I wish I were rating Marita's in the late '90's early 2000s. I would have gladly given a 5-star review. Sadly, in 2025, I think one star is generous. I do believe it's the same owner, but I don't know what happened. This place is NOT what it once was. I miss old Marita's. I have been told that the drink specials and cocktails at Marita's are excellent and, after five or six of said drinks, the food is palatable. I unfortunately don't drink, and it wasn't. The steak fajitas I ordered arrived luke-warm. The "steak" used is clearly of a lower grade as it was chewy and it would not surprise me at all to find it was purchased pre-cut and/or pre-seasoned. The salsa and guacamole tastes like it was spooned right out of a tub. The cheese was very thickly grated which, as anyone knows doesn't melt consistently when applied to hot food (not applicable here). The rice was somehow both undercooked and overcooked. It tasted like they made rice for the first time, with no instructions, in a microwave. A "wet-crunch?" The two flour tortillas were cold and probably straight from the package. 2/10 as the tomatoes and lettuce were clean and fresh. So, good job there I guess...? My daughter ordered a burrito with beef and what she received was a soggy diaper filled with under-seasoned meat and covered with a film of cheese and a sweet sort of red sauce which was probably supposed to be enchilada sauce. I mean, it was massive so if you are starving and don't care, this may be right up your alley. Maybe... I brought the issues to the attention of the waitress and she seemed accustomed to hearing these complaints as she shrugged and simply asked if I wanted the manager. She never quite stopped at the table while I was talking, kinda just did a slow pass by on her way to the "noisier" tables. About ten minutes later she put our check on the table as she did another pass by without a word. We weren't asked about refills even once. The staff seemed more inclined to serve and flirt with the suspiciously young looking guests who were definitely enjoying the food (see need for drink specials above). Come to think of it, I do remember issues with serving underage patrons here in the past. History repeats? Maybe. Regardless, no manager ever came and I realized if the staff doesn't care enough to hear complaints, the manager won't either. I paid the bill, tipped 15% (my minimum), and we left hungry and disappointed. I read some of the reviews and it seems the manager/owner likes to respond with apathy and tongue in cheek jabs. The restaurant labels itself as a "Southwestern Bar and Grille" but I'm not so sure that doesn't mean the "Southwest side of Restaurant Depot." If you like unimaginative bland food straight off the shelves of a grocery store, save some money and pick up a Hungry Man from the Weis down the road. Frankly, this place used to be great but if the owner/manager/chef or whoever has lost their spark, the best this place can do is close its doors to make way for something new. TL/DR AVOID!!!!! Bad food. Poor service. Choose from any of the better establishments that are down on Main St. read more

Very good service and nice inside and outside seating. My ground beef enchilada was good and so was my margarita. read more

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Have no idea why this place doesn't have higher reviews as it is very reasonably priced and has a great burrito. Wish we could have tried out more but this was technically a stop along a road trip and had to cut! read more

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We went for lunch on a Tuesday and it was fairly dead in the restaurant. No problem there. Service was fast, polite, and appropriately timed. I ordered a Rum Runner and it arrived quickly. While it had plenty of alcohol, the proportions were off, so it was not great. In their previous location they had a taco Tuesday deal, but that is no longer available. Again, not an issue, but worth mentioning. We ordered 2 taco meals: carnitas, and bang bang shrimp. Both came with 3 tacos, Spanish rice, and black beans. The rice and beans were adequate, but also, not great. All the tacos came on flour tortillas with no corn tortilla option available. The bang bang tacos were good. About 4 shrimp on each, lightly battered with a purple cabbage slaw and boom boom sauce ( yes the one you can buy in the store). The carnita tacos were watery and not flavorful. The pickled onions on it were quick pickled at best, and the cilantro mayo was underwhelming. Overall our trip to Marita's was middling to disappointing at best. Comparitively, local food truck street tacos in NY that cost about $3 each are far more flavorful and a better value. Honestly, for the price, we'd have been better off going to one of the local fast food bowl/taco spots. At least the disappointment there costs half the price. read more

Decided to stop by and pick up some lunch from this place after often driving past it and now I understand why it is always empty. I recommend you spend your money elsewhere, anywhere else!! Placed an order of the steak and shrimp fajitas and the chicken fajitas and they were practically inedible, felt bad even feeding it to my dogs. The steak and shrimp were rubbery and tasted old and stale. The chicken was burnt and dry as well. Both accompanied by 2 hard and burnt flour tortillas and a generic tasting blend of shredded cheddar and mozzarella. At about $22 for each dish the quality was really laughable. The portions were small and distasteful. Also there is no rice and beans in their fajita "recipe"??? How do you mess this up that bad?? read more

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My girlfriend and I stopped at Marita's for lunch during our anniversary weekend, and it was unfortunately one of the worst dining experiences I've ever had. We started with chips and salsa -- the "salsa" tasted more like marinara sauce mixed with onion and cilantro, and the other option was simply chopped jalapeños and onion. Ironically, that ended up being the best thing we were served. I ordered the BBQ pulled pork tacos with pineapple salsa, and my girlfriend ordered the carnitas (steak) tacos. When we swapped to try each other's meals, she immediately noted that my tacos tasted like store-bought pulled pork with bottled BBQ sauce and little to no pineapple flavor. I tried her steak tacos and, unfortunately, trusted that the meat was cooked properly -- it wasn't. I became extremely sick for the rest of the day and continued to feel pain and discomfort into the next. My girlfriend later checked her tacos more closely and found that the steak was undercooked and inedible. It's unacceptable for a restaurant kitchen to serve food that is not properly cooked or checked for quality before reaching a customer. Even her margarita tasted like a pre-mixed sour mix -- nothing fresh or balanced. Between the lack of flavor, poor food safety, and low-quality ingredients, this was an awful experience from start to finish. I would never return or recommend Marita's to anyone. read more

We were walking down Main Street when we were attracted to this restaraunt with the way it looked so we went in! I didn't see reviews and rating until after but quite honestly I think they have it wrong. It's a great restaraunt. You get chips and salsa when you sit down. There is a red and a green salsa. The green salsa is the hotter one, but I believe it was just diced up pickled jalapeños. We started with the empanadas. Which came out pretty quickly, it also came accompanied with a red sauce that looked like a sort of red enchilada sauce. The empanadas were great, the ground beef had great flavor! My wife ordered the Buffalo chicken quesadilla and I ordered the Queso Burrito with steak, which also comes with a house salad. The salad came out shortly and I chose the option of raspberry vinaigrette as a dressing. The salad was lettuce, shredded cheese, scallions and black olives. The meals came out shortly after. My wife's quesadilla was a great portion and had an amazing flavor. Nothing too over the top like a lot of places do it and we liked it how they did it here today! She couldn't finish all of it as it was a lot so we had to take it home! My burrito looked awesome! And tasted Eve better! It came on a bed of Spanish rice and smothered in cheese dip! The burrito itself was very filling but also having the empanadas I was stuffed as well! So I had to 1/3 of it to go! Overall the experience was great, Rose our server did an amazing job serving us, and we can see ourselves coming back again! read more

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Good food, great service. Enjoyed quesadillas and queso quad and chips for a quick meal read more

The food was so bland it's not even funny. I got the Mango Shrimp wrap and there was no flavor what so ever. For that reason alone I doubt I will go back. The service was good and the ambience was good as I Love the outdoor seating. A Grade F- read more

Nice local Mexican restaurant. Have eaten her a few times and always had a nice meal. Is it authentic? In Pennsylvania what's authentic? It's always busy and the service is fine. Never waited to long for service. We usually eat on the patio, haven't tried the inside yet. Try it you might like it. read more

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My girlfriend, roommate, and I were driving down the street with hungry stomachs and open minds on a restaurant. We passed Marita's, and it was PACKED! So, we assumed it was delicious and tried to find parking. After about 10 minutes of circling the area, we found a spot and got on the waitlist to sit outside. Dogs are allowed, and there was a great golden retreiver outside that we got to pet while we waited. Finally, we were called and seated. A few minutes later, we were brought chips and salsa. One red salsa that was very bland, and one green salsa that was basically chopped jalapenos in hot sauce. Neither were very good. We ordered some queso instead to eat the chips with. It was worse than canned cheese dips. We ended up mixing up the jalapeno chutney into the queso to make them both edible. We all ordered top shelf margaritas. You know, because once your buzzed it tastes better. Plus, MARGS! So onto the entrees.... My girlfriend ordered a taco salad. It was finely shredded iceberg lettuce, like the kind you would get pre-cut from walmart for toppings. She did not like it. After about 1/3 the way through she dumped the rest of the queso and salsa dip onto it. My roommate ordered the fajitas, and it kind of blew my mind that one of the most iconic dishes in a mexican restaurant, was so underdone here. At restaurants you see, smell, and hear fajitas. They are on a sizzler and tons of smoke fills the air. Here, it was served like everything else, on a regular plate, some of his meat was even kind of cold he said. Lastly, I had a chicken chimichanga. It was extremely doughy, not well cooked. Just very bad..... We had ordered another round of margs while eating. They showed up about 5-10 minutes after everyone finished. The waitress was blatanly new. She didn't know the menu very well, did not know the flavors of margaritas or liquors offered. And once she finally brought our last round, we were already ready to leave... so we chugged them in anticipation for the check... and it took another 10 minutes to get that. Not in any major hurry to come back to Marita's, they have a lot of improvement and training to do. We actually started calling it Ten-Mex by the time we were eating our entrees, like they were shooting for tex-mex, but got lost and ended up in Tennessee. read more

Overall generally enjoyed this restaurant. Didn't intend to come here but I am sure glad we did. The service was excellent, the outdoor seating was nice and clean, there was no wait. Whatsoever to sit outside. We shared the kitchen sink nachos which were absolutely delicious. And their queso dip was perfect. It was definitely fully loaded not skimping on any of the goodness. We also shared the Bang Bang Shrimp that had the boom boom sauce. The shrimp itself was fine but the sauce was lacking. My daughter had a basic cheese quesadilla which was oozing with cheese. And my mother had buffalo chicken quesadilla that was so ginormous we had to cut it or use a fork. They're servings are very generous and for everything it only came out to about $60. Again I would highly recommend it and come back to try other items. read more

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We went for lunch on a Tuesday and it was fairly dead in the restaurant. No problem there. Service was fast, polite, and appropriately timed. I ordered a Rum runner and it arrived quickly. While it had plenty of alcohol, the proportions were off, so it was not great. In their previous location they had a taco Tuesday deal, but that is no longer available. Again, not an issue, but worth mentioning. We ordered 2 taco meals: carnitas, and bang bang shrimp. Both came with 3 tacos, Spanish rice, and black beans. The rice and beans were adequate, but not great. All the tacos came on flour tortillas with no corn tortilla option available. The bang bang tacos were good. About 4 shrimp lightly battered with people cabbage slaw and boom boom sauce ( yes the one you can buy in the store. The carnitas tacos were watery, the pickled onions on it were quick pickled at best, and the cilantro mayo packed punch. Overall it trip to Marita's was middling to disappointing at best. Local food truck Street tacos in NY that cost about $3 each are more flavorful and a far better value. Honestly, for the price, we'd have been better off going to one of the local fast food bowl/taco spots. At least the disappointment there costs half the price. read more

Marita's has a new and better home - especially for outdoor seating! Beyond that and a wonderful staff - as well as a quick time between placing an order and receiving your meal - Marita's has some fabulous dishes: fajitas, taco salad, and their amazing tuna steak salad. And if you want a tasty, creamy dreaming, ask for their avocado dressing. Plus, they make the best margaritas! read more

We had take-out from there twice. Food was ready quickly, price was right, and everything was delicious.

2 stars because our waitress was very friendly and attentive. But the food is awful. I mean I know PA isn't known for their food but this was just so low effort like they didn't even try. Everything just tasted like frozen microwave food. Even the complimentary chips and salsa were greasy and bland. The food was pretty much equivalent to Taco Bell in everything but price of course but I'd argue Taco Bell has way more flavor. It's a shame because the outside area is actually so spacious and the inside seating area is nice too. If they had better food I'd come back here for drinks too. read more

Never again!!!! Fajitas were never on a grill just microwaved.... The fajitas were in a puddle of what looked like water...the things you think you could use to improve the experience failed miserably. Salsa flavorless, Tostito cheese dip would have been an improvement over the queso presented. I feel bad for the nice people working there read more

I don't understand all the negative reviews on here. I went for the first time today & it wasn't bad! Outdoor seating - yea, you should expect flies. *It's the outdoors* Salsa - gonna have to agree with the other reviews on here... they could do better Food - we got a Philly quesadilla, taco salad, bang bang shrimp tacos, and a chicken fajita wrap. All were decent Service - it looked like our server had the entire patio seating to herself. She somehow had everything under control & was attentive. I'd def come back again! read more

Kenny is the best server/bartender in this whole state of PA. The owner is such a lovely human being who loves to get to know his customers. The passion fruit margaritas are the best!!!!! And the Philly cheesesteak quesadillas are to die for!!!! 10/10 place 10/10 service 10/10 people 10/10 food and drinks read more

The food can use improvement at minimum ! Tastes awful, as if previously frozen and reheated. Rancid onions and peppers Frozen margarita separated Guacamole tastes manufactured, nothing authentic about this restaurant. The price they charge for the awful food makes it worse! read more

We came here on a Saturday for tacos, the ground beef was subpar, the queso and salsa were amazing, we had diet cokes and lemonade. Definitely not family friendly, there's no changing table for babies in the women's bathroom read more

The only good thing about the meal was the server Josh, he was attentive and polite. My son and I ordered steak tacos. Mine rare his med. Both came out overcooked, black and crunchy. Basically steak with a small amount of chopped onions and tomatoes on them. No sauce of any kind. My wife's fish tacos were smothered in mango with very little fish. Ambience was nice and they were not busy but we will not be back. Oh the pre meal chips and 2 salsa's were good and the salad was ok as well. read more

Great experience - confused by all the low reviews. Our AirBnB host recommended Marita's and we almost didn't go after seeing so many low reviews on Yelp; I'm so glad we went! We sat outside - great ambiance, nice storefronts across the street. Our server was solid - attentive, knowledgeable, friendly. The facility was cleaner and we appreciated the custom/colorful paint job; what we expect/like about a local, unique Mexican restaurant. The food was great! Chips/salsa was just standard - as described in other reviews there's a red and green salsa, both were fine - but main courses/dessert were exceptional. My son got the chicken quesadilla and loved it - chicken well seasoned, loaded with cheese. I got the steak burrito bowl - it came out medium rare as ordered and the marinade/seasoning (citrus base) on the steak was excellent. We finished off with fried ice cream - classic vanilla ice cream rolled in cinnamon and corn flakes the fried; delicious. Being gluten free is hit/miss, especially at mid-price places. In rural areas, so I really appreciated Marita's and highly recommend it! read more

We usually love dining here, we had a large group so we made a reservation in advance. When we arrived the Hostess was rude & uncooperative. The manager was not very nice either they were slamming chairs and tables down to put together a table that I requested 5 days prior. The restaurant was not crowded at all so it wasn't a tall ask. Be Nice People! Such a shame, read more

The food here is terrible it tastes frozen and immediately made me and my girlfriend sick. When we asked for a refund and explained that we had gotten sick the manager yelled at us over the phone about how he always gets complaints about the food. Our waitress was very kind and it's not her fault the food was horrible but still disappointing. Oh and no refund! read more

A tale of two seatings - first time there we had nachos and beer outside and watched people. A very pleasant experience. The next time was this past week. We ate inside. The vibe reminded me of a junior high school cafeteria. The only things missing were the tin food trays and a slot for the dirty dishes on the way out. The food was ok enough and the service pleasant. But dining out is an experience and this one was as flat as a taco. read more

Should have checked reviews before we decided to come here. The "salsa" is exactly as bad as i am now reading - more like tomato paste, and no cumin, no garlic, no salt, no cilantro.... nothing. The chips were nice and hot, but were the only edible thing we had,, and the queso was just alright. The chicken quesadilla was shredded, soggy boiled chicken with no flavor. My friend had the fish tacos which were disgusting. They were served in a pool of water, with a small slick of oil on the side. She could not eat them amd just had the rice and side salad instead. I will never come here again, which is disappointing to say, because the staff was delightful - thus the one star. I do not know how they stay in business, but my Irish mother could make food more Mexican than this. read more

Food pretty terrible. A few of my dishes not edible or bland. Not close to any Mexican food I'd want to eat again. Nice decor but poor acoustics Service good. read more

My dog recommended this restaurant and boy I will never listen to him again! The waiter was nice and we enjoyed the ambiance and outdoor seating. The only thing I found edible was the chips and salsa. Too bad as I had high hopes for this place. read more

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Honestly disgusting. Should've gotten my money back. The salsa was just sauce or chopped jalapeños. The beans rancid. I've never had a bean that tasted rotten before. The taco with ground beef just tasted like sloppy joe meat. Yuck. The burritos were covered in Marianna sauce and just had absurdly salty beef in it. Didn't eat it. Everything was sweet with no spice or flavoring at all. Truly off putting. Also paying for it on the toilet rn. Service was nice tho food came out quickly but it should've stayed in the kitchen. I recommend roque tacos down the street. That is a 10/10 establishment. read more

My question to this restaurant is "has the chef or owner ever BEEN to the southwest or Mexico?!?!" I just had the blandest, most disappointing meal at this place. For such a prime location, they are horrible and I'd def steer people to La Tolteca.. the salsas.. tomatoes out of cam witb no seasoning and raw onions. The green jalapeño salsa? It's called tomatillo salsa and salsas are at least slightly puréed. That was chopped jalapeños in a ramekin. And packaged chips (I don't care how warm they are, they're still bagged chips!) Ordered a combo plate with a beef hard taco and a chicken enchilada. First off, I think the chef used to own an Italian pizza restaurant because the red sauce on the plate was pizza joint thick marinara. It's called Enchilada Sauce. Look it up... beef had ZERO flavor. Chicken was boiled shredded chicken with no flavor.. the enchilada was covered ina gelatinous white sauce. Nothing. Rice and beans were average at best but prob the best thing in the plate.. also ordered a Veggie Burrito.. which should be renamed a Frozen broccoli burrito because thats basically what it was filled with. Again, all covered in the marinara sauce.. service was good but we actually had o go find her at the end for our check. Ambiance? We sat in front by the windows where there were neon signs and at every table we get to look at an outlet with plugs in. And a talking Grinch I had to listen to every 2 mins.. Did the owner EVER own a successful restaurant before? What a bad experience... I'd NEVER return here. That meal was so bad... wish I could give 1/2 a star instead of 1 star. The food at Chevy's or On The Border is better. It's like a Taco Bell with liquor. Don't waste your money here. Especially with all of the bad reviews, the owner/chef isn't making any changes to fix the issues. read more

I was there at 5.30pm yesterday with a friend of mine. We both had one margarita. My friend had a chicken wrap sandwich with no chips fries or anything else. The chips and salsa that they brought to the table were downright nauseating. There is nothing Mexican about their cuisine. Tastes like there ain't a Mexican in town. Our bill was $30.00. They did an OK job on re-opening this restaurant. The inside does not look very Mexican in decor and I question their use of color. Inside there were 5 tables including ours. The service was extremely slow. They also have a very nasty Older Woman answering their phone during the day. Not sure who she was but she said she's been working there a "long time". I wish them the best but I would not go back. read more

Awesome cheese steak quesadilla! Grilled, crunchy tortilla shell, overstuffed with all the goodies!!! Wonderful red salsa with meal, great green jalapeno salsa with chips. Little bit of a wait for food at 1:30pm, but worth it! read more

Had an amazing dinner with my husband and kids!! Our server, i think her name was olivia, was amazing. Answered all of our questions and made sure we were satisfied throughout the whole night!! Will for sure be coming back and asking for her. Food was also 10/10 read more

Great food and staff! Great location and atmosphere! Congratulations to Ian! The bartender was I'll definitely take care of you!

This was the absolute worst "Southwestern " food I've ever had. Having lived in Texas for 50 + years , I've eaten thousands of Tex-Mex, Southwestern, and all varieties of Mexican food meals, and a few hundred meals in Mexico. This restaurant was recommended by a local as being good food. Our first sign that this might have been a uniformed recommendation started with the waitress not knowing what a Poblano pepper is, the green salsa was nothing but chopped up pickled jalapeños, and when we asked if they had fresh peppers, she assured us they did and promptly brought us a new bowl with larger slices of the pickled jalapeño. The Chile Relleno was advertised as " thinly battered", instead it was almost a quarter inch of tasteless corn batter. The beans were a cold congealed clump of pintos with the barest hint of seasoning. Save your money and go anywhere else! read more

My daughter loves this place for the margaritas. We had the nachos that were pretty good but I was thrilled with the chimichanga. The took the crunchiness away but covering it in sauce. I had the chicken one but there was literally nothing else in it to give it flavor. My husband said the burritos were just OK. read more

Our second time visiting this place. We were seated promptly and waited on by a pleasant server. My margarita was very good, not to sour and not to strong. I had the Ahi tuna wrap which was prepared as I asked with rare tuna. The wife had shrimp and chicken fajitas which she enjoyed. I noticed people reviewing the complementary chips and salsa (which is not the traditional salsa you typically get at Mexican restaurants) poorly but they are free so if you don't care for them don't eat them but we actually found it tasty to mix the red and green sauces together. The place was clean and reasonably priced. We will be back again. read more

So here's my review after trying to like the place after several visits, new location is awesome with the outdoor seating on front is a selling point more tables will be great, but when food is about sorry but no close to Mexican food, the chips and salsa they serve that salsa is like tomato paste so thick and blend no Flavor, as for the main plates we had quesadillas, burritos and enchiladas and was just no as we expect Mexican food to be very blend chicken was pale and flavorless there's other places for Mexican food that totally works but if you are trying to eat Mexican food and you don't want the flavors of it this is the spot, hopefully in the future they work on adding more flavors or seasoning for food to make it the place to go and want to go back read more

Terrible service, food was cold. Gave manager the feedback for awareness for future guest since I work in the service industry. The manager was very defensive and engaged in a back and forth with us. Learn to value customers choosing to spend money at your establishment. The manager had the audacity to share the restaurant was not Mexican good but Tex-Mex. I mean I get it Mexican food with a Texan twist still doesn't give you the right to argue with paying guests. Waitress was very nice. read more