Maria's Kitchen

Went for the lunch buffet. Have plenty of options on the buffet, all of the food is great. The chicken salad and the tres leches cake were great.

Maria's kitchen isn't my favorite Mexican in Lexington, but it's a great location for us and fairly inexpensive compared to other options. For basic tacos it's a solid pick!

The food is sill phenomenal but customer service needs a lot of work. One of the workers was just rude, she literally has the RBF (resting b!tch face) just never smiled and was rude and careless about our orders. Didn't even bother to bring us a water after we were seated for atleast 10 minutes, and rudely said, " I'm not your waitress." Like who cares, it's about the customer service not who's who. But overall, the food is delicious and ill return for just that. Update 9/14/16The food is still as good as the first time and I changed my rating bc the customer service has got better. Great place! I'd highly recommend checking this place out especially during any sport related showing.

Ok, so this place is no longer a hole in the wall. They moved a few doors down, into the old Willie's location. I gave them a few months before I checked it out. There won't be a next time, so here goes my update. Where is the parking?! Luckily there was one spot left in front. Seriously, there's only like five spots. There has to be a secret parking area that someone can elaborate on.After we walked in, we waited at the hostess stand for just a couple of minutes, then the same lady who was tending the bar took us to our seat. We sat where the old stage use to be. I'm pretty sure that the wall hangings are the same as what was there when it was Willie's. The decor is totally not your average Mexican restaurant. The food... I ordered a chicken burrito and was told that it was an extra $.25 to add whatever I wanted. I requested beans, cheese, cilantro and onion. What arrived was a bean and cheese burrito with cilantro and onion... no chicken. From what I've heard from two different, unrelated individuals is that the chicken doesn't seem like actual chicken. Come to think of it, one time that I had the chicken burrito at the other joint, the consistency was the same as canned chicken. Oh well, they spared me this time around and yet my stomach was messed up for hours afterward.There are too many other Mexican restaurants on this side of town. I'll stick to Jalapenos as my go to place. I've eaten there many times and never have I gotten sick.

Congrats to me for find a truly authentic Mexican restaurant... and I know this because the word 'Authentic' wasn't in the name.I went here for lunch with a co-worker, its not your typical Midwestern Mexican... you won't find hard shelled tacos, taco salad or white queso dip.Feeling adventurous...? Try the beef tongue... and don't knock it until your try it. It's a very tender beef, similar to a roast, complimented with onions and cilantro. I hadn't seen it on a menu in ages, so I tried it and wasn't disappointed! Need a different drink try the Tamarind soda. (I need to go back after work and see if they offer a tamarind margarita!)Very reasonably priced and unique - a must try! 4 stars because it was a bit slow for lunch for us, but I will revised if they have tamarind margaritas :-)

Oh. My. Goodness. I've found my new Taco Tuesday place in Kentucky. Finally, an authentic, inexpensive place that also serves margaritas! (Seriously, have you ever noticed that the good non-Tex-Mex places rarely serve alcohol? Problem solved here.) I had the regular margarita, because it was on happy hour special. But I'm excited to come back during unhappy hour (haha) and get the hibiscus one! The complimentary chips and salsa immediately tipped me off that this was going to be awesome. So fresh, so herbed, such a nice consistency! And the guac was equally scrumptious. I love it when guac is more about the avocados than tomatoes/jalapeños/onions. Because avocados are the best. I added some salt and squeezed my margarita like in it for an extra boost, but it truly wasn't necessary. I was just in the mood. For entrees, I went with the cheese enchiladas, and pilfered some of my hubby's chicken fajitas. Both were amazing - the chicken was more flavorful than I've found at any local Mexican joints, and the refried beans with queso fresco were on point. My enchiladas were equally amazing. They were small and non-bloaty, with a very thin coating of dry potent red sauce. And queso fresco scattered on top. Mmmmm. The rice might not be for everyone's taste - it wasn't super salty or super spicy. But it was cooked to perfection, a beautiful bright color, and it totally fit my taste with its freshness. I kind of hate to post this, because the more I sing praises, the more people are going to crowd me out and raise the prices...but I just have to give credit where credit is due!

I've been here several times because a group of friends like it. The service is always so-so and the food is never great. Chicken always dry and nothing I've had there tastes great.The location is ok, although there's been a bigger outside most of the times I went including him coming inside going table to table asking for money.Once went in winter and there was no heat.

The service wasn't amazing and finding the place (and parking) is really tough, but the food was really great for the price. I had some carne asada tacos and a burrito, both of which were a bit heavy on the meat flavor and lacking a ton else. The tacos had plenty of cilantro and onions (always a plus), but I felt like it could have had more flavor to it without relying solely on sauces. That said, they were pretty cheap so it's hard to complain. The burrito, on the other hand, didn't have a ton going for it. It was mostly meat flavored, which definitely isn't my favorite. All told, the experience had authentic ingredients and food, but there wasn't enough flavor to make it a place I'd love to return to.

Well, let's just start with the bad and get it out of the way - every time I have been here, the customer service is terrible. Every person who works here (which appears to be all teenage girls) seems to despise being here. Which may explain why the dining room is always empty and everyone takes their food to go. Now the good - the food is great! In particular, the carne asada plate is crave-worthy. I am from San Diego - I know what I am talking about. The carne asada is legit and it is consistent. They give you plenty of tortillas, refried beans, rice, onions and cilantro. Build your own tacos for a filling feast! And it is very reasonably priced too. So yes, go and have great Mexican food. Just don't take the poor service personally.

For a $14.99 buffet I expected more than some old beans, rice, a few taquitos and what was possibly pans of chicken and beef fajitas. No salsa (I got a spoonful after asking). No burritos. No enchiladas. No chips. No queso. What I did get was somewhat flavorful except for the taquitos...pretty sure they were filled with beans. Maybe ordering off the menu is better but...won't waste any more money in here to find out.