taqueria maya

great food but distant atmosphere. i stumbled upon this place one day when i was in the mood for some mexican food and i was pleasantly surprised. the food is absolutely terrific! i've gotten the steak andchickenburrito's on many occasion's and they were fantastic. the food is cheaply priced with huge portion sizes twice the size of chipotle or the other mexican food chains in the area.

the only con is the standoff'ish attitude from the employee's towards the non hispanic patrons. someone else said it best when they said that you get a feeling of your invading their space or a feel of they don't really like you but they'll take your money. it doesn't really bother me as long as the food continue's to stand way ahead of the other mexican food chains in the city.

love their enchiladas! you can order them with verdes, mole or ranchera sauce and any shrimp,chickenor beef. what really sets them apart is that they are baked to order with the sauce on top and it makes them super yummy. the run through the oven makes all the difference. they are unique and not like any other mexican restaurant

it was just ok, i didn't hate it, but i didn't love it either.. service was good, the atmosphere was nice, kinda felt like eating in someone's home more specifically at a basement party that had huge tvs, bar and free foosball table which i liked, but there food was just ok. we liked the salsa, my husband and i had the same dish, a pork taco and enchilada that was delicious but ourchickentamale was terrible. my mom had 2 beef tacos and achickentaco, and she didn't care for her meal either. we love taking home leftovers and the biggest way you can tell if a customer liked the food is if they eat everything off there plate and/or take home the leftovers in my mother's case she left most of hers tacos on the plate knowing it wasn't worth taking home.chickenwas sooooooo dry and chewy and thechickenin the tamale was dry and the tamale itself wasn't flavorful or moist. and the reason we got thechickenanything was because the waitress said she liked thechickentacos and otherchickendishes. in my opinion,chickenis the easiest meat to fix, but if you don't season it well and know how to keep it from drying out then it can mess up the whole dish. i won't even start on the beans and rice because that should just compliment the meal, and let's just say that dish could use some work too. i am a connoisseur of delicious food and 2 specific items when it comes to authentic mexican menus that should be done well for me to give it 2 thumbs up... chile relleno and tamales. those are deal breakers for me to recommend an authentic mexican place for someone to go to, and because i didn't like the way one of them tasted i'm afraid to try the other. also, in general, for me to recommend a place for someone to go to i need to love my whole meal not just part of it. so far, in cincy, there are only 2 restaurants that do those menu items well, taquiera mercado (in fairfield)and mazunte taquiera mexicana (in madisonville/oakley). my advice to the owners/cooks would be to go try those restaurants and get some inspiration and another idea of what good authentic mexican food tastes like, because those guys do it well.

ate there again today. had the torta cubana and some of my wife'schickenquesadilla. acapulco, cazadores, el picante and all the rest.....you got nothin on this place.


-----12 aug, 2011-----

holy crapballs this place is good! first, they have the best guacamole i have had in my entire life. then i had the tongue taco and the tripe taco. i thought i had died and gone to mexican heaven. this isn't a cookie cutter mexican restaurant. this is authentic mexican food. i will be back again and again. sweet jesus i think i'm in love!