Food was solid, good not great. Prices about average and they had some good craft draft beers. However we will not return as the owner or manager chose to force his political views on his customers by having Fox "News" on one of his TVs in the dining room. We refuse to support a place that would choose to play that fascist traitor supporting fake news channel. It's pretty stupid to politicize your restaurant. read more

This place is awesome! Stopped in based on Yelp reviews and was definitely not disappointed. Food was great, service quick and friendly. Bison burger was juicy, buffalo chicken wrap was perfect and the homemade strawberry cake....OMG! Will be back next trip thru. read more

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Being spoiled with some of the best Gyros in Indiana , I have been Leary to stop and try this place. The wife got a bbq pork sandwich and I went for the gyro. I was pleasantly surprised, it was great and had plenty of meat on it. I, we will definitely go back. It's the new norm! Yay. Thanks for the awesome food and keep up the great job! read more

Fantastic! Stopped here on our way home from Florida. Great service, food was outstanding. Desserts are homemade! A must!!!

Excellent service and good food. It tasted like standard diner food to us though. Not bad but surprised this place is ranked #1 in Columbus because we've had better food at other restaurants. read more

I went here from the great reviews I read on yelp and I wasn't disappointed! I brought my mentally disabled clients here to eat and the staff was amazing to them, interacting and making my girls laugh. The food was incredible, I highly recommend the Columbus Connection. I was more than just pleased. The fish strips were enormous and smelled wonderful, although I didn't get a taste because my clients devoured theirs! The coffee is nice and the bar area looked like it had a great selection. The whole place looks clean and is in a nice area off of 46. Prices were pretty great for the amount and quality of the food. Will be visiting again! read more

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Go to the bar and see Jody, you wont go wrong. He juggles the chaos of the counter with incoming to go order and the need to support the wait staff for the restaurant and handles it with a cool ease that I wish every bartender had for their bar. I've now been back several times and sat in the restaurant AND bar area. The food is consistent and higher quality than any other restaurant on the 46 corridor west of downtown Columbus. The burgers are very good quality and the wraps are awesome. I've hit 30+ restaurants in Columbus on my business travels and Jody and his team are in the top 3 for the area. American food, high quality, consistency, great service - combined, this place is a winner. If you want white table cloths, snooty atmosphere, attitude - go elsewhere. You want a place to make a friend, have a nice conversation at the person sitting next to you - GO TO PAPA'S GRILL! Do it, you wont regret it. read more

We were traveling through the area and decided to grab take out to bring back to our hotel. I love it when you find the local gems. The food was outstanding. The staff though busy we're very attentive. We had the grilled cheese dunkers with tomato soup. My wife said it was as good as mine. I had the Buffalo chic sandwich. Very tender and not too hot but had enough tang to make it real. The fries were good even back at the hotel. Will need to make this a planned stop on our way up or down 65. read more

The freshest and best food in Columbus!! Everything is fantastic! Service is great too!

Excellent service!! Good food!! Bison burger is awesome!!! (Order it medium) Real gem in the middle of Midwest! read more

Papa's Grill - Interior - American Near Me - Columbus, Indiana

Bad Gyro, bad Ruben, all meats out of Oscar Meyer pre-packaged meat. The nacho were not good, needed nacho cheese sauce and refried beans.

We ate here last night and the food was great. Upon entering the girl who greeted us seemed all a thither. She wasn't very friendly and hastily put our silverware on the table. We didn't let that stop us from having an enjoyable evening or great food. Our server was wonderful. Food came out quick and hot and most of all very tasty. We will be back soon read more

After hiking Trail 8 at Brown County State Park, Chad and I headed out looking for a bite to eat and came across this little place. It was almost 9 pm but thankfully they close on 10 on Sundays. The interior was had a sports vibe to it, with a family-friendly feeling. We chose to sit at a bar table do Chad could watch the football (Giants/Cowboys?) game. Our server was the bartender and he was totally on-point. We ordered tall beers; me, a Blue Moon and Chad, Sam Adams Octoberfest (yum). Dinner for me was the Papa Burger with fries ($9.99) and Chad got Harry's Fish and Chips ($9.99). My burger was perfectly cooked, had fresh veg, shredded lettuce (loved that. old skool), and melty cheese. Fries were perfect too. Chad's fish had a really good seasoned hand breading. The portion was large so it was a great value. Really enjoyed the cole slaw too. Great end to a fantastic day. Thanks Papa's Grill! We'll be back. read more

Papa's Grill - American Near Me - Columbus, Indiana

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One of our favorite places to eat. Always easy to get seated and served. Friendly atmosphere with many excellent food choices. My favorites include Harry's Fish and Chips or the Rib Eye steak. The fish is served with a light and crispy batter and the portions are very large (usually take home a piece or two.) Patsy's desserts are outstanding (especially the pineapple upside down cake.) read more

Papa's Grill - Fish and Chips with the Fruit substituted for the fries. Delicious! - American Near Me - Columbus, Indiana

We stopped here on our way from Indy to Louisville for dinner. It had that hometown feel that we love, but we weren't expecting the food to be so amazing! We started with the broccoli cheese bacon bites for an appetizer. I almost cried they were so tasty. Then I had the steak tip sandwich. Wow. Soooo tender and delicious! We would definitely recommend this place. Fast, friendly and freaking delicious! read more

We have been traveling for the last five days and stopped here on our way home. Nice, clean restaurant, and the wait staff was pleasant. Decent dinner and for those who still have room - there's a yogurt bar a couple stores down. Yummmm! read more

Always our "go-to" place, both for the food and the service. Everything is good, but definitely recommend the Stacker sandwich and their Grilled Salmon salad. read more

Fantastic spot if you ever find yourself in Bedford Indiana. Cheap beers and amazing food. I got the NY strip special. The steak was cooked perfectly and the beer comes in a chilled mug. Great friendly staff! read more

This was a good spot to stop on a trip. We had the chicken salad and Hawaiian chicken sandwich. Both were delicious. The fries are a real treat. The place was also clean. read more

I have eaten at Papa's Grill several times in the last few years and have been very satisfied with the food until today. Had fish sandwich with fries and the fish was hard, frozen and greasy. The fries were also very greasy. I never complain and refused to do so today as I had a guest and didn't want to make an issue. It will be a long, long time before I return if I ever do. read more

Never have i had a problem here. The food is good the service is good i personally enjoy the gyro and the tenderloin is fantastic

The food my husband had it was burned at W. College Blvd. I had a fajita sandwich make eaten and it look like the dog threw up the meat not very exciting of a restaurant and the service was very slow.Chicken Fajitas read more

The atmosphere of Papa's Grill is very simple and casual. There was a lot to choose from the menu, and from seeing other people's dishes it just made it even harder to pick a dish. Everything smelled so good. Had the fried mushrooms and fried mozzarella wedges. For dinner I picked the boneless wings in the teriyaki sauce with side of fries and coleslaw. The coleslaw has a nice dull pickle flavor to it, it helps give it that like crunching and tang to it. read more

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Papa's Grill reviews were good and enticing for us to stop on a long road trip for dinner. While the staff was great, the main dish was mediocre. Enjoyed the pepper jack bites for an appetizer and the fries, but the tenderloin and the bison burger were lacking. I would be happy to give them another chance as I think there is great promise, but it won't be my first place I think of. read more

Excellent meat loaf meal. Nice local place that I recommend stopping by and enjoying on your way to Nashville.

Very fresh, very tasty and a good amount of food for the $$$. Not a huge place, tables are either high pub or regular tables. are different heights and there are round and square so when larger parties come in, its looks kinda of mish mashed. There is a separate bar area. We sat at a high pub and immediately were greeted by the waitress. Ordered our drinks and our appetizers of cheese wedges and fried mushrooms. Wedges were crispy and made with fresh mozzarella. Fried mushrooms were awesome, nice crispy outside and juicy fresh mushrooms. I comes with a very good homemade horseradish sauce. We were in a buffalo chicken kind of mood. A boneless Teriyaki chicken platter, a buffalo chicken wrap and a buffalo chicken salad were ordered. The salad was an unbelievable amount of chicken on top of crisp lettuce, chopped tomatoes, bacon crumbles, fried onion pieces, and tons of fresh bleu cheese on the side. We were all very happy with our entire evening. read more

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I go to Papa's Grill about three times per year. The service is always pleasant. The food is basic and reasonably priced. I've yet to find my favorite dish, so I'll visit again. read more

Nothing like a chilly fall evening in the Midwest to make me want to hunker down for the night with a big slab of meat squeezed between a pair of buns. I ordered up my Diablo burger ($7.95) ready to get down to business... a beef patty laced with jalapeno jack, jalapenos and hot wing sauce. After an eternity waiting - and I'm not being sarcatic... it took forever for our order to arrive - my medium rare burger arrived somewhat cool and on the well done side of medium rare. Clearly the kitchen and the front of the house have some coodination issues to work out. But back to the burger... Ignoring the aforementioned issues, the burger was greasy tasty good. As if sliced jalapenos weren't good enough, the good folks in the kitchen decided a quick trip through the deep fryer was in order for our little peppers. Deep fried spicy nuggets of love I tell ya. Overall, an ok burger. Lots of room for improvement but leaps ahead of the nearby White Castle. Service was slow, borderline none existant. My mom always said if you don't have anything nice to say... The wrap up on this one? Better than a stick in the eye and a belly full of dirt. read more

Excellent food and service. I recommend the salmon salad and never had a bad meal... burgers are great!

We stopped in while traveling. The service was perfect. Everything was good even the iced tea. The burgers were cooked perfectly. The fries and mashed potatoes were both great. My son tried the tenderloin. It was pink inside because they are brined. Wow was it good. Perfect all around. read more

Wow! This gem of a restaurant is wonderful! I had the Bistro Top Salad. It was a bed of greens with egg, cheese, tomatoes, onion & steak. It is topped with onion straws! The steak was tender & very flavorful. It was huge!!! So good! My son had the buffalo chicken wrap & fries. It was ample & delicious! Definitely recommend! It is now in our rotation!!! read more

I had to laugh walking into this place: another review on Yelp describes it as an Applebees without the cheesy junk nailed to the wall. That about captures it. Aside from the benign interior decorating, Papa's Grill didn't disappoint. I ordered a Bison Burger and my wife the fish sandwich. Both came with fries--exactly the right sort of fries. Crispy, perfectly browned, and delicious. The Bison Burger was cooked to perfection. I enjoyed the thickness and the flavor profile of the bacon combined with the bison (which if you've never had it, is like lean beef with a bit more of a 'wild' flavor--like very good "corn fed" venison). I tried my wife's fish and it was also very well prepared and tasty (some sort of innocuous white fish. Might have been pollock. Definitely not cod). This place also has some nice(r) beers on tap including Shiner Bock and seasonal Belgian ales. I'm not a huge Fat Tire guy, but many seem to love it--they have that on tap as well. Our server greeted us with a smile, cracked a few jokes, and generally made us feel comfortable as we enjoyed our meal. Bottom line: This place is a good value and has good food. If they spiced up the interior a bit, they'd really rock. read more

Lots of fried food ! Our food was delicious! We got the Mozzarella wedges , and the broccoli cheese bacon bites for appetizers and there was plenty to share . For the main course I had the Swiss and ham sandwich, which was sooo tasty. My only complaint was the taste of the water ... which made me think I was in Flint Michigan or something . ..... but that might just be Indiana water. We are glad we went here for lunch! read more

I love this place. Every time I go home to Columbus, I make a trip here. The wraps are amazing as well as the chicken salad sandwich and the french fries are to die for! They also have burgers and other sandwiches. The servers are always friendly and the service is prompt! The restaurant is always clean and when it is warm outside the outside dining is great! Would definately recommend this place for anyone! read more

The veggie quesadilla ordered with a side of chipotle ranch... phenomenal! The service is always great and I can go there on my hour lunch and they are respectful of that and get me in and out quickly! Also, they have a cozy bar area tucked in the back and a wonderful patio in the summer! read more

Stopped for a late lunch coming back from TN. Great local place with good food and great service. Didn't realize they had outdoor seating until we were already eating, but the locals sure did. Angel was our server and was attentive and helpful with the menu. Will remember this place when coming through, easy on and off the interstate. read more

I had high hopes after reading the reviews but was very disappointed. We waited over close to an hour for our meal. Others who ordered after we did received their meals sooner. My husband's food was cold. The waiter did reorder his meal and it came quickly. I ordered the salmon and it was very good at first but half of it was raw. The waiter was ok but pretty defensive. He said he told us they were short staffed and he had not done so. There were lots of wait staff so maybe the kitchen was short. We weren't offered any concessions at all. A free drink or dessert would have helped. The bill was $50 and I did leave a 20% tip because the times we live in but Overall it was a bad experience. read more

I have been going to this joint since it opened up in 2008. Well worth your time. Try the Bison Burger (I like it with mushroom and swiss) or the Grilled cheese dunkers and cheesey tomato soup. Yum! Wait staff is tops! read more

I might have given it a 3&1/2 if that was possible, but I bumped it up b/x everyone else really enjoyed their meal. Mine was fair. The restaurant was very clean & service was excellent. My husband enjoyed his Reuben and the kids liked their burgers & popcorn shrimp. I tried the Chicken Fajita Pita. It was not bad, but could have been more flavorful and more full of chicken & veggies. I was expecting the filling to be large chunks of chicken like you might get in a fajita, but everything was finally chopped. The bread:filler ratio was just a bit off. The onion rings were tasty, but needed salt. We also enjoyed the fried pickles, but I think I might prefer fried pickle chips to spears. The kids thought the french fries were "awesome". The servings were generous and I as I was watching the other customer's plates be delivered, I noticed everything looked like a good size portion and was plated nicely. I just wish my dish had a little more flavor. If we are driving down I-65 near Columbus at mealtime, we would definitely give this place a try again. Next time I will ask the waiter what the most popular dishes are. read more

Rolled into Papa's on a hint from a local coworker. Liz and I immediately were seated in a bright and clean dining room and enjoyed the Shiner bock draft almost immediately. Great slection of draft beers, as well as a private bar area seemed a respectable layout for a small family owned joint in a strip mall. Nice solid menu offered many options and we chose a few favorites, to be surprised by the speed and plating. While the tab for two meals and four beers was a bit pricey, we will return. read more