I have gone to Maria Elena's bakery since I was a little girl they have the best homemade chorizo and cakes. You could possibly want. I got a birthday cake from here every single year until I moved out of Saginaw. They also make homemade tortillas in house and other delicious pastries. read more

These might be the best carnitas I have had since leaving California! That is worthy of five stars all on its own. The pork pulled apart into thick strands, it had great texture, some bits of tender fat, some bits of crisped edges. Fantastic stuff. If I wanted to pick nits, I might prefer a smidge more salt and I would have killed for a wedge of lime to squeeze over the whole thing. But the brightness of the salsa rojo did the job nicely of bringing this taco into balance. That salsa had some kick, and was also a delightful compliment to the barbacoa taco, which I suspect was actually barbacoa de cabeza. What a delightful surprise! Rich and meaty, and oh so tender. The tacos might actually suffer from having too much meat in them. I went for three, but two would be more than sufficient. Even one would be a mighty hefty snack. With double corn tortillas, you could even do the clever trick of splitting one taco into two... but then you risk the dreaded tortilla break. While I was looking forward to the lengua, that was the least exciting of them all. The tongue was fattier than I was accustomed to eating, and it was lacking that deep beefy flavor I adore. Had there been some lime, and perhaps a greater helping of onions and cilantro, it would have helped to lighten those bites. But so it goes. Not every taqueria / bakery does everything well. Oh yeah... do not sleep on the chicharon on the counter! Those are sold by the pound. I grabbed three pieces, and they were perfect for snacking on while my tacos were being made. In fact, they may be the reason I wasn't able to get through that third taco. So crisp. So savory. So juicy with fat. So satisfying to chew. Marvelous stuff. Just make sure to limit yourself to what you can eat in the moment, they are best when warm and fresh! All of this in Saginaw? What an unexpected treat! Thank you Yelp for helping me find a respite from my responsibilities that brought me up to this town for the day. I wish I lived closer, but if I'm back in the area, I'm coming back for carnitas and chicharon. No doubt! read more

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Excellent food! Made to order very fresh. Very large servings. Great grocery items as well. Friendly staff!!

Never had a bad item there! Love the rice!! Kinda pricey for rice though but so good tamales are yummy too!

update your online hours and closing times when you are NOT open. Gas is too expensive this days to drive way out there and you guys are not open. A few cars did the same thing while we were there. What a shame read more

Holy grail of tortillas, I could cry, I have been searching for literal years to find a great tortilla like I used to get at another Mexican store downstate, I will be making the hour+ trip as often as I need, to get these tortillas. once you've had them you can't substitute. The tamales are tender and delicious, best I've had since family left state. Bless this family and business. read more

Thank you for being here, Maria Elena's Bakery. Killer tacos, and so much more. El Milagro corn chips in the market, local fresh corn tortillas, tamales, chicarron. Yeah, the right place at the right time. Stop on in and order up some tacos al pastor with cilantro and onions. Thank me next time you see me. read more

Probably the best taco in Saginaw. Fresh made tortillas, awesome fillings. I'd eat there every day if my wife let me!

I'm a first timer to this place, I lived near the Mexican border for most of my life and the food at Maria Elena's is the best Mexican food I've found in this area. Friendly staff, and great food. I can't wait to come back and try the rest of the menu. read more

Food is great!!! Large portions authentic the steak flour tacos are full of flavor the staff is very nice the you to try them out hands down you will not be hungry after you eat from here inside could be updated but you always find the best food at these spots read more

Amazing tamales, fantastic tacos, and I love the tostadas! More than just what I call "MI Mexican" (which I still love BTW) made of ground beef. My husband and I moved here from AZ and have been looking for something more than ground beef tacos. The food is so good and so is the service. So glad we found this place!! read more

I ordered 2 weeks early and paid in advance in full. They never called me when they realized they did not have a pickup time. When I went to pickup the cake they didn't make it. They refunded it but they were rude. read more

My review is really only on the store and baked goods itself being we didn't get any take out. It smelled delicious in there! The menu displayed looked awesome with lengua tacos on there.The pricing on the food looked very reasonable. There were a few interesting thing to see and buy and honestly I would of bought a lot more but it was pretty expensive. I felt it was all a little overpriced.. We bought a bunch of Mexican bread to take home and it was nice and fresh. We will be back to try some take out but probably not to buy any tastadas or japones dried Chile's. read more

So much more than a bakery. Great variety of taco's; chicken beef and lengua. Tortillas made fresh daily . Weekends they sell Barbacoa and Carnitas. Sunday's you can get your menudo fix. read more

*Best chicken tacos in Saginaw! Rice & Beans! Extra Flavorful & huge portions! It's hard to find Mexican cusine Seasoned Properly!!! Most places are bland. Each item is prepared to perfection! Each bite taken is Savor fully! Oh Boy! Call ahead order a cake for any upcoming events! Light melt in ur mouth. AUTHENTIC MEXICAN BAKERY! read more

Great service willing to do whatever they can to please great ownership brilliant idea to insert a taco bar and I promise go on a Sunday morning and you won't regret it. Not to mention the best cakes and flour tortillas in the whole city. read more

Best tamales ever.. Taste just like grama lupe!!!

This was a very horrid experience, for one entering the shop you can already tell that the place highly lacks any cleanliness which made it hard for me to want to order anything because before I order food from a place I like to be aware of my surrounding and check to make sure the place is clean. (Which it was not at all) Based on the reviews I decided to give it a try and order two tacos al pastor with cheese on flour and one hard shell taco with lettuce and cheese and a side of beans and rice. The packaging was very bad the tacos were wrapped in wax drenched in grease. The tacos had so much meat in them it was so disgusting and the tacos completely ripped apart. I did manage to get one bite in, my mouth exploded with salt no other flavors at all. I tried a bite of the ground beef to see if it was just the al pastor but nope it was again extremely salty! Rice and beans were terrible tasting old and chalky which was weird. I'm starting to wonder if this place only has good reviews because most people just like bigger portions instead of the quality. This place lacks any quality and flavor at all and you would be better off at Taco Bell. read more

Great tacos and Tomales made fresh! A must do in Saginaw