The chicken quesadilla was the best I have ever eaten and my husband concurs. The service was a little slow, but in all fairness, they had just gotten the dinner rush. read more

Our waitress was funny and nice. The food was fast, hot and good tasting and I think they stayed open a little late to accommodate us.

None of the food was correct. The food was gross and not prepared well. They serve no alcohol.

As a Mexican who loves to cook Mexican food.... This place was complete garbage. We ordered two fajita plates and paid an extra $5 for extra meat. I can assure you there was no extra meat, and if there was... I'd hate to see how much meat the plates would've had without the extra $5. My son loves chicken mole and always orders it... he said this was the worst mole he's ever had. We ordered the $12 guac appetizer. For $12... you'd think you'd be getting from fresh guac in a bowl.... But instead you get the guac that's been sitting in their fridge in a small cup. Don't order the corn tortillas with your dishes.... Although they claim the tortillas are homemade... they are extremely small and you only get three. Their beans and rice had horrible texture and did not have any of the Mexican spice favoring they should always have. On top of all of that, the waitress came and asked me if she can get our plates out of the way when we clearly were still eating. It seemed as though she was rushing us to get out even though it wasn't near closing time and it wasn't busy at all. She never offered to refill our beverages either.... Yet she was more than happy to charge us a 25% gratuity because we were a party of 6. read more

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Great Little Mexican place service was good. Food was good. We had fajitas and tacos so nothing too special but the food was really tasty and well done. I'd recommend this place. We only ate here once we tried two other restaurants in town if we were here longer we probably would've ate here again. read more

Maria's Mexican - Menu - Mexican Near Me - Custer, South Dakota

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Pretty good, straightforward and good prices Loved the spicy green sauce but the tamale didnt taste authentic- everything was good though Service was great too! read more

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Wonderful place. The food was delicious but the staff were even better! The restaurant was very clean and we had a great experience

Stop here!!! Just do it! My husband and I stopped here for breakfast. He had the chorizo breakfast burrito with spicy chillyi sauce and I had the sausage breakfast burrito with mild red chilli sauce. Both were delicious. The portions were huge. The atmosphere is very inviting and the service was very personable. Plus they had Hugh cinnamon rolls, vanilla or cream cheese. We got one to go and it was heated up for us. This place will not disappoint. read more

Awful. No free chips and salsa, but you can order chips and queso for $11. Not even enough chips to finish the queso. Ordered a chimichanga with "pork"" which I thought would be like chunks of pork, but it was minced to hell. $92 for a family of four, not including tip. 4% convenience fee because fuck you. read more

Great fish and 1 shrimp taco in the corn tortillas. Rice & beans perfect. Free chips and great made in house salsa. Good straight forward family style Mexican restaurant, clean, and with solid service. I've had similar up and down Baja, mainland Mexico, and southern California, so not sure when someone says it's not authentic? Two other tables commented on tastiness. Be advised- no alcohol served. read more

Maria's Mexican - Was two fish and one shrimp taco- my apologies- I was hungry... - Mexican Near Me - Custer, South Dakota

We went with the "Mexican Breakfast" and it did not disappoint with the Huevos Rancheros and the Sausage Burrito. read more

Maria's Mexican - Breakfast Menu - Mexican Near Me - Custer, South Dakota

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We wouldn't know how the food is because we left after not being acknowledged for 20 minutes. People came in after us and were acknowledged and given menus within minutes. read more

Tacos are great! Service was great considering how busy it was! But it is always busy!

An awesome authentic Mexican restaurant in the area! Everything we ordered was amazing, and we were scraping the plates to get the last bites! You can tell that this is a family owned business, which my girlfriend and I love because it gives an amazing feeling! read more

Maria's Mexican - Steak fajitas - Mexican Near Me - Custer, South Dakota

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Excellent food hot and fresh with very helpful and courteous staff. Ordered to go as I was staying in the hotel up the hill so I cannot comment on the ambiance but it seemed nice read more

The staff was very friendly, the food was exceptional and the ambience was really nice. Two of our party of 5 thought it was the best Mexican food they had eaten in years. read more

This place is off the charts amazing! Wonderful, authentic Mexican food, with prompt, kind, and friendly service. (Our waiter Gustavo was absolutely "5 star.") Our group of 4 had the chicken quesadillas and a fajita burrito. They were delicious! (....and the beans served with the chips were the best I've ever eaten). The decor and atmosphere are very welcoming, too. Highly recommend eating here. You won't be disappointed! read more

Great food, service was good but be patient if our visit was a normal day for them it was busy and it took a bit to get our food. If you enjoy a margarita or paloma with your meal you won't get it here, they dont serve alcohol but that wouldn't keep me from visiting again. read more

Really great food, good service even with it being off season in a tourist town. Really good Mexican food! Tamales and tortillas were homemade to order. read more

Maria's Mexican - Steak tacos and pork tamales. - Mexican Near Me - Custer, South Dakota

We quickly found this place while driving away from our campsite during a storm. They nicely said we could shelter there even though they were backed up in the kitchen. Everyone was friendly. I ordered shrimp tacos. I asked if the chipotle cream sauce would be spicy and the waitress said she'd never tried it but probably not? She served it on the side which was good because it was actually very spicy.... Then I ate my dry tacos and the shrimp was so spicy my lips were burning and throbbing after eating them! My daughter also asked me to add that the beans that came with the kids meal were too spicy for her. read more

Amazing food, great service, reasonable prices, very clean, attractive decor, comfortable seating. I have had breakfast twice--heuvos rancheros and an American breakfast both delicious and lunch twice--steak fajitas and shrimp tacos--delish. read more

My sister and I ordered two plain bean and cheese burritos with rice and beans to-go, and she ordered one soda. Her total was $17.28 and mine was $14.50. For ONE plain burrito. The tortillas are hard, the rice is mush and for whatever reason covered with cheese, and the beans are decent but not nearly the best we have ever had. No chips on the side. No salsa. One napkin to share. That about sums it up. read more

Maria's Mexican - Mexican Near Me - Custer, South Dakota

Saturday night around 7 pm and we decided to try Maria's. They had 2 servers working (that we saw) and they were always busy. We ordered our food and got our food in a good time. Chips, salsa and beans were complimentary. They were good. Unfortunately, our waitress never came to check on us because she didn't know we got our meals (the other server brought our meals out.) I had the steak quesadilla and it was good. (In my opinion it was not worth the $11 since it did not include any rice or beans. My hubby had the sopas. He said one was really soggy and he could not eat it. His meal came with rice and beans. We wanted ice cream so we ordered the sopapillas. We got it, hubby tried the ice cream but was disappointed to find out it was whip cream. We asked about it when we paid and they said they ran out of ice cream. That would have been nice to know before we ordered it. read more

Maria's Mexican - Steak quesadilla and salsa & sopas - Mexican Near Me - Custer, South Dakota

I had chicken pozole. Amazing. Best I've ever had. One friend had super nachos and she said it was best ever also. Chicken salad and tacos were wonderful also. Great service!! Original wood floors and authentic decorations make for a super dining experience read more

Love Maria's food from restaurant and the taco wagon. We enjoy breakfast, lunch, and dinner! read more

We tried out this restaurant recently. Overall a good experience. My wife had the Chicken Pozole Soup and I had the Green Chicken enchilada. Friendly staff and good service. read more

Maria's Mexican - Green Chicken Enchilada plate & Chicken Pozole Soup. - Mexican Near Me - Custer, South Dakota

100% a hidden gem. I have eaten at me Mexican restaurants all around the country and this is one of the best I have ever had. The salsa is to die for and the tacos/burritos and so authentic and not heavy. If you are ever in the area this is a must try. It is off the beaten path but is worth to go out of your way for. read more

Service was excellent! Best Green Chicken Enchiladas I ever ate! Wish they made them in Mississippi like that! Then again, maybe not cause I would be bigger than an elephant! If you are ever in Custer, give them a try! read more

The workers were cool and the food came out fast but the food wasn't the greatest and it lacked that true culture so your getting what you would expect in a area like this read more

My family enjoyed Maria's Mexican when we were in South Dakota on vacation....All 8 of us. This place and the service were awesome. Every single one of us said it was the best Mexican food we'd ever had. Felt very authentic and freshly made. Phenomenal salsa, tacos, enchiladas, fajitas - all of it was GOOD. Also, even with the great food, the service was GREAT as well. Our food was served quickly and fast. One of our parties is a 2 and a half foot terrorist in the form of our toddler. He was in a "mood" that day and refusing to eat what was ordered (and he requested). I wish I could remember her name, but our waitress, without being asked brought a small plate with a selection of potential toddler agree able food trying to see if she could make the little guy happy. It was an attempt in vain, but absolutely so appreciated. If we make it back to South Dakota we will absolutely visit Marai's again. It really was good :) read more

What's the old story if you can't say something nice? What Mexican restaurant even this far north doesn't have a cheese queso dip. Oh this one doesn't. If your from Texas and looking for something remotely and I do mean remotely TexMex then this is not the place. The food was out quickly but the restaurant wasn't very busy and the service was adequate. There's another "Quote" Mexican Restaurant in town that I'll try and see if they can do any better than bland. read more

I'm reviewing this nice restaurant from my previous experience. It's a beautiful restaurant. Of course, the food is usually more basic and simple. I'm from California. This previous experience was from my trip to some states in the west. The restaurant is located near some nice trees that look so country and mysterious at night. If you walk into the Mexican restaurant, you will see plenty of decoration and my bus tour group was feeling easy and relaxed at such a late part of night. For dinner, I decided to go with the beef steak fajita. Even our bus tour guide did not know what my food was, at first. Then, when me and the rest of the group saw the beef steak fajita, it was all working like magic. Like I've said, they serve mostly basic and simple food here. The fajita sauce is very unique. What's interesting, is the chips and salsa, because the chips and salsa also come with beans for dipping. I don't see beans with chips and salsa very often in California. That's very interesting. Having beans with mild red salsa does take the edge off of a long trip into this rural area. If you're traveling to Custer, make sure you don't drink too much and make sure you bring a nice pillow. It's good for a bus tour trip. When visiting the restaurant I was noticing the decorations on the walls. The environment is very comfortable. From the rumors I hear, restaurants in Custer close earlier for the night. Nevada and Arizona have more late-night entertainment. As we were going by on our bus I saw a nice little pizza restaurant close to Maria's Mexican restaurant. Custer is most certainly a place for country comfort. Maria's Mexican restaurant serves soup, fajitas, tacos, burritos and not much else. The restaurant could've done better with sauces and spices. We have to keep in mind that this is a Mexican restaurant in a small town near lots of trees near Mount Rushmore. I was enjoying the experience late last year around fall schedule. It was easy to be happy with other guests and the hard-working crew. In fact, I was waiting a long time for my beef steak fajita because the restaurant was working later than usual. It was a privilege to taste their wonderful steak and sauce combination. Our trip was still exhausting for me a week later. You can get drink refills, hot soup, and people who go with the flow. There was so much excitement for all of us, and, we were hungry for another bite. I'm already very familiar with the basic Mexican food items such as tacos and burritos and I hope customers really enjoy them in this part of America. They should get more nachos. That's for sure! I've been to better Mexican restaurants. But, for the pleasure, and, for the trip, it was a memorable moment at Maria's Mexican restaurant. read more

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Best chicken fajitas and beef fajitas ever! We seated six. It was homemade corn tortillas! Best retried beans, best service, fun setting, and everyone enjoyed. Bathrooms are clean and cute! read more

We've dined here a few times previously, and were always pleased but this visit left a lot to be desired. I ordered chicken mole, one of my favorite dishes. It was really disappointing. The flavor did not resemble any mole I've ever had. The dish had a chicken thigh and leg with rice and beans, and homemade corn tortillas (excellent). This entree is $10. Not worth it, in my opinion. My husband had three steak tacos with rice and beans, soft corn tortillas. He really enjoyed them. Chips were a bit stale, but they do provide warm bean dip and salsa complimentary. Total with water was $22 and change. Service was very slow. May be back if we're in the area again. read more

Maria's Mexican - Mole chicken - not good - Mexican Near Me - Custer, South Dakota

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Loved it! The young man that waited on us looked pretty young yet he was extremely polite and did an awesome job, we were very impressed! The food was great I had the steak tacos and loved them! If you want good food and service this is the place. read more

Great food out of little food truck. Better than anything at any sit down place. Green chili burrito was phenomenal

We got dinner and it was so delicious!! I had the beef tamales and my husband had the burrito. So good!!

Expensive for what u get. 4% service fee.. warm inside the restaurant and fly's buzzing all around our food. True outdoor experience inside.. read more

The man at the counter told us that they weren't doing take out. This in itself is completely fine, but he then told us to dine in "because there's no coronavirus in here." Really? read more

The service was great and promt. We had chicken, steak tacos and chicken mole. Each dish was very good and arrived pronto.