Don Pancho Villa

Nico Walker’s Grub Street Diet

"A lively, festive restaurant on Borinquen Place where people go to have fun rather than just a quick meal: the room draws multi-generational family tables and younger crowds alike, with a DJ who transitions from Latin dance music to hip‑hop around 10 p.m. Drinks are pricey but large and party‑oriented (one coconut margarita was served frozen when ordered on the rocks and came in a repurposed Patrón bottle), and hookah service is offered both indoors and outside. Service is efficient and attentive — staff use radios and take table service seriously — and the kitchen turns out shareable plates like La Pistola, fried green plantains filled with a rich seafood‑and‑cream mixture and topped with avocado. Expect a vibrant, slightly clubby atmosphere and a patio option; it is not inexpensive." - Chris Crowley