Maria’s Mexican Bar & Grill

Its good in a pinch it’s a level or two up from a Taco Bell meal, ordered the 3 tacos el pastor with beans and rice the meat was little over cooked for my liking also had the house margarita but don’t bother in my opinion not enough tequila for the price. Wait staff/​bartender seems a little aloof for me.

Tasty food but really bad lunch customer service. When we went and they messed up horribly on a carry out order. They refused to deliver the missing carry out items too so we had to drive all the way back to get it.

Great food and drinks. Friendly staff. The food is authentic! Love the margaritas! You can added grilled jalapeños to anything. The steak is very tender!

Went here after my sons baseball game. Food was tasty, but not much meat inside of the burritos. Pico and chips were fresh and good.

My boyfriend and I have been trying to find our go to Mexican Restaurant in/​near Roselle. We have tried a couple other places and have not been enthused.
We went to Maria’s on Friday night (4÷15÷16) around 8:30pm to eat and watch the end of the Hawks game. It was busy but we were able to get a couple of seats at the bar and were warmly welcomed by Victor. He was very helpful with the drink menu and even gave me a taste portion of a drink he thought I would love. I did, and would have ordered it but I decided on the Bloody Maria-​which was outstanding! Victor also helped with the food menu-​everything we ordered was also great! Our night out at Maria’s was made my Victor! He shook our hands and invited us back which really made a positive impression.
Victor is the best bartender and we cannot wait to return!

It cannot be overstated what a tremendous disaster this sub-​par restaurant is. My sister and I came here about a year and a half, two years ago and the service was poor at best. I requested a Patron margarita, I received a margarita with what was CLEARLY well tequila (i.e. the cheapest bathtub tequila one can find). Rest assured, the server charged me for the Patron. They serve a white ranch dip with their chips and salsa which is probably the least Mexican food item I can think of. An employee’s child loudly played nearby. It was a terrible experience.
But, everyone has a bad day and apparently I’m a glutton for punishment because I went back there thinking they got their stuff together and listened to customer complaints and improved. NOPE! I walked in and the server (who appeared to be the only person working front of house) was standing directly in front of me waiting on one of two occupied tables. Two men came in behind me. The server finally acknowledged us and said «sit anywhere you want’. Okay, thanks for the friendly greeting. I sat down, waiting for my menu. Nothing. I finally see the server bring the two men who came in behind me their chips, salsa and Lay’s Ranch Dip and ask if they’re ready to order. Huh? I stood up to leave and said «Excuse me, just so you know, I was here before they were» and walked out. Shout out to the two «gentlemen» who allowed this to happen instead of saying «She was here first».
Businesses need to worry less about reviews on Unilocal and worry more about serving their customers in a way that doesn’t get them a poor review. Never again.
**Side Note: To the person below named Melissa who asked for her fajitas not to be cooked in butter or oil but got oily fajitas… how the f**k do you think fajitas get made? I’m sorry, but that has to be the silliest request I’ve ever seen.

Ok so contrary to the other reviews, I have NEVER had a bad experience here. Whether I dined in or carried out, my food was always accurate and the service was always on point. I’m guessing the negative reviews were from «off» days… but I urge you to not let them dissuade you from trying this place.

I have now been to this establishment twice and both times left unsatisfied. First of all, the food is subpar. My chile rellenos were mushy and watery. They also only stuff them with cheese here so they were pretty plan. The rice is the equivalent of white rice with a splash of yellow food coloring and the retried beans taste like they came from a can.
The service here sucks and the only thing worth coming for are the margaritas which taste good but have minimal booze in them. The last time I came here the waitress was rude and acted like we were an inconvenience. None of us got the salt or sugar rims on our margaritas that we ordered. Mine did get a special garnish though. I pulled out a piece of the bartenders hair. When I told the waitress she asked me if I was sure it wasn’t mine (which was back in a ponytail with a head band, longer and lighter colored). She finally offered to replace it for me but still charged me for it. I was annoyed that she suggested I would complain about my own hair. She also was annoyed we asked for separate checks (we were there with our book club).
So why not give them one star? The margaritas have good flavor… Just make sure yours doesn’t have an extra «garnish»!

Update: Had a great first experience so convinced my husband to come here with me. I ordered chicken tacos, my husband ordered the steak tacos. Both dishes were luke warm at best and rice was dry and hard. His tacos were so soggy and gross with mystery ingredients that did not belong. The service was terrible. Our waiter disappeared until it was time for our check and then he opened it right in front of us and counted the tip money! I felt uncomfortable and thought it was kinda rude.

Great staff, mixed drinks are strong and food is good. every time I’ve been here I’ve had a great experience. Food is reasonably priced and portions are large

I came in for lunch and the environment is nice. I like the set up of the bar and the server we had was great. Very nice people. However, the food didn’t match. It was not authentic and very bland. I have my favorite spots for amazing Mexican food and list doesn’t make the list. They need some more flavor!

I don’t know if words can describe the cluster-​you-​know-​what that was service tonight.
1) Ordered 2 enchiladas. Asked waiter to recommend chicken or beef, he suggested chicken. Ordered 1 cheese/​1 chicken, got two cheese. Decided not to complain.
2) When the checks came… I had 2 enchiladas, $ 8.99, my friend had 2 tacos, $ 4.59 and 1 special margarita, $ 6.00
—My check was for a burrito was for a burrito $ 9.99, with a $ 2.00 fee
—Hers somehow came to $ 28
He told me he couldn’t ring mine as the enchilada button was broken… And he said that he couldn’t adjust because no manager was on site. I tried pointing out it wasn’t the right price. He fixed hers to two drinks, $ 20, even though she had one. And then told us he couldn’t fix it more because that he hadn’t charged for her food. We tried to explain it again, and he was like «well, just don’t pay, I’ll pay for it»
My friend then noticed my bill was time stamped 7:11pm, and we didn’t even meet there til 7:20
–We called over the waitress, she corrected my bill (I guess the button DID work) and fixed my friend’s bill, and the margarita still rang up at $ 8. She manually adjusted the $ 2
The bartender who waited on us seem flustered by the six customers he had. Was constantly stopping mid-​sentence to tend to others.
I felt bad for the guy sitting next to us (customer#7) who was waiting 20 minutes for two take-​out tacos. He was told, after they brought him someone else’s order, that they only had one cook tonight.
As for the food, standard. The red sauce though was very tomato-​y, almost like tomato paste without much flavo

Worst customer service ever (from Wali)…I will never return! I asked him what the daily special was and he told me did «you not read the sign on the front door?» He then proceeded to make me get up and go read the sign at the door to see what the daily specials were… another one of his responses was «how would you feel if you got asked the same question every day?»…SO RUDE.

Soooo good!!! Hidden gem!!! Best fresh salsa and the Al Pastor was incredible!!! The tamale was huge and very tasty!!! Staff is awesome too!!!

located on a strip mall so plenty of parking (just don’t fall in one of the many parking lot pot holes)…nice clean décor inside… the food is mediocre, nothing outstanding about it… our server was friendly and they have a nice bar…

This is not authentic Mexican food. There is absolutely NOTHING even remotely authentic about it. But if you like mediocre Mexicanish food then you’ll probably like it. The workers are really nice so I added a star for them. But the food… well, I am disappointed by the false advertising.
Enchiladas were falling apart soggy. The verde sauce tastes like it came out of a can. The ground beef has carrots in it, where is this beef from? When I saw the steak I couldn’t differentiate it from the ground beef. It’s super chewy and fatty. So disappointed. I won’t be back.

Last weekend, my fiancé and I took a trip to Itasca, IL. On Saturday night, we were in the mood to eat Mexican food so we searched nearby food joints and stumbled upon this gem!
Location: Quaint location in plaza next to nail salon.
Service: Excellent wait staff service. «Help yourself» seating and was immediately greeted and drink orders were taken promptly.
Drinks: A+++ I suggest the house margaritas. Top-​notch!
Food: A+++++ the steak tacos are to die for! Very well made and food taste excellent.
While I don’t live in the city, anytime Im in town this is my new spot to visit. You will get my business !!!
Excellent excellent food and drinks. You will not be disappointed !!!

So resently I moved to Houston Tx. The home of Tex-​Mex or Mexican food. But yet, I’m missing Marias.
Food: The chicken green enchiladas! Those are amazing. Nothing here can compare. I also miss the fajitas. Tpyically I get shrimp and steak. You get huge portions for your money!
Drinks: SANGRIA and MARGARITAS! Every single time I go!
The staff is amazing and you see them working their tail fethers off to serve everyone. The place is small so it can fill up fast so get there early to get a seat on busy nights. Also check out the amazing lunch and dinner speicals (and drink specials). You can never go wrong with them!

I’ve been here a few times. I love the tiles at Marias they remind me of Aladdin (random I know).
The bartenders/​severs are always really nice. The drinks are on point. I love the margarita with the champagne. Talk about fancy!
I ordered the plate with a taco, enchilada, and a flauta. I of course had to have a steak taco. It was flavorful and good. The chicken enchilada was ahhhhhhmazing. The chicken had so much flavor! I want one right now actually. The flauta was equally delicious.
And let’s take a minute to talk about the sauce with the tacos. OMG so goood! I want it by the bottles lol. I’ve never had a sauce that tasted like that.
I recommend you head up there stat! Also you cannot beat a $ 3.00 house margarita which might now be served in an actual margarita glass, but who really cares in the grand scheme of things. You’re still getting a really good margarita for 3 bucks!

A bit out of our way but decided to give this a try.
Very clean, professional atmosphere. Nice place to watch sports and eat some tacos!
Food was amazing, very flavorful and fresh. To get my meal started I got the most interesting margarita in the world — that thing was huge (see pic).
Tortilla chips + salsas was a nice side kick to hold us over.
We got 3 taco plate (chicken, chorizo, el pastor) authentic style w/​corn tortilla. As a surprise appetizer we got complimentary tortilla soup which tasted great and fresh! Then came the tacos, in one word: tasty! My favorite was chorizo.
Then came the bill, despite us getting drinks it was still very reasonable.
Will be back for Mexican fix for sure.