Pancita — Restaurant in Seattle

Unfortunately, Pancita disappointed. At the price point they're charging, I expect everything to be fantastic, but though they had some good flavors, it just didn't deliver on its promise.

Suadero tacos were good, no complaints there. Really enjoyed the flavor, it was a good appetizer.

I liked the Pipian sauce with the pork chop, but they were very stingy with the sauce at the almost 50-dollar price point. The pipian should be the focus of that dish, but it felt sprinkled on, more like it was more a supporting player to the pork, which I found unpleasantly fatty. On the pork chop, fat texture hadn't undergone the maillard reaction so the flavor and texture weren't enjoyable. The tortillas were great, I found those to be the best way to enjoy the Pipian, but for some reason there was an overabundance of parsley in the dish, whose very strong flavor completely overpowered the pipian. I cannot understand what the intention of using parsley like that was.

We wanted to get the chicken and mole, but after seeing how little quantity of mole other diners' plates had, we instead reconsidered.

In its place, we got the Chile en Nogada, which was a complete reinvention of the dish using a cauliflower cream and vegetarian filling. I love the traditional version of this dish, but I nonetheless did enjoy their experimental take on it. However, at thirty dollars for the dish it was very undersized with barely enough filling in the poblano. And I don't know what's up with the parsley, but again I had to proactively remove it from my food or it would've overpowered the dish's subtler flavors.

As for drinks, I got the horchata, which I very much enjoyed, it was delicious.

Other than the food, I found the staff very accommodating and friendly. The ambiance was nice and cozy too.

All in all, Pancita had some promise, and I very much hope they...

The food and cocktails are amazing!

But the kitchen seems to be overwhelmed and small so the wait for, and the order in which the food arrives makes a meal here disfunctional.

We took some friends here after having a great meal a couple of months back. The server recommended that we order the food in one go as the kitchen is small, which we did. The tostadas made their way to the table fairly quickly but then the rest of the appetisers didn’t make it till after entree (which made it to the table 40 minutes later). So we sat there waiting for food for majority of our 2 plus hours seated.

When the entrée arrived we were asked if we wanted to order more food, when we pointed out we’re still waiting for our appetisers, it was again mentioned that the kitchen is small, I was encouraged to order more but the food was barely making it to the table.

By the time the appetiser arrived after the entrée we’d lost our hunger and were ready to order dessert and just leave. It felt like an exhausting disfunctional meal, the flavours were on point, but it’s not the worth the wait for the amount being spent.

Things we ordered Memlas, Tuna toastada, beed tacos, chicken mole, side of beef and rice, chocolate tamales All...

Pls it’s in a nutshell - overhyped, oversalted, undistinguished and overpriced. Under the premise of a special meal - see the many encomiums given by others - the 1 hour and 45 minute wait to be served ended with a limp salad covered with shredded string cheese. And in succession, mini tostadas of tuna covered in an undistinguished red sauce were followed by equally unimpressive beef bits with onion and wilted veggies. Everything tasted the same way, and the background noise blended with bland tasting notes only created an abiding sense that we were being fleeced in real time. One of our party of three walked out, prompting an immediate delivery of rice and beans, a palliative gesture coming too late to matter. Finally our main course of salmon festooned clavicles arrived in a box, thanks to the perceptive waiter who feared our walking out en masse without our final course. What a debacle, not salvageable by comping the salmon. Do not find yourselves victims of overhyped, mediocre food pretending to be haute cuisine. Let be the finale of seem. The only emperor is the emperor...