Eddie Papa's American Hangout

Great Mother's Day buffet, Friendly staff and a nice assortments of foods.

Came for Mother's Day brunch with modest expectations and I was extremely surprised at the quality of the offering and service. I was worried when I saw it was buffet, but again, it was Mother's Day and I know restaurants get hammered that day and it made sense. The format worked, it was easy to move through, the food offering was wide and varied...and biggest surprise of all, it actually tasted as good (if not a little better) as it looked. I'm sure they are short staffed like everyone else but this format allowed them to operate on a busy day without a service hiccup. The host , who I believe is the owner, was calm, welcoming, and warm. This was our go-to family event restaurant before the pandemic and it definitely reclaimed its place at the top of our list.

This was my first visit. I was attracted by its diverse menu, but was disappointed by how the food was prepared. The chicken and waffles don't use pieces of chicken, but boneless, breaded chicken breast. The San Diego tacos were stuffed with too much buffalo cauliflower and too much sauce. Eating these was really messy. The rice served with the tacos was tasty, but undercooked to the point of almost being crunchy. There's a Chili's across the parking lot. I would go there next time.

We were seated, and after that, no one came to our table after 15 minutes of waiting. We got up and left.

Staff had an unexpected walk out of a server leaving one beleaguered server for the entire restaurant. Glad he stayed and not his fault for the unplanned departure, but it hampered our service experience significantly. There was not accommodation/concession such as free appetizer or drinks over the two hour dinner. Food was good with the appeal being variety of menu to suit any appetite. I also requested confirmation through the reservation service from the restaurant, not OpenTable, that seating would take advantage of the restaurants open setting and set up a round style arrangement. Never heard back from restaurant and we ended up in a one long rectangle which stalled plans for a group discussion. The final balloon deflation was no cotton candy, a trademark of years past.