Pancho's Mexican Buffet

Pancho's Mexican Buffet
Company typeBuffet
IndustryRestaurant
Founded1958; 66 years ago (1958)
HeadquartersDallas, Texas[1]
ProductsTex-Mex and Mexican-American dishes
ServicesIn-store dining, takeout and catering
Website*Pancho's Mexican Buffet DFW & Arlington *Pancho's Mexican Buffet Houston

Pancho's Mexican Buffet is a chain of Tex-Mex restaurants[1] in the United States.[2] In 2017, the owners began closing stores due to poor performance, and developed a small store concept named "Cuban Cafe". There are currently three locations: Houston,[1][3]Dallas Fort Worth(DFW), and Arlington.[4]

Pancho's main product is an all-you-can-eat buffet,[5] though unlike many other such buffets additional food is brought by waitstaff rather than self-served, except for in the chain's "Super Buffet" locations. Pancho's fare include tacos, flautas, enchiladas, tamales, rice, refried beans, guacamole and many other traditional Tex-Mex items.[6][7] Pancho's also provides takeout and catering services.[1]

The company was formerly listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange in the 1980s under the symbol "PAMX".[8] In 2010, the company had 40 locations,[2] In February 2012, Pancho's corporate had shut down operations. All corporate owned restaurants were closed, phone lines were disconnected, and the website was removed. The reasons behind it are unknown.[9][10] Non corporate owned locations remain open. By September 2014, 14 franchise locations operate in Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana.[11][12] As of 2024, there were a total of three Pancho's-branded locations still open (1 in Arlington, 1 in the Fort Worth area and one in Mesquite Tx).[13]

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  3. ^ "panchosmexicanbuffet.com".
  4. ^ "If you really miss Pancho's Mexican Buffet, the full experience is closer than you think" Hot 107.9 FM (website) (Aug. 24, 2021) Accessed Oct. 16, 2021.
  5. ^ Cordero-Cordell, T.; Cordell, R. (2007). Aprovecho: A Mexican-American Border Cookbook. Hippocrene Cookbook Library. Hippocrene Books, Incorporated. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-7818-1206-1. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  6. ^ Grant, T. (2002). International Directory of Company Histories. Gale virtual reference library. St. James Press. p. 330. ISBN 978-1-55862-464-1. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  7. ^ "History of Pancho's Mexican Buffet, Inc. – FundingUniverse".
  8. ^ The Market Guide. Market guide, inc. 1988. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  9. ^ McNulty, Ian. "Pancho's lowers the flag".
  10. ^ "Letter: Pancho's too low brow for media, but not Mesa residents". 22 February 2012.
  11. ^ "History". Pancho's Mexican Buffet Dallas/Fort Worth. Archived from the original on 2014-04-27. Retrieved 2014-04-26.
  12. ^ "Panchos Mexican Buffet Houston".
  13. ^ "If you really miss Pancho's Mexican Buffet, the full experience is closer than you think" Hot 107.9 FM (website) (Aug. 24, 2021) Accessed Oct. 16, 2021.