Every time I order tacos from there and pick them up the kitchen does not make them right I tell the lady what I want and she reads it back to me I go to pick them up she read it back to me again I get home and the tacos that I get are not what I asked for twice in a row I'm not blaming the staff that work around in the front but the kitchen needs to learn how to read read more

Update- 7/1/17 (No longer a small place. They've moved to a new, larger, nicer location just up the street. They now have outdoor seating and a larger separate bar area with pub style tables.) Very clean. Authentic Mexican food. My food was very good. I ordered shrimp enchiladas with the optional hot sauce. (NOT FOR ROOKIES) I crave hot food and this was my first Mexican meal that I did not have to add hot sauce to. Perfect. They also serve alcohol and have a small bar. The prices were very reasonable. I will deffinantly eat there again. I HAVE BEEN HERE OVER 40 TIMES SINCE WRITING THIS REVIEW. I LOVE IT! read more

Riviera Maya - Trying a new place for dinner. Review to follow on Yelp. - Mexican Near Me - Rising Sun, Maryland

Great service Beautiful atmosphere inside with the most beautiful decor. Of colors and scenery Plus you can choose to sit outside on the deck Food was fantastic read more

Worst service ever Wednesday night around 7:30, 2 other tables. Drinks and food came right away, but that's the last time we talked to anyone. No one checked on us, refilled drinks, gave us a check. Needed a to-go box, wound up leaving the food on the table. There were plenty of servers and staff, but they all ignored us. We figured out the bill and left cash on the table. Riviera Maya has a reputation for very good Mexican food. But the service was better in the smaller restaurant. read more

New location so we ordered takeout. No salsa, salsa verde, queso, sour cream, etc. WHY SO BLAND? Most white people do actually like seasoning on their food, contrary to what you may have heard. It's like you don't want me to enjoy delicious Mexican food in Rising Sun! read more

New location: not bad. I really like Mexican food and visiting in laws in the area this is a decent option. Food took awhile not crowded at all. Portions were slightly on the small side. We paid for four soft tacos but only got three. Tea tasted better from last time. Food tasted decent and it was clean. Nice outside deck to sit. I will definitely be back next time we are in the area. read more

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This is my favorite restaurant in Rising Sun. It has a very authentic feel. The chips and salsa start things off right and my favorite Torta Cubana or sizzling fajitas. Great staff! You can't go wrong with Riviera Maya. read more

We ate here last night 7/7/17 and it was just ok. Not sure how long they've been in the larger building, but the service was very slow getting started. They sat several families at once out front on the deck, but had no one taking drink orders for at least 10 minutes. It was as if they had way more seating capacity than servers. 10 minutes feels like forever when you arrived thirsty with high hopes. I will say however, when we finally got a waitress (after telling the hostess we had none) she was very friendly. The shrimp doblas (probably spelled wrong) had almost no flavor, but the Cuban Torta sandwich was tasty. The Gold Margarita wasn't bad, but I prefer a fresher tasting sour mix and I was mostly ice. I didn't order a second one. They really should add music. It would make the atmosphere more festive. Not sure I would go back anytime soon due to the lack of timely service and food/drinks that didn't blow us away. read more

Love this place good food and friendly staff. Love all the Frida artwork. Food is always good. Have been many times and it's always consistent. Great prices as well. read more

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We have eaten here 3 times now and it worth the drive from PA. The food is great and the staff is friendly. We haven't had a complaint yet. Great vegetarian options! read more

Amazing Mexican food! We take our pups with us and sit outside. Really nice deck. The food is amazing, we try to get take out at least once a month from there. Everything they make is amazing and the portions are very large. Makes for a wonderful leftovers! read more

Arrived around 5:15 on a Saturday, got seated at a booth. It was a few minutes longer than expected before our server arrived but after that, she was very good ( Caro C ). She was friendly and efficient. For drinks we had a raspberry and a regular margarita. The regular margarita was a good pour but not fresh lime juice but a bottled mix which was just okay. We started with the Chunky Guacamole, which was very good, diced avocado, tomato, onion, jalapeno. Also had the Choriqueso which was first brought out as regular queso. After alerting our server, she brought out the chorizo to add. Also, after our server brought the chips to go with the dips, the hostess who sat us brought a basket of chips and salsa. A little late since we've been seated for about 15 minutes. Entrees, my wife had the Tri color enchiladas with pork which again was just okay, a little too salty. I had the Carne Asada with a side of the Chipotle sauce, Toreados and a side Tamale. The Carne Asada was flavorful and good portion served with 5 corn tortillas. The Toreados had good spice and grilled well. The Tamale was good but the red sauce was more of a smooth tomato sauce opposed to having a good chili taste and spice. ( Mine is so much better ) Both of our entrees came with rice and refried beans. The rice was flavorful but I could see how some might feel it was a little too salty, the beans were okay, a smooth puree of pinto beans topped with a little cheese. All in, service was good, food was okay. Wouldn't be worth a repeat for us. read more

I'd avoid the Chili Relenos. I Believe they were frozen and served buried in red sauce not spicy nor seasoned... disappointed it came with an extremely small amount of rice and refried beans I will try again but not a good first impression at all read more

Love the homemade salsa, food is made Freddy and you always get plenty for the money. I was going to add a picture but can't seem to. read more

Riviera Maya - Tortilla soup filled with shredded chicken. - Mexican Near Me - Rising Sun, Maryland

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The freshest best tasting Mexican food in a 50 mile radius. We went on Valentine's day and they were very busy, yet still smiling. Thanks again.. read more

Love this place, and to think it was rated in the top 12 Mexican Restaurants in Maryland, right in our own little Rising Sun! Staff is always friendly, food is authentic and delicious & and your visit isn't complete without trying a blue margarita. Some of my favorite items are the Shrimp cocktail, salsa is amazing, chicken tostadas and the chicken chimiburro. read more

Great authentic food and atmosphere. Wanted something different for dinner then the typical cheese steaks and pizza that you find in RS. Was greeted and served warm nachos and freshly made salsa. I ordered the Quezatacos and they were fantastic. Husband orders the burrito and could only eat one of them. Huge portions and everyone gets to go boxes. read more

Riviera Maya - Quezatacos were excellent! - Mexican Near Me - Rising Sun, Maryland

I walked into this restaurant and was, even though it has a modest exterior, pleasantly surprised how warm it felt. The music playing in the background and the colors of the furniture and walls made me feel like this was going to be an authentic experience. It was quite a bit smaller than I had thought with the outdoor patio closed due to weather, but it was clean well organized. All of the staff were communicating in Spanish and everyone seemed to be in a good mood. I am not a frequent patron of Mexican food restaurants so I didn't know what most of the menu items were. This was no problem because the waitress happily explained in detail what nearly everything on the menus was. When I got my order, the plates were full making the quantity well worth the prices. The taste of the food was better than expected!! All around this is one of my new favorite places to eat!!! read more

Riviera Maya - Mexican Near Me - Rising Sun, Maryland

1 star to even out the reviews. Why 4 stars? Whoever is eating here has never left Rising Sun apparently. I have 4 kids and tried each of their meals. The rice is a good measure of a places quality, it was bland and a pale yellow. The salsa, a staple at texmex joints was pico with a strange sweetness to it. Did they add sugar? The fries with my daughters nuggets tasted as if the oil had not been changed out in a long time. Instead of frying up crispy it came dark and burnt tasting. My sons nachos were with steak, which instead of slices of steak, it was cheesesteak meat, with zero mexican spices. Just boiled cheesesteak meat. The beans...the beans were canned rosarita. I know what that shit tastes like, I eat it on the reg, but when I go out, it should be real beans. What the hell is going on here. Oh, one more thing. The margarita was too sweet, too sour, and didnt have a drop of bottom shelf tequila in it. Stay away...stay far away... read more

Great authentic food, appropriate decor, friendly service, and good pricing!

The previous reviews were pretty much spot on. Service is slow. Make sure you visit when you are not hungry because by the time you get your food, you will be..... The steak did seem like a chopped cheesesteak meat. That was disappointing, but the chicken was pretty good. After eating at La Tolteca for years, this is a hard place to swallow. read more

Great Mexican great staff. love the salsa. Great traditional Mexican fare come hungry leave happy

Never had bad meal here! Fantastic especially the salsa and fresh chips! Margaritas on point! Do yourself a favor if you want Mexican this place is outstanding! read more

Great enchiladas verde! Service was great. Prices right on. Easy stop off route One when traveling.

Food was delicious. Chimichangas are always good. I got my food fast. It was a safe environment and a good family restaurant. The atmosphere was nice and beautiful to look at!!! read more

The service was excellent. The food, however, lacked taste. They brought us chips and dip, but never offered guacamole?! I shouldn't even have to ask! I only got FOUR shrimp after paying extra for that on my Fajita. I would have complained and ask for more... but I've seen the film Waiting and would rather not........... You can get better food at more "authentic" restaurants. To top it all off, they charged me over $2 for a bottle of soda, when you can get that shit at Weis for about $0.80 - stupid me for going here at all. read more

The food we had was delicious, Torta was fresh and tasty steak was flavorful and tender, good roll. Tamales (chicken) were very good, but I love tamales period. Steak Doblados were fresh and Excellant first time I eve ate them. Horchata tasted fresh and homemade with a dash of ground cinnamon on top... and sweet the easy we like it. Thank you ,we will be back. read more

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Yummy. Sooo filling! Great service- very efficient and even though it was quite busy when we got here our food came out quickly. We'll be back read more

Food is pretty good but the portions are on the smaller side. The childrens' chicken taco left a lot to be desired since the chicken was way over cooked. The enchiladas were pretty good but the steak was over cooked as well. The service was lacking today. Very slow and the customers didn't seem to be a priority. Actually had to walk up to get the bill and was still told to wait even though there were no other customers there. Hopefully this was just a fluke and their service will pick up. read more

I just finished my steak Americana Burrito and it was amazing! We got carry out and brought it home . I added a little hot sauce because I like things spicy. It was so generous I couldn't even eat half of it, so so delicious ! Way better tasting and value than pizza. Do yourself a favor and order the Americana Burrito. You will not be disappointed. I will be back many times. Murray Family Conowingo read more

I come here about twice a week. Recently, it's seriously gone downhill. The visit before last, I was eating lunch during what I can only assume was employee break time. No problem. I've been a server before. It's hard! The issue I had with this was the employees were blasting some sort of soap opera on their phone, laughing incredibly loud and disrupting the entire restaurant. It gets worse. They left it on full blast during what sounded like a sex scene. Disgusting. I hurried up and ate my meal and left. I don't come into a restaurant to listen to someone else watch TV. read more

We moved to Rising Sun one year ago and we love taking the whole family to Riviera Maya for dinner. Sometimes we get dinner to go, no matter what we get the food is awesome and can't say enough about the great service everyone is always so friendly and kind. Love all of there tacos and burritos. Can't wait to go this weekend. Thank you for always coming out with new things to try. read more

This place is horrible. Service was slow at best. Waitress seemed more interested in watching tv than waiting on us. Food was not good at all. Overpriced! read more

If you're expecting La Tolteca, you will be disappointed. Food and menu resemble what you would expect, but the flavor and quality of the dishes do not. Still for being one of the few decent dine-in restaurants around, this place isn't bad. They've upgraded their tables which are very nice. Service is still slow but servers are friendly. Haven't had a bad meal here. Don't try to go when they are busy, there is limited seating. read more

Tiny little place. I swear the food is frozen. Everything is way too uniform to be freshly made. I don't know where the heck these other yelpers have eaten in the past to cause them to rate this place "the best" and her "chef husband" loves it but it's not good at all. Very disappointing. If you think this is authentic Mexican food I feel very sorry for you. read more

Making my fourth visit here this afternoon. Never had a bad experience. Good food, good friendly service. I have never had an issue with slow service. read more

Overall, meh. The salsa was too sweet. Chicken and pork were bland, dry and tasteless. It missed the mark for being an authentic Mexican restaurant. Margaritas were nothing special. Highlights, for us, were cheese dip, restaurant cleanliness and friendly staff. read more

Friendly staff, let me order off the menu to get carnitas. The meat was tender, though not seasoned at all, but, it was still good, all in all. read more

I like this place a lot. I love Mexican food, and go to any and all I can find. This place is nice it has a lot of more authentic Mexican items and some Tex-Mex items for people who like that as well. The menu has sopas and chilaquiles it, which is rare at most places. I love the sopas and the shrimp dobladas, pretty much is my standing order here. The salsa is sweet, but very fresh and delish, if you want it spicy just ask for hot sauce they always have red and green homemade to bring you. I am not fond of the guacamole I like it chunky. When this place first opened years ago everyone complained everything was too spicy, and now people complain it's not spicy. I like it spiced but not spicy and I add my own heat with hot sauce, this is how it should be so everyone can eat here. We are lucky there is another authentic place on route 40 next to the Mexican grocery and that is good as well, but it it totally authentic so many people don't like it. The best Mexican around is in port deposit on Monday's at Barnes corner auction house the authentic trucks with spits of pastor roasting , Mexican street corn, tamales and homemade Jamica and horchata. It's off the hook good. Enjoy! read more

Really nice place. I have been here several times with many different people and everyone has always been impressed. The restaurant and bathroom are always spotless and the food is really good and authentic. The staff is very friendly and attentive and food and drinks come out quickly. I have never had a bad meal or service here. read more