Great addition to Mexico. Love the food, and the management team is above and beyond to provide good service!
Food: 5
Barry Dalton
PapaWalla is a fairly new Indian place in downtown Mexico, near other popular bars and restaurants. It's cozy inside with high ceilings and beautiful brick walls. The food is reasonably priced and the staff are amazing. I haven't tried everything on the menu yet but I will. So far everything has been great, except for the Samosas, which are exceptional. You can order 3 potato somosas for 5 bucks and they alone fill me up...but two orders (total 6) maybe for bigger folks. There is also an 8 for five dollar option. Their main delicious comes with beautiful Indian style rice and you get wonderful proportions. Mexico, Mo., is lucky to have this place to add to an already great variety of food for a town with such a small population. Highly recommended. My only negative is I wish they had a liquor license because this would be an awesome place to have a pint...or even a nice cup of joe.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sauces
Manjit Nanda
Lovely quite comfortable place with friendly atmosphere and tasty servings.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sauces
Arsh N
Great food (especially the dal) and friendly service. It’s a mom and son pair running shop, and they seem really passionate.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Butter Chicken
Samuel Barrett
Love the atmosphere, bright warm colors, comfy booths, and a very open and pleasant arrangement. The second floor is promising, hopefully it'll be open for dining soon, sitting up there would be awesome.We had the Chicken Tikka Masala, Spicy Chicken, garlic Naan, and Potato Samosas. It was all top notch, with wonderfully blended spices and an excellent chutney. The chef is obviously as passionate about the food as he is skilled.As a bonus: I left my phone at the restaurant. Not only did they pick it up when we called, they held it and stayed AFTER CLOSING to let me come back and grab it.Great service, great staff, great chef, great restaurant. Will DEFINITELY be adding this place to my regular rotation.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Butter Chicken
Christina Wilkerson
Great gluten free options. Delicious food. American option of pulled pork was good as well. Nice to have something different and good.
Parking: Parking on street and around the block is all free.
Dietary restrictions: All main dishes have been gluten free. American food options may not be. GF Naan bread option. Very accommodating and informative.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cashew Chicken
Robert Stinnett
Driving through town on a road trip and decided to stop in. So glad we did. Wonderful food. Loved the Chicken Masala and Garlic Naan! Just the right spice level and full of flavor.Definitely different, but if you never tried a curry do yourself a favor and put down the burger and try this place out. Your taste buds will thank you.
Otto Keiser
Stopped in for biryani. Definitely not high on spice, but well made and good portions. The atta bread was fantastic, though, flaky and buttery. And the extra spicy egg wraps were superb. I got one as a why not, but enjoyed it the most of all my meal. Just make sure to ask for extra spicy! The owner obviously cares about what he does; the food should only become better as the restaurant matures. My request to him is that he offer a regular and extra spicy on all dishes, to satisfy both the midwestern palates and the more adventurous.
Everything we ordered was great. Had the butter chicken with cheese Naan, so good. Got the sampler (thalia I think it was) and it was phenomenal. Will be making a trip back.
AAAH
YOU HAVE TO GO. I'M NOT KIDDING- THIS FOOD IS EXCELLENT.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Naan
curtis weider
Very impressive
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Theodore Jackson
Most of the menu at PapaWalla is as bland as baby food. SaagaWalla is nothing more than plain stewed spinach and unseasoned chicken. The spicy chicken is okay, but would be mildly disappointing even from one of the Indian restaurants in Columbia. This restaurant is what I expect would happen if Martians were beamed photos of Indian food and got none of the flavors correct. Owner uses the excuse of having to make the food extra plain for locals. No vegetarian options which for an Indian restaurant should be at least a third of the menu. I've seen claims of six years of research and focus groups thrown about. I suspect the food was only tested with friends & family who wouldn't want to hurt his feelings. I love Indian food with a passion and this is why I don't care for PapaWalla.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
David Tate
Great place to eat super filling and open only on Saturday and sundays
Our food was bland very disappointed.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
Great addition to Mexico. Love the food, and the management team is above and beyond to provide good service!
Food: 5
PapaWalla is a fairly new Indian place in downtown Mexico, near other popular bars and restaurants. It's cozy inside with high ceilings and beautiful brick walls. The food is reasonably priced and the staff are amazing. I haven't tried everything on the menu yet but I will. So far everything has been great, except for the Samosas, which are exceptional. You can order 3 potato somosas for 5 bucks and they alone fill me up...but two orders (total 6) maybe for bigger folks. There is also an 8 for five dollar option. Their main delicious comes with beautiful Indian style rice and you get wonderful proportions. Mexico, Mo., is lucky to have this place to add to an already great variety of food for a town with such a small population. Highly recommended. My only negative is I wish they had a liquor license because this would be an awesome place to have a pint...or even a nice cup of joe.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sauces
Lovely quite comfortable place with friendly atmosphere and tasty servings.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sauces
Great food (especially the dal) and friendly service. It’s a mom and son pair running shop, and they seem really passionate.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Butter Chicken
Love the atmosphere, bright warm colors, comfy booths, and a very open and pleasant arrangement. The second floor is promising, hopefully it'll be open for dining soon, sitting up there would be awesome.We had the Chicken Tikka Masala, Spicy Chicken, garlic Naan, and Potato Samosas. It was all top notch, with wonderfully blended spices and an excellent chutney. The chef is obviously as passionate about the food as he is skilled.As a bonus: I left my phone at the restaurant. Not only did they pick it up when we called, they held it and stayed AFTER CLOSING to let me come back and grab it.Great service, great staff, great chef, great restaurant. Will DEFINITELY be adding this place to my regular rotation.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Butter Chicken
Great gluten free options. Delicious food. American option of pulled pork was good as well. Nice to have something different and good.
Parking: Parking on street and around the block is all free.
Dietary restrictions: All main dishes have been gluten free. American food options may not be. GF Naan bread option. Very accommodating and informative.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cashew Chicken
Driving through town on a road trip and decided to stop in. So glad we did. Wonderful food. Loved the Chicken Masala and Garlic Naan! Just the right spice level and full of flavor.Definitely different, but if you never tried a curry do yourself a favor and put down the burger and try this place out. Your taste buds will thank you.
Stopped in for biryani. Definitely not high on spice, but well made and good portions. The atta bread was fantastic, though, flaky and buttery. And the extra spicy egg wraps were superb. I got one as a why not, but enjoyed it the most of all my meal. Just make sure to ask for extra spicy! The owner obviously cares about what he does; the food should only become better as the restaurant matures. My request to him is that he offer a regular and extra spicy on all dishes, to satisfy both the midwestern palates and the more adventurous.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Best food I've ever eaten in my life
Restaurantji Recommends
Everything we ordered was great. Had the butter chicken with cheese Naan, so good. Got the sampler (thalia I think it was) and it was phenomenal. Will be making a trip back.
YOU HAVE TO GO. I'M NOT KIDDING- THIS FOOD IS EXCELLENT.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Naan
Very impressive
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Most of the menu at PapaWalla is as bland as baby food. SaagaWalla is nothing more than plain stewed spinach and unseasoned chicken. The spicy chicken is okay, but would be mildly disappointing even from one of the Indian restaurants in Columbia. This restaurant is what I expect would happen if Martians were beamed photos of Indian food and got none of the flavors correct. Owner uses the excuse of having to make the food extra plain for locals. No vegetarian options which for an Indian restaurant should be at least a third of the menu. I've seen claims of six years of research and focus groups thrown about. I suspect the food was only tested with friends & family who wouldn't want to hurt his feelings. I love Indian food with a passion and this is why I don't care for PapaWalla.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Great place to eat super filling and open only on Saturday and sundays
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