Papachino's

1212 J St, Modesto - 95354
163 reviews
Mediterranean Salad
(209) 578-5225

Me and my client came in today and to be honest they was kind of rude and the Waitress that was Serving us was not friendly she was young as what I saw my client said thank you a few times and she didn’t say anything back, and plus she had her iPod in her ear as she was serving us. Maybe she couldn’t hear my client when she said thank you.. do to the iPod in her ear. We was new as well to the place no friendly advice about the menu, or anything there was not one smile on any of these employee faces not friendly at all never going back I wish I can give 0 stars.

Excellent food and service! We had the holytizer and spicy shrimp appetizers. The baba ganoush had a ton of flavor and the hummus was equally as tasty, it had a super creamy texture and was definitely made fresh; it came with 2 falafel also. My bf enjoyed the flavors of the shrimp, it had a nice red sauce with a mild flavor. I ordered the artichoke pasta made vegan, which substituted the cream sauce for hummus. It was loaded with freshly cooked veggies including tons of grilled asparagus. You could tell the veggies were good quality (fluffy mushrooms, nothing tasted canned or frozen) and I was very impressed with the portion size. My meal included a choice of salad or a soup (there were 2 soup choices), I chose white bean and it tasted homemade and had nice large chunks of garlic cloves. My bf had shrimp pesto and he said it was excellent as well, it came with a ton of sauce which I think is a plus. He chose the house salad as his side, it had a lot of ingredients, it was not skimpy. The restaurant and bathrooms were clean, the artwork on the walls (murals and paintings) are unique and nice to look at. The theme is very present. The service was great, staff was friendly. There was only one chef cooking from what I could tell and she did a wonderful job keeping everything coming up hot and quickly, despite them being pretty busy with to go orders. We will definitely make this one of our date spots from now on. There is wine and beer as well. All of the food was impressive, well portioned, and priced well.

So yummy! Perfect servings wish I took a photo before eating. The pasta was so creamy and fresh. The meat tender and soft. Noodles cooked perfectly. The lentil soup brought back memories of my childhood. I will for sure be coming back again. Don’t worry their lamp is yummy too. So many flavors in their sauce and the rice that it comes with was yummy. Very quiet time when we went to eat. Staff was friendly and the place was clean and comfortable to be there.

very disappointing. Almost every time we order ahead, the food is never ready when we get there. Sometimes they haven’t even started it and have made comments that they “forgot”. This has happened multiple times. And no discount or anything is done for the trouble. Also, multiple time I was given the wrong food and don’t realize until I get home. Once again, nothing is done for the trouble. The food is GREAT every 10th time which is why I keep going back but I will no longer be eating here.

Very disappointed. Ordered chicken piccata because it is one of my favorites and was so excited. Absolutely no flavor tastes like olive oil and when you squeeze the lemon pieces that were cut up in the noodles, lemon olive oil. Noodles are dry because not enough sauce. Chicken very dry. Super sad

Our server was friendly and attentive. The food here is so delicious! This is the third time we have dined here for dinner. My wife had the Gyro plate and I had the Zorba Pita with steak. I had a glass of Apothic Red wine ? and we both had water. The white bean soup is really good. My wife had the salad which she said was great! We will definitely come back.

Stopped for lunch, one of very few places open. Small place, nothing fancy. The tomato bisque was good, veggie panini excellent. Chicken Caesar very tasty, string fries also good. Limited beer / wine selection. Good service

i wanted something different so we stopped at Papachino, the atmosphere was perfect. very low key and neutral, the menu was packed with great choices, we settled on a lamb bracutta and beef pita quasidella, both where excellent. we finished with a piece of baklava in all we will be returning

Greek/Mediterranean & Italian restaurant.I had the mixed appetizer as my dinner. It was quite a bit of food, enough for two & everything was good. There were grilled vegies on top. The falafel though was harder & dryer than I've had anywhere else. I would recommend this.

Best Gyro… first meal from this place tonight and so happy… if you’re thinking about it.. go for it