Think of it as a bar that also happens to serve some Tex-Mex and you'll be fine. The salsa's great, and the beer specials are decent. The problems here aren't really the food itself, but what you're getting for the money. A couple fajita tacos in the fajita dinner with downright anemic portions of meat. A quesadilla that tasted strongly of Velveeta. A tiny dollop of guacamole as an appetizer. It's pretty noisy in here and there were a bunch of children scampering around in between tables topped with beer buckets. If you're in the neighborhood, it doesn't seem like a bad place to stop for a drink. Just don't ask much more of it. read more

Mamaritas has been around for a long time. We prefer the location on 34th. It's cleaner and doesn't smell like a bar when you walk in. While the food here is okay, the overwhelming odor of smoke coming from the bar area makes it unbearable to enjoy a meal inside. We do enjoy the salsa bar and platters. Save your money and enjoy a palatable margarita elsewhere. read more

Tried eating here tonight for the first time. The smell of cigarettes was so bad we had to leave. The bar is enclosed but the smell permeates the dining room. Ended up across the street at On the Boarder! Always good! read more

The food was inedible. One plate was swimming in queso. The chicken had so much black pepper that was all you tasted. The garlic in the refried beans overwhelmed everything else. Waste of our money. read more

I had the fajitas bowl, chips and guacamole with a margarita. The portion size is small and the food is okay. The service is fast and friendly. It's just I expected better food and more of it for the price. read more

My husband & my kids LIVE this place! If you aren't counting calories...or gallons of grease...this place is awesome!

For starters the place DOES NOT smell like cigarette smoke like the other posts have stated. You order at the counter, pay and call you when order is ready. They have no waitresses. Fully stocked salsa bar with plenty of variety. We ordered enchiladas and chips with queso. Food tasted great. Will definitely visit this establishment again. read more

The food was mediocre but the restaurant was filthy. Not to mention the dining room (aka non smoking area) was over taken by the horrid smoke coming from the bar!!! This place used to be descent but it has gone wayyyyyyy down hill. I honestly would hate to see the cleanliness, or lack thereof in the kitchen area!!!! Will not be back!!! read more

Walked in walked out. Nasty! The smell was horrendous and not just from stale stale cigarette smoke but from filth! They haven't always been this way either. Ugh! read more

New manager is rude! (Spanish lady) the foods has consistently gone down hill since 34th location opened. The staff seems lazy and has a dont care attitude. Never seems clean anymore. Used to love this place. Go to the 34th location for a better experience. They reward the mama ritas frequenter card too! read more

Walked in to a friendly/welcoming atmosphere. The gentleman at the order counter was patient and helpful in explaining the menu. I got brisket nachos. They were HUGE and delicious. Thanks!! Hit the spot! read more

This is my first and last time visiting. I just can't get past the Horrendous smell that hangs in the air. It's a combination of dirty musty water and gross carpet. It's awful and disgusting. read more

Horrible place to eat. Very dirty environment, useless staff and there was a hair in both plates of food that we ordered. I would save the trouble and go to any other Mexican restaurant. read more

first time visit, great service. saw the menu instantly knew what i wanted - they have a great selection of foods for a quick lunch break, or casual evening before home. Derrick, and the rest of the staff greeted me and my friends in a timely manner. Conversation between customer to employee was great, made it easier for me to suggest to others if they needed a place to eat. food was good, chips and salsa was good (seasoned chips). appreciate the service, will be back again. read more

This has to be the best place to get nachos in Lubbock. Their chips are always on point, their salsa selection is awesome! The service is great and you will not leave hungry. The brisket nachos are amazing and the Mama's mucho nachos are great as well. They have an item on the menu called a queso chicken bowl that is overlooked and it is awesome, also if you can still order one more thing....get the layered dip!! Oh and don't forget a frozen margarita to wash it all down! read more

If it wasn't for the smoky flavored refried beans (which aren't bad - just not a Mexican flavor I recognize), I would give it 5 stars, the food really is good! read more

Tasty Tex-Mex! Tacos. Enchiladas. Nachos. The food is fantastic and consistent, and the atmosphere is fun. The salsa are fresh and delicious. I love their chips and queso. Prices are very fair and you always leave full and happy. I recommend this place to all my Lubbock friends, and I eat here every time I am in town... read more

For the price, this place is about as good as you get for mexican food in lubbock. Bear in mind, this is not a four star restaurant, and if that's what you're after i recommend looking elsewhere. However, if you're looking for good food at a very reasonable price and friendly staff, you've found your watering hole. The green chile chicken enchiladas are very tasty, and the 4.99 carne guisada dinner special every friday is about as inexpensive a lunch as you can find. Bar wise, id advise sticking with beer or margaritas on the rocks. Their frozen margaritas are very cheaply priced, but very watered down as well. From reading the reviews here, all the negative ones seem to indicated the reviewer had expectations of a much nicer, higher priced restaurant. I'd absolutely recommend this place for lunch or a late dinner after work or a night out. read more

So, I really should have looked up reviews before going to this restaurant. I just looked up the prices of the food and figured what the heck! So, first of all we walked in and the entire restaurant reeked of cigarette smoke. There is a bar separate, but attached, to the restaurant. I'm assuming that 's where the cigarette smell came from. But we could not get away from the smell. Even in the outside eating area that is offered. Next, we went up to the counter and ordered our food from a cashier that seemed like he really did not care to be at work. Him and another co-worker were just kind of laughing and joking around while my husband and I were trying to order. Pretty unprofessional. Next, picking a table.... almost ALL of them had trash on them left from previous customers. There was one table outside that had been bussed, so we sat there. We sat there awkwardly until our food was ready. It wasn't mentioned whether we would need to grab our own food or whether it would be brought to us. I'm not above walking to get my own food. It was just awkward not knowing what to do. And finally... the food. *sigh*. I got a taco salad. Which I assumed would be a safe bet. Nope. The lettuce was withered, yellow and soggy. The ONLY thing that saved this experience for me were the $2.50 frozen margaritas. They're normally $3.50, but it was happy hour (4pm to 7pm). My husband ordered the brisket burrito con queso, and he was happy with his meal. Okay, to sum it up. I REALLY like promoting local businesses, because I'm betting someone has put a lot of work into this place at one time. But this place is just not worth going to. The prices are cheap, but you're really getting what you pay for here. Maybe with a little work this place could be something special. :/ read more

Thought I'd try a local place close to my hotel in Lubbock rather than the typical On the Border across the street. Boy was that a mistake! The atmosphere was ok.... if you are in search of average priced beer at a cheap mexican establishment, but that's not usually what I seek in a bar, or a mexican restaurant. The bar area seemed to be filled with alot of locals. I sat at the bar and they had traditional domestic beers in bottles, $3/bottle or so. After I ordered a beer, I was left to wait at the bar for the next 15 minutes before I was offered a dinner menu. After seeing the bartender smoke and then grab olives for martinis, lemons for beer, etc with her bare hands without washing, I was skeptical to order here. Since it was getting late, I thought I'd brave it and order vs starting over at a new place. Menu was traditional tex mex. Nothing extraordinary - enchiladas, tacos, quesadillas, you get the picture. Food came with dirty silverware and seemed to sitting under a heat lamp for some time. Food quality was ok, but I've had better at the big chains. If you're not a local, atmosphere was sub-par. If wasn't concentrating on the hygiene, the only other distraction was a little league game that was all they seemed to be able to pick up. Overall - I'll be going to the chain establishment next trip to Lubbock! read more

Being new to Lubbock I am trying things that I have been told are good. THIS IS AN AWFUL PLACE!!!! First let me say that I went on a Sunday afternoon, and sat where I assume is the bar area of this restaurant because we wanted a cocktail and a friend of mine is a smoker. There was a nice couple sitting at a table and evidently they are regulars. They spoke to us for a couple of minutes. When they left let me just say that there was an awful conversation about them by the staff at the location. I found out that one of them in the conversation was the MANAGER. I was shocked at this because I thought she was a hung over customer or dishwasher or something judging appearance. I was shocked that they would do this in front of other customers first of all, and second that it was regular customers!!!! The food was good I got the brisket nachos after reading the reviews on here. Even with the food being typical TEX-MEX and having decent flavor it will not be enough to pull the establishment out of this. The salsa bar has good choices as previously stated. Some have a kick. The service was very bad. The beer was not cold, and the drinks were not very tasteful to say the least. Went to the restroom before leaving and that made the whole experience even worse. The girls that were with us said the women's restroom was evidently as bad as the men's. They said the floor was very dirty and the doors on the stalls don't really lock and the papertowel dispenser did not work. My advice would be to stay far away from this place. If the manager had not been talking about people and doing her job maybe it could be better. If you want nachos that are good I think that the service and food and cleanliness would be better at Taco Bell at this point. But I will stay close to campus and go to Chimy's for sure!!!!!! BETTER NACHOS AND DRINKS!! read more

My fiancé and I go here pretty regularly... The food is great for the price, and we never leave hungry... The atmosphere is alright. But we don't go for the atmosphere we go for the delicious food. My regular ordered items differ between the burrito con queso, and carne guisada. Both are delicious and filling. I typically have to get a To go box because I can't finish. Yes the tables can be dirty sometimes. But for me the food is what's makes it worth it. And the salsa bar? Don't even get me started on how much I love that read more

Great place to go hang out, have a beer and eat some good Mexican food!!! Love the salsa bar. read more

07/25/15 I've never written a review over a restaurant, but this place is so horrible I felt I needed to warn others. For one, I ordered a burrito plate for pick-up and as soon as I got home I noticed that they got my order completely wrong. Secondly, the food doesn't look appealing at all! You could clearly tell by looking at it that the food had been sitting in the kitchen area all day and they just slapped it down on the plate. Then the food is even worse when I tasted it. Rice was hard, beans were cold, brisket was dry, cheese dip was nearly solid. I have never tried this place until this bad experience, but my friend insisted we try something new. I knew I should have just went to Rosas cafe or even ate a pbj sandwich. There goes my 23 dollars! read more

Summary. So-so Tex-Mex. Apparently in the bar if you like to smoke this is the place to go. Meh. Wouldn't go back.

I have to say mamaritas is one of my favorite places to eat in Lubbock. I've been going there since I was a kid. I love the nachos and queso. I especially love the salsa bar. The staff is always so nice and it never takes long to get my food. I would recommend this restaurant to my friends and family. read more

I have had hot sauces all over. Mamarita's holy jalapeño is one of the best. Why go to fast food when you have mamarita's? Very tasty layered taco salad. read more

Great Mexican food! Great prices! Ive been a frequent customer for years and I alway will be

Great food at a great price!! Everyone is so inviting and has a great atmosphere for a quick mexican lunch or dinner. They have a great variety of food on the menu. Will continue to go back! Love it! read more

I highly recommend MamaRitas, they have great customer service. The food taste great and everything is serve within a reasonable amount of time. They have great lunch and dinner specials also. The best part is the family friendly environment. read more