Tonight Kim and I went over to Papagayos Authentic Mexican Food (the same area as Carbone’s Lakeville).
This location previously held a “Wine Bar” (with no other clever name) that didn’t last long — maybe a few months. We never tried it there though. This restaurant is carrying on the location’s poor traffic but we decided to give it a try tonight anyway.
We sat down in the completely empty restaurant. The waitress served us after a few minutes saying, “I didn’t even see you come in.” I guess with the heavy traffic they didn’t notice us ;)
We were offered their chips and salsa which are free on the first round only. They come out with three different salsas. Green, red, and “spicy”. The spicy tastes a lot like tobacco which was disturbing. Actually, very disturbing.
I ordered their enchiladas verdes, just for you Aaron heh — Roberto!, which came with rice, a meager dinner salad, refried or black beans with Mexican sausage. Kim ordered the chicken chimichangas with fries, a dinner salad, and guacamole. I’m not quite sure how a dinner salad is “authentic” but whatever — I’ve never eaten in Mexico so maybe I just don’t know?
My chicken enchiladas were ok. Nothing spectacular and kinda bland. The rice was seriously lame but the beans were decent. Kim’s food was ok but a little too much of the same color with the yelow plate, fries, and chimichangas. I ate all the food except the beans — I didn’t want to be hurt even more than usual when I got home.
Even though I refuse to eat at El Loro because of their stupid ID scanning, they beat the hell out of this place food wise.
The service was great (we were the only people here) and friendly but the food was expensive ($21.20 before tip) and not all that much to write home about.
If you’re looking for a quiet night next to a fireplace this is the place for you, otherwise, try another spot.
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September 27th, 2006 at 3:07 pm
I was wondering if you guys had gotten out to Papagayo’s yet. Seems you had the exact same experience that we had. The food was ok but I really don’t get the sense that this is “authentic mexican”. But, I’ve never eaten in Mexico so I may not know. I have however eaten in a couple of Mexican restaurants that seemed way more authentic. The food was very bland. That is the last thing I expected. Blow-the-top-of-your-head-off heat isn’t always wanted but one of the hallmarks of Mexican cuisine is the abundant and bright flavors. This was so not that. Overall I was disappointed. The quality of the food was fine (the avocados in the guaq weren’t ripe enough though) but the complete blandness of it all means I won’t be going back. The $ was a bit high for what was on offer as well.
January 18th, 2007 at 9:22 am
I went to Papagayos yesterday. I thought the food was very good. A salad is maybe not authentic but it is offered as an option to a traditional soup. I opted for the soup and it was very good. The salad is probably offered as an option for non-adventurous types. I had the Encheladas Suiza. They were tasty.
January 18th, 2007 at 9:52 am
To each their own.
I won’t be going back and I don’t recommend that anyone else does either. There are tons of other places out there that are in better locations, offer lower prices, and have better food.
April 20th, 2007 at 8:37 pm
This location is now closed.
April 23rd, 2007 at 9:43 am
I’m not surprised to hear that they closed.
April 23rd, 2007 at 9:54 am
I’m not surprised to hear that they closed.
Nor am I.
April 24th, 2007 at 6:44 pm
Have you tried their chimichangas?
They were fabulous!
I will miss them!
April 24th, 2007 at 7:06 pm
Kim tried them and they just weren’t naything special.
Doesn’t matter now though as this location is closed.
July 8th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
[...] Sushi Cafe in Lakeville, MN which is located in the storefront that was previously occupied by Papagayos which closed in April of 2007 and hasn’t been in use [...]
November 4th, 2008 at 10:22 am
[...] The menu is fairly typical with a bunch of Americanized dish names which sound somewhat cheesy: Guadalajara Special and Steak Mexicano to name two. I say that if you’re going to theme it up, “stay the course”. The prices are a little bit above what I remember from El Loro before I stopped eating there and a bit less than what the now defunct Papagayos Authentic Mexican Restaurant. [...]