Ok I did it, I've been told can't goto Texas without going to a Pappas. First and last. Cookie cutter, average food. We got the fajitas, the garlic butter i can for was cold, the fajitas didn't sizzle and the service was terrible. Our waiter was maybe 22, had no idea what types of wines, margaritas, or beer there was. We asked for a skinny marg and got one full of simple syrup. "Recipe" they said. Save your hard earned money and find local. Never again! read more

I came here last Saturday around 6:30p.. I requested to sit outside because it was freezing and dark inside. We had to wait 10 mins for a table that was already cleaned.. we get the chips & salsa & the chips are warm & fresh but the salsa was bland and warm.. warm salsa was new to me.. no kids menu (so they can up charge you) the entree items aren't really impressed.. we ordered the food came pretty quickly.. it was drenched in cheese, cheese is part of what we ordered but DAYUM!!! the couple next to us had to send their food back to be cooked more.. overall this place is all hype & not worth the 50$ i paid.. it was aight but i won't be back read more

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food today was okay , with the exception of what seemed like a ham bone in my refried beans. We sat at the bar waited for at least 14:O0 min for a waiter, he never came. I decided to go up to the bar and order a drink. Got one with no problem. Once our food came it took forever to get our check. I might add, I also ordered food to go. Again took forever for the waiter to come and check on us and give us our to go order! In conclusion, if your in a hurry don't go to Pappasito's '. I will also add we went there at 2:00 pm read more

Arrived at 1:45 expecting to miss some of the Friday lunch crowd, nope, looked like plenty of empty tables, perhaps not enough wait staff? Order was taken relatively quick, but took way too long to come out (over 20 minutes) and then my order was wrong, wife's order was right. One of the managers came by and apologized for the mistake and offered a free queso, which I declined. Waitress came by and apologized and said it would be 5 minutes, nope about 15 minutes later my right order came out. The food was good ( it normally always is) but the service was terrible. Our waitress never refilled our water or ask about refilling our chips. One of the manager did come by and asked if she could refill our chips and water. It was obvious that the waitress had a bigger table next to us that was getting all her attention. We always enjoy the food but not sure it was worth all the frustration. PS. Waitress also gave us ticket with the wrong meal still on it. Needless to say she was not tipped 20%. read more

First time eating here, and as I looked at the menu, everything was overpriced, the food was good my wife and split fajita's, the service was decent, but it was also a little loud in there as well, so it was hard to talk at times, probably not going to come here anytime soon. read more

Very good..way over priced sad to say. Server was fantastic. Best chips and salsa..price for value..not worth it

The best fajitas I have ever had. We ordered the family chicken and beef fajitas that was plenty for 3 guys. It came with a side of beans and rice. Also, the cheese dip was very good. Highly recommend to anyone who reads this. This will be a must be come back place! I mean it! read more

Pappasito's Cantina - Chicken and beef fajitas - Tex-Mex Near Me - Houston, Texas

Don't make reservations here. It's pointless, they won't sit you right away. The whole point of a reservation is to have your spot reserved for that time. We got sat 30 minutes after our time. read more

Great food, great atmosphere. The plate is not the cheapest meal out there, but the size and quality are worth every penny. read more

Pappasito's Cantina - Camarones Tijuana - Tex-Mex Near Me - Houston, Texas

Always a good time when we come through for football. Love the family style dinners! The fajitas are amazing. Good drinks and great atmosphere . read more

There was definitely a confusion in what I expected out of a fajita quesadilla versus what I actually got. I expected peppers and onions in it, which was not how they had it. the server and the manager offered to remake it for me, but I did not want the food to go to waste, and it still tasted good just was not what I was expecting. The salsa had a little kick, but the type of kick that has you going back for it. Indoor and outdoor seating read more

Love this place! Amazing chips and salsa. Favorite dish is Plato Del Mar with beef fajitas and bacon wrapped stuffed shrimp. Tonight dropped by for a quick "snack" at the bar. read more

Pappasito's Cantina - mixed beef and chicken nachos. - Tex-Mex Near Me - Houston, Texas

The food is always fresh. Served hot. Just the way you ordered it. Service is also good. Ambiance is got the Spanish vibe and sometimes live music. Tortillas are great. We always take some to go. The margaritas are also very read more

Had a very good lunch with my coworker, walk out to the parking lot afterward (that has security) and multiple vehicles along with his were broken in to. Apparently that corner of the parking lot doesn't have security footage, little odd that it happened there? Disappointing and hope they improve the security along with the cameras there. read more

This place is AMAZING!!! We stopped by here yesterday on our way back home from vacation. This restaurant had the best food at on all the places we ate at on our trip. The fajitas were absolutely phenomenal. read more

Pappasito's Cantina - Patio - Tex-Mex Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Very good food and fast service. Atmosphere and decor were spot on. They also have outside seating. The prices are a bit high for my pocket book. read more

Tables are too close together, they rush you in and out. If I go, I'll sit in the bar area, if there's room, you can take more time to eat. Too pricey to be rushed and crowded. Entrees are good, rice and beans are bland. read more

They serve consistently excellent TexMex. I like their chips and salsa. The dishes are hot and well prepared. Service is excellent. The only beef I have with them is that they have gotten pretty proud and have raised their prices pretty high. read more

This is the 2nd time in a row that we've been greatly disappointed in this locations service. We were lied to by the hostess, brought our food out incorrectly, was cold and while mine was brought out, the other order was brought out 15 min later. How areyou supposed to have a family meal like that? Second time out (after giving it another try), we didn't even make it to our table before we had 2 different managers telling us different stories on sitting us and ordering drinks. They can keep their gift cards and apologies. We will not be returning to this location ever. Why is it so different on this side of town than elsewhere? I'd rather be writing a report on how wonderful the experience was. read more

I like to go when is less crowded,the salsa is delicious and the food too,but sometimes de service is bad.

I judge Tex-Mex places by quality of chips and salsa & margaritas. They have probably the worst chips and salsa in Houston. The chips taste like someone put soap in the fryer (no I do not have the cilantro thing). Their salsa is incredibly bland. The food is generally good but you can get just as good food and margs for cheaper at like 500 restaurants in Houston. Just too many options to eat here. read more

Looking for some great TexMex and this place did not disappoint. Amazing food and service and the ambiance was just straight up fun. So cute! We had steak and shrimp fajitas and all was amazing. The chips and the fajitas were fantastic! read more

Pappasito's Cantina - Shrimp and steak fajitas - Tex-Mex Near Me - Houston, Texas

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The services was excellent!! The atmosphere and staff including the hostess was great!! The main meal was fantastic!! The only issue was the after taste on the chips. The cooking oil used almost tasted old. I know that they use the same cooking oil for other fried foods. But on the chips it just gives an odd after-taste. Even the smell is off-putting. Never have that issue at other restaurants that serve chips. Just always been at any Pappasito's Cantinas. Like I said everything was amazing. read more

This place is awesome I love everything. The service is great the food and drinks are awesome. I had the chicken and steak fajitas, the meat wasn't so tender and delicious. The salsa is delicious and has a slight kick. If you are ever in Houston this is a most do spot. And if you can't wait just go to the bar area it's usually immediate seating read more

Pappasito's Cantina - Tex-Mex Near Me - Houston, Texas

Decided to stop here last minute as we were on our was home. Our first date included this Pappasito's 23 years ago in August. Great service from Sam. We were visited at our our table by Manager Victor who welcomed us. Food was delicious. Atmosphere was nice. Loved our time together at Pappasito's. read more

Andrew Jok is PHENOMENAL. Dude was so refreshing from start to finish. Super personable as well as helpful. The food was equally INSANE. Best fajita meat I've ever had in my life, no lie. I will come back here everytime I'm back in Houston. Three thumbs up. read more

Pappasito's Cantina - a table full of food - Tex-Mex Near Me - Houston, Texas

Best experience at this location. I came here last minute just to celebrate me passing boards in medical school with my family. While first sitting down we didn't start off at the best due to a waiter dropping a margarita glass which shattered on our table and our drinks. Once I notified our waitress she spoke with her manager to let her know what happened. The manager came over and apologized for the incident and asked us if she could make our experience better. We told her no but her generosity and sincere heart kept insisting if she could make things right for us. Which she ended up doing without a doubt. I can honestly this has been one of the few great experiences I've experienced since I've been in Houston visiting family. The manager went above our expectations and needs to make things right which didn't go unnoticed. Beyond thankful I had thing dining experience at this location. read more

I loved this place. The outside is so pretty. The garden has a cool looking water trough. I walked in and was greeted kindly by the people. The cheese dip is so good. The restaurant is kind of a Tex-mex kind of restaurant. The waitress was really nice. I got cheese enchiladas, which was the best enchiladas I ever tasted. The rice was hard though and the beans weren't the best. But I bet it'll get better. I tried the alcohol free margarita, and it wasn't that good. I guess I'm not a margarita person. Overall it was the best, I can see myself going there again. read more

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Great atmosphere and great food , the queso is my favorite and the fajita too and the drinks are delicious also.

Wow... where do I begin. Best meal I've had in a very long time. Yes, pricey. But if you've been craving phenomenal Mexican food on every level and great service. Come here! Bathrooms were very clean. Home made tortillas. Best margaritas (once again, pricey) Ordered chicken fajitas, chicken empanadas appetizers, chicken enchiladas, queso, and tres leches cake. Every bite was better than the last. I grew up in very Southern California. My standards were high. But my expectations were far exceeded. Chile mango margarita was hands down thee best too! Can't say enough good things about this place' read more

Loved this place! We set at the bar & our server was great. The food was amazing, we ordered the fajita & shrimp for two & it came with chicken as well. We got a strawberry margarita & a piña colada they were delicious! read more

Pappasito's Cantina - #1 Carne Asada*, Shrimp Brochette, Ribs & Grilled Chicken - Tex-Mex Near Me - Houston, Texas

Nice people, nice atmosphere. Eat here once or twice a year. Salsa is the reason for the low grade its below awful and the chips taste like they have been dipped in soap. Last time we were there salsa taste like vomit Chicken and garlic butter sauce is very good. Now the price TOO high for 78 dollars I can feed my church small group of 25 for that price and have food left over so they are making a killing off their fajitas. Papasitas is an acquired taste just not mine. But its nothing against their staff. read more

I place a order online. But forgot something. So I call in Tiffany answer. She was VERY ( polite,friendly,caring,professional,helpful). I give her A+. Will definitely come again Rich the curbside worker. Was Fast , Friendly, Helpful A* Thank you pappasitos for making my day read more

This pappasitos Catina location was packed but me and my party sat down with no waiting, our waitress was very helpful and friendly. This place is huge with a party room and full bar nice decor and nice land scape on the outside of the restaurant, But I found it cray that there were no booth seating which I was really surprise because other pappasitos I have been to has booth seating any hoo we did not wait long for drinks or food and it was delicious. The waitress got her tip tripled!! read more

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Great food. We had a large group having a company meeting. Lots of chips, queso , guacamole and dip. Fajitas were hot and seasoned to perfection. Enjoyed the private room. Wait staff was was a little confused on drink orders ( water and teas) but once the meals came out they had everything right. Home made fresh tortillas made not 10 feet from our room. The smell was fantastic. Everyone said they were great. I , being on a no carb diet had to live vicariously through everyone that was 3ating them.. read more

Pappasito's Cantina - Tex-Mex Near Me - Houston, Texas

Beautiful restaurant! From the interior to the outside patio it's beautifully designed. Alas, the food was sub par and not what I'm accustomed to getting at my favorite chain restaurant. I frequent the location in NW Houston (290 @ Hollister) and am scraping my plate at every visit. Here the food was just ok even though I ordered the same plate I always get. Service was ok. We were promptly greeted upon walking in and seated. Our waitress was kind enough but could have been more attentive. It was my understanding that allowing a patrons glass to sit empty is a big no no with Pappasito's. I had to ask for refills at least twice. Overall service was good though. read more

Pappasito's Cantina - Chips and salsas. Love the green one! - Tex-Mex Near Me - Houston, Texas

I love Pappasito's and try to visit them whenever I'm at my work locations in Houston or Dallas. It's a chain, but a good one, so the food is consistently good. I've been for both lunch and dinner, but this time it was lunch with my friend J. We both got the Mexico City Chicken Soup & Chicken Chimichanga, off the lunch menu. $11 for a large bowl of soup and a full sized chimi, topped with queso and pico and served with a side of refried beans is an excellent deal!! That everything was delicious made it even better. Some small gripes... SG#1 The chimi actually came with ground beef inside. I was not pleased when I saw that, but I tasted it and loved the combination of the beef with the cheese sauce and pico (so I licked my plate). SG#2 The soup's rice was ever so slightly al dente. This bothered J more than me (I licked my bowl). When we mentioned it to our waitress at the end of the meal, she apologized and highly recommended we sub for the Chicken Tortilla Soup next time. Sold! Pappasito's has some crazy crowds for lunch (get there before 12pm because this huge place fills up!) and dinner. The Texas-sized parking lot is plenty big to accomodate. Prices can be high. Love the guacamole they make tableside, but super pricey. Love the chips that come with salsa and avocado crema. read more

SUPER TASTY! Loved the fajitas loved the quest, loved the service!! Jordan was fantastic! Oh the tortillas... YES PLEASE! The only thing that threw me off was the warm salsa, I'm sure it's traditional in some sense, but I like a little cold with my hot. Host was super nice as well. Love the whole experience! Thanks again Jordan! read more

It's just like they say - Legendary Tex-Mex. Pappasito's certainly delivers something memorable that will have your mouth watering every time you think about it. You know those places where you get too much lime or cilantro in your guacamole. You can tell they just stirred up a drum of not so fresh guac and are serving it to you with your chips. At Pappasito's they make it table side and you can watch them prepare your guacamole with the freshest avocados, tomatoes, onion, lime and Jalapenos - all served with their light and crispy tortilla chips. Got a group of friends together and cant' decide from all of the amazing Tex-Mex options? - try out one of their family style platters. The bigger the better with the largest of them serving a full rack of ribs, brochette shrimp, two mesquite grilled quail jalapeno sausage, plus beef and chicken fajitas. But for me personally, I love the Tex-Mex combo platters. I would have to say the Rosa tops my list with a fried pablano pepper filled with cheese and a cheese enchilada topped with chile con carne sauce. Boy, is that a meal. And to polish the whole meal event off, you have to get the light sopapilla with cinnamon sugar, drenched in HONEY. I mean the flan is fine but HONEY. Gimme. read more

Pappasito's Cantina - Tex-Mex Near Me - Houston, Texas

Came here because it looked like something fun a local. We ordered the beef empanadas and the chicken fajitas. On Wednesday's there are specials for the fajitas so we ordered a "large" for the size of a "medium". The fajitas were so so good. I was skeptical because we ordered chicken and chicken is never usually as good as steak BUT the chicken in this case was so juicy, flavorful, and amazing. The beef empanadas were okay. Nothing special. The tres leches cake was bomb.com. I didn't want to share it with my boyfriend. Atmosphere was bright and a little noisy but nothing unmanageable. Service was amazing, we were taken care of and the staff was very kind. So happy we got to dine here, I would absolutely come back and binge out again. Much much better than chili's. read more