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    Papi's Hot Chicken

    4.4 (19 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    4pc chicken tenders absolutely yummy!
    Lisa G.

    Service was great and the food was amazing! was traveling through the area and this Hot Chicken hit the spot!

    Nallely G.

    Really impressive with tve flavor of the chicken so good so far... crispy outside, and juicie inside the place is very clean and fresh, I ask for medium spicy for my Sandwich come in a Brioche bun and my chicken tender I order spice hot very good, very Cajun, and is not chicken like that in santa Maria, well done.....Papi's hot chicken my 4 4 this place

    Pablo F.

    Meh. Just ok. Went at 7pm Saturday night. Parking was tough. A few people inside, but a few were in their cars with the buzzer waiting for their orders. I ordered the #2 original. Service was fine. About 10 minutes later and I had my meal! That was reasonable for fresh fried chicken and fries. Portion size very good. Very nice sized tenders. Temp very good; Freshly fried. Meat inside was a little dry and bland. Not much flavor. Breading was a lot of spices powders applied after frying it seems like (??? not sure). Was not crispy. Imagine sticking your tongue out, sprinkling spice powders on it, retracting it, taking a bite of dry chicken tender, and chewing. Bread was fine. Brioche bun I believe. Coleslaw was fine. Sauce on the side was bland. All combined in the sandwich was ok. It was filling. Fries were ok. Some of the spice powder is applied to them. They have flavored waters but they are bland af. The tamarindo one was $6.50. At the time, they did not have bottled water. Inside the space was breezy. They have ceiling fans and portable A/C blowers going. Country music was playing on the sound system and TV. (Morgan Wallen, etc etc). Tables were clean. Well-lit. No bathroom / facilities that I could see. No handwashing. Overall, It did not convince me to go back.

    Combo #2
    Benjamin S.

    I ordered the #2 Combo for pick up, the service was great. I arrived twenty minutes late and the male behind the register offered and basically insisted he re-do my order so I can have a fresh experience. That was something I did not expect. I didn't think to get his name. I'll be back indefinitely. Thanks Papi's Hot Chicken! PS The ambiance was fitting.

    Mac n Cheese Loaded Fries Burrito
    Thomas A.

    Food was very good, outperformed my expectations. Good quality ingredients. Service was helpful, free cups of water provided. Ambiance is good too, good music playing with a TV showing the songs.

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    4 months ago

    Good food, not super spicy. I enjoyed the loaded fries, the mac and cheese works. The number 2 meal seems to be the best value.

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    9 months ago

    Tried the fingers fries and bread. Meaty fingers well cooked and seasoned. Made a filling hearty meal.

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    10 months ago

    Great food and service! Definitely going back the food was fresh and portion size was good!

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    I placed an order at 9:29 PM. I was contacted at 10:40 via…read moreDoorDash to be informed that the place was running behind. I contacted DoorDash support team to cancel my order and the dasher still brought the food after 11:11 PM. I was asleep when I heard someone outside my house. We called doordash to let them know about everything and I offered the doordasher the food and she and I agreed it was cold and gross. So I made a video to send to DoorDash and through away the food. What a waste of time and food.

    Got the churros with Nutella and strawberries and then another box with fried Oreos and mini…read morechurros. It felt like it was more on the more expensive side, but there's also not another place around to get treats like this. You could also feed at least 2 or 3 people with each little box if you're eating for dessert. I would compare the churros to the Disneyland ones? definitely WAY better taste and texture than the Costco ones (trying to think of how to compare them ) my sister picked up the food but from the sound of it, they were pretty quick from ordering time to getting the food. Cute little truck and definitely appreciate that they keep up with their business hours. I hate driving somewhere that says they're open online just to get there and it's closed and that hasn't happened !

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