taqueria maya

awesome!!!. authentic mexican food!!! we are there at least once a week. my childrenloveit also!!

it was just ok, i didn't hate it, but i didn'tloveit 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 our chicken tamale was terrible. my mom had 2 beef tacos and a chicken taco, and she didn't care for her meal either. welovetaking 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. chicken was sooooooo dry and chewy and the chicken in the tamale was dry and the tamale itself wasn't flavorful or moist. and the reason we got the chicken anything was because the waitress said she liked the chicken tacos and other chicken dishes. in my opinion, chicken is 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 tolovemy 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.

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.

the guacamole for 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.lovethis 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.

i absolutelylovethis place. it never disappoints when we go in for munch or dinner. the food is fresh, authentic, and absolutely delicious. the staff is friendly and obviously take pride in their restaraunt as the place is always clean and put together. if you want real deal mexican this is the only place to go.

love the carnitas. it's quick, affordable, and tasty!
ilovethe more traditional flavors of their tacos de carnitas! they have other daily specials that are on my list to try including taco de lengua and sopa de tripa.

this is what authentic is about!. this place is great. occasionally i get a craving for some real mexican and this is my remedy! ilovetheir tortas. not a fan of the traffic on fields ertel but it is worth the hassle. make sure that if they do not give them to you, ask for their homemade sauces and try each one.