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1 Star - Absolutely Revolting: Do NOT Eat Here! Walked into Papi Smash’d Burger in downtown Orlando thinking we’d try their hyped-up smash burgers. Big mistake—we didn’t even order and bolted out the door as fast as we could. The place was filthy from the start: sticky tables, grimy floors, and an overall vibe of total neglect. That nasty sofa at the front of the store was an absolute eyesore—stained, worn-out, and looking like it belonged in a landfill, not a restaurant. Seriously, who puts a revolting couch like that where people are supposed to eat? But the bathroom was on another level of horrific. The moment I opened the door, I was assaulted by a terrible, unearthly stench of urine—sharp, overwhelming, and putrid, like it had been building up since the beginning of time with zero cleaning in between. Urine-saturated toilet paper was scattered everywhere: on the floors, and wadded up in corners. And the urinal? Empty cans of beer floating in a pool of yellow liquid, like some kind of grotesque science experiment. Sinks crusted with grime, no soap, dark stains all over— it was beyond disgusting. If they let the customer bathroom get this vile, I can’t even fathom the state of the kitchen. We lost all appetite instantly and left. No burger, no matter how “smash’d,” is worth gambling your health here. Orlando has way better, cleaner options. Avoid this dump at all costs.

Absolutely disappointed. First thing I noticed was the entire place has this lingering old food smell. The service is so minimal that tipping a dollar feels generous. The actual bao buns were stale and cold. The nacho style tater tots had the smallest amount of cheese possible, covering at most 5 tater tots in total. The firecracker shrimp bao didn't even have the shrimp tossed in the sauce or just plopped on top in a glob. Furthermore, all the meats tasted and felt old. The price for 2 people is ridiculous. The music and atmosphere is absolutely dreadful, the entire time I was there the music artist did not change. Decor is extremely minimal. I honestly wouldn't be able to say a positive thing if I tried. I

Almost just ordered but they are set to not accept online orders right now for some reason. 1:13pm Tuesday 03/17/26.

Beautiful Setting. -Initial waiter interaction very good although he spoke quite fast and hard to understand as he rattled off specials. Once server took our order, he was never seen again. Not ONCE -"assistant" helper was attentive and friendly. -Food was delivered while I was in the ladies room. Left sitting on the table, it was cold and I did not eat it. Server NEVER came back to check. A person dressed in a suit came over and seemed to ask if I was ok yet when I answered, he was already walking away and paid no attention to my response. - A FULL meal was left untouched and a bus person cleared it away, no questions asked. -My husband accidentally knocked over his full glass of wine. (we had purchased a VERY expensive bottle) NO ONE came by to offer him to PURCHASE another glass and I had to get up and find someone to help us clean the table from wine. A little splashed onto neighboring table, we sent them dessert to apologize. They were never told we made that gesture? Rather odd. -Last, we were celebrating milestone anniversary. I had stepped away to the ladies room again... a cute decorated plate (no dessert on it) was left in front of my husband on the table. I wasn't even there?? -Very very bad service. This is unfortunate as we are local patrons and would have loved to have this as a new go to restaurant.

1) Family owned and operated: That isn't just a catch phrase or something written in their marketing. Often, a family member will stop by to inquire about your meal. They're very hands on with their restaurant and why shouldn't they be? They're charging good money for a good steak... better ensure its good (and it is)! 2) Quality of the food: We'll get a bone-in-ribeye almost every time and they nail it 100% of the time. The other must have are the potatoes au gratin... (tip: they reheat almost just as well if you bake them vs. microwave). So why not a 5 star? Its in somewhat of an odd area, not the restaurants fault by any means... but you can't walk next store for a night cap or down the block of ice cream. In... and out. The real reason is we feel like the place could use some design upgrades. They do a fantastic job pulling off the vibe of a steak place as you either remember or imagine it decades ago. However, there is a fine line between run down and classic. If we could have given it 4.5 stars we would, because it deserves it on food and service alone. One other thought: the drinks are fantastic... however, they don't do much in the way of drink presentation. More like you would mix and serve at home. In reality, we believe its the best steak house in all of Orlando.

A group of us went to have a holiday dinner based on some of the positive reviews we read. No one had eaten there before. I ordered the Linguini Frutti di Mare not spicy but received one very spicy. Their next attempt was not spicy but it also was very bland oily and tasted like it had no seasonings. Decor on walls was very nice but tables were basically pizza parlor tables set with a small sized paper mat and cutlery rolled in a paper napkin. All this for a restaurant touting culinary authentic Italian dishes as high as $32.00. Really? Everyone was disappointed at the lack of holiday decor, as a matter of fact, there was not one thing in the entire restaurant to indicate it was a holiday season. Atmosphere was also negatively affected by the multiple TVs and background music piped in from 102.5 with annoying alternative hip hop music probably attractive to the preteen/teenage demographic. The waiter kept bragging about the new menu and pizzas. I guess they really do want to be a pizza parlor. Based on the prices we expected something totally different from what we experienced. I gave it 2 stars only because others in the group ordered Lasagna and said it was the best they had eaten but even they will not return due to all the other factors.

Food honestly is okay I feel like it’s hype. Service is not bad our main server don’t check up on us but we had another server that checked pretty often. Very nice vibes but wouldn’t spend money here again

Review rating: 3.0

Dinner was overpriced for what was offered. Portions were small and the food didn’t live up to expectations given the price. The tables were close together, making the atmosphere feel cramped and uncomfortable. Overall it felt like style over substance and was very disappointing.

Review rating: 3.0

1 Star - Absolutely Revolting: Do NOT Eat Here! Walked into Papi Smash’d Burger in downtown Orlando thinking we’d try their hyped-up smash burgers. Big mistake—we didn’t even order and bolted out the door as fast as we could. The place was filthy from the start: sticky tables, grimy floors, and an overall vibe of total neglect. That nasty sofa at the front of the store was an absolute eyesore—stained, worn-out, and looking like it belonged in a landfill, not a restaurant. Seriously, who puts a revolting couch like that where people are supposed to eat? But the bathroom was on another level of horrific. The moment I opened the door, I was assaulted by a terrible, unearthly stench of urine—sharp, overwhelming, and putrid, like it had been building up since the beginning of time with zero cleaning in between. Urine-saturated toilet paper was scattered everywhere: on the floors, and wadded up in corners. And the urinal? Empty cans of beer floating in a pool of yellow liquid, like some kind of grotesque science experiment. Sinks crusted with grime, no soap, dark stains all over— it was beyond disgusting. If they let the customer bathroom get this vile, I can’t even fathom the state of the kitchen. We lost all appetite instantly and left. No burger, no matter how “smash’d,” is worth gambling your health here. Orlando has way better, cleaner options. Avoid this dump at all costs.

Signal: 0.0%

Absolutely disappointed. First thing I noticed was the entire place has this lingering old food smell. The service is so minimal that tipping a dollar feels generous. The actual bao buns were stale and cold. The nacho style tater tots had the smallest amount of cheese possible, covering at most 5 tater tots in total. The firecracker shrimp bao didn't even have the shrimp tossed in the sauce or just plopped on top in a glob. Furthermore, all the meats tasted and felt old. The price for 2 people is ridiculous. The music and atmosphere is absolutely dreadful, the entire time I was there the music artist did not change. Decor is extremely minimal. I honestly wouldn't be able to say a positive thing if I tried. I

Signal: 0.0%

Almost just ordered but they are set to not accept online orders right now for some reason. 1:13pm Tuesday 03/17/26.

Signal: 0.0%