We were there on a Friday during Lent and they had a grilled fish special. It was excellent. The place was quite bust. They told us it would be a 30 minute wait, but it was only 10 minutes. The waitstaff was excellent and the seating was comfortable. This must be a fairly new restaurant. There are only a few reviews for it. Also, it had the feeling if being new. However, based on the crowd, word has gotten out. read more

"Upscale" is definitely a subjective term, and this restaurant reminded me so. The service was great, as was the skinny margarita I had. But everything else was sub-par. The chicken flautas were so dry, and the Mexican queso tasted like diluted Velveeta. As for the almond salsa - I don't know where that was, other than the few almonds I saw tossed on top. I see what they are trying to do with different Mexican fusions, but unfortunately they just don't land. The one dish that was appetizing was the shrimp enchiladas. I believe it was the sour cream sauce that saved the day. Overall, I would not come here again or recommend the place. On top of this, the prices are ridiculous for what you receive. $20 for fish tacos in a strip mall restaurant is wild! read more

This was my second time visiting. Maria's. This experience was much better than the first experience. I would have given 5 stars; however, my service was less than stellar and I feel it is overpriced. The guacamole was amazing. I got the carne asada tacos. 3 tacos were $20. The meat was tender ams perfectly seasoned. I loved the blue corn tortillas. The chips and salsa were great too. I loved the flavor of the rice and black beans that were served w the tacos. I know it is more of an upscale restaurant However, over $40 for a lunch with only water to drink seems a little steep. read more

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My 1st time here and I am 100% impressed! The service was on point. Drinks never went dry and our server made excellent suggestions. The atmosphere is very pleasant, Latin music plays in the background, very clean and comfortable. There were 4 in our party and we spent about $250 with 3 shared starters, 3 alcoholic drinks, 3 main courses, and 2 desserts included. BUT EVERYTHING and I mean EVERYTHING I tasted was sooo freaking delicious!! Every dollar worth it. read more

Maria's Mexican Kitchen - Odessa - Ahí Tuna Salad & street corn - Mexican Near Me - Odessa, Texas

We enjoyed our lunch at Maria's Mexican Kitchen. I shared the shrimp fajitas with my son, and it was plenty of food for the two of us. The seasoning and temperature were perfectly matched. The chips, salsa and queso were also very good. Unfortunately, I didn't think to take more pictures! It is priced a little more than a usual sit down Mexican restaurant so just be prepared to spend a little more for a lot more flavor. read more

Maria's Mexican Kitchen - Odessa - Shrimp fajitas - Mexican Near Me - Odessa, Texas

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Great to Celebrate my Honey's Birthday lunch. Everyone is so amazing. We have been here before, but this is by far the experience. I'm read more

Maria's Mexican Kitchen - Odessa - Mexican Near Me - Odessa, Texas

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Highly recommend you make a stop to watch here if you're in Midland! The food was fantastic, great service, and the ambiance was one of a kind! I'll definitely be coming back! read more

Maria's Mexican Kitchen - Odessa - Enchiladas tres colores - Mexican Near Me - Odessa, Texas

Food is absolutely delicious. Hands down best upscale Mexican in Odessa by far. Love the vibe of the restaurant and the steak fajitas are to die for. Fish tacos, shrimp and chicken fajitas, Ahi salad, and queso are also so delicious. I've been at least 4 times and am always trying to go back. In house service has been great every time I've been in. read more

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Maria's is a high class, high quality, extrordinary mexican cuisine restsurant. Staff is very professional providing service to the highest level. The food and drinks are exceptional! I highly recommend this restaurant for anyone looking for that step above experience! read more

Great food. Good Service. An Odessa must. The Garlic Ribeye Fajitas are the best. Nice cocktails. read more

Maria's Mexican Kitchen - Odessa - Jumbo Shrimp Fajitas - Mexican Near Me - Odessa, Texas

Arrived at 5pm for happy hour, ordered drinks and food off happy our menu which we were given at table and states 3-6pm. When bill arrived we were notified that happy hour ended at 4pm not the 6pm that was listed outside the door to restaurant and on menu we were given at table. read more

So far front end host was a little condescending but fake nice. However when sat by host or manager he was super nice and welcomed me . Atmospheres very nice and modern. Of course being by myself they put me in back by kitchen with the babies. Added guacamole for $2. SEE PIC. NOT EVEN TABLESPOON. Food was good waiter was training and very attentive read more

Very limited menu. Waitress was very pushy and didn't give us time to look over menu. Kept pushing appetizers and drinks in our face after saying no numerous times. Every thing is WAAAAAAAY overpriced. I ordered their basic margarita that never came. Beer isn't cold. Places like this don't need to exist. Mexican food doesn't need to be this fancy. Go to the hole in wall place instead. This place will be closed before December. You don't get your own serving of beans and rice either with your plate. They don't have green sauce either. This place is a joke read more

We just moved to Midland from Fort Worth and have had the worst time finding any quality upscale Mexican food that is roughly on par with DFW. We had never been to Odessa before. Oh my goodness this is our new FAVORITE place to eat. We all got different drinks and they were all amazing. We got the queso and guac which were both delicious. We got garlic steak fajitas and the meat melted in our mouths. 5 star service as well. Beautiful restaurant. We will be back. And soon. read more

Amazing drinks & food! We are used to very upscale Mexican like Javier's in Newport Beach, Ca. We found this gem driving across country & would highly recommend! read more

Maria's Mexican Kitchen - Odessa - Frozen Cadillac & on the rocks Cadillac delish!! - Mexican Near Me - Odessa, Texas

I had such a great experience at Maria's Mexican Kitchen tonight! Our server, Dávid, was absolutely amazing! He is super friendly, attentive, and made sure we had everything we needed the entire time. He gave great recommendations and really made our meal enjoyable. I had the Queso Compuesto, Princesa, and the Flan Clásico. I also absolutely love Shrimp Ceviche, Crispy Cancun Chicken Salad, and the Cinco Leches cake. However it was Dávid's service that truly made the night stand out. Highly recommend asking for him if you visit! read more

service was very good, restaurant was clean. The food was not good. I had the seafood enchiladas and they must have left out the seafood. Sauces were very bland. my wife had the three chicken enchiladas. one of the enchiladas has mole sauce and it was terrible- not edible! The other two were just so-so. The chips and salsa were ok, but there was no heat (peppers) in either of the salsas. Their cinco leches cake was very good. The price of these meal were about $24.00 per plate which I consider high because the quality of the food was poor! I doubt that we will be back anytime soon. read more

First time here, fancy/casual. Super friendly staff. Ashlynn took great care of me at the bar. Ordered beef fajitas. Super tender and flavorful. Literally cut them with a fork, I got the homemade blue corn tortillas...made the meal! Beans and rice, very tasty with a little twist I can't figure out. read more

I just so happened to stay at a hotel next to this place during their first week. What a treat. Atmosphere is nice and elevated. Staff is awesome. The food was insane. Been here 2 nights in a row and will have to come back tomorrow to try more. I'm convinced you can't go wrong on what you order. The steak fajitas are absolutely incredible. They're a must. This place really is a gem. I wouldn't be surprised if they made it on the Michelin guide soon. Looking forward to trying their "cinco leches cake." read more

Maria's Mexican Kitchen - Odessa - Steak fajitas. - Mexican Near Me - Odessa, Texas

WOW!!! drinks and food were amazing. will definitely be back soon! this reminds me of a place that would be in Austin. Gourmet Mexican food. So good. read more

Food, service, atmosphere, all 10/10! Got the queso, the combo fajitas, and the cinco leche cake, all delicious! The chips and salsa were also great! We drove in from Midland and will definitely be back! read more

Maria's Mexican Kitchen - Odessa - Combo Fajitas - Mexican Near Me - Odessa, Texas

Food was great! Service was great! Only thing is food took a little long to come out at lunch time which was expected. read more

Maria's Mexican Kitchen - Odessa - Carne asada tacos - Mexican Near Me - Odessa, Texas

Food was great! We had the quesadillas, salmon, and enchiladas and we would eat it all again. Our server was super nice and helpful. The atmosphere was nice but a little crowded. Only complaint was the margarita was not very good. I tasted no liquor only a tarte sweet and sour. read more

Ordered takeout a couple times and then they changed policy and don't do phone takeout orders? Who does that? You're in the service business. Also gave them a couple more chances and sat at the bar. Zero customer service skills and completely ignored me for 10+ minutes both times and I left. Bar isn't that big. Train your employees to treat your customers like guests first and work on the food....check out Javier's in Newport Beach for an example of high class Mexican food read more

Service was phenomenal, and the steak fajitas... TO DIE FOR! Incredible ambience and very attentive staff, I will definitely come back.

We had a wonderful time. Food was very good- waiters and service was on point! Very attentive. Will be back for date nights! Churros was 10/10 read more

Food was super good, however it was terrible service. Only saw our server twice which was to take our order and cash us out...

This sunday (08/17/25) we went to this highly talked about restaurant. We decided on this place because it was our one year anniversary and had heard good things about the place. We called in to let the hostess know we were running 5 minutes behind our reservation time--Hostess confirmed the name on the reservation and once I confirmed she said Ok Bye. Her attitude when saying bye just gave me a vibe that the service was not going to be too good. I tried to push it past me and just try to enjoy the fact that IT WAS OUR ANNIVERSARY. We arrived to the place and as soon as the hostess began speaking, I knew that she was the one who picked up the phone due to her demeanor and way of speaking. She should not be attending people in the front if she does not know how to handle customer service. I understand that people have bad days but her attitude and body language was too much to just ignore it. AGAIN , I decided to continue and maybe our dinner would go better. The waitress we had took forever to come back to our table. I don't know if she forgot if she had a table in the corner (us) but she kept doing rounds to a bigger table and completely would walk past the table and walk around the restaurant before returning to our tablet SEVERAL times. I get that a bigger table will get you a bigger TIP but WE ARE PAYING CUSTOMERS TOO! I finally got annoyed to where I had to order our drinks and food all together because we genuinely did not know how much longer it was going to take for her to come back to our table. We finished eating and asked for the tab when she came back around . Now that her big table was gone she was offering us to get drinks from the bar or to get dessert but at this point we just wanted to get out of that uncomfortable setting and leave home. Judging off of previous reviews that were left --I would assume nothing has been done to try to change this behavior. My anniversary dinner was ruined and as pricey that this place is, I would imagine the customer service was going to be phenomenal . Next door would be a better choice (Red oak) or anywhere else honestly. read more

great lemonade, great for a night out for drinking due to the long list of mix drinks, however the food is not my favorite, rice had to much cumin, enchiladas were to off from the sauce, the expansion of food is not that far just tacos, enchiladas, or fajitas mainly . probably will only come back for the drinks, also great service they are nice and sweet just not the food read more