Going to rate high because the tacos aren't bad. It just takes forever for them to get a drive through order. Only person in the drive thru. 13 minute wait. I even mentioned to them in a joking manner. Give em a try. This places rocks has been multiple restaurants. If they get a lil quicker. May last there a while. read more

El Maizal - Mexican Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Recommend: Yes. Eat the tacos de papa and get some fresh tortillas! Food: The tacos de papa (potato tacos) were so delicious and flavorful. We ended up getting two orders. Had we knows they were going to be that good, that's probably all we would have needed to order. . They were made fresh and came hot to the table. We also order tacos de carne asada. They were good and flavorful. Lastly we heard about the torta ahogada; we ordered it with carne asada. Now we know by the name that this is an ahoga (drowned) torta into a consomé, so we did expect some sogginess but in the end, we determined the texture was not for us. It had great flavor but too soggy and messy for our liking. Ambiance: The restaurant was very clean and humble, there was music playing, and it was very quiet. We went in the middle of the week at midday. Service: The service was fast and the waitress help us with any questions we had. They were very attentive. read more

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Place very clean. Very attentive service and tacos good the cafe de olla first time I drink coffee without milk and sugar and I found it is really good and I will drink again ambience nice. I recommend this place love the Guisada tacos. read more

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Good ambiance, I had a huarache and the queso fresco was superb. Good service too, waitress came to check on me several times. They close at 3 so make sure you check them out for breakfast and lunch. read more

The chips were . Then the tacos came- carnitas tacos hands down the best. Asada was ok. Great service too. The place is a tortilleria people buying dozens at a time. Great vibe too, good music playing read more

First off let me start by saying I honestly want to give this place 4.5 SOLELY based off my personal preference. I like my food salted and seasoned, HOWEVER, I do understand places that don't do it. They leave it up to the customer to choose how much salt or seasoning they want (which the waitress kindly provided in different shakers). Now this restaurant is definitely a five star place regardless of my personal preferences! The food tastes homemade! I literally felt like I was in Mexico sitting inside looking out on the plaza in a tiny restaurant. It was very nostalgic for me. The music, the bare walls, and overall humbleness of the place. I ordered pozole verde with everything. Radish, cabbage, and lime on the side! *chefs kiss* My husband ordered the chilaquiles rojos con huevo and let me tell you...HE LEFT THAT PLATE CLEAN. Don't expect some Michelin type food here, but come here expecting some humble yummy food that feels like you're at your grandma's house. I'll definitely be back! read more

Authentic Traditional Mexican Menudo with freshly made tortillas! Bite size meat cuts. I ordered a small 16 oz bowl .... plenty of meat. Caldo was thick not thin or watery. Spice was lightly mild. Served with 4 soft tortillas, mmm smelled fresh! I also ordered their cafe de olla. I could taste the canela and piloncillo. Took me back to my childhood. Great service too. The ladies were attentive and friendly. We came in Wednesday morning for a quick San Antonio day visit started off with breakfast at El Maizal. Nice and quiet, minutes away from the downtown busyness. read more

El Maizal - Cafe de Olla - Mexican Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

The place was clean & service was great. Waitress took our order, was accurate upon arrival. Chicharrone taco was delicious. Red tomato based salsa, really good. Menudo, I thought, needed more flavor, the limes were juicy, but I needed lemons! The barbacoa was good, hardly any grease & the torts were soft & warm. The taco was packed, had to remove some meat. Willing to go back for another shot of Menudo. read more

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We fell upon this restaurant thanks to IG, and all I can say is WOW. I have never had Barbacoa that tastes this good. Combine the perfectly tender, delicious, savory, yet somehow light barbacoa with homemade corn tortillas and great sauces, and you have one hell of a meal. The Barbacoa was so tender. Sometimes it can be fatty and weighed down in sauce, but this? Perfection. Don't change a thing. Please. If I lived here I would be here everyday. Perfectly priced, delicious, very kind staff, homemade tortillas, simply done, and perfectly executed. What a find indeed! read more

Let me start saying that their fresh homemade coffee "cafe de olla" was amazing best ever had on San Antonio this place is a Tortilleria which means homemade corn and flour tortillas everyday they have a variety of Corn White-Yellow and Red tortillas the last mentioned red tortillas is common used for the enchiladas. It's a new restaurant and they still working on their menu I went for breakfast and I was a bit disappointed they didn't had pancakes which I believe it should be a must for breakfast I ordered carne guisada with cheese and the guisada sauce was tasty and the meat was soft and delicious My daughter got Barbacoa Taco and ham and egg with cheese, the barbacoa wasn't dry like many places this barbacoa was great I was surprised it was really good Friendly service and very clean restaurant the Lady helping us was very friendly and helpful They had for sale the tortillas obviously and some chips their salsa is tasty and just enough spicy to enjoy your meals They also have a small variety of candy for your little ones We left with our bellies full and happy we surely will come back again read more

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My first time here was an excellent experience. The place was clean and well maintained. Our waitress was attentive and took care of us right away. The food was very authentic. Loved the menudo and the tortillas were very tasty. One of my companions had the "migas" with eggs and one of them the "huarache" I definitely recommend and will be back myself! read more

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Ran across this place on my FB feed so thought we'd give them a try today. Small place, staff was friendly enough but the food was actually just fair and ok. Prices were higher than your usual Jalisco or Taqueria but that is probably just a sign of the times. We had the Carne Guisada plate and Fajita plate, meat was bland and needed more flavor. We used some pepper and salsa rojo to give it some flavor but if we had some Uncle Chris seasoning with us, that would've been better. They don't serve charro beans so we dove into the refried beans. Again, very bland so we added what we needed for add some flavor. Tortillas were ok, corn and flour, so those went well with the fajitas and beans. Rice really needed help, one portion was over cooked and hard (too much oil) but the other portion was was just so and lacking flavor. A bit of comino could have rescued it.... Overall, not worth the price of admission so we won't be back as we def have better options out there. Friendly staff isn't enough to bring us back for round 2. read more

We came to try it based on a video on Facebook. The place was busy had to waited like 30 minutes to sit. Was not a fan of the wait. They sat us down it seemed like I had to keep eye contact with them to make sure they were aware I was still there a couple of other people that came after got sat before us (larger party). They sat us and the salsa needed flavor very bland. Ordered menudo, pozole, barbacoa and carnitas. The menudo was clean and cooked to good not chewy. However, everything needed salt a lot of salt for it to have a good flavor if not it was very bland. Would recommend if you are willing to use a lot of salt for it to be flavorful. read more

El Maizal - Carnita taco. - Mexican Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

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Authentic Mexican food barbacoa, carnitas and tacos. We're from the valley and this restaurant/taqueria is amazing and valley arrpoved.

First thing the service was fine, even though we didn't get any chips. I saw this restaurant on Tic-Tok people were talking it up, so when my friend and I were going to lunch I suggested we go here. I got the Carne Guisada plate, my friend got the Barbacoa. The Carne Guisada was tough and had a strange red color didn't taste too good. My friend said the Barbacoa. Was more like pulled pork. Refried beans were good. I would not recommend this place. read more

Delicious! I got the chiliquilles plate, sauce was flavorful, my eggs were cooked just like I asked. Chips were a nice crisp yet still soaking up the sauce. I love that they have a drive thru and tortillas are so fresh. Will definitely be back. Oh and I loved their salsa. Not the best picture, it's was early and still dark. read more

El Maizal - Chiliquilles plate verde - Mexican Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

The food, where do I start; The Menudo is Great! The Barbacoa is also Great! The Tortillas, Corn and Flour, Wow! I used to buy from HEB, not anymore. The Tortilla Chips and Chicharrones are out of the World. Their Service is Outstanding! I can go on and on. This is my New Place to eat. read more

Such a badass place! Wife had the enchilada plate, i had the torta ahogada and they were both badass. Im dying to come back and get the pound of carnitas. Ask for both the red and green salsas bien mamalonskis! Tortillas and chips are good too you can buy some for the go. And lastly, the tacos de nalga are berry nice too. If anyone come here and gets the pound of carnitas could you please post a pick? read more

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Decided to stop in and try this place out after someone recommended it to me. The staff is very nice and they had fast service and good food. I highly recommend trying it for yourself. read more

El Maizal - Small menudo - Mexican Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

The food wasn't as I expected the menudo, was not tasty and lack more spice! The tacos of barbacoa was good but I forgot to ask if the chicharones were in gravy and they were not! read more

The food is delicious! Obsessed with the carnitas! Customer service amazing as well! Definitely recommend 10/10! Clean as well

Great food!!! Great Service -- we definitely found a place for true Mexican food ... We will be returning again soon read more

El Maizal - Taco de carnitas - Mexican Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

The breakfast tacos were delicious. Good size, yummy tortillas, and the both the red and green salsa were SO good!

La comida estuvo muy rica. Ordenamos las gorditas y el menudo. Servicio fue excelente. Nos atendió Sofia.

We were visiting from out of town and stumbled across this place while looking for some good Mexican food. We received such amazing service from Sophia. We couldn't decide on what to eat so she recommended the menudo and pozole verde, both were so good! We also tried the Barbacoa tacos and I have to say that these topped everything on the menu! We recently moved from California and haven't been able to find a lot of good Mexican restaurants around us. Now we can definitely say that this is our favorite and we'll most definitely be back again soon! Thank you Sophia for the amazing service and great recommendations. We are hoping that y'all open a restaurant close to Marble falls soon! read more

Amazing food and service. We moved to San Antonio 2 years ago from further South and El Maizal Tortilleria brings the taste of home to San Antonio. The Menudo is seasoned just right it is delicious and savory. The barbacoa is delicious from the texture to taste, also the portion size of the tacos are very filling. The tortillas are made fresh in house and the aroma walking in makes you feel like you are at grandmas house. 10 out of 10 recommend. Thank you Ana Sofia for your amazing service. read more

Tacos are amazing!!! Tortillas amazing!!!Lemonade amazing! Delicious over all!!! Can't wait to try more!

Their Barbacoa tacos are the bomb. The tacos came loaded with meat plus you get cilantro and onions on the side Their green sauce is also a hit . They offer plates and tacos of all kinds . The place can be a little loud as the tortilla machine is cranking out house made corn tortillas but it is well worth it . read more

definitivamente uno de los lugares donde he comido aquí en San Antonio se los recomiendo además también hacen sus tortillas ahí en ese restaurant!! read more