Papa Elias Pizza

A friend and I went here today for the first time and were pretty disapointed. The salad bar was ok the salad cheese and mushrooms were fresh the rest of the items seemed old espically the eggs which were whole and not cut up for some reason. They have chicken which is a $1 more which they don't tell you about until you get the bill and the pizza wasn't very good the one plus is they do let you pick your own topping and make it fresh but its very bland pizza the breadsticks were stale and there was no sauce to dip them in the cheese bread was the best item there. The staff was very friendly and helpful but the restruant was very out dated though. The highlight of the visit was being able to play the old star wars pinball game. First and last visit more

Papa Elias has great tasting pizza. I love it. I go to Papa Elias every week sometimes even more than once. Papa Elias is known for the pizza and chicken. Also, like this week I went and there was a special, potatoes, that were awesome. this place has wonderful staff working, wanting to help with choosing your favorite pizza because they ask you for your favorite topping and they told me that they make their own sauce and dough, which by the way is really good. I am keep going for 5.99 all you can eat that can not get beaten great value and great quality. GOD BLESS. Trust me and go ahead and try it. more

Papa Elias Pizza is the best place for anyone who is looking for a pizza place. Staff is friendly and makes you feel comfortable. more

So my guess is that all of these reviews were written either by someone who works at Papa Elias, or someone at Cici's. None of the reviewers have reviewed any other restaurants, and all use similar generic stock images for their profile pics. Honestly, both places have terrible food. Last time I ate here, there was quite a bit of spoiled looking food on the salad bar. The chicken was OK, but its kinda hard to screw up fried chicken. The pizza reminded me of a frozen supermarket pizza - like a DiGiorno or something... Nothing spectacular. more

I go to Papa Elias almost every week. Usually after Church with my family because of the quality standard of food and ambiance. The owners are welcoming and very friendly, they almost make you feel like home, and its extremely sad that someone would try to sabotage such a great family business that deserves nothing but great reviews just because they are bitter. I do recommend anyone who is looking for a great deal on a pizza, chicken, bread sticks, salad, and cinnamon sticks buffet to go to Papa Elias. They also have a menu if you're craving something more specific and any pizza not available on the buffet, the owners will be happy to whip up fresh. Its fun, upbeat, and great for the family. Try it out for yourselves before listening to harsh invalid reviews. From a constant returning customer, I trust you'll be happy you did. more

On first glance you can see Papa Elias' is not the fanciest place in town but don't let that sway you. The staff is friendly and makes you feel welcome instantly. We came in and checked out the pizza choices and the salad bar and sat down to wait for two people to join us. Within a minute or two the owner (Papa?) came out and asked us our favorite pizza toppings we tried to tell him what was there (4 different choices I think) was fine but he insisted. So we told him and he made us a fresh pizza. Our 6 year old wanted something different so they made that too. The pizzas were very good. The cheese bread, the bread sticks, and the cinnamon sticks were all delicious. The buffet (for 5.99 a person) also included homemade Chicken Soup with real chicken and good thick stock or Vegtable Soup (which I didn't try but it looked good.) But let's not stop there -- there was also barbeque chicken, fried chicken and pasta. The salad bar had all the typical fixings and at least 6 different dressings. I heard staff come and ask another patron if they needed any thing else (on the salad bar.)\r \r The booths and tables are old a worn but they are clean (and you will see staff cleaning, under tables, wiping down booths, taking away dirty dishes constantly.) The menus were a bit worn and I would have preferred these to be cleaner but we didn't even use them so it didn't matter much.\r \r There are a number of arcade games in a room next to the banquet room (which is adjacent to the main dining room.) The bathrooms were the one thing that were really bad -- if they would update these I'd give this place 5 stars.\r \r We'll go back for good food & good service at a great price. 4 adults and 1 child ate for $39.00. Pros: Good Pizza, Soup, Breadsticks Cons: Bathrooms could use a little help more

i'm a regular at papa's and i love it. my family in i go in every tuesday bc i work late on tuesdays and dont like to cook. i had my daughter's first bday party there and becaause papa is so familiar with us he bought her a pretty dress as a gift to wear. i work in a restaurant (no name mentioned) and its not easy work. every time we go into papa's place they ask us what kind of pizza we would like them to put on the buffet. it doesn't take more than five min before our pizza is out. in themean time we have salad. and for the record, their bathrooms are very clean. more

I read the reviews and I think that sucks that someone would say that about Papa Elias. I was at the parade yesterday in Garden City and we popped in to try them out and we had best service and food. Their chicken tastes even better than KFC and their bread is so fresh and so yummy. And the game room is nice, my sons loved it. We will def be back Pros: pizza, chicken, cinnamon twists, salad bar more

THIS IS PAPA ELIAS PIZZA OWNER. A WORKER WAS FIRED AND MADE THREATS TO BRING US DOWN AND THIS IS ONE OF HER WAYS TO DO SO, BY POSTING ALL THESE BAD REVIEWS. \r \r PLEASE NEGLECT TO BELIEVE ANYTHING THAT YOU READ UNTIL YOU TRY US FOR YOURSELVES. THIS IS VERY UNFAIR FOR SOMEONE TO DO THIS. WE ARE A FAMILY OWNED BUSINESS AND WE HAVE PUT OUR LIFE SAVINGS AND ALL OF OUR TIME AND EFFORT INTO THIS RESTUARANT. AND WITH THIS ECONOMY AND TOUGH TIMES, IT IS A GREAT SIN FOR SOMEONE TO PUNISH US WITH FALSE REVIEWS ON OUR PLACE BECAUSE SHE IS UPSET WITH US. \r \r WE ARE BEING COMPARED TO CICI'S PIZZA WHICH IS NOT FAIR EITHER. THEY ARE OUR COMPETITORS BUT WE WISH THEM WELL ALSO. JUST LIKE WE HAVE WORKERS THAT ARE MAKING A LIVING, THEY DO ALSO. WE WISH ALL BUSINESS OWNERS IN GARDEN CITY WELL\r \r THANK YOU AND PLEASE COME TRY US SOON Pros: BEST PIZZA & CHICKEN more

I have tried this place 3 times from when they opened to now. The first time the restrooms had soaked the carpet (maybe for a few days) and they were open as usual. The second time all items on the ""salad bar"" were warm, like they didn't have refrigeration under it. The fried chicken was burned on outside and raw on inside. Last time the employees were eatting off the buffet, by picking things up with their fingers and walking back in the kitchen. That was enough chances for me. I will stick to Cici's where i can get fresh food. Pros: free parking Cons: what they serve more

I dont know what happened to the other reviewers, the salad was fresh, cold and crisp, the workers were VERY helpful, and the pizza was MUCH better than Cicis. the cook even asked us what kind of pizza he could make for us and told us when it was done. Didnt use the restroom though. \r \r will visit this place soon and often and will tell others about it. more

This place makes a mockery of real restaurants anywhere. They have sick staff working with food. Pizzas are tasteless and so is the rest of there food. The salad bar even was a joke it was old, and moldy wow how can you mess up with salad come on.... i saw them working in the back while i was getting my so called food and saw the owner making pasta with no gloves just bare hairy hands GROSS!..bathrooms are never cleaned there was human fesis on the seats. The gameroom has games that are about 12years old and some are broken. I found a peice of chicken half ate right next to my foot while i was playing a game. THe middle of the building is being worked on has water damage and yet they all there work gear on the floors and near. The place smells nasty, The owners wife was hitting on me and i felt odd from it. The owner smells like he doesnt shower. Some moron that works there named frank or something like that tryed to get me to work for $4.50 he told me thats what they pay there workers. Thats just straight up illegal. i feel bad for whoever is working for such pay. i know times are hard but thats just WRONG!. I got sick from this experience I hope something is done about this place and fast.\r \r \r shut this place down! Pros: nothing Cons: everything more

This place makes Cici's Pizza look like 5-Star. We had the buffet last Saturday for lunch. The food is horrible as was the whole experience.\r \r The salad bar was not fresh. There was only three pizzas on the buffet and the sauce has too much garlic. The breadsticks were hard and flavorless. They do have chicken on the buffet and the best thing they have to offer. They did not even have pasta noodles and sauce.\r \r The game room is a joke. There are about 8 games that are all at least 10 years old and do not work that well.\r \r My wife said all of the toilets in the women's restroom were plugged.\r Cons: Thumbs down! more