I'm not sure what is up with all the bad reviews I read, but from first hand experience DONT make your choice based off the bad reviews! After a hike at Beaver Bend we decided to stop here for a late lunch. We ordered the white queso which was a great starter! The menu has a wide variety of selections for everyone... even the picky eaters. The tasty food definitely made up for the lack of customer service. Would definitely come here again! read more

Papa Poblano's Mexican Cafe - a bowl of soup - Mexican Near Me - Idabel, Oklahoma

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Best Mexican around. Period. Great service. And excellent food. Top notch. Awesome guacamole and chips and salsa.

Worst mexican food ever! Avoid at all costs, menu says "All food made fresh" and excited about fresh tortillas! However the manager explained that they used too, but neither the corn or flower used in any of dishes or just the tortillas themselves were not. Worst fatty fajitas ever tasted, totally inedible! read more

Papa Poblano's Mexican Cafe - Menu False advertising - Mexican Near Me - Idabel, Oklahoma

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I've had better. Turns out, you CAN be too Mexican for a "Mexican" restaurant. The waiter had no idea what salsa was, no agua frescas and the food was bland. Most definitely not freshly made. Got cat fished. Do not count on the photos from google. read more

People don't give this place enough credit!!! Service is superb! Food is always great! Prices aren't bad... I've tried everything on the menu and have never been disappointed! Try the shrimp cocktail! You will not be disappointed!!!! read more

Papa Poblano's Mexican Cafe - Fresh made Guacamole - Mexican Near Me - Idabel, Oklahoma

Not really a fan yet. No Vegetarian beans here All cooked with lard Nice staff and nice facility -- so to be fair to them I will give the same rating as Scott J did since he actually ate there. If they would make one type of beans without lard or any other meat - then I could eat there also. They might be able to win me over! But check out the place next to them - now there is a winner if you want Italian that is from the old country! read more

DO NOT EAT HERE! Prices do not match menu. Food is gross and the staff are not friendly! DO NOT EAT HERE!

Good was good and the hotter salsa was good. Chile relleno was fresh and packed with cheese. If you want a hotter salsa ask for it. Was strong stronger and full of flavor. Would definitely stop again to try something else. read more

Papa Poblano's Mexican Cafe - Traditional Chile Relleno with meat and cheese sauce. - Mexican Near Me - Idabel, Oklahoma

If you want a lot of food, go for the Alambre plate. Its a mixture of meats, cheese, and some nicely seasoned veggies. It's a little greasy sometimes, but not bad, if that makes sense. Maybe very rich would be a better way to describe it. Anyways, if you're really hungry, give it a try. read more

Terrible service today, I had to ask for silverware and napkins not once but twice. I asked for no sour cream sauce but yet my order came with sour cream sauce. The food was not good, the flautas greasy and the beans and rice looked left over. read more

I have lived in the Idabel area most of my life. I was excited when Papas opened here. The food is excellent, the service is superb and the atmosphere can't be beat. I would name my favorite, but I can't think of a meal I didn't enjoy. Papas has several restaurants in the area (DeQueen Ar, Texarkana Tx, Valliant Ok and Broken Bow Ok). I eaten at any if the other ones except the one in Idabel, but I'm sure the others are just add great. Give Papa Pablanos a try. You won't be disappointed. I promise! read more

This is absolutely my favorite Mexican Restaurant this side of the border! They make all the tortillas fresh! They have the best service by far then any restaurant! A MUST to order is the "Table-side Guacamole" ! QUESADILLAS are superb! Their chips and salsa is the best! read more

I love Papa's. The service is awesome, the food is great, and the atmosphere is inviting and warm. A plus to the area of McCurtain County! Some of my favorites are the fajita salad, or the taco al carbon, or the tacos mexicali. Lot of good salsa and great chips and you'll always run into someone that you know. read more

Fast service, fair prices. Friendly staff. I always order the chive burrito. Located about 10 min. south of Beavers Bend.

We were not sure of this place when we sat down as the menus reminded me of Denny's. However the waitress was super nice and gave us her recommendation on the stuffed Pablano, hence the name of the restaurant. The food was spot on. Plates were large and the beer on draft was ICE COLD. We were very happy with the food, service and price. Will stop every time we visit Broken Bow. read more

Tried to order food today for my grieving family who just lost a loved one. Wanted to order fajitas for 20 people but manager wouldn't take payment by phone. I've never ran into this before. I know my family won't be back until manager gets his head out of his ass. read more

This is without a doubt the worst food experience I have had in recent memory. A group of us were headed home from our trip to the Ouchita Mountain area and were looking for a place to have breakfast/lunch. Unfortunately we stopped at PP's and after some severe confusion by the staff in how to seat 7 people we sat down to some chips and sauce. This sauce was not salsa - it was tomato juice, tabasco, lemon juice and waaaay too much oregano - inedible. One of the guys on the trip is a real deal chef and warned us that nothing good can follow at a mexican food place that can't make a decent passable salsa - which turned out to be amazingly correct. NOTHING WAS PASSABLE AS AUTHENTIC MEXICAN FOOD OR EVEN SOUTHWEST CUISINE! I ordered chicken fajita nachos - let me tell you what pass as nachos here - chips, cold flavorless beans, shredded cheddar that wasn't even melted, a 1oz. scoop of bad guacamole and a 1oz scoop of sour cream and the chicken.....WAS LUNCH MEAT!!!! THIS PLACE SUUUUCKS - if you are on a road trip or family trip please just drive 2 miles down to sonic and save yourself from the blazing diarrhea you will surely get from this hell hole!! We truly feel sorry for the people that live around these establishments and have somehow accustomed themselves to eating there! If i could - i would give it negative marks all the way around and ask the owners to close the doors out of respect to other human beings. never pay someone to give you diarrhea and a terrible road trip home!! Sucks also they don't serve breakfast after 10:30 - stupid read more

Really enjoyed our dinner at Papa Poblano's! The chicken parilla was delicious as was the bacon wrapped shrimp. Would definitely return

I forgot to take a pic!! We ordered ultimate fajitas. I must say I've never had to move around the vegetables to find the meat!!! I'm very disappointed in this experience. We always stop here on our way home after kayaking. Next time, I will eat somewhere else. read more

I rarely find stuffed poblano's that are really good, but this place did it. I loved my Poblano's dinner. The beer was ice cold and everyone was very friendly. We will be back. read more

Awesome food. Tacos Mexicanos, Chalupas Locos and Chicken A La Parilla are our staples

Excellent food! FAST service...as soon as we walked in they followed us with warm tortilla chips and fresh salsa. I loved this place! read more

We went here for breakfast and wow you would not think a mexican resturant could pull it off but they did!! For $7.99 I got 2 eggs scrambled ,ham ,hashbrowns. 2 big pancakes and a biscuit and gravy. The food had alot of flavor the pancakes were sweet I didn't even need syrup and the gravy had alot of flavor to go along with a very moist and flaky biscuit! My 3 year old daughter and I were able to share it and I was still stuffed! My son got a huge breakfast burrito and my husband got some chiquiles with a huge piece of carne asada meat on top I tried it and that meat had some flavor!! Our total came out to 25 bucks!!! We left there stuffed!! Our waitress was nice and the food came out pretty quickly! I can't wait to go back and try dinner with a margarita!! This is a great place for breakfast!! read more

A fairly decent restaurant all around. Service is good and the food doesn't take too long. I've been coming here for years and they always remember what I want. That is what I like about them. The menu variety is good, as they have a good selection of main courses and desserts. Their salsa is exquisite. read more