Taqueria Maya

9 Reviews on “Taqueria Maya”

• Nikkirl02

  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 our chicken tamale was terrible. My mom had 2 beef tacos and a chicken taco, 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. 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 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.

  January 13, 2015, 10:30 am

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• Facebook User

  Great tacos inexpensive. Hidden gem!. We almost ate somewhere else (Penn station) because we couldn’t find the dang place. luckily my friend spotted it a couple doors down from Penn station!. The staff was attentive and our food was delivered quickly once we ordered. I got carne asada hard tacos and the spicey pork (whatever it’s called). be warned the hard taco shells are traditional not the yellow kind Americans are used to like tortilla chips. it was very good. my only gripe was that I ordered rice and beans and the rice was just plain white rice not mexican rice. maybe I ordered incorrectly, maybe that’s just the way they serve it. plan on eating here again before I head back home from this biz trip.

  September 27, 2014, 1:05 am

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• JD

  I absolutely love this 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.

  June 29, 2014, 5:26 pm

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• Secookie6

  Excellent, fresh, tasty ingredients. Delicious authentic Mexican, pleasant staff.

  December 13, 2013, 11:52 pm

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• Larry Noak

  Chipotle and Moe’s can’t touch this place.

  April 13, 2013, 1:20 am

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• Eric

  Real Deal. Best mexican food and salsas. The service is good too.

  March 25, 2013, 3:22 am

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• Jason

  Lunch fajitas are awesome. Fresh avocados even! Salsa is nice and spicy- not boring like el rancho grande.

  October 13, 2012, 5:34 pm

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