▁Pan cho ' s ▁moved ▁east ▁again , ▁this ▁time ▁to ▁Dallas , ▁Texas . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁the ▁corpor ation ▁has ▁changed ▁hands ▁between ▁several ▁own ers ▁and ▁partners . ▁ ▁The ▁restaurant ▁chain ▁is ▁owned ▁and ▁managed ▁by ▁Pan cho ' s ▁Mexican ▁Buff et , ▁Inc ., ▁which ▁was ▁previously ▁named ▁P ame x ▁Food s , ▁Inc . ▁P ame x ▁Food s , ▁Inc . ▁changed ▁its ▁corpor ate ▁name ▁to ▁Pan cho ' s ▁Mexican ▁Buff et , ▁Inc . ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 5 5 ▁Pan cho ' s ▁Mexican ▁Buff et ▁restaur ants . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 4 8 ▁restaur ants , ▁and ▁the ▁company ▁employed ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁people . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 4 0 ▁restaur ants , ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁states ▁of ▁Arizona , ▁Louisiana , ▁New ▁Mexico , ▁Oklahoma ▁and ▁Texas . ▁ ▁Over view ▁ ▁Pan cho ' s ▁is ▁most ▁popular ▁for ▁having ▁its ▁buff et ▁customers ▁" raise ▁the ▁flag " ▁to ▁request ▁more ▁food ; ▁each ▁table ▁has ▁a ▁small ▁tr icol ored ▁flag ▁with ▁the ▁three ▁colors ▁of ▁the ▁flag ▁of ▁Mexico . ▁ ▁The ▁flag , ▁however , ▁is ▁sometimes ▁missing ▁the ▁Mexican ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁and ▁thus ▁more ▁closely ▁res emb les ▁the ▁flag