This is my favorite restaurant on the entire planet. Yes, I did cause a waitress to spill an entire tray of drinks on me on their patio when I was the ripe, young age of five, but I still love this place.
If I knew I only had one hour left to live, my final activity here on earth would be eating Don Pablo's chips and salsa. Of all the salsas I have ever eaten, Don Pablo's is simply the best. I can no longer eat canned salsa thanks to the heavenly creation that is fresh-made Don Pablo's salsa. Also, their pico de gallo is always the best.
Drink-wise, if you do non-alcoholic stuff like me, you're a tea drinker, and you don't like your tea to be overly-sweet, get the unsweet tea. I love their sweet tea, but a lot of people don't like the sugar rush.
If you're going to this location, it is a must that you ask for either Susanna or Robin. Their service is the living, breathing definition of what service should be like anywhere you go. I think everyone should live up to their example!
Don Pablo's has slipped in recent years but still remains the contemporary verson of Chi Chi's in terms of chainey, fast-food Mexican but steps above Taco Bell (to say the least).
DP's food quality is pretty consistent and you're never going to struggle ordering from the predictable menu. Â This particular location could use a face lift and possibly a steam cleaning (the mesquite will stay with you and you may have to burn your clothes after you leave for that very reason). Â The wait staff is pretty reliable but again --- hard for anyone to screw this up unless they disappear somewhere between your table and the kitchen (which HAS happened to me here).
If you have a hankering for Mexican and you are on a budget but don't want any surprise this is the place for you in Indy.
This is my little lunchtime hideaway. Â I love the atmosphere of this place.. although it can be described as open and inviting, I also find it easy to feel tucked away and apart from everything else going on in the room. Contradictory statements ?? sure.. But I'm entitled..
Anyway.. the food is definitely proportioned for healthy eaters and quite tasty. Â They offer weekday specials which help us penny-pinchers. Â Service has always been good. Â Their fajitas and homemade nacho chips are extraordinary.
Meh. Â A huge place that looked interesting from the outside, but was just chain type food inside. Â
Big menu...sort of like a Tex Mex Red Robin. Â Good place to bring kids or the fam for an inexpensive night out or to get out of the heat. Â But, it's not a place I would aim for to go out to eat. Â Ordinary fare, which was okay, but the food they serve is pretty hard to mess up.
I really like Don Pablo's for my fake Tex-Mex. Â Like any chain, I know I will usually get the same quality of food at each restaurant. Â There is no dish that stands out, I usually just get the fajitas. Â They do make the tortillas in-house and I really like them.
This is a good place to bring the kids and a few of the franchises have a happy hour. Â The bar also has the full menu.