Papous Tap & Grille

What a GREAT place. Food is outstanding, SO good. It’s a great neighborhood bar that you can comfortably bring the family to. Prices are great and portions are huge & the staff could not be more friendly or attentive. mmmmm where do I start? The gyros are great, the tzatziki is really good but try it with cucumber ranch — you’ll never go back. I put the cucumber ranch on everything — they should bottle it, it’s SO good. The corned beef is spectacular and the pierogis are amazing. oh the pepperoni rolls and the burgers — Everything I’ve ever had is great — try anything you won’t be disappointed. and for a little Papous to take home try a bottle of the Papa Steve’s seasoning, it’s great I cook with it all the time. Go you won’t be disappointed

I dig this place. It’s obvious why they have positive reviews. The local people are loyal and the food is delicious. Very laid back bar atmosphere, nothing fancy, very accepting. The server was attentive and relaxed, he provided suggestions & opinions which I love. THE BURGERS & PIZZA & GYROS. One of the best places for a burger in the area, they know how to cook it right! The pizza dough was fabulous. Check this chill place out some night for food and drinks, you won’t be disappointed!

Had the homemade Pastrami Sandwich which was awesome. The meat was tender and spiced awesomely and I even added fried egg on it which was outstanding. Walleye sandwich was so fresh and huge thought Owner might have just caught it. The server who was new was great and very helpful she answered all the questions and even got us to order dessert. Homemade cheesecake was outstanding. If you are in Aurora area this is a must stop by for lunch. Great place to watch sports. The patio is very nice place to sit outside and chill. Do yourself a favor and stop in and see John the owner today.

Update: we have since been back and had the pepperoni rolls, Italian sandwich/​fries and schnitzel dinner so we have kicked this review up a notch. Getting better.

Huge array of choices for food, including vegetarian. The grape leaves were the best I’ve ever had. Cool atmosphere and fun! We took our kids with us for dinner and they had great choices for kids too. Lots of vintage signs and history. Thumbs up!

Looks can be deceiving. This little, «hole in the wall» has outstanding food, great bartenders, and an awesome beer menu! Johnny, the owner, is always adding great specials

Tonight was not a good night. We had the pleasure of breaking in a server in training. We ordered drinks, a pizza and a buffalo chicken sandwich. Our drinks arrived and then We didn’t see our waiter for another 20+minutes until he brought our food. Pizza tasty as always. Buffalo chicken sandwich was missing the buffalo part of the sandwich. No heat. NONE! I told the waiter in training that the sandwich had no flavor and his response was that he wouldn’t think it would have any heat as most people don’t like spicy. It is called a BUFFALO chicken sandwich for a reason. When I told the waitress, she took it to the kitchen where they put the entire plate (half a chicken sandwich, tomato, lettuce and fries) in the microwave. Then returned it to me with a cup of hot sauce. Really? Then I didn’t see the waiter again for another 20+minutes when he brought the check. Bad night all around for the restaurant. We have had excellent food and service on multiple occasions. Tonight was so disappointing.

Went here at 745p for a sandwich. Our service was horrible. We had Kim G and she was awful. She reeked like cigarette smoke, was not friendly and was as slow as molasses in winter !!! We were in there for an hour and a half and had to go find her to ask for the check and boxes !!
Will not return.
Food wasn’t bad, but service was awful

Excellent variety and superb quality prepared by seasoned chefs and served with care; a very hard place to beat! After numerous meals I keep going back and continue sampling all their treats!!!

Great bar and grill to visit. We went for dinner and both the service and food were good.
We had 5 adults and a child and the server took great care of us.
We started off with some pita bread pieces with dip, which was good. We also had some fried cheese triangles, also good.
Three of us had burgers and fries. Great burger, hand formed patty and a nice local bun. You can choose big steak fries or hand cut thin fries. Both were good.
One of us had pizza, which was a great pan pizza with sun dried tomatoes.
One of us had an entrée salad, which was good.
We will definitely go back when we are in town.

Meh. Not terrible, but certainly not an experience that made me want to come back again ASAP. Our server was pretty clueless. We asked about different beers and she looked like a total deer in the headlights. Just shrugged her shoulders when we asked what style of beer certain ones were. She didn’t even offer to find out for us from the bartender or anyone knowledgeable. It wasn’t my favorite atmosphere, but we were there with our infant daughter. Maybe if I was looking to sit at the bar and have a beer and watch a game, it might be a more appropriate place. My burger was yummy, though, so props for decent food.

Love this place!!! Everything is very high-​quality, and great tasting. A ton of great options for almost anything you’re in the mood for. The only reason I did not give 5-​stars is because the place is very dingy, the atmosphere can be a little trashy (tried to take my parents one Saturday night and was a bit embarrassed by the crowd), it is very expensive, and unfortunately the service is VERY SLOW. The food is worth it, but get ready to wait for it (whether pick-​up or dine-​in).

I had been to this plaza 100s of times in my life and never noticed this gem of a dive bar & grill. Good service, food & prices. The Mediterranean Dip is crazy delicious. I wish it was socially acceptable to order it and just eat it with a spoon!

We found this using a GPS and we were trying to find something near the Aurora outlet mall, because their food court was just noisy and gross. Papous is not too far from there. The inside was a little dark and dingy (my elbows sort of stuck to the table). But the wait staff was very quick to bring us drinks and explain the specials. We ordered the hand rolled mozzarella sticks, and they were fantastic! For the main course we split a Greek pizza and it was definitely one of the best Greek pizzas that I have had. Stringy real cheeses, fresh toppings, and a nice house made crust. It’s definitely a bar first, and a restaurant second. But don’t let the bar atmosphere fool you. The food is very good!

Consistently great. I love the daily special. We went Thursday and got the 6.00 steak! It was pretty good, a little overcooked so not red, but pink inside, but not too bad even with that tiny flaw. The cheesecake is homemade and let me just say, it is the best cheesecake I have ever had, including cheesecake IN NEW YORK. The waitstaff are very nice, very attentive, and makes you feel welcome no matter what you order, alcoholic drinks, or not. I feel comfortable going there, its a very nice setting. The bar is in the middle making every spot including the booths a great spot to watch a game.

Well, I am hoping what I got was just a one off night of bad food. I ordered the buffalo Chicken Sandwich… Well, the «blue cheese» was just salad dressing and the chicken was grilled breast but a little tuff. The «hot» sauce was nothing spicy, not even a little zip or tang. Pure disappointment from that meal…
We also got the gyro which was really good (the reason it was 2 stars instead of 1) Will I go back, sure. I never do something just once. Hopefully they will provide a better meal. But I will be ordering something different.

Ordered the Greek Style pizza to go. It was the BEST pizza I have ever eaten. Like bow down to the chef quality. Where have you been all my life?!

Incredible food for what appears to be a typical «sports bar». We had the fried pepper jack triangles (crispy, not greasy and the bite from the pepper jack was much preferred over a traditional fried mozzarella). We also split a fried zucchini (not my thing but everyone else raved about them and the cucumber dressing that came with them). For dinner I had the most meaty, tender baby back ribs I’ve had in my life! The sauce was thick & savory & they had a deep smoky flavor. I only finished half a rack & I usually devour an entire rack of baby backs with no leftovers! My wife got the kielbasa, sauerkraut & pierogies & loved it. Our friends had another rack of ribs & salmon which was very tender & flavorful.
At a sports bar? Are you kidding? This is truly a hidden gem! We will definitely be back!

We went here on a Friday night, hoping to have a good date experiencing a new restaurant. This is definitely more bar than grille and I made a royal mistake by bypassing the fireplace area for the windowed, leaky-​roofed freezer room that I thought offered up the best view.
We tried the boneless wings for apps — they were ok but their Inferno sauce didn’t live up to its name according to my DH. Then we ordered the special pastrami sandwich and a corned beef sandwich — excited about them since the sign on the door proclaimed that they had the best. We apparently ordered the wrong thing as these were probably the worst sandwiches of their kind we’ve had yet. The pastrami was flavorless, tough, and chewy. The corned beef was just flavorless. The grease/​butter used to toast the bread was overwhelming, and I would have preferred the bread not be toasted at all. We tried to make the sandwiches work but it was like making love and just giving up and going home without a climax. Very disappointing.
The waitress suggested we try the cheesecake, which we’d already been planning on, and THAT was delicious (we got it to go). I would go back for more cheesecake if the environment were less bar and more cozy, but we probably won’t be back.
This pretty much ruined my night and my heart was broken watching my freezing cold husband miserable — especially mid-​sandwich when his drink was empty but the meat was so salty that he was dying of thirst and the waitress was MIA, but then brought him what tasted like pure syrup to drink when she was recovered, and the roof leaked beside me and the surrounding tables suddenly filled with a rambunctious office party… but I guess that’s what one gets when one tries to be adventurous.

Great place to hang out and watch a sporting event, have a delicious meal, or go out for drinks! The Mediterranean dip is my favorite, but you really cant go wrong with anything on the menu. I’ve never had a bad experience.
The owners John and Frank are Greek, so you know the food quality will be top notch.
Although I haven’t been there on a weekend at night yet, I’ve heard that they get a fun, lively crowd with both locals and college students. Once I move back to Ohio i’ll definitely be going more often.