This Mexican Seafood Restaurant knows how to cook seafood perfectly!! Every savored bite bursts with unforgettable flavor. This will be added in my "frequent" list of restaurants to dine in!! read more

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The Assistant Manager was very rude when we told her the shrimp cocktail did not taste good. She said we ate half of it but we hadn't. The cup was over 3/4's full. She made a scene and embarrassed the eight of us at our table. We spent over $400 and happy to pay for our bill but her rudeness was a shock. We had been loyal customers but will never go back again. They were very unprofessional. Avoid this place! read more

Literally every single dish we ordered was wrong. And the food that we did get was just okay if you like frozen fried fish. I ordered the grilled shrimp but when it came it was breaded. I told them that I ordered grilled and they said this is how their grilled shrimp comes. Ummm then it's not grilled shrimp! They also kept forgetting to bring things we asked for and it's not like they were terribly busy. We were maybe one of five tables occupied, which I suppose should have been a sign. We definitely won't be coming back. read more

Even though the restaurant seemed to be packed on a Friday night, we were able to be seated in less than 10 minutes. It was really nice to have live mariachi music during our meal and the ceviche they give before your meal was delicious! We ordered margaritas and a pina colada which was brought to our table within minutes. The seafood platter that we ordered was drenched in an amazing spicy sauce and it makes my mouth water just thinking about it. I would definitely recommend this restaurant to anyone who loves seafood and good drinks! read more

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Las Islas Maria's is a fantastic restaurant with authentic delicious dishes. Great family dinning restaurant. They have a wide variety of food. Fast, friendly service and an overall outstanding experience. read more

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This is one of our favorite Mexican seafood restaurants to eat at. All of the food is made fresh to order and when you come in they give you tostadas and ceviche. I recommend the royal pineapple, and the shrimp soup. The garlic bread is the boss... read more

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First time here and it was based on the fact that the parking lot is always full when we drive by. Figured that maybe it would be good. We were right, it was. I had the small paella ($19.95 and worth it). It had a lot of seafood. One of the items was about 6-8 complete unshelled shrimp. I hate unshelled shrimp. At the end of the meal I mentioned my issue with the shrimp to our waitress. She suggested the next time I have the paella I can substitute scallops. The service was great and our waitress was very helpful by explaining some things on the menu that I've never seen before. Will absolutely return, assuming there is a place to park. read more

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Had lunch for two adults and two kids. Salsas and ceviche were brought out with chips and they were quite delicious. We ordered one appetizer (seafood cocktail) that was really outstanding. Margaritas were ok. Entrees were over priced and overall lacking in flavor. Service was lacking. We had to ask for to-go boxes and then later had to ask for the check. Had some sticker shock with the check. Quite overpriced for the quality of the food and level of service. May try it out again but will likely stick our usual place. read more

Great place to start our diet for lent. The red snapper was very good so were the shrimp "camarones a la diabla". The ostiones are a must and so are the shrimp empanadas. read more

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Good seasoning but everything is super salty. The molcajete has about 80% of imitation crab. Most of the kids menu is frozen food and bad quality. The prices are really high for the quality of the food. El sazón es bueno pero, todo esta muy salado. El molcajete tiene un 80% de pura imitación de Jaiba. En el menu de niños la mayoría es comida frizada y de mala calidad. Los precios son muy altos para la calidad de comida. read more

Nice clean place for meal, I was there for lunch with customer. Thanks for the waiters help we got what we came for read more

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Very very very slow and poor service I think they are low in staff it took them 45 min to make 1 Damm enchiladas read more

Stopped in for dinner. This is a good sized restaurant specializing in seafood in the Mexican style. The place was pretty crowded. Our waitress was not really fluent in English so she had to get a workmate to help since my Spanish is basically limited to swear words. They bring you plain tostada's along with a green salsa which is pretty spicy. I like spicy. They also give you a small portion of ceviche to whet your appetites. We ordered Ceviche (combo of two types) Paella, Shrimp soup, and Fajitas. The Ceviche was just great. Very fresh and very refreshing. Shrimp soup and Fajitas also got the thumbs up. I had the Paella and I really enjoyed it. All sorts of seafood in it. Scallops, Octopus, Mussels, Clams, Shrimp, Crab legs all in a slightly spicy rice. The only drawback for me was that the shrimp were still whole in their shells which was kind of messy to eat. While there, we saw the wait staff bring out these massive stuffed lobster tails to a group that was seated by us. They looked great. I want to comeback and order the Ceviche and Paella again......and maybe one of those lobster tails. Cheers to all read more

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Ok so my husband said he had found a new Mexican restaurant for us to try - he's gone several times on his own and I wasn't exactly trusting of his experience. I should be punished for my lack of faith in his food finds, to say the very least. We went to Las Islas Marias tonight for dinner. From the outside, it doesn't really look like a whole lot. I also have to say I was expecting a dark, dingy interior, and that is not the case here. The location was very clean and it is also very bright inside, in terms of the lighting and colors used. Rather festive and pleasant. We were greeted and seated promptly - our server took our order and then brought out the starter. In a lot of places, this would be chips and salsa. Here, we got a stack of tostadas along with delicious spicy green salsa and a bowl of what I think was rice and fish and a couple of other items, kind of like a dip. Put some of the green salsa on there and you got yourself a tasty bite, let me just say. I had the shrimp tacos, which came with fried shrimp. I don't think I have ever had better fried shrimp before. Very light with no greasiness at all and extremely crispy - delicious stuff. You can get your tacos Mexican-style, which means they just come with cilantro and onions, or American-style with cheese, lettuce and tomato. I chose the Mexican-style and I'm quite glad I did given that the shrimp were do good. Didn't really need the other stuff. Two tacos for about $5 - very good stuff. The husband had what I think was called shrimp in diablo sauce - it was a nice-sized portion that came with veggies, rice and what he said was kind of like fried cheese bread - it was, in his words, "really good." The specials don't come with many sides but the platter does come with sides like rice and so on so ask about this if you are looking for more than just your protein. He also loves the lemonade, which is more like a limeade, and it comes in a giant, giant mug. Apparently they have live music on most nights - we ran into the band as we were leaving - so this is something to consider. Do make a point of talking to your server - I got some tips on what to order for next time on things I might not have thought about ordering otherwise. Definitely worthwhile, completely unexpected and someplace I will go back to! read more

Las Islas Marias is one of my favorite restaurants. It's a Mexican place, obviously, but it's much different from most local Mexican restaurants. They serve cuisine in the style of the actual Islas Marias, a series of islands off the coast of Nayarit, Mexico. It's almost entirely seafood, with lots of delicious shrimp dishes. The servers bring a dish of ceviche to the table as an appetizer instead of chips and salsa. The camarones zarandeados are to die for, and the pineapple relleno is one of the craziest thing I've ever been served at a restaurant. I mean that in a good way! The dining room is clean and the servers are friendly. There is usually a live mariachi band, and an outside patio area. Stop in if you want to try something different and you love seafood. The also have a section of "traditional" Mexican items on the menu, like tacos and fajitas, but I haven't tried any of it. Maybe after I've eaten my way through the seafood dishes. read more

Driving down North Avenue, this unique Mexican seafood restaurant is quite easy to miss, nestled in between the auto repair shops, cigarette joints, and sleazy motels. Take a chance, thought, because it's a diamond in the rough. The only reason I came here was because of a friend's recommendation. I'm glad I listened! In my opinion, you can't compare Las Islas Marias to a typical Mexican restaurant. Las Islas' specialty is the seafood - shrimp and langostinos galore on practically every menu item. We love the paella - chockful of shrimp, rice, and other seafood, and spicy enough to make you scream "Ole!". The plates are gigantic and meant to be shared - we share a small entree and still have leftovers. Warning - they don't serve wine here. But that's okay, cuz you'll need a nice cold Corona to wash down the spices! read more

Las Islas Marias is a great place for Mexican Seafood. Sadly, they are not consistent with their food. Employess there are great, but they need to put a bit more love in preparing the food. Love can create magic with food. Islas, show us some magic. There's a lot of competition around, and I still come here. One, they're close and two, because they're ok. read more

This building has has several different incarnations over the years - the latest of which is a new Mexican restaurant. Since we're always trying out new Mex. places (we do have a few favorites) - we decided to try it out. As the first reviewer mentioned it doesn't look like much from the outside but it is clean and bright (actually - a little TOO bright). They could stand a few dimmer switches - maybe they turn them down later? Although it was 7pm. (as a side note - I did order a frozen strawberry margarita - and they sent it out with two REALLY thin straws, even a thicker soda straw could have been wider for such drinks, my wife ordered a sprite - which came in a can with no offer of a glass or ice). My wife ordered the steak taco dinner, my 4 year old had the cheese sticks ordered with rice, I opted for the steak burrito. Anyway, my son's cheese sticks and rice came out with fries instead, but not worth sending back. My wife said that the taco's were just "OK" - the cheese sticks were standard. As for my burrito I asked for a dinner (which should come with rice and beans) and didn't get rice and beans - just the burrito. (looking over the menu later it isn't offered as a dinner?) I then asked for rice and beans and they brought them. Guess I should have made it clearer? Lastly, there are a TON of Mexican joints around and we have a few we love - probably wouldn't go back here UNLESS it's to try the seafood which seems to be the specialty of the house. We'll see. read more

Las Islas Marias is a casual, family friendly Mexican restaurant which focuses on seafood. My boyfriend and I ate there on a recent Saturday night. The bright and modern restaurant was busy . The crowd was a mixture of men in baseball caps and cowboy hats, families with young children, and couples out for date night. The restaurant has a small video gaming area and bar, piped in Mexican music, and a good mariachi band available to play on request. Other than the music, it does not have much atmosphere, but the restaurant feels authentic. We started off with a free fish ceviche dip, and ordered a mixed seafood cocktail. Both were good. The medium sized cocktail was large enough to have leftovers to take home. It had shrimp, octopus, oysters and chunks of avocado. I ordered the grilled pineapple stuffed with seafood in a creamy sauce. It was topped with melted cheese and delicious. The order was very large - it came with seasoned rice, a salad, and fresh fruit slices. Delicious! My boyfriend ordered the seafood paella. It too was very large and it was loaded with shrimp, crab legs and mussels. The restaurant carries Mexican and American beers, and a large selection of Mexican bottled drinks. The waitress was friendly, helpful and service was prompt. If you are looking for an authentic, casual Mexican seafood joint Islas Marias will not disappoint. read more

Stopped in for some food for carry out and although 99% of clientele was Hispanic people, the staff barely spoke English.... So I can't really say service was absolutely terrible, but the vibe I got from the staff was not all that friendly.... The food was pretty good but the portions seemed very inconsistent. read more

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Rating: 4.6/5 Short description: Mexican seafood place Similar to: unlike most other Mexican food places Pluses: amazing lemonada, amazing seafood, and a very hot spicy sauce Negatives: sometimes a bit loud Recommendations: The fish tacos are very good! read more

We happened to have just stopped in here by chance - we decided we were hungry for Mexican and this was the first place we saw. First of all, it's BIG and BRIGHT and cheery and busy (we went around 7pm on a Saturday night in December - makes sense). And I, being a white blond girl, was very much in the minority. Anyway . . . Well, at first glance at the menu - it looks like almost EVERYTHING contains, SHRIMP, imitation crabmeat (that doesn't bother me in the least bit), mussels, and other sorts of seafood and MORE SHRIMP. The whole world could be like that as far as I am concerned. My friend pretty immediately pointed to La Reina Pina (or Reina Pina) - (I speak Spanish, so it's all the same to me). We ordered CORRECTLY! Out came a pretty impressive hollowed out and grilled half a pineapple filled with the seafood listed above, plus octopus, in a really nice coconut sauce. This is seriously something I will remember having my whole life. I love pineapple. I love seafood - shrimp, crab, octopus. I love anything coconut. Can Le Colonial make a thai version of this for me??? I ordered a Jarritos Tamarind soda - I order it because I know what it is and I like it. It's basically a fruit punch/soda. We also ordered a tamale or two and was really unimpressed. By reading the other's reviews - don't bother coming here for anything not containing seafood. BUT DO COME HERE AND PIG OUT AND LOVE THE SEAFOOD! It Rocks! read more

This is my visit #4 and I read again and again the reviews about this place and still don't get it because so far it has been one of the best sea food places in the area (and I live in between Naperville and Aurora). It is a fact, that it is not a fancy place but their food is really good, every single time I go there I don't hesitate to ask for the same dish "the paella" (I'll would prefer to call it a rich, spicy and very flavorful sea food rice ... lots lots of shrimps, scallops, mussels, king or snow crab legs depending on the season) and the size OMG, I go for the small one and I always ask for a box; keep in mind to clearly explain to the waiter your level of heat on it ( in my case, very very little). My husband went for the Shrimp Pineapple, spectacular, he enjoyed every single bite. By the way, they welcome you with a picadillo de pescado, kind of fish ceviche with corn toasts and lot of crackers in case you don't like the Mexican toasts. Another of my favorites, their Piña Colada, I'm a sweet eater so it comes always tasty and perfect for me. Their sea food is extremely fresh, we and our guests have never had any issues with it. Service, i definitely can't complain they have been always very good with us. read more

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First time here jan 9, 2016, and the fish ceviche was delicious. I ordered medium fish ceviche and shrimp ceviche. The serving was huge. The molcajete cora was d e l i c i o u s....wow well worth the money and the service was great! read more

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I have had better. Hubby and I both had taco dinners. My pork was a bit chewy and the hubs said his steak was also. The guacamole was way too citrusy so it had a sour taste, but I have to say when the waitress noticed we hadn't eaten it and didn't want to take it home she offered to take it off out bill, even though we didn't complain-nice!!! Mariachis serenade but are very loud so it is hard to talk. We thought it was okay and we were definitely in the minority as "gringos". Very popular with Hispanics, maybe just not suited to our palate.... read more

We love this place. We have eaten here many times, and each time have been very satisfied with everything we've ordered. My wife and I shared a Vesito Loco (crazy glass) seafood cocktail with scallops, shrimp, octopus, chopped clams, and crabstix. The fish was very fresh and delicious. The cocktail sauce is perfect; somewhere between mild, but not overly sweetened, and the glass comes loaded with lots of avocado, tomato, cilantro and other spices. We also shared a Paella del Mar for 2. This was the best Paella we have had in Chicagoland. It was awesome, and the crab legs, mussels, scallops, peeled shrimp, whole shrimp, octopus, and clams were cooked perfectly. We like spicy, and it was mildly spicy with a flavor that is a Las Islas Marias specialty. Love it. Some of the shrimp come with the heads and legs on, but this is what eating authentic Mexican (and American) seafood is about. You have to dig in and peel them, and break the crab shells to eat the meat. Digging in is half the fun. The ambience is "happy people" and there has been a Mariachi band playing around the tables every time we have been there, usually on Saturdays. The service can be a bit slow sometimes, but this place is big, and super busy. We don't mind that much, and the complimentary appetizers of ceviche and a nice spicy hot salsa verde served with tostadas are very tasty and a good starter while we wait. The waitress came by a few times to see if everything was OK. We'll definitely be back! read more

By far, this place is the most Authentic && fresh! The drinks are yummy. All the staff is very friendly, &&& Andres the manager is awesome! read more

Mariscos Miramar - The Most authentic in the Chicagoland area. - Mexican Near Me - Villa Park, Illinois

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They've recently moved further East on North. I actually like their head-on shrimp more than their langostines. The plethora of Mexican Seafood places in the area is one of the things about Chicago that few people actually know about. A ton of the dishes are about the same with the same sauce. X seafood with a certain amount of sauce and do you want it mixed in rice, or not? That's about it. Either way, you really can't go wrong with this place. read more

I'm a huge seafood fan and also Mexican.. Which makes me a mariscos fanatic. I come to Islas so often and never leave disappointed. Warning to all of you thinking this is a quick Friday dinner... The wait can be long and the bill can get expensive. I'm telling you though, it's worth it. I recommend the langostinos and agua chile.. Ah. Maz. Ing. This location is the best out of all the Islas (don't be fooled the one in Berwyn/Cicero doesn't compare). read more

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we spent $400.00, it's not like we didn't like the food! the waitress was very oleasant, it was Sol who was rude and unprofessiona.

Had a good crowd for a Tuesday night. Place looks sketchy from the outside, but never judge a book by its cover /exterior off north ave. Waitress was great. Food was amazing! Ordered their shrimp cocktail and shrimp enchiladas were awesome!!! So much other items I solve others eating looked amazing as well. I will be back for sure! read more

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Chances are, if I am the only gringo in the establishment, the food is going to be awesome. And I was the only gringo, so... yay! On a strict diet and it's a Friday night during Lent... what's a Catholic girl to do? Go here! The grilled tilapia was suggested by our server, and I was deliriously happy because it was delicious. Could have eaten two orders worth, really. The bowl of green hot sauce that accompanied the complimentary starter (of a somewhat strange but wonderfully fresh fish/cheese? something or other) was really spicy and went well with my tilapia. I love sauces and salsas that are not afraid to be spicy. Had flan for dessert, not too sweet and the perfect texture. I'm picky about my flan. Live music was nice but a tad loud when playing right next to us. Seemed to annoy the server as well. The loud and bright factors are the only reason I deduct a star. One should not have to dine with sunglasses and earplugs, no matter how good the food is. Even when Lent is over, I am sure to return to Las Islas Marias. read more

Mexican food is one of my faves! I went on a karaoke night (Thursday?) and had a good time with my friends. Margaritas are not to strong which I like. Their cerviche was so good I had to tell myself to stop eating it so I wouldn't spoil my appetite for my dinner. Dinner I had Camarones a la Plancha. All in all is was a good place. Will be coming back. read more

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This places food is over priced but I always enjoyed their drinks and seafood. I tried to place an order today over the phone for pickup since I do not want to dine in during Covid. I asked the person who answered the phone to place an order for pickup. She responded in Spanish which I responded that I do not speak Spanish. She continued to speak in Spanish and then hung up the phone on me. Weird. I called back again and she then told me they do not take orders over the phone and I have to order online. When I tried ordering online, they do not offer order and delivery on the same day. Very frustrating service and I read other reviews on here with similar issues. Lost my business. read more

My husband got the wrong order. An hour and a half later and we still were waiting for it after we returned it. First and last time coming here. read more

Absolutely the worse service..waited 15 minutes to get a server, then she was not polite at all, my drink and food took forever.. The manager came to the table but he didn't do anything, other than he will keep on eye..I will never be back, left me with on awful feeling.. read more

First time eating in a Mexican restaurant so I didn't really know what to expect. My prior experience in the realms of Mexican food was limited to home made tacos and fajitas so I wanted to be adventures and try something different. We ordered the Camarones Aguachiles (Shrimp marinated in lime juice) and the Huachinango al Ajo o a la Diabla (Red snapper in garlic sauce). Whilst we waited for the food to arrived we dove into the free appetizers of tortilla chips with a variety of dips. Overall the meal was pleasant but the fried fish was a bit too oily for my liking but the food was very filling and reminded me of some Thai sea food dishes that I had whilst in Thailand. read more

Food was really good but service was not on top. Waitress focused on table next to us because it was one of her friends. Did not pay attention to us. Asked for another server. 15 percent is added to bill for parties of 4 or more read more

We love this place! We just started ordering takeout during covid and have loved everything we order. They have definitely become a regular for us. Highly recommend! read more

Best seafood I have ever tasted. Great margaritas, great food, and excellent service! read more

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