Contemporary eatery serving Mexican standards such as fish tacos & enchiladas amid bright decor.
Randy Miller
Papa Lopez Cantina showed up our radar when we were looking for a good taco salad. Visited on a Sunday lunch and it was not busy at all. Wait staff were friendly and helpful. We were seated immediately and ordered immediately. Interior was well lit and nicely decorated. Two taco salads were ordered one with shredded chicken and the other with fajita chicken (interestingly there was a $3 difference between the two). The salads were served at the appropriate temperature and well presented… exactly as one would expect in the taco shell. Salad was fresh and it tasted great. There were only 2 things that seemed a bit “out of tune” for a Tex-Mex restaurant … 1) the wait staff were super casually dressed in athletic wear and 2) rock and roll music was playing a bit louder than one would expect (actually I would expect Mexican music or softer music). Other than those 2 items it was good visit.
… moreShyreeta Davis
Ricardo is always attentive and funny! He makes sure my food is hot and adds extra jalapeño’s per my request! I love coming here for the queso and chips! I usually sit at the bar and eat chips and salsa along with it. The frozen margaritas are the best and tasty! I come about two to three times a month! They’re always super welcoming, all staff! Thank you for being so kind and down to earth. Braydon was an awesome server at the bar as well…so sweet and attentive!
… moreKylie James
Papa Lopez is our absolute favorite restaurant in the area. We are regulars and for a reason! The service is impeccable and the quality of the food is excellent. Whole, white meat, diced chicken breast on my favorite, individually dressed fajita nachos. Fans for a decade as our go-to Tex-Mex joint. Shout out to Ricardo! Thank you for being a part of our dinner planning year after year and our favorite place to celebrate any happy occasion!
… moreTony M
I found this place pretty nice and me and my fiance really liked the food. However, the server we had her name was Kayla. She was absolutely terrible, she had no people skills. Didn’t seem like she wanted to be there and was rude and short with us but nice to the other tables that she had. We were extremely pleasant with her saying please and thank you but we could not crack that hard exterior. After taking our order she literally just walked off and didn’t say anything else. The only speed of service or promptness of service we received was when she delivered the check, she was very quick to get us out of there. For the first time in my life I left a terrible tip. I’ve waited tables half my life and I never leave Such a terrible tip. But this person was really terrible at their job. And I just think it’s very difficult for a person to be a server if they do not like customers. She just wasn’t very pleasant. First time we ever tried this restaurant and we won’t be back because I don’t want her to ever wait on me again. Food was good though and the atmosphere seemed like it was pretty cool but I’m afraid of what other type of servers they have there if this person’s allowed to be working there.
… moreRobin C
We had such a great experience at Papa Lopez Mexican Restaurant — the food was really good, fresh, and full of flavor. Everything came out hot and tasted amazing.
Kayla, our waitress, was absolutely wonderful. She was friendly, attentive, and made sure we had everything we needed without ever making us feel rushed. You can tell she genuinely cares about her guests, and her positive attitude really made our visit even better.
Honestly, the horrible review below sounds like that guy just had a bad day, because our experience was the complete opposite. We’ll definitely be back — and we hope to get Kayla again!
… moreLeanne Holden
Brunch menu stated that eggs and chorizo had potatoes and pico de gallo. However, when the server brought it out, she said they ran out of potatoes yesterday. There was no pico on the plate. My friend ordered hers with no potatoes and fruit instead, so they also gave me fruit- 4 grapes and a small apple slice.
It would have been nice to have the option to still get the plate with no potatoes or choose something else.
… moreTrenton Larkin
The food was really good . I had the taco salad it was huge for the price. My wife had the Lopez sampler and it had a ton of food on it. Overall it was a great experience except for the woman vaping at the bar. My wife is pregnant and that isn’t something I want my wife or baby exposed to while going out to eat. For that reason alone they get 3 Stars ⭐️ instead of 5.
… moreJade Parker
I went to Papa Lopez one Friday evening and had a great time! It was not crowded at all- to the point I thought it was closed, I arrived around 8:45. The bartender, Bronx, informed us we could sit anywhere and a server would be right with us. Ricardo was our guy and he was so much fun! We ordered 2 margarita flights, an appetizer sampler, queso and enchilada. He answered all of our questions and was very attentive to us. The food was amazing, the salsa was spicy, queso was steaming hot and the flight was 10/10! He has us cracking up the entire time. While they closed up the shop, the team let us stay as long as we wanted. The margaritas were AMAZING! Thank you Ricardo and Bronx!
… moreMarcus A.
Stopped in for dinner about a week ago and the food was very good.. Super flavorful, felt like authentic Mexican food. The salsa had a kick, and everything tasted fresh. The vibe was relaxed and welcoming, not fancy but comfortable. Only thing that held it back was the service, it wasn’t terrible, just kind of slow and not super attentive. Still, I’d go back for the food without thinking twice.
The price was fair, the experience was good, so it’s definate recommend for me.
… moreMs Kim
Love this restaurant. The chicken quesadilla is great and I love the salsa and chips that came with my to go order. It had just the right amount of flavor. I’ll recommend and definitely will be back.
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