Papa Joe's Casadepasta

One of the best Italian restaurants in our area! The place doesn't look like much from the outside but boy do they know how to cook Italian food! Everything was delicious from the salad and garlic bread to the homemade and fresh pasta dishes.  I usually get the chicken parm and my husband usually gets the eggplant parm but we've had other dishes and everything has been great.  Love this place! Can't wait for our next visit there!

Recently returned after several years and enjoyed it quite a bit. Everyone was very nice to us, and the service was prompt although the entree took longer than expected. I would agree with another review that the red sauce tasted very salty! Overall food quality is good, atmosphere is pleasant and the place is worth an occasional visit.

Amazing.

My husband and I were driving to a different Italian restaurant on Saturday night, and happened to drive past Papa Joe's.  We've been by a few other times, always mentioning that we'd like to give it a try, but we've never been close by on a weekend.  This time, we drove around the block and back.  

Best decision of the week!  Parked across the street, and were a little worried heading into the building.  Sure doesn't look like much, but you can smell the garlic from outside.  Mmmmmm.....

Even though we didn't have a reservation, we were able to be seated right away (it was about 7:30pm).  The decor might be described as over the top or old fashioned, but it all just added to the ambiance of being in someone's home.  Someone who makes really good Italian food and probably spends a lot of time dusting artificial plants.

The unlimited garlic bread would be enough of a reason to return.  You don't even have to sheepishly ask for more - they just keep bringing it!  Entree portions are huge.  My husband is a human garbage disposal, and he couldn't finish his.  Bonus - they put even more garlic bread in our to-go boxes!

I love that it isn't just a choose your pasta shape & choose red or white sauce kind of a place.  It's definitely one of the more creative Italian restaurants in town.  Dessert (we had tiramisu and spumoni) was good, too.  This is now - BY FAR - our favorite Italian place in the South Bend area.  I'm looking forward to bringing visiting family here, and have them wonder about my sanity when we pull into the parking lot.  No doubt they will be converts, too!