Panchos closed down permanently?

I've got to think they overextended with the super expansion and the much higher than normal buffet price killed them.

People that hit lots of buffets tend to have tight pockets too and the Chinese buffet is about $3.00 bucks cheaper. Not much I know but I can't figure out why it failed while 200 chinese buffets survive.

I only went once. I didn't hate it but also felt it wasn't great.

All I can think of is the debt load they took on to expand crushed them and the novelty of a mexican buffet faded after six months.

I know most here hated the food to start with, but I wonder if at some point they went from subpar food to cellar dwellar subterranean levels of cheapness.

In summary, I have no clue. I don't get how you can go from long waits and packed for months to tumbleweeds.

If you want a good Mexican buffet, go to El Magey on Seigen just over the overpass and to the right, next to the Safety Council. Panchos suffered from memories being better than the reality IMO...