Maiz Cocina

There's plenty of parking in this strip mall and tons of food choices. I was drawn to this restaurant because of the brunch menu and it was a mid-point between me and my friend.The inside is bigger than what I had originally thought. It was clean inside and plenty of seats. I could see how it would be a popular place in Corona.The service was fast and personable. I had multiple refills of cafe de olla, which was on point and I greatly appreciated this. I haven't had good cafe de olla since I left Oaxaca and this place was pretty good. The complimentary chips, beans, and salsa were also delicious. I opted for the chilaquiles with green sauce, while my friend had the chile colorado. The portions were big and that is a plus in today's economy. The food was super tasty and to be honest, I'm a huge fan of chilaquiles, green sauce preferred. I really loved that I had leftovers and could eat it later that night.The next time I meet my friend again, we're definitely going back to try the other items on the menu.

As soon as you walk in, you can smell the good food! The carnitas are incredibly tender and full of flavor. The salsa and black beans on the chilaquiles are perfectly seasoned. The steak is delicious and lean. The portions are huge, and the flavors are fantastic!Not pictured, the chips come with delicious salsa AND beans. So good, we got seconds of both!The staff is exceptionally kind, attentive, and welcoming.And don't miss out on the butter cake! Even after indulging in the large portions, we couldn't resist its delightful flavor and texture. I think it has a nice light cinnamon flavor to it. It's a must-try!

4.5 rounded up to 5. Absolutely love this place. They have an amazing happy hour (you now have to ask about it), the food is very tasty and very unique, they offer bottomless mimosa's on Sunday's (you have to ask for it), and their complimentary chips, salsa and beans are SUPER appreciated. We've probably been here 50 times since they opened, and it's been turned over at least once I think. There has also been a large turnover in staff. There are alot of things we miss about the "old Maiz", but not enough for us to stop coming here and enjoying their food. Pretty much everything on the menu is amazing, and there are things from the "old Maiz" that you have to know to ask about like the happy hour, bottomless mimosa's, and some specialty michilada's they took off the menu. The ambience is very meh. It's bright, crowded, and small, but the added patio is very nice and is now where we prefer to sit, although getting service on the patio is sometimes a challenge. The food more than makes up for the ambience. If you could bring back the calamari steak instead of the calamari rings, I would very much appreciate it :-)

Stopped in on a random Monday night and there was no wait. The staff is incredibly attentive and welcoming. The atmosphere is great with music and outdoor and indoor seating. The food was delicious. They have chips and salsa with beans. The chips are wonderful and light and crispy. I ordered the tinga tacos and they were delicious. They come with cheese in the taco not on top which was different. The shells are also green. They were good not what I expected but good. The rice and beans were also yummy!

I would of rated this place a 5 because the food was amazing but the customer service even with a Reservation was horrible. When I first walked in I had to find someone to talk to. There was no host, everyone was running around and felt like all the employees were getting pulled right and left. One thing I did notice There were only men working and when I asked about my Reservation no one knew what I was talking about. Especially when you drive a hour to get there and try something new it was a okay experience. We had to keep asking for our water and Forks a few times until we finally got it. One thing is the food is amazing and the mole was top notch. I wish the customer service was better.

My first time here with coworkers celebrating Thanksgiving. Excellent service. Our servers are super friendly. Food is so good!! We are all loving the outdoors dinning. Great vibes! I will definitely taking my family here.

Cake to celebrate my mom's bday. I don't live in the area but so worth the drive!! The service was spot on!! They accommodate 15 of us. Drinks were DELICIOUS!! My Shrimp Diablo was mouth watering spicy. Love the decor and ambience was perfect..

Oh man, what an experience. Specially the coffee with alcohol as they serve it to you and had a whole presentation.! And yes, the food was amazing

This place was fantastic! The service was great, friendly, and attentive. The food and prices were really good. It has a nice little bar and the way the restaurant is set up, makes it private sitting but in a group atmosphere. I would eat here a couple times a week if I lived in the area.

We read good reviews on this Restaurant. We decided to try for my Birthday. Upon arrival, we were seated within 8 minutes. Restaurant was 1/2full and seemed tp have nice decor and good muaic. We waited another 7 minutes to be greeted and orders taken. Server Juan seemed a little confused with our questions. How do I explain grilled/roasted Jalapeños? He didn't understand and simply said no, we don't do that...I ordered the NY Steak med-rare and Eggs over easy. Wifey ordered an omlette that she created. (4 toppings; create your own) no toast offering.Coffee de Olla was the only great thing that we enjoyed. When food arrived 20 min later, my steak was cut and cooked well. Eggs looked over hard, yolks were almost cooked thru. The "Steak" looked like the meat you get on Fajitas. It was thin and well done; carne asada? Now, we had to stop a busser for refills of our coffee and tea. Server never came back until we flagged Juan down for the check. No table check, no check on refills, no check on how our meal is, and yet, the manager right behind us just talked with employees unaware of his customers.Overall disappointed and will not be back. Food had a decent presentation but lacked flavor. Advice to ownership, Service needs to improve drastically. I seen other customers try to get servers attention for service. Needs Team Awareness to succeed.Best of Luck.