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About Us


ABOUT PANCHO'S

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About Us


ABOUT PANCHO'S

The Story of pancho's

Randy Kaplan
Owner/Operator

Randy has been a restaurant owner for over 30 years. His first venture was McBurley’s of Isla Vista, while he was a UC Santa Barbara student. McBurley’s opened in 1985 and became famous for its cheap beer, flame-broiled burgers, and chili-cheese fries. In 1989, he opened The Cantina, a Mexican Grill with jumbo burritos, homemade corn tortillas, and a fresh salsa bar. In 1992, he moved to San Francisco and opened Pancho’s at 1639 Polk St (which closed in 2020) in San Francisco. Pancho’s, a sister to The Cantina, specialized in fresh homemade Mexican food. Another Pancho’s location was opened in 1998 at 3440 Geary Blvd. in San Francisco. Randy creates, builds, and operates Fast-Casual Restaurant concepts. In addition to Pancho’s, he currently owns and operates two Roadside BBQ locations (San Rafael ,and inside The Graton Casino of Rohnert Park) as well two Hi-Way Hamburger Restaurants (Noe Valley and North Beach in San Francisco).

Francisco "Pancho" Tornez
Kitchen Manager

Pancho worked with Randy at The Cantina, and moved up to San Francisco to help in the opening of Pancho’s. He has over 20 years of restaurant experience. You’ll see him in the kitchen at Roadside BBQ. He’ll be the one basting the ribs in our smoker, mixing the batter for the corn muffins, baking the homemade pies, or chopping, mixing, blending, stirring, sauteeing, and grilling just about everything else for the menu at Roadside.

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About Panchos


About Panchos


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The Story of Panchos


The Story of Panchos