6513 N. IH-35
459-9214
Pepper grinder rating: 0.
Men’s room rating: 3.5. (Exceptionally clean, with lots of space.)
Dwight’s comments:
Good but expensive meat dishes. Excellent fajitas (both beef and chicken) and good pork ribs. However, I think it’s a little pricey (unless three or four people go for one of the fiesta platters.)
Serrano’s offers a much better value for the dining dollar, and has better hot sauce and chips to boot.
Lawrence’s comments:
When I opened up the menu at Pappasitos, I was somewhat shocked to see that a full plate of beef fajitas went for nearly $20. Are their fajitas really worth $20?
As much as I hate to admit it, the answer may be yes.
What Dwight, Andrew “dodging lawsuits between worshiping Satan” Wimsatt and I ended up getting was the “Loco” platter for $41.95, which include beef and chicken fajitas, BBQ pork ribs, and butterfly-cut “Diablo”shrimp. I think the fajitas may have been the best I’ve had (and certainly the best this year), with a tangy marinade that really enhanced the flavor. The pork ribs were so tender they fell off the bone. The shrimp were tasty as well, but I thought the chicken was just a tad dry, and not nearly as flavorful as the beef (though mine seemed to be a minority opinion on this point). Our waiter, Bryon, did a good job even though they seemed understaffed.
However, the $7-$10 nachos ARE a rip-off (and the hot sauce was bland).
The Loco platter is an excellent deal, but everything else there seems a bit pricey. My advice would be to visit in parties no smaller than four.