La Playa Maya

Walked in....ordered the queso and learned the Ceviche wasn't ready and would be an hour. It's 5:30. The queso was "fake" cheese. We opted to pay for our two teas. $8.00. Think about that. $8.00.Stay clear of this place!

Jus not what it used to be.AT ALL.If you go expecting the PLAYA MAYA from back in the 80s you will definitely be disappointed.

My mom has to eat healthy so we come to the playa Maya I can have Mexican food and she has fish and vegetables I think everything is good my sister had enchiladas and said she wants to go back service is always very good.

It's between a 4 and a 5 star, but I've really enjoyed myself the several visits here so I'm going with the 5.It had been a lot of years since I last ate at a La Playa, and that was the location on Hemphill. It's always been a good place for some solid tex mex for me. But I just didn't get around to eating at them very often, and I had never eaten at this location, although I wanted to, when I was in this area, I'm usually going elsewhere.I have to admit, that I was over here to go somewhere else, but they were closed, and honestly I'm glad they were, because I figured it was my chance to eat here finally. Inside is nice, not huge, and not sure if they have any overflow dining. Small bar with a few seats, tables and some booths. Service was quick, looked over the menu. I was originally looking to grab some cheese enchiladas, but figured why not try something a little more special, so I ordered the Carne a la Mexicana. Beef cubes in a spicy sauce, rice, and beans. Also decided to try the Gold margarita on the rocks.Waiter drops off some chips and salsa, and corn tortillas. Chips and salsa are really good, and the tortillas are nice and warm. It takes a little longer for the specials to get prepared, but maybe 10 minutes later it arrives. It's a big plate, beef cubes "tips" I guess, surrounded with a mid thick sauce. I get a few bites in, and seriously, best beef tip type of dish I've ever had. The sauce is really flavorful, has a spicy kick to it, but nothing to serious. It's really tasty and really good. The beef tips are pretty tender, and also really good. The guacamole served with it is good, some of the better I've had.It's a big plate with the rice and beans, but I manage to finish it off and use tortillas to mop up the sauce. The margarita was good, and had a jolt to it. I got the large size and not sure drinking more than one would be a good idea. Everything about the visits I've had has been positive. La Playa is now on the serious rotation of north side stockyards mexican places I'll be going to.I think the carne special was around $20 or so. The large gold margarita was about $12. Both were worth every penny. Service was quick, and I was checked on often. There is some parking out front, but behind the building there is a lot with plenty of parking.

Great service and great food. Small and quaint dining area. They didn't serve shredded cheese with their fajitas and when we asked they charged us however, it was worth it because their fajitas are on point!

I explained to my server that I had celiac and couldn't eat anything with gluten. She had no idea what I was talking about. The manager came over to the table and said "you can't have glucose???" I repeated myself again and just got blank stares. Then he finally said "I don't know what gluten is" If you are running a restaurant then you need to know the major allergies. Just because I have a auto immune disease doesn't mean I shouldn't be able to enjoy going out to eat.

IAlways an excellent choice for Mexican food near the stockyards. The Sopa Marinera is outstanding, as are the enchiladas and the chili Rellenos. I cannot wait until our next visit.

Delicious . Great price . Waiting time reasonable for be the weekend.I recommend this plate.Filete Yucatán was ok. Flavor and presentation and portions was good just I wasn't what I expected.

Food was mediocre, service started out okay, then tapered as the meal went on. Had to ask for chips, drinks and didn't really feel like I was important enough to pay attention to...may have been a bad day.‍

I ordered the Yucatán fish. It was either under cooked or the shrimp and scallops were not fresh. Have had food poisoning for the last 3 days.