The Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph concluded that "the subject matter is often infantile, and Joe Leste's voice has the tendency to wear one's nerves thin in anything more than small doses, but the instrumental aspect of the record is very good.

"[6] AllMusic wrote that "this excellent album demonstrates that not all bands that were part of L.A. glam metal in the late '80s/early '90s played mindless fluff.

"[5] The Encyclopedia of Popular Music called Psycho Cafe "a refreshingly honest, but slightly offbeat, hard rock album.

"[1] "Someone Like You" was featured at number 9 in LA Weekly's "The 10 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the Hair Metal Era" list.

[7] Psycho Café landed at number 37 on Rolling Stone's 50 Greatest Hair Metal Albums of All Time list.