Food is excellent! Flavorful, delicious, and on point. A small welcoming place. Friendly ladies…read moreand low key dining. No blaring music or televisions. Highly recommend! I had the Small Burrito stuffed with Mexican Beef BBQ and a Chicken Tostada. Also a Mandarin Jarritos. Made my day! The green sauce is fantastic. Red sauce too! A very good place to eat real Mexican food. Thank you.

I was super excited to try this place after reading reviews and hearing from a friend. It looks…read morelike a very legit Mexican spot. They have all the meats that I've heard of. I tried the adobada, which I love at other places. It was just good here. It was reddish and had sauce all over it. Not what I was used to with adobada. And not close to amazing. Maybe their carne asada is better. A friend got that plate, and it looked good. One friend got enchiladas. It was just ok. Like 2 stars. And another friend (I forgot what she ordered) said her food wasn't bad, but it wasn't anything to write home about. Place was small but could still fit a decent amount of people. And the service was friendly and patient. I'd try it again. Something must be amazing there.

Lovely decor and good food. Very quick service and friendly staff. Love the painted tables and…read morechairs

Very good food and service. It was a great find in this small town. Stopped in Galena to see some…read moresights on our Route 66 road trip and we really enjoyed this place.

Amazing Food, authentic and fresh! Family-run business, and everyone pitches in. Chiliquilles is my…read morefave and they have a few versions, every one so darn good. They even have breakfast ( both Mexican and American versions) with fluffy French toast with a touch of cinnamon... so good! We litterally go weekly now!

Saw a post from social media and decided to give them a try. Always talked about going when they…read morewere on the south end of Rangeline but never made it. This location is closer so we stopped in on Saturday for lunch. The enchilada my wife said was tasty and just the right size for lunch. The taquitos were crunchy and had plenty of shredded chicken. The chicken seemed seasoned well too. Overall it was good and we'll be back.

Wow! The food was crazy good and the service was fantastic! We will be back for sure! Ximena was an…read moreexcellent server!

Maria's isn't bad, it just also isn't that great. I honestly think the food was a lot better at…read moretheir old location. Whether that be because of staff changing, different ingredients, a mistimed visit to this new location, or something else entirely, I'm not sure. The service was absolutely fantastic, but the food was just okay. My chile con queso was thin and you need to eat a lot to get the flavor. I liked it, but I wouldn't come back for it. I used to really love this appetizer, to the point I would come to Maria's just to order this! The chicken quesadilla was good. A fair amount of meat inside, juicy, and enough cheese. I wish you could get sour cream put in rather than have it on the side. The first burrito that was brought out was cold but they made us a new one with no issues. The shrimp cocktail was really strange and too sweet. It was mostly liquid with several small shrimp and chunks of avocado floating in it. The botana platter was an interesting sampler. The queso blanco on it was good and thicker than the chile con queso. The taquitos were good. The only problem is that everything cools so quickly that you're bound to be eating something cold eventually. Overall an okay experience. Nothing crazy. I really, really miss their old chile con queso!!

I think the name and location is a disservice. This is one of the best Mexican themed restaurants…read morein town with a fresh and bright interior and great menu and service. Its located in an old burger chain, I think a former Burger King not that this matters. Its completely rebuild and looks nothing like a burger joint anymore. We have been in several times, (actually I've written a Yelp before but it has disappeared). And each time we have been impressed. There are so many Mexican restaurants in Joplin of very style and price point. Some offer really good interiors like its a theme part or movie set. Some are as simple as can be with authentic menu's and no effort to be fancy or touristy. Speedy is somewhere in-between. Some of the menu is typical of many American-Mex chains only better prepared. Then again some menu items are normally only found at authentic Tex-Mex, roadside and Southwestern style Mexican based in real family recipes and flavors you'd find south of the boarder. There is a small bar, service is friendly and prompt and the bright decor is refreshing.

The food is never bad and the service is always excellent, the atmosphere is always welcoming!read more

I am always satisfied with the service and the food is seasoned to perfection,I would strongly…read morerecommend this place

I've been here several times over the last four years. I've never had more inconsistent food or…read moreservice. It started with them bringing my husband the wrong beer our first time. We forgave that and tried again. I kid you not... every single time there is an error! Finally I decided to just do take out. Nope. Over the past year I've gotten the wrong food 3 times. Honestly their food isn't even that great so driving back into town to bring my food back (yes they wanted it back) and pick up my new food... well I'm done for good.

I always look for great Mexican food when I'm in a different town. This place stood out as being a…read moregreat place to stop and eat. The food here was on point I ordered a few Carna asada tacos and a al pastor tacos. These were delicious as was the salsa they served. Great food and I will definitely come back next time in in town.

Great food great employees!!!!!! Never had a bad meal there or bad service. Owner is wonderfulread more

Wow! This is our third time coming to this little treasure. The meat is delicious. Pupusas are…read moreyummy. The pollo con tajadas is recommended!! Try it!!