Papa Joe's Bayside — Restaurant in Panama City

This 3 star rating is solely a review on the food at the Papa Joe's Food truck.

The actual property is awesome. They have this super nice turf area with many lounge chairs, a beautiful view of the bay, and it's dog friendly! Really fantastic place and I am so appreciative of them being here and being dog friendly. Plus live music and more food trucks on Fridays and Saturdays. I absolutely LOVE it here and will continue to visit for as long as they're around!

Again, this 3 star is only based on their food!

Unfortunately the plates we ordered were $15 each. For a $15 dollar meal I am expecting something of much higher quality. The nachos were really really sad. Cheap tortilla chips, canned jalapenos, not homemade cheese, and cold overcooked steak. Yes, cold hard, overcooked steak. it was like gas station nachos with a few more low quality toppings.

If y'all want to try nachos done right, go to Mi Casita Jalisco on 1010 W 15th st. And get the loaded nachos. To the manager/owner of papa Joe's; if you are reading this, I really encourage you to order their nachos to go, bring it to your place, and compare their nachos side by side with your own. It is beyond a night and day difference.

For the shrimp asian bowl, well it's not even a bowl. In fact, none of their bowls come in bowls. I'm not sure why it's called a bowl. Aside from that though, the fried shrimp was drowned in sauce and they plated it before anything else so it was cold and soggy. Who wants cold and soggy shrimp? The overall portion of the "bowl" is very small. very little rice. The white rice was also crunchy and stuck together. Pot stickers also cold :(

The slaw flavor was decent, although I recommend they slice their veggies for it thinner. I had big chunks of celery.

I hope the owners take notice of the poor food quality and take action to provide high quality food for the prices they are charging.

I cannot encourage you enough to go and try the nachos at Mi Casita Jalisco. Those people know how to do nachos right, from high quality chips, to fresh steak. Really really delicious. Same price and...

My husband and I booked a sunset cruise and while we were waiting an hour before boarding the boat ( we went early to check out the place because we had never been) we decided to get a drink at Tequila Joes. I got a Georgia Peach which was great. My husband got a bucket of beers (5 for 8.00) he cracked one open and knew by the tatse it was expired. We checked the date on the bottom and it was expired. My husband used to work for a beer company so he knows. We said something to the bartender which was very nice and she said she would let the manager know. The manager comes over and talks to us and said that is why we sell 5 for 8.00 because they are expired. So he admitted to knowing they were expired and was still selling them. He said he sells them at cost...... um.... his math aint mathing because 5 for 8 means 24 for 32. A case of bud light is not 32.00. This was our only issue with this place. Booking the cruise was great the girl at the kiosk was super friendly! The crew on the boat was...

So fun! The sunset dolphin cruise was well worth the price, which was a STEAL! We were caught in a storm and it was beautiful. We saw dolphins, fed birds, danced, and tried walking during the rough water. We had a blast, giggling the whole time!

Before going out on the ship, we tried the food truck! The cheese quesadillas were a little bland, but perfect for children! The fries were crispy to perfection and the sea salt was a nice touch!

We also enjoyed the waiting area, where we were able to order from a bar if we wanted, listen to live music, and play games! We played corn hole, connect 4, and Jenga!

The staff were all wonderful and accommodating! There were lots of fun photo opportunities, as well. The vibes are good and the whole experience...