Red snapper, grilled butterfly shrimp, seafood ceviche and a house made diablo sauce that I dribbled on every bite! This place is fantastic and the guy running the place is a true delight. One should go just to experience the festive Mexican atmosphere and when you walk in, make sure to look left to see the original Mariposa-giant shrimp mural that graces the wall. Thank you Luis and family for an amazing culinary experience! read more

Good food good music great environment Will definitely come back with more family Not to mention the Micheladas read more

Amazing place to eat seafood(Mexican seafood), the service is quick and nice, good drinks to try and they speak English and Spanish. Increíble lugar para comer mariscos mexicanos, el servicio es rápido y muy amables, buenas bebidas para probar y hablan inglés y español. ‍ read more

Excited to have their margarita on a hot day only to be disappointed after tasting it. The glass was filled with nothing but puréed mango that they poured a shot of the premium tequila and salt. Yes, the drink was salty and sweet with a hint of tequila. The margaritas I've had, you do not taste the salt in the drink. The salt is supposed to be on the rim only. Needless to say it was not good!!!!! There was no ice slush as I had requested for a frozen margarita. For our entree, I ordered the fried tilapia with garlic which was the best food from our meal and my husband ordered the skirt steak which was very thin and nothing great. Service was ok. read more

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If i could give this place ZERO stars, that's truly what I give them. It's been a while since I was here and was excited to visit again. Place has gone super down hill in quality, service, everything, downhill. it's super expensive for the amount of food you get. None of us were satisfied with our plates and they now add tip automatically. We all left hungry and we will never be back again. read more

The filete a la diabla is the dish I come here for. The sauce is flavorful and has a good kick to it. The rice, salad and garlic bread compliment the dish to help offset the spiciness (my tolerance for spicy food is low but I love the flavor of the sauce and so I deal with it). The staff and owner are friendly and tentative. I like going to a Mexican restaurant and hearing Mexican music while I'm there so that's a big plus. read more

Las Islas Marias - Filete a la diabla. The sauce is flavorful and the spiciness is just right. - Seafood Near Me - Wheeling, Illinois

Love this place. Ceviche is fresh and delicious. Steak fajitas were fabulous. Hubby had the fajita combo and couldn't decide which was better. It was empty though. Show them some love and stop in. read more

Been here a couple of times. The food is always delicious. Service is very attentive! For an additional cost you can pick your own music on a jukebox or sometimes there are musicians available for live music. read more

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Very good selection of Mexican sea food and traditional dishes. Friendly service. Not off the freezer or fridge. Cooked from scratch. Very tasty. Drinks are good too. read more

no mames esta bien caro aqui para la basura de comida que te dan. 3 personas 170$ esta bien caro. mejor comiendo la comida de el dollar

Close to a four. Lots of Baha/Oaxacan speciaities. Good variety and tacos for the unwashed Chicagoan. But good on the seafood, non-gloppy, good flavors, emphasis on real foods, not US visions of them, meaning the real-deal. Service was good. Music a bit loud. Prices were fair, portion sizes were decent, and a good value. Gonna go here again; this was my first visit and everyone liked their food. My brother, who's not good at spicy hot foods, was happy with his selection, too. read more

This place used to be good.. things have changed a lot specialty in food quality.. Small details make big difference in restaurants business.. How can you not notice what you serving... I had to ask for fresh limes cause the ones the waitress put in my table were nasty.. My shrimp cocktail has more diced tomatoes and cucumber than shrimp.. I count just 5 shrimp in a large cocktail I ordered.. read more

Las Islas Marias - Las islas marías wheeliing Il. - Seafood Near Me - Wheeling, Illinois

This place was ok, but I will never come back here ever again. Expensive shrimp over cooked and and with the vain liking, (is not a vein but the digestive track of the shrimp) uggh!!! for that price I would expect to have deveined shrimp, steak was like a shoe you couldn't cut it. the octopus was like falling a part on the sauce, disgusting!!! the fried fish was way over cooked so salted is not even funny. the free ceviche is free for a reason and is not real ceviche and smelled bad. The smell of the restaurant was like if you were inside of a porta party, I don't understand how they can't smell that. the managers should be checking more into details. Seriously for 4 people 120 ish dls that food and the smell. not even if they pay me I would come back to this place. We couldn't eat and the manager did not care to do anything with our dishes, they said "Is the way we cooked here" Sorry you didn't like it. and that was it. we could not eat that. terrible experience. read more

Súper caro y se atreven a cobrar la propina por adelantado y la señora mayor da pésimos servicio tal ves es la dueña pero pésimo servicio arrogante, las últimas dos veces que e ido me molesta que cobren la propina en el tíquet ya no tiene unos derecho de dar lo que quiere es lo que ellos dicen read more

When I found out that a Mexican seafood place was opening in suburbia, I had to give it a try. I came here with my cousins to sample most of the menu, below are our findings: Margaritas: This is NOT the place to go for Margaritas...ick. They use that crappy margarita mix you can get at the Jewel, do not salt the rim, and it tastes like kool-aid. Absolutely too little cheap alcohol. Beer: Not cold =( ...then again, it was the first day they got their liquor license. But c'mon people!!! warm beer? Ick. Shrimp Cocktail: Big and flavorful with plenty of shrimp. Would recommend. Shrimp Empanadas: I was expecting deliciously golden fried empanadas with a cripsy outside and a burst of creamy shrimp deliciousness on the inside. What do I get instead? a super greasy empanada with zero flavor. I couldn't even taste the shrimp. It was so greasy, I blotted it with a napkin, and it soaked right through :( Would not recommend this appetizer. Camarones Cucharacha: Roach shrimps...though the name was pretty terrifying, after having the waitress assure me there were indeed no roaches....I decided to give this a go. The sauce had a good flavor to it...and there were tons of shrimp on the plate. But...the shrimp were really tough...definitely not a sign of freshness :( Caldo de 7 mares (7 Sea Soup): This is the only reason I would return to this restaurant. The soup was bursting with generous portions of meaty crab legs, shrimp, little clams, octopus, etc. The broth was flavorful and spicy. I was in seafood heaven when I tried this... Oysters & Clams: Oysters were flavorless...we had to request some salt and lime to give it a bit of...something. Clams were yummy as hell and would recommend. They had a spicy sauce that really kicked up the flavor and complemented them well. Service and price: The service was meh. You could tell the waitresses are super new/inexperienced. But at least they were friendly and accomodating. The price came out to be $113 after taxes (we had 2 more dishes than the above, though I could only review what I tried), including drinks, so definitely a plus there. This place has strong competetion from Bob Chinn's which is very close by and though the style is different, I would rather shell out a little more for better service and food. I would only come back here for the clams and the seafood soup. This place had too many misses to be deemed "A OK." read more

This place came close to being 4 stars, but a couple of things convinced me otherwise; 1. The waitress seemed to not know what she was doing and waited a bit too long to remove dirty dishes from the table and such.. 2. We were 3 guys and didn't order too much. For our bill to come out 100$ was a bit much.. Our food had to have been about 33$ a piece, and they sure as hell weren't. Besides that, the food tasted pretty good, had many types of seafood and was cooked well. read more

This place does not compare to the other islas marias although they have the same menu. for a mexican seafood joint in wheeling/ NW suburbs its a 4 or 5 but compare to other mexican seafood its your average joint. my favorite dish its stuffed pinneapple or levanta muertos which is a combo of many seafood delights. Micheladas for a alcoholic beverage is a must. read more

The Ranchero Filet is beautifully cooked, tender and flavorful. Nice heat and variety of flavors.

Very food Mexican seafood. My wife loves camarones a la diabla (grilled shrimp in hot sauce) and shrimp empanadas (fried bread filled with shrimp). read more

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Wow, what a hidden gem this place is! Went here with a couple of friends and was amazed by the selection of food and drinks. We started with Ceviche, moved on to a Carne Asada, then finished off with a Pina Rellena Mixta. I highly suggest those three! read more

This place was great. Hidden in an awkward plaza is Las Islas Maria. Too bad it's in a bad location because more people need to go here. I have been craving raw oysters for the longest time and they had it, the first thing on the first page of the menu. Those oysters were fresh and delicious. Also, I had an order of ceviche. The free one was so good that I had to order another one. I ate to my heart's content there. Raw oysters and ceviche are so healthy; it's hard to feel heavy afterwards. However, I left feeling so stuffed. I ate so much there. The hostess was so nice too. She really made the experience better. She spoke Spanish to us, which was also awesome because I needed to get more practice. read more

Las Islas Marias - Raw oysters. I've been craving them. - Seafood Near Me - Wheeling, Illinois

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Awesome food!!! We started it off with fresh made guacamole. We then had the taco dinner, which includes 3 tacos, refried beans and rice. Everything tasted great!!! Staff was super friendly. A great place for wonderful food. Tons of seafood too!!! read more

Las Islas Marias - Awesome food!!! Taco dinner and guacamole!!! - Seafood Near Me - Wheeling, Illinois

Great food, amazing flavors!! Mexican cousine like any other country. will offer many styles of cooking for Islas , they bring the flavors from Nayarit all the way to Wheeling. Please keep the same style. read more

DO NOT GO HERE!!!!! Not worth any money. Your going to tell me that some disgusting brown lettuce, dry sour beans and a piece of "steak" that my dog could eat in one bite is $17!!!! The rice that you provide is nothing close to Mexican rice as it was the worst most tasteless rice that I have ever ate. The shrimp cocktail could barely be called that as it was tomato juice with 5 shrimp in it. That's right, 5 shrimp. I had a $100 meal for 3 people and 1 child. You put a bad taste for the whole Islas Maria's chain and I will NEVER be returning again, to any of them. Run. Turn around and run. There are so many better places to eat and this just isn't worth it. Unless u want to spend $100 on food that's fit for a homeless animal ( Bc with how dry, flavorless and just downright disgusting I wouldn't give to my own pet) I would just take my money to the local McDonald's as that has way more flavor than this ever will. read more

I hate this place. I quit going there . The quality of the food is poor. The complementary ground fish green chile appetizer is sourly bitter and the corona beer is skunky read more

Been there twice. First time, felt like I died and went to heaven--or at least Baja. I honestly have never had Mexican seafood done as well as this. Second time, the food was as good except the shrimps were rancid. Boo. Hiss. Still, I'd give it another try. read more

The shrimp dishes here are awesome as are the shrimp empanadas. Had a few other things that were just ok. I agree with one other reviewer - this is almost 4 star....but not quite. read more

The worst service ever i always go to villa park and aurora location but this place messed up my order and when i went to let them know they told me next time check it woah so i was suppose to check a bunch of orders for all my co workers ya no regrasere aqui muy mal servicio read more

My fiancé and I were very impressed with the food and drinks. I ordered a fried mojarra and piña colada. My fiancé got a stuffed piña and michelada. Everything was cooked right. The waitress was very knowledgable and helpful. The service is what made this a great experience. read more

Las Islas Marias - Fried mojarra - Seafood Near Me - Wheeling, Illinois

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This was a FAVORITE restaurant that we visited several times a month....until we saw a bug crawling up the wall near our booth in the window. Yeah, you know the kind. I'm still so grossed out I can't bring myself to type the word. Adios Las Islas Marias. read more

The food is okay but they're always cleaning right by the tables and they use cleaning supplies that smell SOO STRONG to the point where you have no appetite to finish your food!!! read more