This restaurant's $1.00 Taco Tuesdays are the bomb, especially during lunchtime! The hard taco shells were amazingly fresh and crispy. The chicken inside was juicy, delicious, and satisfying. The iced tea was robust and tasty, but a bit on the pricey side at $3.30 for a cup. Israel was a most excellent waiter; extremely efficient and very proactive! I shall return! read more

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Stopped by the restaurant while traveling through the area. The restaurant is really nice and has typical decor. The service is good, the only issue we had was the service was a little slow but not too bad. My wife had the carne asada tacos and I had the birria tacos. Both of them were amazing. We were really happy with our choice to try here and will go again if we are in the area again. read more

Papitos - Tacos-Birria - Mexican Near Me - Jonesboro, Arkansas

The food is ALWAYS top notch. It has beautiful decor. But the service. The service is impeccable. And Isreal makes one mean margarita. read more

Papitos - Mexican Near Me - Jonesboro, Arkansas

Food: enchiladas verdes chicken, la Tropicana, comes with free warm chips and fresh salsa. Enchiladas verdes was not on the menu by itself, it was part of a combo but they let me just order that. It came with refried beans and rice. It's a good choice when looking for Mexican food in Jonesboro. Hubby had the La Tropicana which was too sweet and seemed more like an Asian stir fry, but he ordered it. Service: fast and friendly. Or waiter checked on us a few times. Ambiance: the restaurant was pretty big - can accommodate larger parties. read more

Papitos - Cute decor inside - Mexican Near Me - Jonesboro, Arkansas

The service was great and attentive but the shrimp chimichangas are lacking. No onion, no bell pepper, no veggies. Just shrimp and cheese sauce. If that's what you enjoy, pop off. But I didn't love it. read more

our go to place for Mexican food. their Chips are wonderful and the salsa makes the mark every time. Modern decor, fantastic steak and shrimp fajitas. Attentive staff. Wonderful place to dine out! read more

The food here is decent. I love the freshness of everything they serve so far. You receive lots of food for your buck. Every time I've eaten here I was able to eat off my food more than once. I would have given it 5 stars but it's hard to get someone to answer the phones here. I have watched them let the phone ring ring until it stops. I would definitely recommend this spot. I did forget to mention that I've yet to receive fresh chips but the salsa was good. read more

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Waited 7 minutes at table before anyone said hello. Chips were stale, got chicken, cheese & rice- it came out fast, I'm sure the reason is it was sitting and just thrown on a plate not fresh. Service was poor. Manager came by and ask how my food was, I told him and he just said ..sorry. Didn't even offer to get me fresher chips. Did I mention I was alone, not like a big table of people or anything. read more

I've been going here for years now and I can't think of a better Mexican restaurant to go eat out at. The decorations and service are just as good as their food. I'll be back soon! read more

The food is okay.The best part of my meal were the grilled vegetables. Their "spicy" mango sauce is more sweet than spice which is pretty gross over fish. The worse part of my experience was the service from Cindy. She never gave us silverware so I actually had to get my own. Their WiFi was down and so no one could pay with a credit card. When I gathered enough cash, which included coins to pay the bill, she rolled her eyes at me and yanked the money from my hands. Another person from my group had to actually go to a bank to get money and she tried to accuse them of doing a "dine-and-dash". That person did return and pay. BTW, other guest of the restaurant were allowed to leave and come back and the staff were thanking them and apologizing to them for the inconvenience. We just got the rudest service ever and mediocre food. This was my first and last visit to this place. read more

Always friendly service. Manager is awesome. Never a very long wait. The servers that know us from us visiting all the time are very accommodating and take very good care of us. read more

Really good American Mexican food. The red salsa is very good. Cheese dip is good but thin. Beans and rice were good. They give you a lot of food. The restaurant was full of fatties like me. read more

First thing out- appeared to be well visited as Parkkng Lot was well cleared of the recent 10+" Snow. 2nd thing it was after 1:00 so we figured the lunch rush was done and the crowd should be thinned. 3rd due to COVID regs(?) menu was via QR scan at door entering restaurant. Everything should be good for an enjoyable late lunch. Waited 10 minutes after Chips and Salsa were set on table until we inquired about someone to even take our drink order. Another 10 minutes passed- so after 20 minutes invested and NO one inquired about us we now must assume our patronage or dining dollars are not needed here. Suggestion is to go on down the road to Smoke House Bar B Q or Lost Pizza or heck there is a SONIC right next door that I know the customer service is better. Good Luck eating here during a busy time because not much happening service wise after 1:00 on a Saturday. read more

Rude service! . It took awhile to be seated in a near empty restaurant. Dirty floors. Dirty menus. I won't be back. First experience the worst experience! I would recommend finding another Mexican restaurant to avoid a huge disappointment. read more

Papitos - Mexican Near Me - Jonesboro, Arkansas

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Why only three stars for this restaurant?? I would give them more than five if I could!! Looking for a place to eat, we passed Papitos and noticed the full parking lot. So glad we turned around. This place is amazing!! The salsa is very fresh and just the right amount of spices. Our dinners were very generous in portions and absolutely delicious. I ordered the Rancharo and it was oh so good!! Couldn't eat it all. My husband ordered something that had a little of everything. He throughly enjoyed every bit. Papitos, keep doing what you are doing!! It's definitely delicious!! Very clean restaurant and wonderful service. I didn't catch our waiter name, all I know is he was Server 4. He was awesome!! read more

I love this restaurant food is great! But... the service is the worst! I always have to wait 20+ mins just to get my order taken. Went at the beginning of the week had to wait 30 mins to get my order, then they brought the food out and we never got silverware. Had to just get a box to go and take it. read more

This is my favorite Mexican restaurant in JB! The scenery is lovely, food is always good & comes out in a timely manner and staff is friendly. Really enjoy coming here with family and friends! read more

We tried Papitos for the first time last week and we can't get enough! Fajitas are the best! The meat was very tender and the sauce was delicious! Very friendly and accommodating staff and the restaurant was very clean. read more

Great atmosphere. Even better food. Convenient location. It's my go-to for some good Mexican food in Jonesboro!

Mexican food and alcohol, does it get any better? I haven't tried anything yet that I haven't liked. My go to drink is the Walk me Down, it taste like a melted blue popsicle. It was surely brighten your mood. The food is pretty standard for around here, but their chips and cheese dip/salsa seems better than others. Definitely a new favorite! read more

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After ordering, we waited for 35 minutes to get our food. We were told the kitchen skipped our order and they apologized and they asked if we were would like dessert. We ordered dessert and proceeded to wait another 25 minutes to get dessert. We were about to leave when it was delivered to our table. Judging by the melting ice cream, it had been sitting in the kitchen for a while, leading us to believe they forgot about us again. This was my first and last time visiting this establishment. I wouldn't recommend this restaurant to anyone. read more

The wait takes forever, the waiters and waitresses do not understand or comprehend anything nor do they work at all. They just stand around talking to eachother, especially at the front desk. They will mess up your order every time and they will make sure that you have no service whatsoever as soon as you get to take a seat. Worst restaurant in Jonesboro. read more

Papitos is our new favorite Mexican restaurant in jonesboro!!! The restaurant is clean and beautifully decorated. The gentleman who normally works the host stand is very friendly and accommodating. We have only ever had bad service ONCE. The rest of the time, the servers have been wonderful and have taken fantastic care of us. The drinks are strong and fantastic. :) The food is wonderful. I am a huge fan of the grilled chicken and pineapple salad. It sounds simple but it is so very well seasoned and very healthy to boot. We have yet to have anything that wasn't good, but my favorites are the enchiladas (especially with green sauce) and the fajitas. You can't go wrong at Papitos! read more

My server aside form being very rude and hard to understand, took my ID and refused to serve me simply because I had an out of state ID. What they fail to realize is that this is a college town, many students are from out of state. The rude attitude and discrimination from the staff is just unacceptable. read more

First time here and I love it. The restaurant is spacious and the staff is very nice. They were very accommodating of my request if an adult portion of a child's dish. The manager and staff were wonderful. Definitely a new favorite read more

Definitely our favorite Mexican restaurant in Jonesboro. We have never had a bad meal here they are consistently serving great Mexican food. The service is always great also. read more

Went in for a late lunch , my boyfriend and I sat in the bar area. At least 3 waiter/waitresses walked by us several times without offering any sort of explanation of why we were never offered any service . We kept quiet and waited 15 minutes before leaving thinking that maybe someone will offer service to us , that didn't happen. The restaurant wasn't busy at all. It's such a shame that we were not able to dine in this establishment based on the fact that we weren't offered any service for no given or obvious reason . read more

Just..bad.. Crunchy tacos were stale Soft tacos were tasteless. Cheese dip like water. Salsa like ketchup. Worst Mexican I have ever had.

Food & drinks are great, service is usually pretty good & the manager is always super friendly! One of our favorite Mexican restaurants.

The service was pretty good, nothing exceptional although the food came out faster than I expected. Great scenery and very clean. Best Mexican food in town, maybe even the best I've ever had. read more

Great food and great place! Love the salsa here-fresh tasting and the margaritas are great.

There's not much that sets this place apart from the other 10 Mexican restaurants in town. Menu is exactly the same as you'd find anywhere else. Food is mediocre, nothing new or exciting. Staff is quick and attentive so there's that. read more

WARNING: WORST FOOD AND SERVICE I HAVE EVER RECEIVED!!! My wife and I decided to try this restaurant because of the good reviews online. This was a HUGE mistake. We received our food about 5 minutes after ordering, the waiter said even "hot plate" when putting the plate down. The plate was very hot, but the food on the plate was fairly cold. We were disappointed but didn't think much more about it. After finishing we received our check, the waiter had forgotten to put the guacamole we ordered on the receipt so he decided to write it in at the bottom in pen along with a new total. This usually wouldn't be a problem, but we needed an itemized receipt for business meal reimbursement. I explained to the cashier what we needed and he gave a new receipt without the writing on it, thinking that I wouldn't notice it was exactly the same as before. He then punched in some numbers into the credit card machine and ran our card for a higher total than what was on the reprinted itemized receipt. I once again asked for an itemized receipt reflecting what he charged on our card; the cashier seemed not to understand and went to get his manager. His manager came out and raised his voice telling me they are not able to do that. All I was asking for was a receipt reflecting what they ran my credit card for.I have never received such terrible customer service over a simple receipt. It was a mistake to go here, I hope you don't make the same one. read more

It all seemed pre made. We had the quesadillas. There was no flavor to the chicken or steak. The food was cold. The patron Texas margarita was awful. I couldn't taste the patron and the margarita mix was disgusting. Honestly if we hadn't spent all day at the hospital I would have complained to a manager, but I didn't want to get in that argument. Our waiter wasn't friendly either. He didn't even look at us when we talked to him. It was an overall disappointment. read more

Food was good with excellent service. Restaurant look and decor reminds me of authentic Mexican restaurants in Texas. Happy that the hilltop area is finally growing with good restaurants. read more

This place is the worst. Drinks were terrible. Bartender didn't know what "top shelf" meant. Food was delivered to us by Speedy Gonzalez. He was mad about something. Bland food ABOUND! More seasoning at Taco Bell. 1st and last time visiting. read more

Food is ok. Normal mexican food. The building is new and very well decorated. Very clean. We've been 4 times in the past month and a half.

We had the Choriqueso, the Jalepeno Shrimp, and the Quesadillas Chilangas. All were very good, and we would recommend them. The service was ok, not great, but ok. We were a little surprised to be charged extra when we asked for more chips to finish the Choriqueso appetizer since we had only received the one basket to go with the original salsa and nothing additional for the dip. It was not a lot, and not a deal breaker, but it was an odd charge. read more

I don't know how this place always has a packed parking lot - that was really the only reason we wanted to try it. There isn't an accurate menu online, so you can't call in an order if you haven't been there. The food is the crappiest, American-Mexican food I ever eaten. Absolute garbage. The service was just as bad. Our waitress didn't know the menu - she had no clue what our orders consisted of, and even after pointing it out to her on the menu, we had to be interrupted by one of the cooks who came out in a flurry to ask what we had ordered. After we got our check, we waited around for a good 20 minutes. The waitress never once looked in our directions the two times she walked back into the room. She had another table waiting to pay their check, as well. When we finally got her attention, she told us to hold on and then asked us to go just go pay at the front. The front was full of people trying to be seated. Nobody seemed to notice us walk up with our checks. Honestly, we could have and should have just walked it. It was definitely a waste of money. read more

We ordered to go, was told it would be 10-15 minutes. Left to go pick it up, since we live just down the road. They gave our order to the people in front of us, then had to go chase them down in the parking lot to get it back. When I got to the house with food, it was cold. Called to speak to manager and was told there was no way our food could be cold and that we could come back up there and bring the food back and they would replace it. Argued with us the whole time about the food being cold. We live 2 miles from the restaurant, no way should the food be cold that quick after picking it up if it's fixed when you order. If, on the other hand, it was fixed earlier and was setting out for someone else's order and they didn't pick up, well, it's gonna be cold when you give it to the next customer that orders the same thing. Won't be going back. read more