Amanda helped me when I called about dietary restrictions due to having Mast cell activation flare ups- and it was the first time I didn't have to over explain or be given a hard time as if it was by choice. She empathized by telling me about her friend having similar issues due to Hashimoto's disease, "I totally understand and I will make sure the ktichen knows and there isn't cross contamination". it was so nice just getting help after a single sentence. service was top notch. she even found me a drink I was able to have - a non alcoholic can to go and it was delicious. Thank you Amanda, you made my day. read more

Amaya's Fresh Mexican Grill is a refreshing twist on some of my favorite dishes! Located downtown Monroe on the corner of East Front & Monroe Street, it is easy to find with plenty of parking available. The space is perfect for lunches, large parties, families, and date night! The margaritas look amazing. I was here for lunch, but will definitely be back for the libations! The server was efficient & attentive, always keeping our delicious chip basket & drinks refilled. I opted for the jackfruit Mexican pizza- what a pleasant variety of textures & flavors! The portions were enough to fill me up and take the rest home for a second meal. Mama's tacos were a hit at my table, a "must." The plate presentation and the fusion of foods brought me back to Southern California. I love we can find this fare here in Monroe. :) Amaya's been in this location for over ten years. Give them a try (again, if it's been a while.) You will be hooked! read more

Amaya's Fresh Mexican Grill - Jackfruit Mexican pizza - Mexican Near Me - Monroe, Michigan

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Excellent food and service. I've eaten here many times and have had the same wonder experience

Tried the fajitas because I saw they use actual cuts of meat and not the weird meat usual Mexican places use. They were really good but I would get the chicken only next time, I got the mixed chicken and steak. My boyfriend loved the mushroom tostada and his tacos. Also some of the best chips and salsa of any Mexican restaurant! read more

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The service was good. The salsa both the medium and hot had great flavor. The chips were light and crispy. The mahi mahi tacos were excellent. The rice was okay. All over good price and good food. Bonus: Their margaritas use real lime juice not that icky sweet mixer. read more

Amaya's Fresh Mexican Grill - I highly recommend the mahi mahi tacos. I'd definitely order them again - Mexican Near Me - Monroe, Michigan

A bunch of our girlfriends came here for a post workout dinner. They had white a great cocktail list but I asked the waitress her favorite and she said a coconut pineapple margarita. This was hands down the best margarita I've ever had. I'm not a huge tequila fan much anymore but when she said coconut tequila I knew the drink would be tasty, but wow it packed a ton of flavor. We ordered some queso with beans and queso without beans for an appetizer and I ordered mamas tacos for my meal. The queso was quite good, but the mamas tacos were phenomenal. They were street tacos deep fries with such an amazing flavor. Great Mexican food spot in this area and a great place to celebrate. Even if it's just because it's half way through the week. read more

Amaya's Fresh Mexican Grill - Mexican Near Me - Monroe, Michigan

Hands down the best Mexican restaurant in Monroe! The quality and flavor of the food is top notch. The service (Emily) was fantastic and the chips and salsa are delicious. If you're in downtown Monroe- you need to stop in for lunch or dinner. read more

Amaya's Fresh Mexican Grill - Mexican Near Me - Monroe, Michigan

If you are a vegetarian; this place has so many delicious options. I thoroughly enjoyed my veggie quesadilla; perfectly grilled with great flavor. Friendly service. Medium and hot salsas were both good the hot is definitely spicy. The chimi was nicely fried if a little too cheesy. I rate my Mexican restaurants by their rice and beans and these were just dry and flavorless. I'd go back and try a few other things as well. read more

Amaya's Fresh Mexican Grill - Veggie Quesadilla - Mexican Near Me - Monroe, Michigan

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Amaya's... what happened? This was our go-to favorite restaurant in Monroe, probably best Mexican place in Michigan. We would actually drove the distance from AA for their food. Today's visit was disappointing: 1/ wonderful waitstaff understaffed; 2/ kitchen probably understaffed as well, therefore loooong wait times, even to order; 3/ both meals disappointing. I loved their tamales, but not today's! Rice & beans undistinguished, while jackfruit burrito was very disappointing. Something has happened at Amaya's: new ownership, staff absenteeism, penny-pinching, no more "Mexican lady making fresh tamales..." What a shame read more

The service was great and the food was good. My wife's chimichanga was a bit tough. Overall good.

Found Amayas on yelp while looking for somewhere different to eat. It was great. The chips were so good. They were thin and crispy. Had the queso dip with it. The nacho's, fajitas and carnitas were delicious. Our waiter Jackie was very friendly and helpful. The service was great. The restaurant was very clean. Will be back. Thanks read more

Excellent!! A hidden little gem in downtown Monroe!! Great great Mexican food, very fresh and some of the best guacamole and salsa I have had! Chips and salsa to get you started, didn't even have to ask for more chips! The chips are super tasty! You can choose the salsa you want! There is also a full bar! Nice location, good service and atmosphere! read more

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is really good food great service and fun to be around has a great social environment to hang out at and a really good bar with wonderful drinks read more

Food was great - service was excellent. Warm chips and homemade salsa. Would visit here again. read more

The food was very good all 3 times I have been there. The service has improved so much. We had a lovely lunch with good food and great service. read more

Extremely Delicious visit, great food and service. A finalist in search for best Mexican in Michigan by MLIVE 2018. Been on my list for a year now just don't get this far south often. Decades of experience between the partners making grandma's special food from the homeland Mexico. Shout out to Mackenzie our superstar waitress incredible job, your a keeper. Place packed late lunch hour which is always a good sign. Started with what we call Queso Fundidio was actually one of the best ever a perfect blend of Chorizo n Cheese with addictive fresh made in house Tortilla Chips WOWED. She had mixed Steak n Chicken Fajitas spot on. I tried a really good Mexican Pizza and blown away by Yo Mama's Tacos filled with Carnitas n Cheese dusted with Cotija Cheese a wonderful trio of Tacos. The best ever I call Gringo Burger, closest to one I been making for a couple decades. A blended Ground Beef n Chorizo topped with Pepper Jack Cheese n Onion Straw's. So great I would highly suggest owners enter in Burger Battle Detroit held once each year. The Burger OMG one of best ever eaten perfection, yeah it's a must try. Full Bar, stage for entertainment and Margarita Flights to sample 4 at a time. Looking forward to another visit soon. #amayasmexicangrill @amayas_fresh_mexican_ #quesofundido #fajitas #mexicanburger #tacos #mexicanpizza #downriverfriendseat #motorcitymunchers read more

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The food was just good. Service was great! Ambience was nice, but after four attempts to get some clean silverware I finally had to ask if they could give me some plasticware! I could not believe how dirty the silverware was! We probably won't go back! read more

Excellent food. And great service. Drinks are well made too. Strongly recommend the chicken chorizo chimichangas

Fun atmosphere, good food. Vegetarian & vegan options as well as all of your Mexican favorites. Interesting specials including Birria Ramen if you can get it before it sells out! The true test of a Mexican restaurant is their rice & beans. Both are excellent! The service can be a little slow if they are busy, I promise it's worth the wait. read more

Placed online order pick up was longer than usual they told me 10 minutes it was more like 25 ordered tostadas they were very good salsa is very good and next time I will go into the restaurant and have me and Margarita and maybe try some street tacos read more

The quality and taste of the food is very good. The staff and management are very friendly. This is my favorite local Mexican restaurant in town. I think the portions are a little on the small side. They are moderately priced. They have a bar but no happy hour. They have a good selection of drinks. Bar has two TVs. Some other information about this location. They do offer free WiFi, you may open carry a handgun in the facility, vaping is not aloud in the facility. It is worth the stop if you're in the area and feel like authentic Mexican food. While they do not have a to go menu I believe the manager said the menu you is at least online. They play Mexican music in the background. It is not loud and does not make conversations difficult. My favorite meal is the 3 beef enchiladas with Spanish rice and pinto beans. read more

Went in for a couple tacos to go and stayed for a tall, cold Two Hearted and ate my Baja Shrimp tacos at the bar. And DANG were they good! Crispy yes, but all shrimp and with very little breading. Just right. The cayenne aioli added just the right bite. The cilantro was big and fresh. Yum! These were bigger than street tacos, but none of the filling spilled out on my plate; the sign of a well built taco. Live music was just right too. Loud enough to enjoy, not too loud to hear the bartender. Don't miss Amaya's. read more

Amaya's Fresh Mexican Grill - Two (well, one) Baja Shrimp tacos and a Two Hearted Ale. - Mexican Near Me - Monroe, Michigan

Empanadas de boar was spectacular, what a treat! Compliments to the chef please keep thinking outside of the box.

This is one of those places that people who DONT know what good Mexican taste like always. Unfortunately many people in the area have never had really good Mexican food and base their standards on restaurants like this when the at this place is sub par at best!!!!!! read more

If I could give 0 stars, I would. I ordered tacos to-go and found this very large piece of plastic inside the beef filling when I was eating one of the tacos. read more

Amaya's Fresh Mexican Grill - Plastic found inside a taco - Mexican Near Me - Monroe, Michigan

FANTASTIC FOOD AND SERVICE!!!! We'll Definitely be returning soon. We had the Classic Chimichanga dinner (small) which was MORE than enough and filling. And the Steak Burrito dinner (large), which was HUGE!! Also more than enough CHIPS and SALSA right out of the gate. So nice to have new restaurants! Instead of the same boring places. Keep up the good work Amaya! 4-24-19. Went back. EVEN BETTER!!! Had the chicken enchiladas dinner that was FANTASTIC and the steak fajitas... AWESOME!!! Service was still FANTASTIC! read more

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We love Amayas! Have been coming here for years and food is always amazing. One thing I would like to recommend is making the drinks a little stronger! Margs usually always taste like sour mix/juice instead and have zero alcohol flavor it seems. Other than that, I recommend this place! Great food, yummy chips and salsa and great service! read more

Food was okay at best, but the house margarita were mostly sour mix.. not sure any alcohol in them. If you elect the top shelf you get half the size and twice the price. A lot of busy people working but very little intermingling with any guess,with 5 or 6 tables going.. you are a customer and not that important feeling. 3 times in here and only 1 person smiled and was personable all 3 times.. a tall blonde woman. Everyone else well.. a weird vibe. Not cheap, nothing special.. I believe if a Mexican restaurant opens in or on the south side of Monroe this place will close. It's worth the drive to go somewhere else. read more

Food is great. Service sucks. Our server had such a foul attitude she shouldn't be in the hospitality business. Not the first time either with bad service. We now order to-go because we like the food and don't want it ruined by an "attitude". read more

The food was excellent they had a nice selection of vegetarian dishes as well. Our waitress was friendly and informative. The restaurant had an industrial look nothin special. read more

We're from Southern California and traveling and always looking for some good Mexican food. Amaya's was pretty good. The tyaluda was okay...not very much Mexican food flavors, but a good meal. We were hoping for more spice, peppers, onions...something a little more than a gastropub kind of flatbread pie. The seafood quesadilla was very good. Again, wish it had some sauteéd onions or peppers of some kind to give it some more flavors of Mexican food. Chilies or something. It was very mild and a good taste, though. Great chips and there are three salsas to choose from: hot, medium, mild. I enjoyed the hot and medium. The mild has a sweet edge to it, which probably suits more to a midwestern palate who doesn't want heat. Guacamole was great! So, I would eat there again and look for dishes with a little more direction of Mexican flavors to satisfy what I went in for. But, definitely recommend. read more

Doesn't look like much when you walk past but this place is definitely worth your time. I order the beef enchiladas with rice and I must say, I'm impressed. The rice rivals home made Mexican rice and the enchiladas were definitely better than 90% of places I've been to. If you're in the area this is definitely a place to stop in! read more

I'm picky, especially when it comes to food. After a long wait for cold food, prepared & presented in a careless fashion. I'm highly disappointed... I'll definitely be the quiet customer who doesn't complain, but never goes back.... read more

The food was terrible from start to finish. It tasted old and cold like it was under a warmer for hours.

Holy cow! This place was a welcome surprise after we moved to the area! My hubby really wanted Mexican food and he selected this place off of Yelp reviews. We were not disappointed! The chips were decent and both of us liked the salsas. I am a Mild gal but hubby preferred the Medium or Hot salsa. Hubby ordered shrimp burrito (or something...it had cheese and a creamy sauce on it). He thoroughly enjoyed it. I tried part of a shrimp and it was cooked perfectly - very tender and not over cooked like how I usually wind up cooking shrimp myself). I had the create-your-own platter if a tostado and refried beans. Very delicious! We went back for dinner a few days later and I am certain this will be our "place" for Mexican while we live in the area. read more

10/10 on everything! This was my husband's and my first time coming here and we were blown away. I felt like I knew the sever all my life, she was bubbly and sooo down to earth and very chill. She also knew exactly what we wanted even though we didn't lol. Great drinks and even better food. DEFINITELY will be coming here on date night more often! Also, we went another time before this and again, awesome and very sweet sever and amazing food! read more

5/5 stars 100%, delicious food would go again.The service was amazing really nice people not that long of a wait. the mood was a nice mexican vibe but with some american i guess really nice. read more

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Best Mexican food I've ever had service was amazing. We ordered the tacos and they came out in less than two minutes. The service was amazing. They were nice. It's a nice little spot. it's cool to go to the night game and watch it there. read more

A Mexican restaurant that cant make a margarita. Don't waste your time. Taco Bell tastes better.

Had lunch with a group of 11 here today. The food was excellent, we had great service, owners checked in regularly. Was our first time here. We'll definitely be back! read more