maria's cafe

great pancakes, etc..!. i go to maria's for the greatpancakesin fantastic flavors - mango, corn, yum! also love the themed specials when they include plantain. the place is usually crowded for breakfast which is a great sign. it is a treat to go to maria's. i have had some really mediocre to bad servers, though. some who didn't talk or who were outright just burdened to come to the table. i always hold my breath when i go to maria's and hope that i do not get one of these surly white women who seem to hate waiting tables. the food is worth it, though.

wonderful place! greeted as soon as we walked in. food came so fast!! cornpancakesare a must get!! like nothing i've ever had before. huervos breakfast was good, fresh tortillas. best coffee ever!! our waitress was so cheerful! the busboys were efficient and so polite. want to go back to try the burger for lunch!

un-thrilled. two employees completely ignored us when we were waiting to get seated. the hostess was preoccupied. after waiting with no acknowledgement we decided to seat ourselves despite the sign saying please wait to be seated. from then on the service was adequate. the food was average. i had the cornpancakesand was rather unimpressed. while not horrible by any stretch of the imagination, the experience didn't give me any reason to go back. there are a lot of other breakfast places i'd rather go to.

weekends are fine. my first visit to maria's was on a monday - a holiday, and i was pregnant. apparently maria's wasn't expecting a crowd because they were severly understaffed. our service was horrible (that's all caps, folks). we waited forever just to order and others around us, who'd been seated after us, placed their order first (grrrrrrrr). we had to ask for everything - more coffee, silverware.... but the promise of cornpancakeswas looming. we stuck it out and i'm glad we did. the cornpancakessoothed my soul. and though the other diners at my table would beg to differ, i like mine with butter and cheese, thankyouverymuch.

just to be sure (and becuase my soul needed some more warming), we came by again on a weekend, this time. fast seating? check. good service? check. tolerance for the infant that was now on the outside? check. changing table in the bathroom? check.

so, maria's, you get my "like."

bestpancakesin town. a great restaurant with a great staff. the 'cakes are eggier than most. the fruitpancakesare always a treat - or go for the cornpancakeswith cheese. mmmmm.