I've been living in the Hermosa area my whole life and have tried many Mexican restaurants. In my many years of living here I have to say that Poncitlan is hands down the best Mexican restaurant in the neighborhood. The service is top notch and the food is grade A and authentic!! The restaurant is always very clean and the workers very polite.  Definitely try  their Tampiquena Dinner it is to die for.  If you want great Mexican food check this place out A.S.A.P.
Review Source:We've lived down the street from Poncitlan for a little over 2 yrs now -its our default Mexican restaurant and our place to go if we are feeling like a mexican breakfast -wish i could say i love it, but i cant .. The food quality as far as taste and preparation has gone down considerably since we started to go .. everything seems to be cooked on the grill now with a large dousing of oil so any meat  dish u order is greasy (noticed today that they even do the 'bistek ala mexicana' on the grill .. i dunno but ive always known it to be a dish of steak cubed with a sauce) .. the guacamole is great and the breakfasts are by far now my favorite dishes from them .. the rice can vary from terrific to totally bland -and as i said, anything meat related is going to have u tilting your dish off to pour off the oil (yes, i literally did that with my fajitas recently)
Wait staff is ok - at times they have difficulty if u dont speak spanish -this is especially true if u are calling in an order for delivery or pick up ..we have called in for a torta dinner , coke and a large cup of ice..my spanish is far from flawless ..after much wrangling and word picking, i  got a torta dinner, coke and a large cup of rice .. i have also had the person answering the phone just flat out say they dont speak english so please call back later
on a personal neighborhood note, i have to say these guys are always great about keeping their sidewalk cleared in the winter and ive seen the manager come out to tell a group of guys who were hanging outside the restaurant after their meal and gettingn loud to keep it down so as not to disturb the neighbors and that was nice ..
will i keep going ? yes, but ill kno what to choose =D
I assume we selected the wrong day to visit. We were hoping to find, "hands down the best Mexican food in the city" or our soon to be "favorite Mexican restaurant" unfortunately, neither of these occurred.
We entered this bustling restaurant and were a bit overwhelmed. There didn't seem to be a hostess stand or a marked area to wait to be seated. Menus were not on the table and I use that as a sign that it's not a seat yourself establishment. Multiple waitresses breezed past us each making eye contact, but never smiling or speaking. Finally, we were acknowledged and led to a table in the center aisle of the restaurant. We take a seat and begin to look over the menu. A half empty basket of chips and a small bowl of salsa were placed in front of us. We quickly polish off the basket of tasty chips while we wait for someone to take our drink order. Our waitress appears again and we both order margaritas, a side of guacamole and some additional chips. As we wait for these items we are asked if we'd be willing to move to a booth against the wall. Sure. I noticed this happen to at least three couples that had previously been seated in the center.
It took quite a while for the guacamole and margaritas to make it out to the table. Unfortunately, we still had no chips. As quickly as items were placed on our table our waitress was gone. I understand that it was busy, but we deserve a little attention here. We waited and waited. I had finished my margarita before food orders were taken or the basket of chips ever made it to the table. We sat there staring at this delicious looking guacamole, but nothing to sample it with. Such a bummer. When the food did arrive it had a nice flavor. Nothing that blew our socks off or made us rationalize the ridiculously slow service.
The tacos are pretty damn good here and the soups aren't bad either!
When I'm in the neighborhood I typically eat here and I've never had a bad item from this place. Â The waitresses are very attentive and friendly.
The barbacoa is very good and the tacos de chile relleno are pretty good too (& theyre huge!)
This restaurant quickly became my favorite Mexican restaurant the first time I visited, replacing...what was it called? Â It doesn't matter, this place is TOPS. Â I work close by and so I come here regularly for my steak tacos and/or cheese quesadillas. Â
Parking is available in the back off the alley behind Armitage, but it does become congested at times. Â Parking is almost always available for a fee of course on Armitage (Pay To Park). The complimentary salsa they serve is simply the best salsa I have ever had, period. Â It is hot, so beware! Â Plenty of freshly-chopped jalapenos and cilantro, it goes down great with any of the main dishes. Â As I mentioned, I love their steak tacos, and this is one of the only places where you won't find fatty peices of gristle. Â Order a Mexican Coca Cola out of a glass bottle (natural sugar in place of high fructose corn syrup) to top off the experience. The waitress staff is very helpful and cheerful.
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