Pappas Ranch

This place doesn't exactly work for everyone...but if you know the Pappas family's reputation for great tasting....ANYTHING -- you should at least give it a try.  Their menu has just about anything you could want in a Moderately priced joint like this. I decided to write this review for one single item -- one that might get attention from someone who likes this dish as much as I do.  The Conch fritters.  Conch fritters are usually the appetizer I will order EVERY time I see it on a menu. Most places use the same mix or recipe.... NOT Pappas. I go there....almost entirely for this one dish.  If grouper is not fresh...it's not served....PERIOD. Disappointing when it's out.... but speaks volumes for the integrity of the owner/chef.

Eric wanted to take me out for my birthday. He asked me where I would like to go.  I was hungry for a juicy steak. He found Pappas Ranch on the Internet. It was our first time.  It was not exceptional, but our waitress was friendly, polite, she took care of us.  I ordered the ... Avegolemono
Soup it was really good, the flavor, texture, I do not use crackers in this soup.  For Dinner I ordered my 6 ounce steak medium rare, sweet potato fries, and broccoli.   My steak was juicy,tender, flavorful. My sweet potato fries were poked to perfection. My steamed broccoli was not over done nor undercooked. This was Saturday aprox. 4:20 pm / 1620 hrs.
Eric ordered the Ribs / brisket platter. I tasted his brisket, his meat was tender, juicy and lots of flavor.. Hats off to the chef. ..
    I would like to go back. We live Springhill ... Not to close.
I was happy it was clean from ceiling to floor. Many places are dusty, if it is out of reach... It's dusty. Not Pappas Ranch.  :D.

From the outside, this is one of those intriguing looking places that begs you to stop.  Even the inside appears like an old Tex-Mex style set-up.  But, that's where the good stuff stops.  

I can get past a wrongly poured mixed drink and flat soda.  I can even get by with a wilted salad, as long as my dinner is good and service meets basic expectations....But the meal had no taste, with steak being way overlooked and the potato...well, let's say that it needed to be cooked.

The ONLY thing worse than the meal was service.  Our waitress would disappear for 20 minutes at a time to go outside and light up.  After each pack, she would come back in smelling like an ashtray.  When my friend left exactly 15% tip (to the penny,) she followed him outside to sarcastically tell him he forgot his copy of the receipt.  He chuckled and said he was trying to forget the whole experience.