4.4 – 123 reviews • Mexican restaurant
Chef Felix Rinco (Papi) immigrated to the United States from Mexico in 1980. He immediately started working at Maya Restaurant in Santa Maria and remained there as their main chef for 11 years. In 1991, he took over Taco Express in Paso Robles and named it Papi’s after his own nickname. His cuisine sytle comes from the state of Zacatecas in Mexico. Located in the northwestern part of the central Mexican plateau, Zacatecas has been culturally significant since pre-Hispanic time, when it was one of the few holdouts not conquered by the Aztecs. The people of this area, which was part of the western Mexican region called La Gran Chichimeca by the Spaniards, remained autonomous right up until the time of the Conquest, defending their terr…
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Hours
| Saturday | 9 AM–9 PM |
| Sunday | 9 AM–9 PM |
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 9 AM–9 PM |
| Wednesday | 9 AM–9 PM |
| Thursday | 9 AM–9 PM |
| Friday | 9 AM–9 PM |
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Mannie
My wife and I went to visit town. We love small restaurants. Honestly,this place was bad. She saw the cook and just order a bean and cheese burrito. I ordered a steak dish. Dam over cooked or reheated. Rice was stall.beans yuck.
Im sorry but dame the only good I can was the service. Foods D-.
I wanted to get a refund or something different. But I just don’t want any from here. Different cookneeded
… moreKseniya Provornaya
We absolutely love the food and the service at this place! Such a great restaurant! Thank you for our lunch. Wishing you prosperity and more grateful & satisfied customers
… moreDan B
The Central Coast kind of occupies a no man’s land in regard to its taco shops. Often having more of the “mission style” flavors/ingredients, which I don’t care for.
I prefer the San Diego-style taco shops that I grew up with, and Papi’s (now El Guacho) nails the flavor in the carne asada department. It’s the only place in the region that takes me there.
And while that might be less objective, they deserve the rating. Excellent each of the handful of times I’ve been so far.
… moreAnand Sunderraman
Excellent food and customer service. They accommodated us as we wanted vegetarian options. They also brought us three varieties of salsa with varying spice levels. The waiter was very friendly
… moreJose Fernandez Jr
This place is awesome! Very clean and wholesome, the staff went above and beyond to make sure we were taken care of. Food was amazing!
… moreJeremy Jordan
The absolute best authentic Mexican food I have had in a very very long time!!! Thank you so much to the staff and for the service it was amazing I highly recommend this to anybody who wants authentic food!!!
… moreHilda Brandon
Cute little Mexican restaurant. Very delicious, had the carne asada tacos.
… moreStephanie Alvarado
Tacos and wet burrito were great! Tenderloins and flavorful meat,Asada and al pastor.
… morePhilip Shanks
We used to go here frequently until last year. Whomever was at the counter that day treated me extremely rudely and tried to charge me $5 for one tiny container of salsa. Their loss; we probably visited half a dozen times in the year before that and now we will likely never go back. If they don’t treat you rudely, the food is fantastic. We’re just not going to give our money to organizations that don’t treat their customers right. For restaurants that have excellent food AND service, try El Taconazo, La Parilla, and/or Que Pasa.
… moreCynthia S
Delicious food. Nice service.
Food was not spicy … could have used more heat.
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