taqueria maya

very good place / advice to new owner. for years this place has been as mexican as tequila it is, the best street mexican food in cinci, no competition there!.. my advice to the new management and owner is try to stick with the basics, the original, do not try to change the menu adding 'other latin food" just becouse! this place is mexican street food and is the best, do not try to sell 'boricua food" (puerto rican) there becouse is not the targuet and you are going to lose the focous, and most important, the fenomenal cooks that make this happens should be always mexican, pls do not try to replace something that is so good with some mediocre latin food just becouse the new owner/s are from somewhere else.

theguacamolefor years has been made from scratch, fresh and unique, pls do not put that nasty pre-made guacamole!!!!


-----16 may, 2011-----

authentic mexican street food. love this place! small, fresh food, nice people runing the place, awesome food, we've been in mexico a few times and this is the closest street flavor you can get.
the tamales, quesadillas & fish are highly recomended.

wow.. why this place isn't swamped is beyond me. bestguacamolei have ever had out--the equal of any excellent homemade guacamole. fresh corn tortillas. tasty pollo con mole, fajitas, carne asada... all super fresh. not much on atmosphere but they were perfectly nice otherwise. this is going to be a regular place for us.

authentic mexican. this place is definitely authentic, almost stereotypically so. i believe a chinese carryout used to be here, and the empty menu boards are still up on the wall. it looks like they are somewhat in the process of remodeling, or perhaps they are done but the place doesn't quite look complete.
i'll have to agree with londomallari's assessment of the social aspect of this place. it is exceptionally awkward in here, as the only patrons besides my girlfriend and i were people speaking in spanish rather boisterously. the check cashing window in the back is sort of a strange thing to have in a restaurant.
the food was alright. it tasted fresh and looked good. it definitely wasn't the standard, formulaic tex-mex that is served in most mexican restaurants around here. the tacos were decent. theguacamolewas made on the spot and was indeed pretty good.
it's really cheap food, so i can't complain there. i doubt i'll go back due to the food not being outstanding and the feel of it being a little awkward. it was okay, but i wouldn't recommend it.

ate there again today. had the torta cubana and some of my wife's chicken quesadilla. 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 bestguacamolei 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!

very good. the food was wonderful - very authentic mexican. they had by far the best house-madeguacamolein cinci area

hit the spot. on the lookout for a place to eat on sunday and after reading a review about taqueria maya, i suggested it to my boyfriend. so glad we decided to make the stop. everything was so fresh and so good. i ordered a burrito and when it came out, i almost fell over it was so big. my boyfriend ordered their fajitas and declared that they were the best he had ever had. theguacamolelooked like they had just whipped it up when we ordered it, it was that fresh. it was slightly chunky and you could see the ingredients. it was a bit spicy for me but still quite tasty. like someone else said, the traffic on fields ertel is worth the hassle. just thinking about it, i am craving it again.