Pappasito's Cantina

Reviews

• AW

  August Wanders

  1 day ago
  1.0
  Waited ten minutes to be discriminated against. Not surprised, I’m a Hispanic featured looking 45 y/o.. they walked me as a single party to the very end corner table by the emergency exit door while there were plenty of other small tables available with the rest of the people. Host and her side kick male with curly hair I felt were happy to see me leave. I have business casual clothes on and clean up well everyday. So why else would they toss me away so happily.
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  Irma Tijerina

  4 days ago
  5.0
  The Manager was wonderful and accommodating to our party which included our 95 yr old mom. Considering it was Saturday and we didn't have reservations, he went out of his way to seat our party of 9.Our server Minh was the best!! He was extremely friendly, engaging and knowledgeable of all menu items. He answered our many questions and gave us extremely excellent service. I wish there were more than 5 stars to give him. He checked on us repeatedly, refilling our drinks and making sure we had plenty of hot tortillas. Minh definitely made our dining experience extra enjoyable. Thank you for your professionalism and your 5 star service. Minh you are definitely an asset to Papasitos. We will certainly be back and asking for you. Thanks Again!
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  Christopher Maclin

  Feb 19, 2026
  1.0
  I am rating this restaurant one star because of uncleanliness. My family and I dined in the restaurant. After we paid the bill, and were leaving, I went to the bathroom. While washing my hands, a kitchen employee stumbled out of the stall with his pants around his knees. He pulled up his pants, looked at himself in the mirror, walked out of the bathroom without washing his hands, and returned to the kitchen. I was furious and I told a manager. I received a call from another manager, who tried to assure me that was a one-off, and it would never happen again. The hardest part of the conversation with the manager was my perception he was trying to have the conversation with me without any form of restitution. I don't care about restitution. We used a gift card that day and the meal was basically free. My family and I were never going back anyway. I did not like his approach to the conversation. To be clear, this rating and review are in the interest of public safety, not about the conversation.
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  David Allen

  Feb 16, 2026
  5.0
  My wife and I shared a belated Valentine's Day dinner at the IH10 location. We were quickly seated amidst the many guests that were already there. In a short time our server, Jack, politely and professionally took our drink orders and made a few friendly recommendations for the cuisine. We had beef fajitas on our minds. In no time, we had drinks, chips, salsa, and appetizers. Long story short, the entire experience was a positive, and Jack, through his many other duties (due to a temporary staff shortage), was there to care for our needs and chat with us briefly each go round. The fajitas were the best in town, according to my wife--and she is from Mexico, so she knows good fajitas when she tastes them. Cooked to perfection! We even had leftovers for the next day, so that speaks for the portions! Thanks to Jack, all the hard-working staff, for the great experience we had!
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  Jennifer El Nil

  Feb 1, 2026
  5.0
  My husband and I just stumbled on this place and man was it a welcome surprise. First off this place is expensive. All these negative reviews are really just people not thinking that Mexican food should be expensive. The dishes with lots of meat range from $40-$100. I thoroughly enjoyed the selection. I enjoyed the quality and I would definitely come back. A lot of the negative reviews focus around the wait time, the service, and the cost. I can’t see too much about the cost because in san antonio Mexican food is so fluctuating. I will say the service was phenomenal and if you had to wait for service, it was probably because they were insanely packed. We went when it was insanely packed during a rush-hour and we didn’t have to wait on our server. Our server was really nice about explaining everything in the dish and when we explained we could not eat pork, he then made sure to address not only if the dish had pork but also if the beans had pork and any possible situation where pork had touched the dish. There was somebody in a review that claimed this place hated veterans because they couldn’t accommodate a last minute massive party. The claim is just kind of insane because if you don’t have a reservation, they can’t help you especially on busy nights, so get a reservation or be ready to wait. Same for the review mad that they could not accommodate during busy lunch hours. We are military and they gave us military discounts. The food itself was great. The meat was cooked really well, the brochette was tasty. The queso with steak was quite memorable. Also their ice cream was amazing. Their drinks were also good. We got two entrées, queso, a drink and, a topo Chico and rounded out to about $114. It was really cool because a lot of those desserts people don’t know the names of so they bring out the plate and show you the dessert so you can see portion sizes, etc. The Google maps to get there was a little complicated so it might take you to a backstreet. The great thing is you can park in the street and just walk there so if it takes you the back route do not fret just park on the street. There is tons of seating inside and out. I was a little bummed, we went when it was cold so we had to be inside and the outside is so cool looking. I definitely wanna go back at night. I bet it’s so fun.

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