La Cocina de Maria

295 Parsippany Rd, Parsippany-Troy Hills
(862) 701-5015

Recent Reviews

Kelby Guzman

The platano maduro was great, fried fresh and very sweet and soft, no complaints. However, the fried yellow rice I recieved was very bland in taste, tasted more like box rice. The pinto beans were also very bland, no seasoning, tasted like it came straight from a can to the pot then to my hands. Not sure if I would ever go back, the platano maduro would be my only reason.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

Adam Oxild

Great food at reasonable prices

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Mateo Car-Sunun

This is a small business that makes you feel at home even from different ethnicity. We are a fmaily of 7 and accomodated us very well. My kids are extremely picky and 3 of them chose the chicken tacos and loved them! One had the quesadilla and he is the most picky he ate some and took the rest for the next day. I am very picky with Mexican authentic food but this surpass all the restaurants I have been to in PA (I live in PA)! Al Azar plate was awesome and my baby is not one to eat much and she was eating the rice. My husband had the Caldo beef. To my surprise that was the most tasty soup I have tasted and the 1st Mexican soup I have tasted! The horchata was out of this world good! Will definitely go back again! I told the server that my son had a shellfish allergy and respected that! I bet the rest of the dishes are just as good!Parking: It’s a small location with parking. But that is enough for us!Kid-friendliness: My kids were excited! The decorations made them so happy! The food was great! Respected my child’s allergies!

Recommended dishes: Beef Soup, Carne Asada

Christian

Amazing food, excellent service, fair prices. Stop sleeping on this place. Should be packed every

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

James Mani

My go to for lunch when I don’t take food from home. Always a pleasure eating here.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Dayne Richards

I ordered tacos here and was pleasantly surprised by the authentic taste.Upon walking into this restaurant, you're almost transported to a more western atmosphere.The service was great. All our tacos were made fresh and the wait was not long all.There doesn't seem to be a ton of foot traffic here so you can expect to be in and out, without much waiting.Shrimp tacos here are a must-try!I'll be back very soon.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 5

David Salame

Beat spanish food in the area, went out of my way for many restaurants, and the food here is phenomenal. Meat is tender, everything is seasoned well. The entire menu is phenomenal, you can't go wrong.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

John Matthews

Good little Taco place. Authentic & great food!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Steve A.

I was struck by all the 5 star reviews for a place so close to home (heck, I used to live across the street), so I bookmarked this and used a dinner with my cousin as an excuse to pull the bookmark off my list. And off the list it goes!Ambiance: Nothing doing. A plain white interior, tile floor, a few tables. I chose one to wait for my cousin and a couple came in and sat right behind me. I no longer had room to push my chair back. The drink fridge wasn't all that full and the dessert fridge was out of everything except tiramisu (do not attempt to convince me that is Mexican).Service, despite what you all say, was not what I was expecting. For the length of time that they brought one dish at a time to the other table behind me, we had no service. My dinner arrived before my cousin's dinner, arrived before my side of guacamole. No bueno. It wasn't an especially long wait, but it was not short. To their credit, they worked hard to overcome any language barrier.Food, despite what you all say, is not going to draw me back. I got street tacos with three meats - tongue, barbacoa de res, and chorizo. The tongue was just chunks of tongue, the least flavorful and least textured version of tongue I've ever received. The barbacoa was rather dry and there wasn't a lot of it. The chorizo was fine, chorizo being what it is. I'm not convinced there was pico de gallo on there - there were onions and a few cilantro leaves, but I didn't really notice much else. Rice was very tasty, beans were beans. Guacamole was smashed fresh, and that I appreciate. The tacos were desperately dry without adequate moisture in the pico de gallo, so I needed the guac to make them edible. Oh, and I tried the horchata to drink, and it was watery. After the nice thick stuff I'm used to getting everywhere else - PASS!At the end, I was still going to give this place a decent rating, until I got the bill. My cousin's mole chicken, which seemed to be reasonably cocoa-infused and quite tender from what I could tell, rang up $16 when the menu said $18. Win. The tacos carried a $3 surcharge for the tongue (lengua), which is not expressed anywhere on the menu. Loss. For the amount you gave me, that's just robbery. And guacamole is listed on the menu as $4 but rang up $6. At least there the menu says items may not carry the price listed on the menu... okay, so really, you guys need to say something when we order an item with a different price.Verdict: Poor atmosphere, poor service, middling food. Go to Leyendas (still holding on in two locations) or Noches or any number of other Latin American Restaurants (notice that capitalization there) before you go here. One and done.

Elif Nikol Floros

Great good! Authentic...fresh. Would definitely recommend. Just need better signage...kinda hard to see cause it blends into the sign for the restaurant next door.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Claire B.

Stopped here last night for dinner after finding this restaurant on google and was a little worried about the fact that there was one other person in the restaurant. So glad I stayed!I ordered the Tontas Tortas with steak and no mayo and was not disappointed! They were so amazing, i ate them within 10 minutes. Ate it so fast, I do not have a photo but definitely recommend! The guacamole as well, is one of the best I have ever had. Excellent service, and food was made fast. I will try to upload some photos of the restaurant that I took, but it is a quiet restaurant; great for friends, couples, families or just one person. 5/5, definitely recommend!

Michael L.

Excellent food and very quick service! I had the last enmoladas which is chicken enchiladas with mole. Very good!

Sherry Hope

Good service, fresh juices are a plus!

S Mack

Nice and quaint atmosphere. Family owned and operated. Delicious food and service with a smile. After preparing our meal the owner came out from the kitchen and checked up on us and I thought that was awesome! There’s plenty to choose from on the menu. The tacos are very good and filling so don’t let the size fool you!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pollo Con Mole, Chicken and Al Pastor Taco

Alexis

We stopped in tonight for some dinner & were not disappointed. The location is a bit off the beaten path, but well worth the visit. The service is great & the gentleman behind the counter was attentive & friendly. The barbacoa was absolutely delicious! The tortilla chips were a bit on the salty side, but not inedible. The guacamole was pretty good too. Mole was on point. Also had a delicious drink made with mora fruit. First time trying it & it was so good!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 5

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