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Papio Pit Bbq

Papio Pit Bbq

1449 Papillion Dr., Papillion, NE 68133, United States

Bbq • Meat • Cheese • Barbecue


"Service left much to be desired. The bartender was covering the whole restaurant and simply couldn't keep up. We ordered drinks and nachos while we decided on our main courses, but about ten minutes later, someone from the kitchen brought out our nachos with still no drinks in sight. We finished the appetizer without seeing the bartender. After another ten minutes, she finally made her rounds, but it took a while to get to us because everyone seemed to need her help. She refilled the drinks for the table next to us, and I assumed she would notice our glasses were still empty. I was mistaken. We ordered our food, which arrived within five minutes—typical for a BBQ joint—but unfortunately, none of it was warm. The same kitchen staff brought our meal, so we asked him for our drinks, and he obliged. Thankfully, because the food was hard to eat without lots of liquid. As for cleanliness, it was okay—no complaints there. The atmosphere was unique. It was Wednesday, and they have live music starting at 6 PM. Just as we received our main courses, they began to play some blues. At first, there was a guitarist and a bassist, and a few songs in, a harmonica player joined them. I feel bad saying this, but it’s important to share my complete experience: the bass player was good, but the three of them didn’t harmonize well. At times, it felt like they were all playing different songs. The guitarist missed notes, played in odd keys, and had no sense of timing. His singing reminded me of late-night karaoke at a dive bar. Needless to say, we were eager to leave. In terms of value, it was lacking. They charge prices similar to other restaurants but don’t operate at that level. I can't say I'd want to give this place a second chance."

Papio Pit Bbq

Papio Pit Bbq

1449 Papillion Dr, Papillion I-68133-2532, United States, 68133-2531

Bbq • Casual • Cheese • Barbecue


"We had a pretty disappointing visit. This review is based on food, service, cleanliness, atmosphere, and value. The food was the most disappointing aspect. Almost everything seemed to be week-old leftovers. We ordered the pulled pork nachos, brisket, ribs, spicy sausage, mac n cheese, slaw, potato salad, and cornbread. The nachos were okay, but only about 7 chips were nachos, the rest were just off-brand bagged tortilla chips like you'd find in the grocery. The nachos were supposed to be pulled pork, but I only found a few small peices. The brisket came chopped, and I thought that was weird. Standard is sliced, with an option to chop. Chopped is the standard here, I guess. If I had known that, I would have ordered something else. The brisket wasn't good. It was extremely dry. The is the only BBQ joint where I left with brisket still on my plate. The ribs were a little dry, and lacking in the flavor department. The sausage was absolutely awful. It was dry, shriveled, hard, and aslo lacking flavor. If you told me it sat out for a week or two, I'd believe it. The mac n cheese also seemed old. Parts of the macaroni were crunchy. The cheese was on the verge of hardening, and also lacking flavor. The cornbread was okay, the slaw was weird, and I didn't touch the potato salad do to the mass disappointment. Service was not good. The bartender was serving the entire restaurant, and she just couldn't keep up. We ordered drinks, and nachos while we decided on the rest of the meal. About 10 minutes later, someone from the kitchen brought out the nachos, but still no drinks. We finished the appetizer without seeing the bartender. About 10 minutes later, she made her rounds. Took a while to get to us, because it seemed everyone was in need of her attention. She refilled the drinks of the table next to us, so I assumed she would notice we still didn't have our drinks. I assumed wrong. We ordered, and our food came out within 5 minutes. Not abnormal for a BBQ joint, but none of the food was warm. It was the same kitchen guy that brought the food, so we asked him for our drinks. He obliged. It was a good thing, because the food was hard to choke down without lots of liquid. The cleanliness was okay, no complaints there. The atmosphere was unique. It was Wednesday, and they have live music starting at 6pm. They started to play some blues right as we got our main course. First, there was a guitarist and bass, and a couple songs in, a harmonica guy jumped it. I feel bad saying this, but I feel it's important to share my full experience. The bass player was good, but they didn't harmonize well together. At times, it was like they were all 3 playing different songs at the same time. The guitarist would miss notes, play strange keys, and his timing was nonexistent. His singing matched that of late night karaoke at a dive bar. Needless to say, we were ready to get out of this place. The value was not good. They are charging the same prices as other restaurants, but are operating nowhere near that level. I can't say I'll give it a second chance."