Papa Joe's is the best quality dining experience you could ever hope for.  The atmosphere is warm and inviting and the food, wow, it just doesn't get better than Papa Joe's.  With a very large array of menu choices, from traditional Italian entrees to authentic dishes you might find in a village in Sicily, every one leaves with their palat more than satisfied and their bellies full.  The portion sizes are so large that you have plenty of leftovers for lunch and dinner the next day!   After dinner you can browse in their very ecclectic gift shop Capricci Gifts and get some of your Christmas shopping done and make an appointment at Healing Waters for a facial that will rivive your soul.   

The owner's Joe and Donna Giarratana and their staff really know what it means to make the customer happy.  They start by making you feel real special, like you're an old family friend; in a sense you really do get the feeling that your dining at their home at their table.  I guess that's why one could say that Papa Joe's is so much more than a dining experience, it is a local tradition, and after 28 years of success I'd say the patrons would agree!  

Papa Joe's is the BEST restaurant around. I eat there every chance I get, I take clients to lunch there, my family and employees. If you haven't eaten at Papa Joe's head there now!!!

What a wonderful restaurant! They are so involved in the community. When I was on the board for a woman's pregnancy center he did a special all you can eat 99 cent spaghetti dinner fundraiser. Today he is doing it again for another charity - "New Generation." Papa Joe has been so respected for his involvement in Hernando County and for the VERY good Italian food that he serves up. I had the chance to talk with Alberto (does marketing for Papa Joe) last week at a ribbon cutting for Wilson technologies.  This is a first class restaurant that deserves your business!