Reviews for Papa Joe's Italian Restaurant in Orland Park, IL

Went to Papa Joe's for a party. What a great place! The inside of the building is beautiful. The wait staff is awesome. The... pizza and salad was great. I ordered a glass of wine, not sure what brand it was, but it was delicious. Be sure to go here ifyou are in the area. Read more

I have been going here for years...first time back in awhile!!! While the service left something to be desired....unfortunately... it seems like the new norm...the food made up for it!!! Lasagna was amazing as always but they changed the way they make it...Ilike it just as much as before though!!! Good old fashioned home style Italian...nothing fancy but good food!!! Read more

We hosted a wedding anniversary party here in September, and we highly recommend Papa Joe's! Katie was absolutely wonderful. ... The servers were very attentive and kind. Everyone had exactly what they needed at all times! The food was delicious, and theywere very accommodating when it came to dietary restrictions too. The room held between 80 and 120 people. We also had a dj. The layout was just perfect. In fact, everything about this restaurant and party was just perfect! 10 out of 10! Read more

I ordered stuffed crust pizza with the light cheese and light sauce, after I picked up it was deep dish pizza with about 2 in... sauce and cheese on the top. I called back they told me yeah that's our stuffed crust pizza that's how we make it. S***** place, s***** people. You telling me that the pizza place who sells pizzas does not have a difference between stuffed crust pizza anddeep dish pizza.... amazing Read more

I like the way the Restaurant is set up. The pasta dishes are really good and reasonably priced, but I really thought their... pizza is average at best. They have a decent sized bar. There's a lot of parking. The waitress is good. I have ate there twiceand I suggest you eat their at least once and make up your own mind. Read more

I recently dined at Papa Joe's in Orland Park for my Aunt's birthday. I have to give a big shoutout to Katie, who answered my... questions over the phone about my upcoming visit for dinner and she made sure we had the most popular/best table in the diningroom. She was so nice, friendly and accommodating! She really represents this restaurant well. Thank you Katie for all youdid-- Our server was Nikki. She was also very nice and friendly and kindly brought us more of the hot fresh complimentary breadwhen we wanted more. Our food came out correctly and all, however it was noticed by my family and I that the dinner course wasbrought out way too fast, as I was just getting started on my salad, literally, and finishing my -just lukewarm- cream ofspinach soup. I wish the soup would have been served hot. Not Nikki's fault. I should have said something about thenot-up-to-par temp, but I wanted to not make a fuss about it and have it nooked. I had to kindly ask for my wonderful lookingplate of lasagna to be kept warm in the hot window while I ate my salad. Timing the courses would have made the experiencebetter. I did not get to really enjoy my salad. The bread and the lasagna were so good though! We weren't given any dessertplates or spoons/forks for the tiramisu that I ordered. It was awkward sitting there with the dessert in front of us but nothingto eat it with as the table was pretty much cleared of everything by the busser before the tiramisu arrived. We ended up justtaking the tiramisu to-go. It was so creamy and yummy, and we did enjoy it at home. Although Papa Joe's is not a fine diningestablishment, I just wish the courses would have been timed better according to the guests' pace. I appreciate how friendly thestaff is and will dine-in again in the future. Read more

My wife and I come up to visit her family frequently and we order from Papa Joe's at least once per visit. Normally we have a... very positive experience, however the last two times we ordered it has been the oposite. We ordered 2 large pizzas and twoorders of baked mostocholie for a family gathering. Both of the pizza's had their toppings slide off (I only took a picture ofthe worst one), neither of the baked mostocholies had the top layer if cheese and one had very little sause. In the previousorder we had the same issue with the mostocholie (no cheese on top) and one of our pizzas was undercooked and not sliced whilethe other was overcooked. Both of these orders were placed on a Saturday evening so I am assuming that there was a lot ofactivity during that time so I could understand this happening once and would probably not thought anything of it but twice in arow is the start of a problem. If volumes are that high have the person taking orders let people know that due to high volumesthere may be an extended wait or that some items may not be available for delivery. This would be much more acceptable thanpaying for food that is incorrectly prepared or damaged in transit. The quality of the food is why we are ordering from PapaJoe's and not Papa John's. Read more

This is one if the only restaurants we could find that currently has indoor dining. have visited this restaurant in around 15... years, but the food was still amazing as I last experienced. Our server Taylor took very good care of us. The ambiance was verywarm and comfortable. Sitting near the fireplace helped set the mood as well. Our food was quite delicious. We definitelyreceived good portions of all that we ordered. The tiramisu was a delicious treat to top off dinner. Although there were manyguest in and out throughout the night it didnt feel over crowded. We will be back in the future to try some other menu itemsthat stood out. kudos to the chef..... Read more