This place use to be a great place to eat. Went there Saturday night and with only about ten people there we finally had to grab a waiter to just get our order in. When it arrived neither my wife or I got what we ordered. The food was average, but then it took quite sometime to get our bill. They charged us for a desert we never ordered. After driving twenty minutes to get there I will have to think about wanting to go back. read more

Hard working friendly staff. It was a normal sized building and they had tons of employees running around. This meant all of the customers had great service. We are from Texas and were skeptical about Michigan Mexican food but if this place was located around our home we would go here rather than the local Mexican food joints we have back home. I had Chiles poblanos and my husband had a chimichanga de LA casa and they were both great! If we are ever in the area we will stop by here again! On a side note they had plenty of parking and served alcohol. read more

I think the staff is just awful. Always preoccupied...or inconvinced with customers. That's the impression i got the few times I was there. And food was not very good......my son and I had beans that were so spicey we couldn't eat anything and they were not like that before. read more

First I would like to say that this is probably the first review of this nature I have written for any restaurant that I have visited. I always try to find the positive side of an establishment because every business will have an off day, but this one was Horrendous!. My husband and I were in the Sturgis area for a mini vacation during Valentines Day Weekend. Our family lives out here and we visit quite regularly and eat in the area often. We were looking to try out some new places so we purchased a restaurant.com gift cert. for this place. Which by the way they do not honor once you get there. We arrived around 7Pm. and were told to seat ourselves. This would have been no problem except that all of the empty tables were filthy. One of the bus boys (approximately around the age 0f 13) came over to a table we picked and swept the food and grime off the table and onto the floor! 1st turn off. Waitress was prompt and polite but a bit overloaded. There were only two of them during the dinner rush! She took our drink and food order and left. Our drinks came and the Strawberry Margarita I ordered was great, but a bit pricey (7.98 for one). Our food arrived shortly after and the portions on our plate would feed a 10 year old. The steak tacos were overly salted, beans were served on a flat plate and were a runny mess and the rice had no flavor. While we were eating and talking, two busboys (again 12 yrs old at the most) came over and interrupted our conversation and dinner to reach over us and take the empty plates and then hover there and wait to get the other dishes until my husband told them to leave. They were goofing around while they were working and then broke the cart with the dirty dishes on it and it crashed to the floor in the middle of the place. After our meal the waitress brought the bill that didn't have a total on it and said the bar "does that". While I waited for my husband to pay, some employees came around the corner and opened a door directly across from me (in 15 degree weather) to dump out some garbage. As we were leaving the restaurant there was a man lying on the floor outside the same door that was opened passed out as a few of the employees and another patron stood around laughing at him. This whole situation made me write this review. I would not return to this place or ever refer it to other family or friends in the area. I had to give it one star because of the Margarita, at least that was flavorful, and this rating system doesn't allow for negative stars. T&S. Miller read more

The food is good I have no complaints there but the service is where they really lack every time I go I have to wait at least 20 min to get my drink and food order in and another 30 to get my food I've seen servers standing around laughing, joking etc instead of checking on customers read more

The food is barely cooked and when you get tacos the meat is really chewy and not cooked at all i don't suggest you eat here if you want tacos go somewhere else. read more

Waited an hour for our food. The place was full when we got there and emptying by the time we got our food. When the food came out we hadn't even gotten our utensils. My meal came out way after everyone else's so I am assuming it was forgotten. I had to get up to go get my bill I didn't even bother getting a box because I was so annoyed and needed to get my 9 month old twins out because they were completely over being there. We aren't coming back. read more

A treasure. Genuine down home mexican food, nice unassuming place. It's not total master chef but it's real, and very reasonable. Quesa ballarta was delicious. Nice people. read more

Service was absolutely horrible I asked for margarita no salt and he brought one with salt, when my friend asked him to make a new one because I said no salt he brought a new one with no salt but never asked anyone else in the group for their drink order. The margarita was NO BUENO!! When we said check please be tried to charge us $22.00 for two margaritas and we didn't even take two sips out of one! So upsetting we didn't even eat there. read more

We are getting to be regulars here. GREAT food, very fresh chips. An occasional order mix-up, but hey just go with the flow and you'll be fine! read more

Service was horrible! Went with a group of 8 and were told it would be 15 minutes. After waiting 30 minutes they seated another group of 8 that came after us. The frozen margarita wasn't frozen and not even served on ice. Our meals all came out at different times. Not a good experience tonight! read more

Always a great place to grab a margarita and some authentic Mexican good. Never disappointed!

Been here a few times. Marg's are killer. Service is weird. Food is authentic but mostly the same thing wrapped a different way.

Good food but the lack of any service definitely ruined the experience. Would have definitely bought more drinks but kinda hard when u never see your waitress! Bottom line the service is absolutely horrible. Have better customer service at McDonald's! read more

I went for lunch with my wife. I had the steak fajitas and she had the taquitos. The food was served fast, it was hot and both dishes tasted great. No problem with the service as others have complained. I would actually give it a 3.5 if I could. Good lunch. read more

GREAT MEXICAN RESTAURANT!! I loved absolutely everything about this Mexican restaurant from the food to the service everything was amazing best Mexican food I've tried by far everyone should try this out if you're near this time it's worth the drive ! read more

Enjoyed a late lunch here with my husband. The food was very good. The waiter was courteous. We look forward to returning.

Food was very good and was decent portions for the price. My girlfriend, her son, and I enjoyed the meals very much. The wait staff was poor at best. We sat ignored most of the time we was there. Practically had to hunt our waitress down for a refill and my girlfriend never got her refill. So in essence, if you're patient and don't mind waiting for your waitress to find time to grace you with her presence then it's not bad. read more

We were charmed when we walked in. Beautiful wrought-iron gates and colorful furnishings. Wish I could be more glowing about the food. My taco salad was billed as having tomatoes, vegetables and guacamole. What I received was a large shell with a layer of meat, a layer of lettuce, a layer of sour cream and a single tomato slice. My husband's hueveos rancheros was to come with rice, ranch-style eggs and chorizo sausage with tortillas. It arrived with three plain fried eggs, no sausage, and no tortillas. The excuse was that the printer messed up the menu. When called on it they brought out ground sausage and a ramekin of guacamole, but not the rest. We're waiting to see what adjustments are made to the bill. What a disappointment! Had hoped this would become our new favorite Mexican restaurant! read more

Our favorite Mexican place. Serve the best fresh, warm chips and salsa as an appetizer loaded with cilantro. My cousin swears by the tacos, but I always go for the burrito verde. We come here every time were in town. This place is always busy, so you know it's got good turnover (very important to me). read more

We absolutely love this place! We are regulars and haven't ordered anything that we didn't like/love. They are busy and sometimes understaffed. In a way, I hate to give them the five stars that they deserve because it will encourage others and make it even busier. We started going there when it was a small place, they have since nearly doubled the seating and improved the atmosphere. It can be noisy, but the food and margaritas are excellent! read more

Noise level way to high to enjoy your dinner, food was just ok, don't order carnitas here unless you want pork roast dryed out, can say have been here once never again, service slow asked for ticket server never brought it. If they were to put a checkpoint outside here 75 percent get a ticket. read more

Service is beyond horrible. Sat myself at the bar, waited 10 minutes before ANYONE offered a beer or a menu. They are under staffed and what they have is not good. These folk make McDonalds look 5 star! read more

Horrible service. Server brought our drinks to us and asked if we were ready to order we said we needed a minute....SERVER DIDN'T COME BACK FOR 15 minutes and that isnt and exaggeration. Then when food did come it came out a plate at a time for the 6 of us(brought by 3 diffrent people none of whom was our server, food was wrong,asked to see manager and was told "its that guy in the red" and walked away. Needed refills on drinks but only saw server twice the entire meal. The slightly above average food wasn't enough to get me to come back WASTE OF MONEY!!!!!!! read more

Unfortunately, the service at Maria's has only gotten worse. We visited for my daughters 15th birthday this past week. The server was HORRIBLE. (Older, very short guy who is almost always rude). He got orders wrong because he acted so rushed, he was half listening to us. He brought the food and just haphazardly sat scorching hot plates in front of people without asking who ordered what, then walked away, leaving us to move the plates. Never came back to ask if everything was ok, took forever to even come back and bring checks and boxes. Once we went to pay, SEVERAL people walked right past us at the register and wouldn't ring us up. The kicker...our friends who ate with us that night had a $25 gift certificate. The staff refused to take it because "we got a new system and I don't know how to do gift certificates. You'll have to come back another time and use it." Are you kidding me? Oh, and the table we were sat at was directly in the one path to the kitchen/cash register. Needless to say, our chairs were getting bumped our entire meal. When I spend $60+ dollars for dinner out, I demand better service. I will not return. read more

My wife and I and another couple went to Maria's last night about 5pm for supper. The chips and salsa were very good and the margaritas were OK, about average for a restaurant/bar. Our friend's lady friend ordered something with pulled pork and the pork was very dry. My wife's and my food was very good and spiced just right for me however a little hot for her. The problem happened when a group of 8 people came and sat just across from us. There were 4 guys and 4 women. One of the guys started screaming at his lady friend or wife and the "F" word was used many times. At the time there were about 20 people in the restaurant including 4 or 5 young children. No one from the restaurant said anything to this person about his language however he finally did calmed down. We certainly don't need this when we are trying to have a nice supper. We would not go back to this place and would not recommend it because of this problem. One bad apple does spoil the bunch. Not a good evening since this was our first time at Maria's. read more

Stopped in on our way back to Chicago. A bit further off the expressway than the others but well worth it. My husband and I shared a single order of Chicken Fajitas. Was more than enough for both of us. The chicken and vegetables were quite tasty and the beans and rice quite good. Also enjoyed the chips and salsa. The chips were warm and the salsa just spicy enough. Give it a try! read more

Maria's has some great food, very fresh tasting and comes quick and hot! I've tried several items on the menu and am never disappointed. The frozen margarita is ok, I prefer the margarita on the rocks. Service is pretty good, sometimes it could be improved. We keep going back though! read more

This restaurant once delivered real tex-mex of a quality unequaled in southwestern Michigan, though the service was often poor. Since they expanded and remodeled their food is now inedible and the service is even worse. read more

I used to really love Marias. The last few times I've been in the food is terrible and the service is even worse. Such a shame. I think today was my last visit. read more

Maria's Restaurant...what can I say? For starters, their menu has a large variety to choose from. Each dish has at least 4 variations each one with little differences on paper, but are quite significant when you taste them. The service however, that's another story. You're greeted like every other restaurant and seated but it took at least 10 minutes for them to bring us our drinks after we ordered them. It then took the waiter another 10 minutes to come back and take our order. After that we got our food pretty fast but it seemed like the waiter had little to no interaction with us after that. One of my colleagues was done with their meal by the time they got the refill they asked for and asked for it 5 minutes before. We also waited about 20 minutes just to ask the waiter for the bill. Now if this was during rush hour I'd understand but there was only two other parties in the restaurant when we were there. In conclusion, the food is great but you have to be willing to be patient for any service. read more