Last Saturday, Mr. McB and I hit Papas & Beer (317 Haywood Road, Greenville) for a late lunch. We have heard good things about Papas and their large menu meant we could both sate our cravings.
We arrived at the restaurant and were promptly seated.There was a crowd but the place was not packed. I assume there was an additional seating area since the noise level, which was high enough for McB to comment on, didn’t match the number of folks in our dining room.
Our server took our drink order and quickly returned with our chips, bean dip, and sodas. He then walked away before taking our order. His departure gave me time to consider the full menu so I didn’t mind.
McB and I continued to munch on our chips and take in the atmosphere for the next 20 minutes and still not a single server stopped by our table. I tried making eye contact. I tried pushing the menus to the extreme outer edge of the table but none of the servers even slowed down enough to notice us. We did get a quick notice as we left a few bucks on the table and walked out the door.
Normally, this kind of thing would make me mad but this time I just felt disappointed. I was hoping we’d find a delicious local Mexican restaurant. I’m sure we will find a great place one day but it won’t be Papas & Beer.
Sugar, come sit a spell. 
This really isn’t surprising at this location and I’m sorry you did not get to try the truly amazing food. I would highly recommend giving them a second try, but visit the Simpsonville location. The food is about the same and the service is second to none.
Thanks for the tip on the Simpsonville location. I really wanted to try the avocado burrito. The servers seemed to be on top of every other table but I guess our invisibility shield was activated or something.
You’ve got a great blog. My mouth is watering after reading a few entries.