Got a lot of food: shrimp quesadillas, pupusas, Honduran birra tacos, and plantains. The service was fast and efficient. If I remember correctly the dining area used to be a tanning salon. As I've seen businesses here (since daiquiri bay used to be Short stop po-boys, and a head shop before that). If you know where you're going it pretty fly, but these rounded brick arches almost hide the businesses at this particular. One good thing is that Ramsey's jewelers used to be in a 400 sf shop and now has relocated to where the money is-70005&70006. Or 1/2 way in between. This place is promising for the pupusas, and the plantains. The "gulf shrimp" were not very, and the birra tacos were more like flautas. They were definitely alright in the midnight of the next day. Real Mexican Coke and the berry tea were awesome...
Spice T.
For the first two me here I ordered the brisket toco's the came out quit and hot not spicy hot Good comfort food
Christina Nobles
The food at Mawi is so fresh and tasty. I’ve just recently been introduced to this restaurant and I’ve eaten her twice in one week. On top of having really delicious food at a fair price with generous portions, the owners and staff are above and beyond friendly. They take great care in preparing the food and maintaining a comfortable and clean environment! This is a very casual establishment - no fuss, no frills, just authentic goodness! Order at the counter and have fun taking your choice of table in the dining room. I’m a fan, would recommend a thousand times over and will continue to frequent this as a new go to eatery!Vegetarian options: Several dishes you can do without meat - just choose beans as your protein.Kid-friendliness: Casual environment you can definitely bring your kiddos to. Lots of seating options to accommodate all sizes of humans!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pupusas, Nachos
Henri C.
The food here is simple just like home cooking. The nachos are worth the trip by itself. They use the shredded beef instead of ground beef. It's things like that that makes this place stand out. They have opened a good size dining room which adds a nice touch to the experience
Leila L.
My family came in for lunch on a Saturday. With three little kids, it can be very hard to get in a nice lunch without feeling like a noise nuisance wherever you go. From the moment, we walked into Mawi the staff were excellent and accommodating. The owner came over to make sure we were comfortable and explained pretty much everything on the menu as this was our first visit. We usually take pictures of the food but #1 we had a wild bunch of kids #2 it was just that good. We ordered the nacho fries to start and the kids devoured them. Soooooo good. It comes with birria but we only got the queso and bacon for the kids. And it was still amazing. We also had the corn special (can't remember the name) but it was described as similar street style corn. It was off of the cob and flavors were phenomenal. I will be back for the Yuca con Chicharrón. It was amazing! The pork with the yuca and the slaw. Wow!!! And although we were quite stuffed we also took a few bites of the papusas trio. Our favorites were the bean and cheese and the crawfish. The best papusas we've ever had. I have to get back to get the crawfish before the season is over!!!! Oh and I almost forgot, the aqua fresca! Get the hibiscus and pineapple/ mango mix. BEST SIP!!!!
Nancy A.
Food is excellent, I ordered a tray of Birria Tacos for a party, everyone enjoyed them. They were made fresh just before pickup time. Will definitely be back.
Kimberly G.
As always the food is delicious! Todays special drink is a strawberry-pineapple aqua fresca and it was so good! Very refreshing! We came for breakfast so tacos were a must! The salsa accompanying my tacos was very good. They had a special dish called plantain pirouqe, it was very delicious! Perfectly cooked, not too mushy as some places have it. Over all everything was amazing. The service is always top tier as well. Very friendly and welcoming.
Calli D.
The food is incredible!! Definitely my favorite place to get pupusas. Not a super long wait time and the service is great! It's got a cozy atmosphere and chill vibes. I definitely recommend Mawi to everyone I know and have gotten every person I recommend it to on the same page that this place is amazing!!!
Nathalie Alarcon
My friend Kenny and I spot because a friend of mine told me the owners were his friends and we should try out their place.On Gawd we loved it. We will be returning
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Yuca Con Chicharron, Birria Tacos
Amy F.
The portions are big, almost throwbacks to what most restaurants served until recently. The parking lot is narrow and crowded but easy enough to navigate if you go slow. The entry is the painted blue door, not the glass doors, for those of you concerned about looking cool (I found this out for you). Order at the front counter and then choose a table. Please note that the staff either speaks ESL or very little, so show some consideration when ordering (unlike the angry lady who informed them they were in Metairie and should speak English). The guacamole, baleadas with eggs, breakfast tacos, nachos at any speed, birria & consommé burrito, Honduran chicken tacos, Gulf shrimp quesadillas...will all delight you. Take a trip to Metairieland and you will be rewarded!
The food at Mawi Tortillerias is fantastic! Everything is so fresh!! The service is great, and everyone is so friendly!! The dining room is super clean and very expansive! We will definitely be back! The birria tacos are the best!!
Amanda Drain Dorn
4 people in our party. Divided us, two ordered at counter and asked other two to sit at a table to get order. Was asked by manager/owner. Gentlemen did not take the order of the half of party that was asked to sit. Ignored the two people he had asked to sit. Horrible service. Gentlemen acted as if the young lady at the counter was being too slow. She was doing just fine and we felt her service was great. Gentlemen seemed overwhelmed w/5 customers, 4 of which were in the same party.Saw a story about this restaurant on the morning news. Was excited to try the food but never did due to bad service. Party was from out of town.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Ron R.
Great food,service and price! Beautiful atmosphere!!! Definitely will go back and recommend.
Tyron McLemore
10/10 Food, Service, and atmosphere. The customer service is out the roof and the Birria tacos are the best in the city.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pupusas, Birria Tacos
Majoto 60
Good food... nice people. I'm going back soon. Cool little spot with authentic cuisine.
Got a lot of food: shrimp quesadillas, pupusas, Honduran birra tacos, and plantains. The service was fast and efficient. If I remember correctly the dining area used to be a tanning salon. As I've seen businesses here (since daiquiri bay used to be Short stop po-boys, and a head shop before that). If you know where you're going it pretty fly, but these rounded brick arches almost hide the businesses at this particular. One good thing is that Ramsey's jewelers used to be in a 400 sf shop and now has relocated to where the money is-70005&70006. Or 1/2 way in between. This place is promising for the pupusas, and the plantains. The "gulf shrimp" were not very, and the birra tacos were more like flautas. They were definitely alright in the midnight of the next day. Real Mexican Coke and the berry tea were awesome...
For the first two me here I ordered the brisket toco's the came out quit and hot not spicy hot Good comfort food
The food at Mawi is so fresh and tasty. I’ve just recently been introduced to this restaurant and I’ve eaten her twice in one week. On top of having really delicious food at a fair price with generous portions, the owners and staff are above and beyond friendly. They take great care in preparing the food and maintaining a comfortable and clean environment! This is a very casual establishment - no fuss, no frills, just authentic goodness! Order at the counter and have fun taking your choice of table in the dining room. I’m a fan, would recommend a thousand times over and will continue to frequent this as a new go to eatery!Vegetarian options: Several dishes you can do without meat - just choose beans as your protein.Kid-friendliness: Casual environment you can definitely bring your kiddos to. Lots of seating options to accommodate all sizes of humans!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pupusas, Nachos
The food here is simple just like home cooking. The nachos are worth the trip by itself. They use the shredded beef instead of ground beef. It's things like that that makes this place stand out. They have opened a good size dining room which adds a nice touch to the experience
My family came in for lunch on a Saturday. With three little kids, it can be very hard to get in a nice lunch without feeling like a noise nuisance wherever you go. From the moment, we walked into Mawi the staff were excellent and accommodating. The owner came over to make sure we were comfortable and explained pretty much everything on the menu as this was our first visit. We usually take pictures of the food but #1 we had a wild bunch of kids #2 it was just that good. We ordered the nacho fries to start and the kids devoured them. Soooooo good. It comes with birria but we only got the queso and bacon for the kids. And it was still amazing. We also had the corn special (can't remember the name) but it was described as similar street style corn. It was off of the cob and flavors were phenomenal. I will be back for the Yuca con Chicharrón. It was amazing! The pork with the yuca and the slaw. Wow!!! And although we were quite stuffed we also took a few bites of the papusas trio. Our favorites were the bean and cheese and the crawfish. The best papusas we've ever had. I have to get back to get the crawfish before the season is over!!!! Oh and I almost forgot, the aqua fresca! Get the hibiscus and pineapple/ mango mix. BEST SIP!!!!
Food is excellent, I ordered a tray of Birria Tacos for a party, everyone enjoyed them. They were made fresh just before pickup time. Will definitely be back.
As always the food is delicious! Todays special drink is a strawberry-pineapple aqua fresca and it was so good! Very refreshing! We came for breakfast so tacos were a must! The salsa accompanying my tacos was very good. They had a special dish called plantain pirouqe, it was very delicious! Perfectly cooked, not too mushy as some places have it. Over all everything was amazing. The service is always top tier as well. Very friendly and welcoming.
The food is incredible!! Definitely my favorite place to get pupusas. Not a super long wait time and the service is great! It's got a cozy atmosphere and chill vibes. I definitely recommend Mawi to everyone I know and have gotten every person I recommend it to on the same page that this place is amazing!!!
My friend Kenny and I spot because a friend of mine told me the owners were his friends and we should try out their place.On Gawd we loved it. We will be returning
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Yuca Con Chicharron, Birria Tacos
The portions are big, almost throwbacks to what most restaurants served until recently. The parking lot is narrow and crowded but easy enough to navigate if you go slow. The entry is the painted blue door, not the glass doors, for those of you concerned about looking cool (I found this out for you). Order at the front counter and then choose a table. Please note that the staff either speaks ESL or very little, so show some consideration when ordering (unlike the angry lady who informed them they were in Metairie and should speak English). The guacamole, baleadas with eggs, breakfast tacos, nachos at any speed, birria & consommé burrito, Honduran chicken tacos, Gulf shrimp quesadillas...will all delight you. Take a trip to Metairieland and you will be rewarded!
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The food at Mawi Tortillerias is fantastic! Everything is so fresh!! The service is great, and everyone is so friendly!! The dining room is super clean and very expansive! We will definitely be back! The birria tacos are the best!!
4 people in our party. Divided us, two ordered at counter and asked other two to sit at a table to get order. Was asked by manager/owner. Gentlemen did not take the order of the half of party that was asked to sit. Ignored the two people he had asked to sit. Horrible service. Gentlemen acted as if the young lady at the counter was being too slow. She was doing just fine and we felt her service was great. Gentlemen seemed overwhelmed w/5 customers, 4 of which were in the same party.Saw a story about this restaurant on the morning news. Was excited to try the food but never did due to bad service. Party was from out of town.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Great food,service and price! Beautiful atmosphere!!! Definitely will go back and recommend.
10/10 Food, Service, and atmosphere. The customer service is out the roof and the Birria tacos are the best in the city.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pupusas, Birria Tacos
Good food... nice people. I'm going back soon. Cool little spot with authentic cuisine.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Pupusas, Birria Tacos