Pancho Villa is a Finnish restaurant franchise serving Tex Mex cuisine. [1] The first restaurant was opened in 2001 in Tammela, Tampere. [2] [3]
The franchise has restaurants in 15 municipalities all over Finland. [4] The restaurant in Jyväskylä closed down in February 2014 when its owner Maizen Oy filed for bankruptcy, but almost four months later a new restaurant was opened by a new owner. [5] [6]
The franchise serves hamburgers, [7] steaks and tortillas [8] among other items. Like other franchises, Pancho Villa also hosts theme weeks, such as the Burger weeks. [9] The franchise was named after the famous Mexican revolutionary leader Pancho Villa. [10]