Restaurant Review: Pappasito’s in Austin, Texas

Pappasito's * Name: Pappacito’s
* Location: Austin, Texas
* Open For: Lunch and Dinner
* Under Review: Dinner
* Price Range: Medium
* Fare: Tex-Mex
* Full Bar: Yes
* This meal cost $12 to $20 per person.
* Food Score (out of 10): 6
* Service Score (out of 10): 6
* Reservations: Yes
* BT Blog Recommends?: No
* Booking Information:

6513 N I H 35
Austin, TX 78752
(512) 973-0606

* Website: www.pappacitos.com
* Review: Pappasito’s is Spanish for “Applebees.” Okay, not really but it might as well be. I am CRAZY about Mexican food and Tex-Mex so I made my way to Pappasito’s on a recent trip to Austin. I’m not a big fan of chain restaurants, but the restaurant is adjacent to the Doubletree where I was staying and I had no car so Pappasito’s it was. The restaurant was JUMPING with college kids, which surprised me as I thought it was spring break time and Pappasito’s isn’t that close to the campus. The margarita was good (it’s pretty hard to screw up a margarita) but the food was ho-hum. I had a steak quesadilla from the appetizer menu, as I don’t have that big of an appetite. The steak was nicely marinated and there was a blend of cheeses, but that was it. Even with the flavorless pico di gallo I ordered on the side, the quesadilla just didn’t have much taste. Besides being greasy as heck. The did sprinkle feta cheese over the plate which was pretty odd but a nice touch.

Austin isn’t keeping it weird with this one.