Goth Night is apt, well done, safe af, very cool crowd.. The drinks weren't watered down, the music flowed and it was a great evening because of how it was presented. read more

Hands down best pizza in Kalamazoo. I have ordered from here for years and nothing ever changes, pizza is always fantastic.

This place is truly holy. The prices are good. The slices are good. It really isn't a bad experience. You can catch a show here which is cool. It just kind of exists. read more

Papa Pete's - 12 inch ham and pineapple - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Kalamazoo, Michigan

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Fantastic pizza and always a good time when a show is happening. Friendly staff and cold beers.

The pizza is DELICIOUS! Great staff and all was well! Love this place! Going down there today actually! Yum yum come get you some One Charles read more

Ah Papa Petes. Certainly a bar scene made more appealing to a younger (21-30) crowd (in my opinion) Being 30, I felt like I fit in but I didn't feel like I could keep up! I love that they have cheap drinks (around $3-4 each) and cheap personal sized pizzas with prices ranging depending on how many toppings. Goth night for NYE was quite fun. Before arriving I was concerned with what type of music would be played but when I arrived, I can say it was a well balanced mix of angsty dance music that is NOT anything like pop culture dance. It was more up my alley since I am an emo kid at heart! I also came here once before and watched a metal band perform The crowd was as expected (mosh pits) but nothing out of control. I recommend if you are more into dark, heavy, music as both times I have been there, this is the theme. Nice to know there's options more than just sell out dance pop music! read more

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Goth Night with the best friend was definitely a success. We refused to let bad weather deture us and I am glad we didn't. Tasty drinks, loud music and plenty of space to dance. I may not be Gothic myself but I spent my formative years of middle and high school all my friends were. My mom always asked if I was embarrassed to be around them in public and my response was always 'why?'. I myself was the Green Goth because I always wore green. I felt very at home surrounded by black outfits and studded necklaces while dancing to metal. Can't wait for the next event. read more

The owner of this place is so rude. I came late last night but we couldn't get in because we didn't have wrist bands. I jokingly said please I'm hot lol and he said not really and slammed the door in my face. The owner of this place insulted my appearance when he could've just said no I'm sorry we can't let anyone else in. I will not be back he was really unkind to me read more

iT IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE BARS IN kALAMAZOO however they must hate me through and through ! I just come there with my friends so often almost every week ! I love there pizzas and they have great drinks ! wonderfil bar tenders ! Still, if I talk with my best friends they kick me out almost every week with out reason ! so I guess they do not want us here and I will sugest to my friends that this is not a good bar to sing songs and to have some fun . i will, keep posting this for as long as they want ! love this bar and have allways liked it !!!!!! Fine they hate me !!~!!!! I hope they like you better ! i AM SOO SAD ! read more

We love their pizza! It's a long wait but it's worth it. Thin crust and they have different options of toppings and what size you want. The price is affordable. read more

I feel like this is one of the best secret, but not too secret, pizza places around. When I'm feeling like I want a quick, inexpensive, and oh so deliciously cheesy pizza pie I give Papa Pete's a call. I'm not sure if the older gentleman I often pick the pizza up from is the owner, but I absolutely love his service. My first time picking up from him he asked me if I had tried their hot sauce made in-house, I had not, so he insisted on sending a container of it home with me and the pie on the house. Dang, that sauce was spicy and I was hooked! To this day, if Papa Pete's is open, that is where I'm getting my pizza. read more

I go to Papa Pete's at least 4 times a month. The Pizza is great and cheap, the drinks are great and cheap, and the service is top notch. Would recommend papas to anyone is southwest Michigan. read more

If you have not had this pizza, you are definitely missing out! Hands down, this is the REAL best pizza in Kalamazoo! read more

Papa Pete's - Bacon, pineapple and jalapeno...the sweet heat. - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Kalamazoo, Michigan

This is the best thin crust pizza in town. The have good drink specials, friendly staff, great pizza prices and excellent topping choices. Papa Pete's is nice hidden gem. Make sure to ask for some of their home made hot sauce. If I ever move away, this place will be a for sure stop when I visit. read more

The best kept pizza secret in town. Is it a trashy dive bar? Absolutely it is! Do the bathrooms remind you of a crime scene? Sure they do! Does any of this really matter when you can get a large 4 topping pizza and a couple of draft beers for $14? No it doesn't! Seriously, stop by some night, sit at the bar, order a beer and a pizza to go and just relax. Pizza is really good! read more

I'm almost tempted to give Papa Pete's a low rating, so that no Yelp-obsessed nerdarios crash the best dive bar in kzoo. In Kalamazoo, you've got two options: excessively expensive college kid bars and craft beer spots. There's pretty much no reason to bother with the former unless you're a sex-crazed drunken savage, or if you wish you were a sex-crazed drunken savage but actually you're a sad, anime fan filling up your Waldo's Passport. For the latter (craft beer spots), you're gonna realize you're $20 short on your energy bill next month. Papa Pete's is different. read more

Terrible. This place is just another dive bar. Don't come here for pizza. Small tables. Too small for pizza. Poor service, my family and I were never seated. We waited 5 minutes for a waiter, no luck. Someone came over as we were walking out the door. Sad. Unfriendly and unprofessional. Shut 'em down. Shut 'em down hard! read more

I had a bartender that refused to serve me... he was extremely rude and when one of my friends requested to pay for me he refused to let him and said "she needs to pay for herself." I regret ever going there... I suggest you don't go there either. 1 our of 5 stars is too generous. read more

Never had an issue there food was good drinks were great and affordable. They are very friendly and have really cool diverse nights. Who else in the city does that?? Say what you want but they'll be around for a long time cause no one is gonna stop going there! read more

While Papa Pete's may be a dive bar, the entertainment is nearly always a hit. Big names with big crowds are drawn here. They host a Salsa dance night, DJ Open decks, Metal bands, Jam bands, Folk artists, and a lot of Electronic music artists. The pizza is fantastic especially for the price. While the place could use a good cleaning, that's really the only downside. The pool tables are good, the food is good, the drinks are at a good price, and the service is friendly and familial. read more

Bad even for a dive bar. Wasn't impressed with the staff or the service, rude and unprofessional. Could also use a serious cleaning. Didn't try the food because I wouldn't have trusted that staff to make it. read more

One will either like it or lump it - depending on the entertainment, mostly electronic, jam, rock, and metal shows. The night I went, I knew the band (folkgrass style) , so use that info as you please. Looks a bit rundown, attracts a younger crowd - again, depending on the entertainment. Has two pool tables. Serves pizza and beer. There will be an cover charge. read more

Poor services, bathrooms are flooded, super dirty, there's dried up voment on the carpet.

Rude staff. Gross pizza. I don't even know what else to say except their pizza tastes like all other bar food. #mightaswellbefries #angrystaff read more

Papa Petes is trash. It seems to be popular to the student ghetto crowd though, which tends to be drugged up anyways. The place is filthy inside, outdated, and smells horrible. I've had the pizza once, it wasn't bad. It just worries me what's going on in the kitchen since the actual bar is so filthy. If you are not a hipster and want to have some drinks in a place that doesn't stink, and isn't filled with stinky people. Just go to Harvey's which is right down the street. Enjoy a dog from dogs with style after the bar also! read more

If you love a good, fun, friendly, CHEERS like dive bar, come here. Leave your pretentiousness at the door. And before I get into how much I LOVE this place... Who the fuck do you think cares about your opinion? Is this REALLY how you find your food? Any fucking asshole with a smartphone makes YOUR dinner plans for you? And do you "critics" feel better about yourselves when you take time from masturbating to pictures of yourself to rate a dive bar?.... Yikes. The pizza is so awesome, and you can't beat the price! I love the bartenders, and if they don't love you, it's because you're intolerable. And OF COURSE you are! You read the reviews of a bunch of sociopathic troglodytes and base your judgements on lack of experience and hearsay. Ergo, you'll never know what YOU THINK about this bar until you go. So go, and make up your own mind, you sheep. Personally, I think this place is the bees knees! read more

BEST PIZZA'S IN TOWN! we've bought a LOT of pizza from different places. THESE are the BEST ever. You can't beat the prices either! I don't know why someone put 3 stars. That's crazy! Their GREAT! Quick service too! read more

Papa Pete's has really good live music and Dj's and if you want to get down with the urban scene come out and hang with some hipsters. Their pizza is phenomenal and i would suggest going on Wednesdays. read more