Pablo's Mexican Restaurant (Old Town)

Hubby and I are in the area and craving Mexican food. We had an enjoyable meal. Friendly staff brought us chips and salsa. The chicken gorditas and chicken flautas hit the spot. We were happy to see they sell Diet Coke and to note that public parking in the lot across the street is free on The Weeknd’s. We will comeback if we’re in the area.

Ordered a wet burrito with Carnitas. That's what I usually get when trying a new place. The staff was friendly, and it took about 10 minutes. When I got it back to my office I started to eat it and about the first 4 bites were Carnitas. I was expecting other items as well. Then I got rice. The rest of the burrito was noting but rice. Not what I expected for the price. Next time I'll just keep going up Larch.

We stopped in for breakfast and were pleasantly surprised. The salsa is clearly homemade, with good flavor and a mild spice. They also offer a hotter salsa with a strong chili flavor. We mixed the two and ended up with a perfect medium heat and great flavor. We tried the bacon and egg breakfast tacos, chilaquiles rojos, breakfast burrito, and menudo. Everything was good—not exceptional—but definitely enjoyable. The burrito had great flavor, likely from the potatoes, but the sliced yellow cheese took away from the authenticity. The tacos were simple: tortilla, bacon, egg, and queso fresco. They were good, just a bit basic. A little pico de gallo could elevate both the taste and the presentation. The chilaquiles were the highlight of the meal, full of flavor, and the sliced meat served alongside them was well-seasoned and very enjoyable. The menudo left me puzzled. The broth tasted very good on its own, but once mixed with the hominy and tripe, it lost something. The tripe pieces were cut unusually small—smaller than I’ve ever seen—which might have contributed. It also needed a touch more spice, but adding some of the hot salsa helped. Overall, the food was very good—just not quite great. Service was similar. A few times I needed something but had trouble getting the server’s attention.

I love this place.It's real close to convenient as are the authentic mexican food.You can ask for and the atmosphere around this place is great old town😍

In town for two nights for work. I like to try different local restaurants whenever possible. I went the 1st night (just tacos) and liked it so much that I went back the 2nd night as well (quesadilla)! Good flavor, good salsa, and good quality meat. Prompt friendly service for my carryout orders. The only issue was lack of easy parking. Def recommend in spite of that.

Waitress fast but not courteous or attentive. Only came to drop off food and drop off bill. Asked for salsa but got extremely hot sauce, when I asked again she said that is salsa. There was 3 different kinds in their frig, red, orange, and green. Food was very good. Music a bit loud. Very cool booths, clean tables and chairs.

I see why this small restaurant with fantastic decor always seems busy when I'm in Old Town. The chilaquiles I got were good and plentiful for $11. The huevos con chorizo my husband got were good though the chorizo wasn't as spicy as we were expecting and as plentiful as my plate was, his plate wasn't as generous with the huevos con chorizo. The low point was the hochata which tasted like it was made from a mix with artificial sweeteners which is all we could taste. Overall, I'd at least recommend it as a good Mexican restaurant that's open late.

Great place. I had the fajitas which were made wonderfully as food cooked just right. I found it funny the flour tortillas came out hotter than the food. I also had the hibiscus drink called Jaimica which I had never had. I don't think everyone would like it but I did. My only critique for a 4 is two factors. First, because I'm a single male, the waitress seated me in the middle aisle without suggesting a booth. Second, I had to ask for my silverware. Overall, good food.