Papaya's Kitchen and Catering — Restaurant in Hooks

If you don't like seasoning or if you think salt and pepper are good enough, don't come here because it'll be too much for you to handle. Everything is seasoned well. Their mac and cheese has more seasoning than most people have in their kitchen (in a good way), not over seasoned but more than just salt. The chicken fried chicken is the best chicken you'll ever eat and super tender. They give you a knife, but you don't need it. Your fork will go right through it. The fried catfish is also better than you'll get anywhere, also. I live in the new boston area, and most places are going downhill, so come on over here, and they'll take good...

We like to find unique places to eat, and when searching for a restaurant, we came across Papaya's Kitchen & Catering in Hooks, TX. The town is very small, so we were not sure what kind of restaurant we would find. The place was really clean and the owners were really nice and friendly. The food was served hot and in a timely manner. I had the special, chicken fried chicken with turnip greens and mashed potatoes. My wife had the Bubba burger with pineapple on it and sweet potato fries. If you're in the area during lunch, this is a place where you will want to...

The chicken fried chicken with mashed potatoes and Mac&cheese was amazing! Seasoned perfectly, not too much but enough to taste the flavors. The dessert bread pudding was even better than the meal, and the meal was great!

If you're in the area and want a good home cooked meal, without cooking at home, this is your place! *My meal was brought to me so I don't know what the service or atmosphere is like, but with food this good it wouldn't matter much,...