A Home-Cooked Feel with a Few Rough Edges My first visit to Dona Maria started on a positive note with a warm, friendly greeting that made me feel welcome right away. I ordered the Calisticas with chicken and the Pernil (braised pork). The crispy plantains were one of the highlights of the meal, providing a nice texture and crunch. The pork was tender and juicy, although I unexpectedly encountered a large bone joint in one portion. The chicken cups were less successful. They were noticeably oily and lacked the juicy, flavorful bite I was expecting. The standout flavor of the meal was actually the chimichurri sauce. It added brightness and depth, and I found myself pouring it over nearly everything on the plate. Overall, the experience felt very much like eating at a friend's home--comforting, unpretentious, and made with care. That home-style atmosphere extended to the food preparation as well, which appeared informal (I did see prep without gloves) and may not appeal to guests who expect a more polished restaurant experience. While there were some enjoyable elements, particularly the hospitality, plantains, pork, and chimichurri, the execution of several dishes was inconsistent. A decent meal with a welcoming spirit, but not one that fully lived up to its potential. read more

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We arrived at 7:20 PM and it is now 8:31 PM -- and we still have not received our food. This experience has been beyond frustrating. When we first walked in, we stood at the front door for about six minutes with no acknowledgment from any staff. It became obvious no one was coming to seat us, so I had to walk toward the back and ask someone if we could be seated. That should have been the first red flag. After finally being seated, it took nearly twenty minutes for someone to come take our order. Now, over an hour later, we are still sitting here without food. No updates. No apologies. No sense of urgency. This level of service is completely unacceptable. Waiting over an hour for food without any communication is ridiculous. Unfortunately, this was a very disappointing experience, and I would not recommend this restaurant based on the service alone. read more

Came here from an influencer review as it seemed quite interesting. The empanadas were quite good and had a nice savory flavor. The mofongo was interesting and the sauce accompanying it was quite good. It was a bit too doughy for my tastes and the protein portion size was too small for the price. This place is quite pricey but I would consider returning in the future to try more items since it is novel to me. read more

Doña Maria - Dominican Cuisine - Dominican Near Me - Irving, Texas

The food was the best I've had yet! I'm so happy Texas is getting better with the small business restaurants and this place is for the books. Great food fresh and authentic! Wonderful service attentive waiters and fast cook to order. Price was worth every bite read more

The food was amazing. Very delicious and flavorful. The tamarindo drink was also very refreshing and not too sweet! Will def be back! read more

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We went here with our friend from DR who mentioned that this place was pretty close to food at home. We ordered a variety of dishes and everything was delicious from the chicharrons to the fried fish and plantains. They have seating inside and outside. Parking is plentiful. Service was great! And they even have a little mini-mart at the registers as well where we grabbed a bag of ground DR coffee and a few suckered for the kids. We can't wait to go back! read more

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This was our first time visiting Doña Maria. We're just visiting and this our last night here so we thought we'd try it. We would've eaten here everyday during our visit had I known the food and service was this good. The decorations were nice and love the patio area. Definitely coming back next time we visit the area. read more

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Rice was a little dry but everything else was good. Customer service was nice and attentive as well. read more

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...and I decided to give Mofongo another try. I am glad I did. Good flavor and the texture was everything! Glad I ordered it! This is becoming one of my regular places because the service is just great. I am from PR and the vibes just make me feel closer to home. read more

Doña Maria - Dominican Cuisine - MOFONGO with MASITA DE CERDO Pork Chunks - Dominican Near Me - Irving, Texas

Server came only to my table to grab my order and to bring my food. Didn't bother to check afterwards other than to bring the check. Overall food was OK. While my churrasco was super juicy, tender, and well seasoned, my mofongo was really dry. The establishment is clean and has Hispanic tones playing in the background that makes you feel at home. read more

Doña Maria - Dominican Cuisine - Restaurant - Dominican Near Me - Irving, Texas

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Wanted to try Dominican food since it's very close to Puerto Rican food, my home town! The service was good since I notice that they only had one server and were waiting on four tables (one was a big party) . We got our food on time and hot. It was delicious and the portion is pretty big . The music playing gave the Caribbean ambience. Love it We went on a Tuesday night since they have empanadas for $1. And we shared our food that we ordered read more

Doña Maria - Dominican Cuisine - We ordered a side of tostones! Fried plantains - Dominican Near Me - Irving, Texas

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**As a Dominican New Yorker living in rural Texas, I really miss the foods that remind me of my childhood.** That's why every time I visit my daughter in Grapevine (a 2.5-hour drive from home), we *always* come to this restaurant. It's become our tradition--and for good reason! I get all my favorites here: **chicharrón de pollo**, white rice, beans, sweet plantains, and **pastelón**. I always wash it down with a cold **batida de mamey**--just like back home. The food is authentic, flavorful, and made with love. The **ambiance** is spot on too--**merengue music playing in the background**, enough to make even my American husband tap his foot. And the **service? Absolutely wonderful**--warm, attentive, and genuinely welcoming, just like in the Dominican Republic. If you're craving real Dominican flavors, this is *the* place to go. Worth every mile of the drive. read more

My friends and I wanted to try something new. Did a quick search and found Doña. The place was bustling! The customer service was excellent. The place was cute and clean. Now on to my suggestions: I highly suggest you order appetizers. The meal come out kinda slow and you'll have something to eat and you can chat while you wait. The beef empanadas, mofongo, and the orange and milk drink was hitting! I ordered the peppered steak with the concon which is the very crispy rice that is stuck at the bottom of the pan with beans. Now the rice wasn't right. It wasn't crispy and it was more like it was heated up and old. If that makes any sense. Like, when you leave rice out and it kinda get hard and then you heat that up. That was disappointing. Because I love crunchy rice! The peppered steak isn't like an American steak. We would call it a salisbury steak with the texture of chicken fried steak. It was good but I wouldn't order it again. Overall, I would come back and try all the appetizers and more of the orange drink!! read more

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This restaurant was so good and service was great. They made my Mamey shake again after it wasn't as expected. Very cute inside and they have a store in the back- can't wait to go back! read more

Doña Maria - Dominican Cuisine - Shrimp - Dominican Near Me - Irving, Texas

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My husband was so excited to find this place right down the street from our house. We moved from NY last summer and missed the good Dominican food from back home. We tried the items below and we've loved just about everything. Mangu - My personal favorite. It's seasoned and mashed plantains served with a fried egg, fried cheese (!!) and pickled onions. My mouth is watering just thinking about this. You can also get it with sausage, but I don't eat pork. Beef Empanada - Some of the best empanadas I've had in awhile. The filling was seasoned perfectly. Chicken Empanada - Even better than the beef! The chicken wasn't dry at all, as it often tends to be in an empanada. So good! Chimichurri - It wasn't bad, but we didn't know it contained pork. The patty is a mix of pork and beef. Chicharron de Pollo - This was good, but sadly not as good as the one we're used to. It's seasoned nicely, but the style is a little different. The serving here is also about half of what we got at our favorite place in NY. It's served with rice and beans, which were really good! Churrasco - My husband loves steak and he said he enjoyed this one. Pastellito - This is like a Dominican shepherds pie and you can get it with potato, sweet potato or plantain on top. We opted for sweet potato and it was really good! I'd like to try the potato version next. We really enjoyed our food here and will definitely be back. I'm excited to try more stuff on their menu and the server was really nice! read more

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Great food and even better service! The staff were so friendly in answering questions about the menu. The prices are so affordable and the food is 10/10. read more

First time trying Dominican Food and I'll be back! It would have gotten a 5, but had trouble communicating a bit w staff and not the fastest. The churrasco grilled skirt steak was tender and the chimichurri sauce on point. Texture of crunchy rice & beans was perfect and good flavor together. Nice to know this restaurant exists and I've told others about it as well. read more

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I was in town briefly and was curious what the Dominican food scene looked like here. I was surprised there was even a Dominican restaurant here so I decided to order take out. I ordered their Pernil plate with rice and habichuelas. It did not come with a green salad as indicated on their menu. It was served with an interesting chimichurri style mojo sauce, which did not complement the Pernil well. The Pernil itself was not seasoned properly, at least the not way that I'm used to it being seasoned, and tasted like it had been sitting around a bit. I also ordered a beef pastelito and it was fine but nothing out of this world. Overall, I wouldn't order from here again. I forgot to take a pic unfortunately. read more

I read the reviews and was so excited to try it. However, I was so disappointed. Let's first start with the positive. The servers were great. No downtime for them. Very pleasant. The food was a major let down. Ordered empanadas as a appetizer . 1 hour before they came out. Had a seafood empanada. The filling was basically chopped clams that come in a can. No other seafood seemed present, and the cost was extra. Had the bistec encebollado and I am not sure if it was steak or a tire. Extremely bland and I could barely cut it with a knife. It was one dried out piece with no seasoning. Dominican food has garlic, but clearly there was no garlic to be found in any of the dishes. The wait time to be served was unacceptable . Husband took one bite and was ready to leave. Not sure if they were short staff in the kitchen, but it reflected in the food. I want this restaurant to be a success since there are so few carribean restaurants in DFW. Please look at the review and use it as a tool for improvement . I want your restaurant to win. read more

Parking: Plenty Location: Strip retail stretch Ambience: Casual Service: warm, welcoming Upon entrance, it's like walking into "Vacation"....Intl patrons, various languages echoing the room... Daily Menu comes with 5-6 options, can't go wrong. (Closes on Sunday) Across the board, each meal is flavorful and aromatic but not over-powering, each entree is different enough to tease your palate, simply joyful...be adventurous and you won't regret! read more

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This is easily one of my favorite restaurants in all of the DFW. The authentic flavor of the dishes is incredibly comforting and the ambiance is relaxed and wonderful. The mangu, arroz and tostones were perfect. The meat was tender and full of flavor. The jugo de parcha was tart and delicious. And the morisoñando was absolutely AMAZING. read more

Going to be honest with this review. As a half Dominican/Mexican brother that was born in LA, this restaurant makes me feel right at home. Not only is the food great, but the staff does an extremely good job keeping the restaurant authentic. It's rare to have cultural restaurants like this that dedicate their love and soul into providing a Caribbean food experience to Texas. The Mofongo de Camarones is my favorite but you've got to try the Chivo Guisado one day. They make it better than myself Dominican food is something everyone should try. The flavors of the Caribbean is hard to resist. read more

Doña Maria - Dominican Cuisine - Mofongo de Carmarones - Dominican Near Me - Irving, Texas

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Loved the mofongo plate the sauce was simply delicious. Also had the fried snapper and ropa vieja. The ropa vieja came a little cold and was not the best around. We did go the day before Thanksgiving and they were short staffed will definitely try again. read more

So good! Our first time having Dominican food. We came for lunch on a Saturday afternoon on a whim. We liked the empanadas but wasn't a fan of the sliders for appetizers. For our mains, I believe husband had the oxtails and I had the goat! Sooo good! The only gripe I had was that the woven chair seats aren't the most comfortable. Our waitress was attentive and helped us with the menu. Overall very solid casual casual place to dine. Enjoy! read more

Absolutely love this place! The customer service & food is always great. The morir soñando & pollo guisado are delicious. *chef's kiss*

Brought our parents from out of town here. I don't know if it's because we got there around 7ish but, the order of pork chunks we ordered was super dry. The rice I was given was crispy. Others got different menu items that were enjoyed. My mom ordered the morir soñando and it was too sweet. The service was great and the waitresses were attentive. Maybe next time we will try it out earlier in the day than at night. read more

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Decided to stop by on a weekday for another dinner venue. Place is clean, I tried several different menu items that look yummy. Love the baked half chicken with basic white rice and red kidney beans. Mofongo with shrimps with a delicious sauce over the meal. Glad I came back. Check it out remember they're close on Sundays. read more

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I finally got around to trying out Doña Maria and let me tell you I am ashamed that it took me so long. The empanadas were amazing as was the braised pork. I look forward to the opportunity to try more items. read more

We were looking for empanada nearby and stumbled onto this restaurant on line. The staff was very helpful with our Uber Eats orders. We chose to pick up to see the place. Nice ambience! Family like atmosphere. Will try to eat in soon. Empanada were great! Should have asked for more sauce, but that was on me! read more

My first time here, everyone was very friendly ( and patient ) I love trying new places to eat! This one did not disappoint! Delicious read more

Doña Maria - Dominican Cuisine - Dominican Near Me - Irving, Texas

Missing home. Come get you authentic Dominican food here. This was my first time at the restaurant and I thoroughly enjoyed the food and vibe. I had the Mofongo with shrimp and garlic. It was the best mofongo I've had. I'm so glad my partner convinced me to eat here for dinner after work. I will be returning and recommending this place to all my colleagues for lunch. read more

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Great, authentic Dominican food and very friendly service. Their empanadas are amazing and their tamarindo drink is really the best I've had. read more

Came in here yesterday... was in the mood for some tostones but didn't want to make them myself... anyways the place is easy to find and inside is super clean and has Dominican decor it kind of reminded me of nyc Dominican food spots but bigger... Anyways service is good the girl taking orders was super nice and I was listening to her help this guy asking a billion questions with a ton of patience lol... I ordered the tresgolpes honest review ... everything was good but the mangu didn't taste fresh tasted like it had been sitting for a while ... I personally like mine moist it was really crumb texture I also got tostones and they were good too I'm rating it 4 stars cause honestly the mangu was what I most wanted and it wasn't too good read more

The food absolutely amazing great flavors. service average... Environment really nice

Really good food. The service is super nice and the food came within about 12 minutes of ordering! The atmosphere and interior is supper cool and nice. read more

Doña Maria - Dominican Cuisine - Empanada de pollo - Dominican Near Me - Irving, Texas

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Found this place on GrubHub and it did not disappoint. Dallas needed a good Dominican restaurant and this is it. My wife and I have loved Dominican food since we had it in Queens, NY several years ago. We both got the "tres golpes" with mangu and it was just like we remember it. We also got sides of tostones and yuca frita with mayoketchup. All of it was amazing and we highly recommend it. We need to support this place so it doesn't go out of business because we need it here read more

Doña Maria - Dominican Cuisine - TRES GOLPES THREE HITTERS - Dominican Near Me - Irving, Texas

This place hasn't be open long. Had the mangu with fried cheese, salami, and eggs. It was really delicious. I will definitely come back to try their many other dishes and decide which will be my favorite. Pros: Friendly, clean, good Spanish music, decent prices, and good food. Cons: The only thing I questioned is the wood board plate that the food comes on. I'm not really sure how sanitizing and healthy that is since food or grease can soak into the wood no matter how hard you clean it compared to regular plates. But, have not done the research. The taste of food makes up for it, I supposed. Lol read more

Doña Maria - Dominican Cuisine - Had the mangu with salami, fried cheese and eggs! - Dominican Near Me - Irving, Texas

Great food. And the service was ok. The mofongo with carné frita was great. I would return.

The sweetest person ever! Took their time to ensure I got what I wanted. Very fresh and tasty food. Got to love their natural juices. Definitely would be returning for the tres golpes! read more

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Doña Maria restaurant is really really good! The Camarones al Ajillo with Mofongo is amazing! Service is really fantastic and friendly. Very much recommended! read more