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Information:Restaurant name? Maria's Tacos City?Findlay, OH Location?Main Street at Trenton Type?Mexican Reviews:Josh Woodward rates this 6 / 10: Nothing overly special here, but they serve tasty fast-food Mexican fare that's a notch above Taco Bell. One downside; the food wasn't especially hot (even though it was 6:15pm).
The prices are low, which is a mixed blessing. Especially with Chipotle coming in later this year, they're going to face an uphill battle. I hope they change their target market to a couple notches more upscale. Use fresher ingredients, serve it piping hot, and make their own tortillas rather than the uniformly bland shells-in-a-box. I'd go way more often for that, even if it were three times the price. It's got potential, and I can see going there now and then for a bite after Open Mic, but it needs some work. Update, November 2009: Based on the comments below, I gave it another shot at their new location (a smaller place down the street with no indoor seating). I'm less impressed, actually. The hard taco was average at best, stingy on the meat, nothing special - I'd have been happier at Taco Bell. Ditto the steak burrito - there were a few pieces of bland steak chunks floating in a sea of beans. Aside from tamales (which I'd like to try) and taquitos (which I have no interest in trying) in the combo area, the menu is strictly tacos and burritos, and for those, you'll do much better at Chipotle. I'd love to recommend the local indie alternative, but I just can't in this case.
We had a really good experience at Maria's summer 2006. It is a family-owned business and the grandmother was there steaming up big pots of tamales. There was enough on the menu for vegetarians and the food was fresh and hot. We look forward to going again this summer.
Josh Howard has a loose screw he doesn't know a thing bout Mexican. A notch above taco bell? I worked there and I know first hand that the ingredients are always fresh their beef is a one quality, and the salsa is made daily... excellent better than anyone in town!
I'm guessing I'm Josh Howard, but I know a lot about Mexican food. Neither Taco Bell nor Maria's Tacos have much to do with Mexican food. That's not to say they're not good - I enjoy both (and gave Maria's a good review here). But to call it Mexican food is like calling General Tso's chicken "Chinese" food.
Josh Woodward - http://www.JoshWoodward.com/
ok josh calling fresh salsa tamales enchiladas and rice beans not being mexican food only means you are missing a screw or two or you have been drinking margeritas in excess which i think is the case here! are you aware that guacamole is a product of mexico hello
Again, I'm not criticizing Maria's: I like them. I'm comparing them to Taco Bell, which has the same basic menu, including salsa, enchiladas, rice, beans and guacamole. It's a tasty, but it's not really representative of what people actually eat in Mexico day-to-day. Where's the mole? Menudo? The chilaquiles? Maybe some salbutes or panuchos? Mexico is baffled by Taco Bell. Which, again, doesn't make it bad. But it's much more Tex-Mex food than Mexican.
Josh Woodward - http://www.JoshWoodward.com/
hey josh marias does have mole ocasionally menudo on weekends chilaquiles and more check out thier site at mariastacosfindlay.com plus their salsa is fresh and their breakfast burrito is fantastic and they now have a drive thru at their new location at 1201 n. main street across the street of the university of findlay true their hardshell tacos are texy a little but they also have authentic taquitos lengua barbacoa and others i would say that they are half tex and half authentic but its simple and quick and fresh and as far as the tortillas i would prefer fresh made myself but who makes them all resaurants get them from tortilla producers to keep up with demand
Cool - I haven't been there in years (since soon after they opened) and I didn't see anything on their online menu, but that's good to hear they have some of that. I'll have to try them again.
Josh Woodward - http://www.JoshWoodward.com/
I have to say, I've been all over the United States tasting other kinds of authentic Mexican foods at different restaraunts and I most say I was deeply impressed by this hole in the wall Mexican drive thru. They were quick on point and their food was just amazing. Very authentic from my point of view and their salsa was great and not from a can.
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