have a to-go order, which I will make after I am done eating. They just couldn't wait for 5 minutes Not a friendly place at all read more

This is for Grimes location. Girl who made my burritos didn't even put cheese on them. Never asked if I wanted any. Thought she'd put it on or ask. Cheese on burrito is like ketchup on a hamburger. You could tell she didn't want to be there. Didn't want to do anymore than she absolutely had to. Then they wouldn't answer the phone so I could voice my complaint! I'm seeing a lot of bad complaints on here. I'll never be back! read more

Dirty place and unpleasant staff. Constantly out of half the food even tho they are located in front of a Walmart. They don't wear masks over their faces and spend too much time on their phones. Also they only take cash now but don't tell you until you're already checking out. WORST pancheros ever. read more

Changed the prices and food was nasty the chips were stale the burritos weren't cook all the way over all it was just nasty!

My burrito was cold by the time they handed it to me, the guacamole tasted so gross. And the staff was not friendly at all.

First time at this location, not impressed. The ingredients in my burrito tasted like cigarettes. I will be avoiding this location from now on. read more

My food was cold when I got it, staff was very lazy and not good at all. Good was very shitty in general, my rice was hard, like how hard can it be to cook effing rice read more