Panchos Tacos

[terracore]

The Panchos Tacos food truck is at the Pahoa Propane / used car / food truck lot every Sunday. We've been wanting to try it for some time and finally did today.

We'll be back. Soon. It was really good. And the food came out surprisingly fast.

Most of the plate entrees (plates include rice and beans) are $10.00. Normally Mexican-style rice is just an afterthought, a starchy side dish with lots of color but little flavor other than salt to stand up on it's own. But this might have been the best Mexican rice I've ever eaten, other than my Mexican friend's grandmother's recipe.

The chile relleno was good. It wasn't AWESOME but I would get it again after trying other things first. I also tried the "3 tacos" plate. The tacos are served street style with two little tortillas per. I tried carnitas (pork), asada (beef), and chicken. My favorite of the 3 was chicken, which usually comes in 3rd but something about the seasoning spiked it up to #1. There is another pork option and also beef tongue which I haven't tried yet.

They have a clean and cozy covered eating area.

The Thai lady's truck and also a coffee/smoothie truck are also there on Sundays. I think the Thai lady is cash or EBT (for cold options) only. Panchos takes cash and plastic.

[KiminPL]

Thanks for the review; I will check it out soon. Always in search of good Mexican food, not so easy to find on the island.

[kalakoa]

Panchos also parks next to Kai Store on a weekday (not sure which one).

[terracore]

Here is their FB:

https://www.facebook.com/PanchoNJessies/

[shave_ice]

Best Mexican food in the area imo. I stop there about once a week. Their tacos are especially delicious and all the ingredients seem fresh. It's fast and the people are super nice.

[dayna]

So here is my 2 cents after eating with terracore today.

The mexican food was good. Not epic, but good. (I was raised partially near the border and have mexican family... so I'm maybe a bit snobbish).

the rice was GREAT. The beans..... so so. The chile relleno was so so but lacking flavor/good sauce. I didn't try terracores tacos. I will get the beef tongue next time, I didn't see it till after we were done ordering. I love me some good non standard meats!

I ordered from the thai truck there. I was behind a lady who asked her to break up two spring roll boxes so she could get half avocado and half tofu. So I raised my hand and said I'd buy the other half so she wouldn't be stuck with a combo box she couldn't sell. I also ordered the tofu pad thai.

We at the mexican food mostly there, took the thai food home.

At home the spring rolls were good, the sauce was AMAZING. I love love love her spring roll sauce. I actually licked out the extras from the little plastic container (sorry if thats gross, but no waste! haha). I preferred the tofu over the avocado. The tofu pad thai is DELICIOUS. So next weekend I'll be getting a tongue taco and tofu spring rolls with a side of tofu pad thai. I saw folks eating corn on a stick that from the mexican place that I think I'll be trying next weekend too. It was dripping and looked so delicious. People were licking their lips. NOM.

And now I have Oahus Ponchos Solar song stuck in my head. haha
Dayna

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[Chas]

There’s also a good bbq truck there occasionally.

[rocketman]

Try the flan, just like I remember as a kid. I still have some leftover from yesterday, gonna go eat it right now.

[aklb43]

Panchos is really good, nuff said for me.

[terracore]

quote:

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Originally posted by kalakoa

Panchos also parks next to Kai Store on a weekday (not sure which one).

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They were there today.