Papa Z's

9121 Garfield Ave, Fountain Valley
(714) 962-8887

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Natalie

I just wanted to say thanks to Madie and the tall young man with brown hair on Oct 24th thank you for making my first time at Papa Z's restaurant amazing and fun! You both were funny and handled my crazy new friends ordering food/ at the table. My BBQ chicken 🥗 was yummy and had lots of my favorites- no tomatoes perfect!! Hope you all have a lovely fall season and God bless!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Mercedes Vo

Over all, it's a great all American restaurant with reasonable prices. The food is high quality. Restaurant is clean and the staff are nice under the superb management of the beautiful woman.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Rich Paulin

I had an excellent bacon breakfast burrito Today, it was so big that I could only eat half of it & I was stuffed. The eggs were cooked perfect. They were moist & fluffy, not hard and there was an excellent mixture ratio of hashbrowns, cheese, egg and bacon inside. Now if I didn't spill salsa all over my work shirt and shorts... it would have been a perfect morning lol!!!
Thank you Papa Z's for the excellent breakfast burrito and the plethora of napkins you graciously provided to this amigo :-)

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: French Toast Scrambled Egg and Bacon, Biscuits and Gravy, Fries, Burger, Hashbrowns

Sokha Welpman

Lots of bang for your buck. Food is great and proportions are good!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Andy Fuentes JR

Quality Food& Service.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Marshall McClurg

Always large portions, always friendly staff and nice owners. Have to update my review here 2025. Sadly my family and I have been priced out. They just expensive to feed my family. And to the staff I love you but don't sweep around people eating their food . Goodbye Jim . Thank you for the memories.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Lyuba Vyskribova

We got a couple breakfast burritos and a couple sandwiches. Although they were decently sized and filling, they all lacked flavor. I would try the breakfast plates next time- I think that's where it's at. The atmosphere is very pleasant. I liked the art in the restaurant. Very cute!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Robert Lopez

Thank You Madison for the great customer service. Not too many places can left where they remember just your face but she also remembers the the food way You order your food. Thank You Madison and for helping papa z's be one of the few restaurants that I can feel better about supporting.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jeff Kimball

Self service breakfast for $26.00. Big portion but for self service....won't be back.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 2

Pete Perez

0n 8/1 2025 came to this place and got a big order as i got here because i added an existing order the computers went down so the rude blond girl told me its because we added our order. I ask her about the fries and she couldnt give me straight answer.
I ask her, please put my order in a seperate bag. She replied rudly that they are busey and she will try with smerk. Because my boss is buying lunch , I wont come to this place with rudly blond cashier. I'll go where they appreciate the customers buisness.They blonde person was just standing around waiting for orders ,they kick her off the register. Now I know why ,she is not a people person. I will give my money to a better place that appreciates customers.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 2

Dave Stroud

Not as good as before..cold link sausage, overcooked screwed eggs, hashbrowns undercooked. No more milk shakes.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 4

Ty Nguyen

On the whole, it was a very pleasant meal with kind attentive staff and a clean interior. Pastrami was good, but saltier than I’m accustomed to which is fine since that will happen at 50% of places that serve it. The chili dog was good but I wish the cheese was more melted. Other than minor nitpicks, it’s generally one of the better fast food diners out there.

Aidan Funk

This place is a once a year treat. Bring a $20.00 bill with you for breakfast after tax and a tip!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: French Toast Combo

Janna Melsom

Good breakfast burrito but WAY too expensive at $14+ plus change!! For one medium bacon (not much)/egg/hashbrown burrito- ridiculous!

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 4

Alex Foster

I can't speak on the food, though it all looked absolutely scrumptious. The reason I am giving 5 stars is simple - when you have a severe food allergy and go in and ask if there is anything on the menu you can safely eat and the establishment says no, I take it as a win and find another spot to eat. Do you know how many restaurants I've been to where they try to fake it til they make it and don't understand cross contamination and end up getting me sick? Ha! Too many to count on Google Maps.

My husband's relative brought us here without any prior knowledge of their GF offerings (or lack there of) but being the smart Celiac that I am, I ate ahead before leaving my hunger in the hands of others.

I was able to get a cup of chai and sit in a booth to enjoy some good conversation while everyone chowed down. The menu is extensive and offers a little of everything. During this fall season, they seem to jump the pumpkin bandwagon, so I recommend you try it all. It smelled good and the family I was with ate everything on their plates so it must've been delicious. I'm sad I couldn't try any of their food due to the shared griddle/grill but from what I could see, all the patrons were delighted with their food and nothing was left on any plates in the surrounding booths and tables nearby. Plus, I found out this place has been around for a while so it's good to go in and support these establishments that have been open forever. They're doing something right to be in business this long. If I could, I would have tried their corned beef hash, the pancakes, the scrambles, the fried egg burger, the pastrami, the lamb gyro and even the burritos sounded amazing. But alas, maybe in another lifetime with a different digestive system.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Half Fries Half Onion Rings, Eggs Hashbrowns & Bacon, Fried Egg Burger, Pastrami Sandwich, French Toast Combo, Pastrami, Chili, Fries, Corned Beef Hash, Biscuits and Gravy, Ham and Cheese Omelette

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