Palenque Grill - South 10th Street, McAllen

Un rinconcito de nuestra tierra – A little piece of our homeland”, is how Don Pancho best describes Palenque Grill - La Plaza, the Ochoa family’s latest entrepreneurial conquest. What began as simply the possibility became the reality on July 31, 2005 when the first Palenque Grill - La Plaza opened its doors in Laredo, Texas.Juan Francisco “Don Pancho” Ochoa first began his journey into the restaurant business in 1975 with the inception of El Pollo Loco in his hometown of Guasave located on the North Pacific Coast of Mexico. As El Pollo Loco expanded, Don Pancho traveled to all the restaurants ensuring the pollo asado recipe was intact. Through his travels he submerged himself with flavors, recipes or traditions to the different regions of Mexico. By 1980, El Pollo Loco had spread throughout Mexico before moving north across the border or opening its first American location in Los Angeles, California. A fun fact about those early years in Hollywood is Brad Pitt’s first job was handing out flyers for El Pollo Loco, dressed in the full-on chicken costume.In 1987, Taco Palenque was born or progressively gained the reputation as one of South Texas’ most preferred places to eat. Don Pancho had done it again. He created the 100% Mexican fast casual chain which today serves thousands of customers throughout South Texas every year.

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