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    Papa Kelseys

    3.4 (48 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Small fries.
    Arthur B.

    Papa Kelseys has always been a solid place to go for pizza, sandwiches and salads. They use quality ingredients and I'm fairly confident they bake their own bread which is amazing in it's own right. I've never had a bad experience here. It's not a fancy dine in restaurant, but has a decent ambience about it. The staff has always been friendly and if I have time to sit and eat, I enjoy doing so here. Today I had the whole steak sandwich and a small order of fries. The sandwich was toasted perfectly and it was hot, cheesy and super tasty. The fries were hot, crispy and soft on the inside. Not sure what more you could ask for. The portions weren't mind blowing, but they weren't skimpy either. I myself like a little more meat on my sandwich, but for the price I was charged, I was not disappointed. 8.6/10

    This mess is the Garlic Cheese Bread
    J G.

    Just moved into the neighborhood. Saw this place and thought we'd give it a try. I'm sorry but the food was terrible. I'm talking elementary school cafeteria terrible! The crust seemed to be poor quality frozen dough. The sauce tasted like grocery store spaghetti sauce. I've literally had way better pizza from a gas station! I would rather dunk white bread into spaghetti sauce, then eat this "pizza" ever again. Yuck!

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    Tena C.

    Our relatives brought us here while we were visiting. We ordered pastrami, steak and rib sandwiches. My pastrami tasted good and came with sauerkraut and chips. You order at the counter and they bring it out to you. Service was friendly and prompt. We were there right near closing so we didn't linger.

    Where's all the cheese? How can you even serve this pizza?
    Larenzo J.

    Hardly any cheese. The sauce isn't anything spectacular. Top of the crust is burnt to a crisp. I'm not sure how they could let this kind of product go out. Two stars for friendly service.

    Pepperoni under the cheese. Yum!
    Norymar P.

    Nice place in Pocatello, service was good. Pizza was delicious. We had pepperoni, combination and plain cheese and they were all good.

    "Turkey" sub with hardly any turkey or cheese.

    When I lived in Pocatello, I would come here all the time! The bread is amazing! Whenever I'm back in the area I try to come back to Papa Kelsey's for a sub. Yesterday I was so disappointed that I have to share. I drove 30 minutes out of the way because I was craving a turkey sandwich. There was literally 4.5 pieces of turkey on a foot long sub, and hardly any cheese. $12 plus my time and gas for that? Not cool. Mad I didn't realize that until I was back on the freeway so I couldn't complain in person. 2 stars because of the bread and nostalgia. Please do better!

    Sad excuse for a veggie sub
    B. F.

    This place has gone so downhill. My sandwich tonight, as well as the past few times, was the most pitiful excuse for a sandwich I've ever seen. I got a veggie sub, which basically ended up being two crusts of bread (98% of the sandwich itself), two slices of tomato, a bit of onion, couple strands of green pepper, 2 black olives, and a bit of cheese. A veggie sub should be so jam-packed with veg that you don't even miss having meat. This, however, left much to be desired. It's a massive shame, as my family have frequented this this place since I was a kid -- but now it's just a waste of money. You're better off going to Arby's, which says a lot.

    Michael P.

    Pizza is good but a bit pricey. $21 for their best delivered. Which means $25 delivered. But it comes with a 1L of pop.

    Awesome hit subs with fresh homemade bread!

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    Friendly service, awesome hot subs, great portions. Turkey BLT, Veggie and Wrangler are musts!

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    Does Papa Kelsey know you're serving frozen tombstone pizzas? At least do it right and serve totino's.

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    Fresh ingredients, needed a little more sauce and was a bit simple. But overall was filling and satisfying!

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    Had the French Dip hot sandwich. I think the bread was home-made and very tasty. Next time I'm in Pocatello, I'll stop there!

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    Excellent subs. The blt was nicely toasted. Kids even enjoyed their pizza and subs. Got a side of fries... Nothing special but good.

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