Paco's Authentic Mexican Bistro

I come here a lot, a whole lot; at least once a month. I can't really say its my favorite Mexican restaurant on Staten Island but the prices are great, the portions are large and the food is just as okay as it could be. It may not be the best Mexican food but the quality is way better than anything you could get at a Chipotle or a Qdoba. My go to items are the Burrito bowl and Queso fundito. The Burrito bowl is served in a tostada, which makes the bowl edible, unlike what is offered at most Mexican franchises. It's delicious and never greasy or overly heavy and stuffy. The Queso fundido is a delicious take on fajita plates, except that there is an abundance of melted cheese added on the plate. It's a bit heavy but if you like heavy then hey, have fun! I can't get enough of it. One of the items I ordered one day was the fish fajitas and they were a bit dry; and so I usually go with the heavier stuff, like the queso fundito. It's a cute little place, the service is always excellent and they offer a variety of hot sauces for you! Perhaps this Tex-Mex is not as good as Sofias Taqueria, Cantina Mexican, Yolpaqui, and Maizel, but it's still way better than many other franchise restaurants, and the prices are way better and portions larger than Staten Island's most popular Tex-Mex restaurants.

What's up meerkats. I came here on Saturday night, so I wasn't mad that there was a crowd. Paco's has that sports bar/family restaurant mashup that I'm not really into. Maybe if I had kids I wanted to take out without missing the game, this would be good. +Our waiter was good, even though he was busy -Above average prices. -Food was average -Free salsa tasted like tomato sauce

I went on a Saturday night and was seated right away. the waitress was very attentive and prompt. The salsa has a sweet marinara taste, not your typical Mexican salsa. The shrimp fajita quesadilla was delicious, tasty guacamole and tasted fresh. However it should've been a bit crispy. Watermelon margarita was okay and the chicken burrito was nothing special.

Finally hit this Mexican taco restaurant after passing it for the last 6 to 8 years ..... what can I say we were always booking back home to Brooklyn... traffic lol !!! Always noticed that this place was packed on a Friday Saturday night, we always looked in through the window.... It's was Tuesday 3/19/19 around 3:30pm we just finished running errands so we decided to give this place a go .... Of course we had this place to our self's; we were greeted with smiles very friendly servers........... Great music playing which takes you on a vacation when dining here ..... Fresh warm nachos served with homemade salsa ... Then we order a small side of home made guacamole with of course I save some to top my steak tacos.... My steak tacos were off the chain delicious very authentic tasting loved their green sauce !!! The wife went with their chicken fajita which she loved; both plates served with Mexican rice along with re-fried beans .... I tried the wife's chicken which was on the money !!! Desert we went with the fried vanilla ice cream !!! Omg also delicious!!! No disappoints here everything we had was spot on .... we have a lot of family on this island so we are going to do our best to get them to eat over here .... Much thanks to Arturo our server Syliva for a fantastic food experience.... we will be back again with friends family .... Also, we like to offer our condolences to this owner's family staff !!!! Keep making him proud .....

Been to this restaurant several times now. It is very small so sometimes it can have a wait. I don't we have ever had to wait more than 30 minutes to be seated though. The service we have always received has been excellent! We enjoy coming here and will continue to keep returning. My go to meal is the pork quesadilla. With the sweetness it makes it so delicious. Can never go wrong! I have also had the burritos and tacos which are really good as well! The sangria is really good! Definitely a great place to grab dinner and drinks with friends! Parking isn't great but isn't horrible, try doing the street parking on the street right there. Is always our best bet!