We haven't been to Maria's in a long time - at least three years, because I think our kids were in carriers at that point and they are almost five now. We decided to give things a try after the girls had tacos at school and liked them (trying to show them that there are even better tacos to be had!) We got there just ahead of the mad Saturday night rush and were seated right away. We ordered some drinks and got mini flautas and soup for the girls and I ordered shrimp fajitas and the husband got tacos carnitas which were on special. Our soups came out and then like 5 minutes later we got two of the entrees. I was happy because kids are a ticking time bomb and started cutting the flautas and distributing food before I remembered I had ordered beef mini ones and these were regular sized chicken...by the time the server came back to let us know he brought the wrong order, there was no salvaging it. The order came out about ten minutes later and we got the mini beef ones and I felt terribly that others were waiting on their original order (I need to be less frazzled when we eat out!!) The food was very good and the girls loved the soup(s) and rice the most, eating some of the flautas (chicken and beef). Husband liked the carnitas as well - which is a tough thing to make! Fantastic effort by our server who had a lot of large tables to deal with and we never felt slighted. read more

The service food associates are #1. The ambiance is romantic, business and family oriented....a must go place. The margaritas are made from scratch!!!! Delicious read more

Very busy on Saturday night but service was courteous and helpful. Food was excellent and plentiful!! Was noisy but was because everyone was having a great time! read more

i called in for pick up. when i got home it was not what i ordered. when i called them about this, I was told since they did not write down my phone number, i cannot be helped. i sent an email. they ignored it! read more

Wonderful wonderful wonderful!! Everything was stellar. Service was so friendly and helpful. Food was amazing. Clean, vibrant atmosphere. I had the Enchiladas de Mole... BEST I have ever had. My friend had the combo with one item with each meat and everything was tasty. The dinner salad was so fresh and crunchy we both commented on the quality. Portions generous, no room for dessert - next time we'll share something so we can try one. Don't miss this place! read more

I had the chicken and steak fajitas and they were amazing. It was not only good tasting but they give you a lot of food.

Great food but the hours are an inconvenience... wanted to stop for drinks and food and they don't open till 4 pm. I left with friends because we were on a schedule to go ti the movies and ate at different location for dinner. Disappointed in the hours as well as 4 other cars outside waiting as well. Strongly suggest this place but with only this stop and no other plans! read more

Maria's is good. It's not a favorite but definitely place I would eat at again without issue. I have visited twice within the last two months. I ate once at the bar with a friend and the other meal was enjoyed in the dining area. The bar area seems to attract several regulars and is a more lively space. The bartender was busy whipping up drinks the entire time but he took good care of us. We planned to have drinks and move to the dining area but decided to eat there instead. The dining area is nice too. The average meal with a drink is in the $20 range. It is higher priced Mexican but prices are not outrageous. read more

Maria's Mexican Restaurant - Ay-Chihuahua - Marinated skirt steak with steam veggies and chihuahua cheese in a white wine sauce $18.95 - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

The food is great but the service not good, last Friday for Cinco de Mayo. I would've thought the restaurant would've been well staff seeing that the weather was warm and a holiday weekend but I guess the restaurant manager or owner didn't take that in consideration, waited 45 minutes to get a drink, unacceptable! I bet if the tip was not already included to the bill, the servers would've been working little bit faster to earn the tip. read more

The food is good, but a bit on the pricey end. Sometimes the food takes awhile to come out especially if you order appetizers first. There was a time we waited for over 30 minutes for our entree to come out. We did order appetizers first. With two young kids, it was hard to keep them patient and entertained. The quality of the food was good, no complaints there. They have a parking lot as well. read more

My partner and I visited last night for the first time for dinner. Attentive and fabulous service and delicious food & drinks! 100% recommend and will return. read more

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What? What? That's what dinner conversation consists of if you are of a certain age and the restaurant is full of alcohol enhanced voices. The food was OK, but the prices are much higher than the last time I went. Nothing much under $15. The service was fantastic as always so think of the extra bucks as paying servers what they are worth. read more

Great service, large portions, and some of my favorite chips and salsa. You know how some restaurants serve bland, or even stale, tortilla chips? Not at Maria's. The salsa roja is some of the best I've had with the right amount of spice. We each were fans of our entrees too (enchiladas moles, taco dinner, quesadilla) and the refreshing horchata. We're looking forward to returning! read more

It's probably been 5 years since I was here last. Service was great! Food was good, drinks were strong. My only issue is the queso appetizer was more "American" then authentic. I would visit again. read more

Maria's Mexican Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Went last night for a date night and usually go for the pomegranate margaritas, and black bean soup. Margs are amazing, but always run out of pom juice, which is my personal favorite. However, steak fajitas were phenomenal, and mole enchiladas were amazing. Got the ceviche which was pretty good, but not 18 dollars good, not much shrimp even in it, it was mostly tomato. But overall, amazing food, great spot for good (strong)margs. read more

Food far from delicious and drinks were stingy on the tequila. Won't be back

Great Anniversary! Ambience, Service on Point Will gladly return and try the Rosemont location as well! read more

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First time coming here, my family and I were greeted kindly. We were kinda thrown off when we were spoken in English, since we would answer in Spanish. Believing we were in a Mexican restaurant. Food prices were higher then usual. We gave it a shot and order food. We got some appetizers, salads and sopa de pollo. The Sopa de pollo was alright, nothing to special. It just didn't taste authentic, it didn't bring me back to my Mexican roots. We got our food, it looked alright, I got Flautas and didn't really catch my eye, it didn't taste authentic, I could've gone to a food truck and gotten the same thing but better. Food overall was meh. I don't really recommend this place if you're looking for authentic Mexican food. I will not be coming back. My overall pay for 4 meals were 93.25 read more

AVOID THIS ESTABLISHMENT! If you have time to waste, enjoy throwing money away on subpar food, enjoy getting treated like garbage and love to be ridiculed when asking for simple requests then this place is for you!:) The food is mediocre. The price, OUTRAGEOUS. The service, I've had better at Mc Donald's. The owner's sister, CAROL, is despicable, arrogant and could care less about her customers and their safety. And here's why. I've been a customer for OVER 10 YEARS! Me and my family/friends dine in on a regular basis. We've had conversations and supported you through the challenging times of this Pandemic! We were always so kind to you! However, I was sadly disappointed when you reared your ugly head and ridiculed me when I kindly asked to be seated away from 3 non-mask wearing, coughing patrons. I didn't think it would be an issue because it was 9pm and the restaurant was practically EMPTY! But somehow, I must've inconvenienced you as you were evidently SO BUSY standing around doing ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.. I came to Maria's for a late dinner Wednesday evening. I actually came later to avoid big crowds because, Covid. I was ecstatic to see that it was pretty empty and found a table across the room with no one in sight! I was seated and ordered my usual. 5 minutes later, Carol, decides to sit a coughing, non-mask wearing family RIGHT NEXT TO ME. Not at any of the many available tables but RIGHT NEXT TO ME... I knew I'd feel uneasy for the entire duration of my dinner so I thought I'd ask Carol if I can sit a little further away because the family was seated a little too close for comfort. Unbeknownst to me, I was about to snubbed and laughed at by the owner's sister. I politely asked to be seated at another table. I was expecting a "no problem!" response since I wasn't asking for much and my request should've been understandable given the state of the world we're currently living in (COVID). To my shock and bewilderment, I was greeted with a roll of the eyes, a head shake in disbelief that I would ask such a crazy thing and then a condescending chuckle, AS IF I asked her for a million dollars. How DARE I ASK KINDLY TO BE SEATED AWAY FROM A COUGHING FAMILY SEATED LESS THAN 6 FEET AWAY! How dare I...... Needless to say, I permeated into my mind that this was a business I'd no longer support and was so disappointed in how I was treated. She made such a debacle that the other employers glared over at me. I was so embarrassed, ashamed and disgusted. So I sat there, in disbelief, and did my best to enjoy that last meal knowing I'D NEVER RETURN. I'm an advocate for supporting local businesses, especially during times like this. So to be treated so disrespectfully after 10+ years of patronage, felt absolutely terrible. The lack of regard, respect and basic humanity towards customers is why I will boycott and never again give any of my business to establishments like this. To Carol (the owner/owner's sister): We've tolerated and accepted your OUTRAGEOUS prices for your mediocre food. We've given you business during a time when businesses were shutting down because they could no longer afford to stay afloat! We've been nothing short of kind to you during every encounter and never asked for ANYTHING outrageous, and for over 10 YEARS we've supported your restaurant. HOW DARE YOU CAROL, make me feel terrible for simply asking to be seated away from coughing customers during a worldwide pandemic! You were a staple to this community and for years we thought we were supporting a great local restaurant. But after Wednesday night, I realized you're just an arrogant business owner who only cares about money and doesn't give a crap about the safety of her customers. YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF! I hope this review changes your heart and you begin to appreciate your customers. If it took me having such a terrible, degrading experience for you to start treating your customers better, then it was all worth it. read more

Maria's Mexican Restaurant - Carol, the owner's sister, standing around doing absolutely nothing other than belittling patrons. Disgusting. - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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This is one of my wife's and I favorite places! Their margaritas are to die for, there plates are ginormous, their tacos are life. THey have a nice little patio upfront that is great on a warm summer night. I highly recommend this place. read more

My favorite Mexican food place since I was a kid. Been going here with my family still to this day. It's a great place to treat yourself to good food and a day out with your favorite people. Little bit on the pricy side but recommend. read more

Love the food here! Always tastes delicious and service is great! Burrito suizo, enchiladas, chimichangas, and tacos are some of the things we've tried and they all hit the spot! read more

I came to eat with my family and it was delicious and the customer service is very good and the food is very good and the songs that they play are very good I really recommend this place and guess what chicken butt read more

Maria's Mexican Restaurant - Yum in my tum - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

This is my favorite restaurant hands down! I don't listen to all these reviews best hot Mexican food you can try.

The service was good and the food was okay. The drinks were terrible our Palomas tasted like water with a splash of tequila, cheap tequila. The tequila sunrise was juice and so was the raspberry margarita however you could still get a little taste of that cheap tequila. We went there for the drinks, the reviews said they were strong but neither of our drinks were good and definitely in need of tequila. Very disappointing! read more

Food was great!!! I had their spicy margarita and oh man, definitely a kick to it!! This is the first place that actually adds jalapeño purée in their margarita! I love the ambiance here, definitely coming back in the near future read more

Not much to recommend. Was here last night, and the atmosphere is nice enough. The bar looked friendly and lively. The food however, was extreeeemly mediocre, bordering on bad. Mini chimichangas seem like a good idea, however, are mostly tortilla. Nachos were smeared with greasy cheese. One of my companions was completely underwhelmed by her enchiladas. Unexceptional margaritas. This was a group consensus, otherwise I'd have not gone here. I wouldn't go back. Took FOREVER to get our check, we had to put our coats on and begin to leave. Oh, and those whistles? Lose those damn things before they get jammed down someone's throat. Supremely annoying. read more

I'm a super fan! We are new to this neighborhood but I predict many, many margaritas and mariachis/boleros in our future. The food was good but since we ordered drinks and appetizers, once we were done I felt that we were being rushed to leave. It was a Friday night and people were lining up at the door so I get it. We have two young kids so we never stay too long anyway. I love the darkness of the interior and the drinks were def strong. They make excellent shrimp ceviche! read more

Great Margaritas, good food, good service. Their sangria is also great. Steak tostadas is one of my favorites. A little stingy on the rice and beans when you order a dinner, but not a lot of room on the plate because the actual meal is pretty large. Prices are a bit high. Been here many times, and never left disappointed. Their web site clearly states they are open on Mondays, but a sign on the door says closed on Mondays. After driving from the south side to the north side to Marias on a Monday, this was a hard lesson to learn for me and my friends who were all meeting there. read more

Their prices are kind of high and they take a very long time to bring the food out. Bar attender is very nice! Their ceviche is amazing but they only serve it on Fridays and Saturdays. Is a Great place to go with friends and spend time. If you are very hungry you are better off going somewhere else since their food takes a very long time to come out. Ive had their margaritas and sangrias and they are outstanding but the last 2 times I was there it took almost 45 minutes for the food to come out and again the food I believe is overpriced. read more

Maria's Mexican Restaurant - You will leave singing rancheras with those margaritas! - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Its a joke to even call this mexican food . The food it terrible and expensive. They give you side salad with tacos, just shows how authentic it is lol read more

I came here with my family and was very dissatisfied and disappointed with both the food and the service. I ordered the chicken flautas thinking they would be plain but was given flautas loaded with toppings/filling that were not stated on the menu. I could barley touch my food since I had a strong disliking to the toppings that I didn't know about in the first place. The waiter that served us tried to be funny but his humor came off as snarky as well as rude. I will DEFINITELY not dine here again after my experience. read more

The margaritas that we ordered were watery and the salad was like rabbit food and the fundido chihuahua was watery

Curbside service OUTSTANDING!!! The only thing better would be to get back in and sit and mingle with the regulars. We miss you all dearly and wish everyone good health. Hope to see everyone soon. Amy & Rosie read more

I was not disappointed by Maria's! I went with family for my mother's birthday dinner and everything was phenomenal. I had the Pollo Vallarta and it was so good I didn't even get the chance to snap a pic! The chicken was perfectly seasoned and had a TON of mushrooms on top (which I loved) and the jalapeno sauce was spicy and thin. It came with a side of rice and refried beans and tortillas (your choice of either corn or flour). Their salsa was spicy and the chips were fresh and had a nice crunch factor. I can't wait to return! read more

Food was delicious but too much of it.....one dinner entre can be shared by two people. Too bad they were out of the shrimp ceviche; so next time will have to be there early evening. The meatball soup was outstanding, really fresh and homemade delicious!! Skip the fried octopus! Make sure to try the chips and salsa, nice and spicy salsa!! Service wise.... needs improvement; however Mexican restaurants not known for service, which is sad!! read more

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Maria's is a wonderful restaurant. Fabulous Margaritas and great chips and salsa! The salsa is fresh and the fire level depends on the jalapeños for that day. The servers and bar staff are always attentive and available when needed without being a distraction to spending time with friends and family. read more

Maria's Mexican Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Really nice restaurant, eat in or out. Our server was nice and efficient, food was very good. Frozen mango Margarita very tasty! Nice place, a little pricey, good portions! read more

Maria's Mexican Restaurant - Aye! Ay Chihuahua Mango Margarita - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Will where do I begin,let's start with making a reservation,we made it for 7:00 pm,didn't get seated till 7:30 !,then when we were seated, We were greeted by a server who literally placed the menu down and said he would be right back, that's fine. When he returned he was in a hurry, My wife asked specifics about the menu and he gave her a snare, and said this is not a Buffet, she asked about the tostadas, and asked if she could only purchase one his response was what are you going to do with the other 2, instead of suggesting how we can mix the order, instead I ordered the three taco dinner with two tacos and one tostada.(simple) that was the last time we seen him, he never came back to ask us how our dinner was whether we enjoyed it any conversation. Oh wait he put the bill on our table as he was walking by. Let me just add that this place is mediocre Mexican food, you could get this food from any fast food Mexican restaurant in town I've had Mexican food from everywhere in the city from Logan Square to Pilsen 26th St. to the Eastside, this is got to be the worst restaurant I've been in in 10 years, I think they lost the ability to make proper Mexican food, the food was cold,drinks were good but not perfect I would not come back here ever. Chicago is a great city for restaurants and ethnic food, and there is so many better places to eat than this place. read more

With an indoor mask mandate in effect, I was shocked to discover many of the employees without masks. The hostess, the people who brought water, chips and salsa amd the clean up people all were maskless. I had to ask our server, who was wearing a mask, to remove the water and salsa/chips from our table and bring fresh ones. I also asked her to bring a carafe of water so I would not be exposed to the maskless water person again. In addition the tables were not socially distanced. It was a very disturbing experience and I will not go back. It is a shame that the owners are so careless about the safety of their customers as well as their employees. read more