Maria's Mexican Restaurant

406 South Ave, Springfield
(417) 831-9339

Recent Reviews

Jarid H

Went here with my girlfriend and we loved it!! Went on a night when a bunch of teenagers were there before homecoming, but that didn’t cause any issues for us. Small wait to get a table, but the owner let us order drinks from the bar while we waited. Even let me use his readers!!! Food was great. I had the lamb osso buco and my girlfriend had the filet. It’s were magnificent!!! Will be visiting again the next time we are in the area

Triss Hill

This was hard to give a star rating to be honest.The restaurant has a wonderful environment, comfortably dim lighting and great aesthetic overall. The staff is always wonderful and food always arrives quickly and perfectly cooked right from the kitchen. Above all else, the most amazing thing that ever happened here was how a nightmare situation was handled. I found out the hard way that my debit card had been blocked on a Sunday. I had no cash and no way to get anything over the counter or from an ATM from the bank. They said it was no problem and with seemingly no hesitation took my word that I would return with payment the very next day after work. It was unbelievable.The ONLY reason I can't give a full five stars is that a lot of my go to dishes like enchiladas and burritos seem to lack flavor....their tacos however are out of this world! In the end, this could very well be a taste preference as my home cooking is generally incredibly spicy. Too much for most.Bottom line, very much worth a visit.

Margaret Beltran

I just love there food. And the workers are friendly!! And you don't have to wait very long for your food. Very nice place to eat. And the the restaurant is clean.

momtwo sixboys

I am from our of town.so I haven't been in a couple of years.i was looking forward to the seafood tacos. Had them tonight 6-15-22 it wasn't the same.before it was a cold seafood mix. Tonight was a hot crab and shrimp .not anything like I use to get and loved only went there for them . Other than tha.its t like any other mexican restaurant.

Melody Mal

I'm only giving 3 stars because the drinks were good. The beans were decent. My fish tacos were lacking flavor and seasoning. The only thing that gave them flavor was the sauce on top and barely flavored them. My husband got tacos. I think they were "carnitas" and they had lettuce and tomato and were also bland. Personally I dont think lettuce and tomato should go on carnitas. They need a taco salsa maybe green or something but they only have tomato type sauce salsa much like pasta sauce. At least that's all she offered when asked if they had something Spicer. The guacamole was decent.In reply to owner comment- my husband also from Mexico and the tacos nor the salsa is like nothing like anything I've ever had in my 20 years traveling and eating anywhere there. Sorry I hadn't even realized many others compared it to pasta sauce but that's what it tastes like. This doesn't hit me as anything authentic except your beans and guacamole. I'm curious the region of Mexico because I've eaten in many of them.

Melody M.

There is nothing authentic to this place. The salsa is like pasta sauce. The fish tacos were bland and the carnitas tacos were covered in lettuce, tomato and cheese. They claim these are authentic to Mexico. I have been all over Mexico and eaten all over and never will they serve you salsa like that.

Addison McVey

Good food, great service and great atmosphere. It's located in the perfect spot. Would definitely recommend and would dine again.

dreamweaver066

Picked up a catering order for a family dinner. The food was amazing! The service was fast and friendly! We will definitely eat there again.

Sarah Owensby

Dont like this but....Saturday night thought we'd give it a try. Not busy at all so it wasn't bc of that. Queso was a weird gritty cheese substance. Asked and they said it's all they could get. Waitress hated us immediately. Just very poor service and drinks and food. Glad I got to try it but that's where it ends.

Ashley H.

I came in tonight on Cinco de Mayo at 9:11 pm with a friend. Immediately we were told that they were closed at 9pm on weekdays. I said "oh no, but Google and Yelp had that they closed at 10pm, what a bummer!" To which, she replied that, she knows, she kept trying to get it changed but that they were closed and she was sorry. It was very busy with every bar seat full and about half the tables were full. I told them we were bummed but that's alright. *Que to us waiting for an uber next door on the road.* We watch 3 men walk in and wonder where they will go when they get turned away. Nope. We watch as they GET SEATED AT A BOOTH. I walk back in and the server goes "oh well they just wanted alcohol so we sat them." I told her, we just wanted one margarita after work on the holiday but that wasn't an option, you told us it was closed. She then proceeded to tell us that only the kitchen was closed and they could still get alcohol. She told us they never said the place was closed only the kitchen. I'm sorry but that's all we came for, and she never said that. We 1000% would've stayed for a drink only. This place is either racist or sexist and I'll never be back here again. Besides coming here, my only regret is not getting that bigot of a server's name. We will be filing a formal complaint as well. It's 2022, get the F**K out of the racist ice age.

Danny Montana

Ordered tacos de asada and got a burrito ??

Mark Beck

Good food, friendly staff

Susana G.

We had dinner here, ordered fajitas and these were pretty good! We do recommend this restaurant!

Briana G.

Atmosphere: College dorm meets trash can. Wait staff: They did their job. Bathroom: Truck stop station. Food:.... Overall: DO NOT EAT HERE.

Andrea B.

If you like waitresses who ignore you, salty and subpar food, then this place is for you. The salsa tasted like it had an essence of pizza sauce. The guacamole was a guacamole spread; not even close to homemade. We ordered a margarita and it was watered rot-gut. It was not good nor enjoyable. We should of left but we decided to give it a chance. We ordered a trio platter and a burrito. The rice was dry. The enchilada looked sad, the fried tacos were extra extra crispy and my burrito was salty. Save yourself the money and go some place else. Just saying.

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