Finally, accountant Larry Levy, is ready to pick up the tab at his delicious,
yet budgetfriendly pick. It's located in Coconut Creek and it's called Papamigos.
Hi, my name is Brian Faeth. I am the owner of Papamigos.
So the brand Papamigos came about early 2020. My fiancée and I decided, you know,
who doesn't like tacos and sushi? The location here in Coconut Creek came about because our
food truck in 2020 became so busy because of the COVID19 pandemic. We were an outside brand,
we really kind of just, you know, launched our name out there. It really shot off and we really
needed a commissary kitchen. So this was an old LandLubber's prior to us and we needed a kitchen.
It came on market, we were able to purchase this and, you know, for a commissary kitchen,
a year and a half later, I mean, we have a great restaurant and a great community supporting us.
Some of our most popular menu items,
kinda one of the main menu item that put us on the map was our birria tacos. We started,
you know, our version of the birria tacos as a spinoff, it's a great Mexican dish. And we
kind of brought it to South Florida. Papamigos is a fusion brand of fun food and good vibes.
So what is this? Is it a taco bar, is it a raw bar? Explain it to me, Larry.
Well, we've been there many times. It started off as a food truck that my wife
went to. And then they opened up this restaurant. So we've been going there.
We eat mostly the Mexican food, but they also have
So it's not so fused together, it's one or the other? Or do they combine some things?
I have just all the Mexican all the time. I haven't went over there,
ventured into the Japanese side. But when I've seen it, it looks really good.
So Lorraine, tell me a little bit about Papamigos. When you walked in, what was it like?
Oh, I just loved the atmosphere. And again, I didn't expect what I saw when I came in there.
It was just a beautiful bar area, and very open feeling to the restaurant. Very friendly,
like you said. It's kind of a neighborhood feeling to it.
And the servers were so wonderful. They said, you know, "Sit wherever you want."
Just very casual about greeting us. And it was a real good neighborhood feel.
Tell me a little bit about location.
Right off the main road in the little shopping center on the corner end, plenty of parking.
No issues with parking there.
You don't have to valet?
No valet.
Great. Plenty of parking.
They had outdoor seating also.
Oh, did they?
That's nice to have.
[Michelle] Yeah, it's always nice.
On a beautiful day you could sit out and enjoy a meal.
So let's talk a little bit, Larry, about what you had this last time. I know you've
been there a few times. So let's talk about the last time that you went.
Okay, so we had the Mexican corn.
[Michelle] Street corn, Mexican street corn.
[Larry] Mexican street corn. So we had that, which was really good. Last time we had it
[Michelle] Was it on the cob or off the cob?
On the cob.
On the cob. So it was called Elote. There's different
Okay.
[Michelle] Yeah, if it's off the cob it's called something else.
Okay, okay.
[Michelle] So did it have cheese and
Cheese and
Spices.
spices and
Yum. And what else? You had, like, a surf and turf?
Yeah, they have these quesadillas. Usually we have, I think they're called borelli? Berella?
Borrega.
[Michelle] Yeah, yeah.
[Larry] So a mixture with that. And they called it surf and turf. So they had that meat.
[Michelle] What was the surf?
Shrimp.
Okay.
[Larry] So it was really good, and it's in the quesadilla.
Did you drink anything?
Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you. Every day they have a margarita special.
[Michelle] So what was the special when you were there?
[Larry] That day was a kiwi margarita.
[Michelle] How was that? Can you taste kiwi through a margarita?
[Larry] Not really, but a little bit.
[Michelle] I bet the little seeds are there, probably.
Yeah. Yum.
Yeah.
Okay.
We've been there when they've had coconut margaritas, you know?
[Michelle] Nice.
We always see what the margarita of the day is.
I like that. The daily margarita.
And what did you have, Lorraine?
We were there on Taco Tuesday.
[Michelle] Yay! I didn't know what to expect.
[Michelle] Do they celebrate Taco Tuesday?
Yes, they do. And the halfpriced drinks. We had
the coconut margarita. It was delicious. I loved it.
[Michelle] You had birria nachos, right?
[Lorraine] Yeah, on the... Oh, it was delish. I never had that meat before. It was so tender.
Oh, the birria meat.
Delicious, delicious. We also had, because it was Taco Tuesday,
we also had some of their special shrimp taco.
Shrimp tacos?
Shrimp tacos. It was delicious. Oh, amazing.
[Michelle] Were they fried, grilled, sautéed? Could you tell?
They tasted like a coconut shrimp. It was like a coconut shrimp taco.
Interesting.
Yeah, it was very good.
Okay. How about you, Alec?
So I had the spicy tuna taco. I was like, why not? You know, like I've tried Mexican food already,
so like, lemme try a spin. Lemme do an in between. It was really interesting take on
Mexican and Asian tacos. It was, like, diced tuna with, like, a spicy mayo sauce on top.
[Michelle] Was it like a tartar?
[Alec] Yeah, it was almost like a tartar in a taco. And the taco shell itself was
like a, I don't know what they're called, but it's like, you know,
like that black wrap that they wrap the sushi in?
Like a nori?
[Alec] Yeah, it was like a nori taco shell.
Okay.
So it was really cool. The taste was actually pretty good. It was a little
too spicy for my liking, but it was really good.
For dessert, you said dulce de leche. But how was it
plated, the dulce de leche? Do you know? Do you remember your dessert?
Yeah, we had the cheesecake, it was home style.
[Michelle] Oh, a dulce de leche cheesecake?
Yeah, it was home style, homemade cheesecake. And that was probably
one of the best cheesecakes I've ever had. It was really rich in flavor. It was thick,
and it was a really good portion size too. You know, to share for two people, perfect.
Well, Larry, Papamigos was your pick. Sum it up for us.
A favorite goto, quick, always tasty. Plenty of food. And we have a good time there.
Lorraine?
I wanna go back there for the dessert. It was so
delicious. Dulce de leche cheesecake made by the owner's mom was delicious.
[Michelle] Alec?
I'd say the same. Cheesecake, it's a goto. If you want dessert, that's the place to go.
Okay. You can have your pick of tacos or sushi at Papamigos. Located at 6370 North State Road 7,
Suite 120 in Coconut Creek. They're open daily for lunch and dinner,
with happy hour Monday to Saturday. Reservations are
not accepted. The average price for dinner without drinks is about $40.