Papi's Tacos

Papi's Tacos is a solid choice in the Fells Point neighborhood if you're craving casual Mexican street food. I try to take advantage of their happy hours. One thing I love about Baltimore in general is that most bars/restaurants offer a decent food menu with deals during their happy hour, in addition to drinks of course. The service I've received here has always been solid, no complaints. I would say this location is a bit unique in that the left side is your typical bar seating and the right side is more of your dining room seating for larger groups. My go-tos are the gringo's tacos, the birria tacos and their chips and salsa.

I've been to Papi's Tacos a few times now, but unfortunately, my experiences have been disappointing enough that I won't be returning. On two occasions, I ordered online, and to my surprise, they charged a 15% gratuity fee and did not honor the Taco Tuesday deal--an odd choice given the circumstances.Now, as a Texan, I know my Tex-Mex, and this just didn't hit the mark. I've tried both the short ribs and carne asada tacos, and both were slightly dry, lacking the flavor and juiciness I expect from a good taco. I had high hopes, but neither really delivered. The last straw was when I went in person and realized I was missing a taco from my order -- the one I did receive was ice cold. Honestly, I only gave this spot a chance because it's close by and I didn't feel like driving, but the lackluster food and issues with the order have made me decide I won't be going back.

The tacos were alright, but I think what sold me is their hot sauces (they have el yucateco and Ruben's hot sauce). I wish they had more vegetarian options. This location does get pretty busy, but they do have seating inside and outside.

Overall papi's tacos is a cute vibe for a relaxed dinner with friends. The drinks are tasty - I had a spicy margarita. The food is just ok. We ordered the yuca fries and house guac to start. The house guac was a bit underwhelming as it seemed to just be mashed avocado (with a large piece of unmasked avocado too). The yuca fries were probably the best thing I ate. As for the vegetarian tacos, they were quite dry and in need of some more flavor. The concept sounded delicious, but the fried components just made the whole thing bland. TLDR: a great place for drinks and maybe a skip for food

Papi's Tacos - oh boy.I understand the need for Americanized food - many people are not accustomed to certain foods and spices and are not comfortable diving straight into the authentic sources.However,The food served here needed that spirit to be fully manifested and embraced in the food they serve. The Birria tacos especially left a lot to be desired as the filling was minimal and the consommé was dilute. Birria tacos are one of the foods that definitely needs some TLC as not putting your best foot forward for these tacos a disservice to its status in the Mexican food arena. Aside from the tacos, the chips were fine - they definitely know how to make a white Queso dip. It's plenty cheesy, flavor packed, and rich. Overall, it's Papi's Tacos is the place you go to for a casual Mexican food experience when other places are just too inconvenient to go to.

LISTEN! We just searched happy hours in Baltimore and Papi's Tacos popped up ... you literally NEVER think about Mexican when in Baltimore because Baltimore is all about crabs and seafood but the reviews were great so we said LET's DO IT! And MAAAAAAAAN are we glad we did! Service, to ambiance to food .... all 100!!!! And this is us sitting at the BAR!!!! And the happy hour menu is a reduced price menu .... this was heaven sent! We honestly said we wish we could run our entire order back so we could eat it again ... that's how GREAT everything was! Do yourself a favor and stop in for happy hour or for breakfast, lunch or dinner because either way you'll be happy you did!!!!Oh and the bartenders are AWESOME!

We ate at the bar and the place is comfortable, the bartender was nice and fast, and the food was great. The house margarita was tasty and well done also. 20% gratuity is included in all done in meals. My wife was happy to hear Bad Bunny playing throughout our meal. She is sitting next to me making sure I mention that lol.

My friend and I came here as a last minute option because we wanted sangrias and saw Papi's Tacos had them. I hadn't been back here since prior to Covid so it was good to check it out again. We sat indoors as it was a pretty windy day out. To start, we got their sangrias (red option only). They came out foamy which was weird and it tasted fine at the beginning. It did get watered down quickly and tasted too lemony later (there were lemons in the sangria). Not the best sangrias here from our experience. We decided to share their Guac to start and were brought out fresh tortilla chips with salsa as well (the chips and salsa are complimentary to the meal which is nice). The guac was huge and had great flavors - it was delicious and we loved it. We each chose to get the street tacos and share them - I ordered the cod that they had that day while my friend got the chorizo. Since it was Tuesday, they have a taco special which gives you a 3rd free per your 2 taco order (they come 2 per order)! My cod was fried well but in general, there wasn't much flavor to it. The chorizo was super dry and didn't taste that good at all. It was disappointing our tacos weren't all that good or flavorful.The service was good and the staff were friendly. Their specials and prices are quite good but not much to rave about the food or drinks we had. The only thing we really liked were the chips and guac. It may be some time before I decide to come over here again.

family-owned, great price, amazing ambiance, taco joint in fells point! i have been here multiple times and they do not disappoint. also, FREE chips and salsa on your first order - gotta take advantage of that delicious offerfor more: follow @mealwithmj on Instagram

$14 for the breakfast burrito tells you mostly everything you need to know. It was a really good burrito. the creamy salsa was very good. the breakfast potatoes also very good. Refried black beans great nuff said. Now for the serious stuff I hope someone at papis is reading this. The rice is ass. It was firm which happens but it also tasted like somebody made it with an old el paso taco seasoning packet. I think there's a highly skilled scandinavian chef in the back who is sick at making tiktok food but not basic mexican food(to be clear and fair, again, the mexican rice is my only gripe rn). Also the "4oz red rice" and the "8oz rice" are labeled differently so I thought i'd get two different types of rice but it was just two tiny containers of not good rice for $10.5 stars for me still but just order carefully. I probably wouldn't get something like enchiladas or chilaquiles here if that's even on their menu but i'm sure their nachos, burritos, fried items are great.Basically if you are annoyed by the pickled cabbage at mexican spots trend. don't get the rice. The breakfast burrito you might like