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    El Maya Mexican Restaurant

    3.7 (34 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Fajitas, camarones a la diabla, chips and salsa, margaritas.
    David C.

    We were driving from the Virginia Shore to Ocean City and looking to stop for lunch. We stopped here because there was not a lot of people (covid times) and wow was it a good choice. Chips and salsa were fresh and the salsa home made. We ordered fajitas and camarones a la diabla and both were fantastic. I love that the diabla salsa was actually really spicy. My husband is from Mexico and really loved everything. Only slightly negative thing I would say is that the corn tortillas were not home made, but overall everything was great. Estábamos conduciendo desde Virginia Eastern Shore hasta Ocean City y buscábamos parar para almorzar. Nos detuvimos aquí porque no había mucha gente (tiempos de covid) y wow fue una buena opción. Los chips y salsa eran frescos y la salsa hecha en casa. Pedimos fajitas y camarones a la diabla y ambos fueron fantásticos. Me encanta que la salsa de diabla era realmente picante. Mi esposo es de México y le encantó todo. Lo único negativo que diría es que las tortillas de maíz no estaban hechas en casa, pero en general todo fue genial.

    BTW the pico has that many tomatoes because I added some from my plate because it bare had any.
    Y. H.

    This was a huge disappointment! Service was very good and fairly quick but the food was a shame. Old pico de gallo with no flavor, old rice that seemed like a few days old and also no flavor and overcooked, taco meat tasted horrible and seems like can meat, nothing that we ordered tasted fresh or good. Also there's so many flies you have to eat while you wave your hands around to keep them off. First time I go to a Mexican restaurant that serves such crappy food. I hope you guys make significant changes or you'll be closed soon.

    Pollo Mexicano with Queso Sauce
    Samantha G.

    We live in Texas and up here visiting family. We have been missing Mexican food and decided to stop in. The best place i the Shore by far! Service was excellent and friendly. Very up beat environment. And food was amazing!

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    If you're traveling on 13 through pocomock Maryland stop for authentic Mexican. Very good.

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    This little gem fills a niche and a gap in this area and does do nicely. Great authentic Mexican food , big portions and nice staff. Don't miss it. Try the burritos. A great find!

    Inside is clean and clean

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    5 months ago

    Favorite place ever. Love the staff, the food, and the overall environment. 10/10 would recommend!

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    3 years ago

    I tried to call around 7pm to order a taco salad to go and the dude hung up on me!!! They are not getting my money tonight!!

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    5 years ago

    Best Mexican food i may have ever had. Had the chicken chimichanga and they were delicious. Very fast service, highly recommend.

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    4 years ago

    Horrible slow service. Wait staff keeps forgetting my table exists, and they're not even that busy.

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    Every time I go here, whether for carry out or dine in, the food and service is always wonderful.

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    6 years ago

    Amazing service. My drinks were constantly. The waitresses were extremely polite. And, the food is great too!

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    7 years ago

    The food is really good. For just opening service was go. I'm sure when all kinks are worked out. It will be outstanding.

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    7 years ago

    Service was good, food was ok not as flavorful as was expected

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    7 years ago

    Tasteless food not a hint of spice-service was okay but waiter got two orders wrong-I will not be back

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    Ocean Highway Seafood and Produce

    Ocean Highway Seafood and Produce

    4.6(17 reviews)
    2.7 mi
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    The food here is really good. I came here a month ago and got fried catfish with fries and a slice…read moreof bread. The gentleman who work here are very nice. The ambiance is very clean and spacious. Everything was very tasty definitely recommend others to visit!

    Riding down Ocean Highway on my harley, looking a place to stop for lunch. I used the GPS on my…read morebike to see what restaurants were on the route. As we were very hungry and didn't want to stop to research where to go, I selected the 1st seafood restaurant. It was about 8 miles away. We had to u-turn and back track about a 1/4 mile as it was on the east side of the divided highway. At first glance, I was disappointed and annoyed. We wanted an actual sit-down restaurant so we could take a break, and what we see is a fresh fish market. It's a really old rundown looking fish market. But like I said, we were really hungry, and there were a few vehicles there. Some had people eating in them, so we went inside. As soon as we walked inside, the smell of fresh seafood hit us. It didn't sink. It smelled really fresh. There's 2 counters inside and no place to sit. The only seating is picnic tables outside. The first counter is the fresh raw seafood, and the 2nd way off to the left is for placing your order. We kill about for a bit while looking at the handwritten menu. An older man with a Russian accent and the sea weathered appernce you'd expect in a lifelong fisherman was helping other customers. When it our turn,it was a hard decision because it seems you can have them cook any of the seafood from the other counter. We both went with the classic fish in chips. What we got to a while as it's completely made to order. Yo! This fish was in the ocean swimming yesterday! It's that fresh! So, the fish was fried flounder filet, and the fries were standard frozen fries with old bay type seasoning. This was the best fried fish I'd had in a very, very long time. The fries weren't bad, but the fish was next level. If you're every driving by and have a hankering for great fresh seafood, stop here. You won't regret it.

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    Ray's Shanty - Crab cake

    Ray's Shanty

    4.1(185 reviews)
    8.9 mi
    $$

    Another outstanding experience at Ray Shanty's for our anniversary…read more Great atmosphere- phenomenal food and service was awesome. We had stuffed jumbo shrimp and prime rib!

    Walked in and it was chaos with only a few people in front of us. There was more than one hostess…read moreand a woman who I found out later was the owner. No one greeted us. Instead, one of the three teenagers running the hostess stand, yelled out, "How many?!" After the second time, we realized she was shouting at us from across the room. When I told her "Four," she responded, "Four?!" Yes. God. Also, FTR: If you have a child who has allergies or is picky as all get and you want to bring him a sandwich to eat at the table with you so that you and your family can enjoy something other than pizza, don't come here. We looked at the kids' menu and there was nothing our son wanted so, we put our order in-- spent over $100. I went out to our car (we are traveling so we had stuff for PB+J). I grabbed him a bag of chips and a milk box and went back inside. He ate about halfway through his sandwich, and our server came to the table and said that the owner told her that we couldn't bring food in the restaurant because it was a health code violation (which it isn't-- we looked it up). Just pettiness that we brought food instead of buying a kids' meal while they had a full restaurant of people giving them business-- not suffering there that they need to be *that* kind of weird about missing out on the sale of a kids' meal to a family spending over $100. My husband ended up taking him outside to sit on a bench and finish his food while we waited for them inside. So much for eating together as a family. I will admit that, after going outside to check on my husband and son, I noticed a sign on the door that said "No Outside Food or Drinks." If it hadn't been there, I might have said something. Cherry on top was, soon after we were told we couldn't bring our son food inside, we noticed a young child wandering in and out of the kitchen. Not sure where he came from but it didn't seem in line with their commitment to their "health code." Definitely didn't look safe. No one stopped this kid even though they saw him. Okay, about the food-- it was mediocre, at best. Hush puppies were supposed to famous good, but they were average. A bit too sweet for our liking, but improved with a smear of butter. Crab dip was tasty but very heavy with a lot of cheese. Would actually be nice if it was served with thin tortilla chips instead of pita. Crab cakes were good, but nothing exceptional. Had a decent flavor and a light batter. Minimal filler and could taste that they were made with fresh crab. Clam chowder tasted like canned vegetable soup with just a few of the tiniest, almost indistinguishable, pieces of rubbery clam inside. We also got a dozen steamed oysters. These were okay, but many of the oysters had shell broken and bits of shell that we had to pick out of the oysters. Should say, my son got water to drink and the water tasted really off. My husband tried it and agreed that it had an off-putting metallic-y taste. Honestly, the ordeal with us bringing in food for our son and having to interrupt our family meal to take him outside to eat, put a bad taste in our mouth and made it hard to enjoy our meal. Didn't help that the owner was floating around and avoiding us as if we were being shunned for our "terrible" behavior. Silliness. Best thing about our experience was our server, Vicki, who was very sweet and attentive. If you come here without the audacity to bring food for your picky kid with allergies, ask for Vicki to take care of you, and order the fried crab cakes.

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