Been quite a while since we have been there. Hard to describe the food options. You think Mexican but it is not. Some are similar but it is Honduras food. So this was my first experience. It was not bad just not familiar with this food. Staff was friendly but didn't really offer suggestions. Kind of ordered what sounded familiar and hoped for the best. Would prefer recommendations read more

Love the fact that they make their tortillas from scratch. As for their camarones a la diabla.....other restaurants range from $16 to $21 and that include 9 to 11 shrimps/prawns. (They also make their tortillas from scratch) This place only gives you seven for nearly $24. (I think this is the most I paid for this dish from any place thus far) I don't mind paying that amount, I would feel more satisfied eating here if they were to stay competitive. This is my hope, because the sauce is pretty tasty. Another thing I wish that they make the sauce a bit more spicy, it was so mild but once again good. read more

Maya's Cafe - AL pastor crispy taco - Latin American Near Me - San Jose, California

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Tiny cafe with really quite good Mexican food. Rather thick tortillas. Rice and beans tasty, entrees excellent. They also have a section of the menu for Honduras food. I tried a Honduras tamale, which you could tell from the price was a la carte. (This section of the menu has no other indications of what's a full meal and what isn't.) Like other Central American tamales I've had, it was moist masa with a single large chunk of meat inside, this one with a bone in it. A big bone, so you wouldn't eat it accidentally. I may stick to the Mexican part of the menu, because that's very good. read more

Most enjoyable Honduran food ever! Have been coming to Maya restaurant for some time now. Love some of their plates. My favorite is the chili verde, They give a huge amount of tender pork, fresh home made tortillas, rice and refried beans. It's the very best I've ever had. I need to try their fried chicken next as everyone raves over it. Very cozy small restaurant but well worth a try, love it! read more

Amazing tortillas, bacon wrapped shrimp, shrimp burritos. Want to come back to try the fried chicken

Wow! On many fronts, but the quality of food is really top-notch! We have gone to other restaurants that specialize in papusas (flat, pancake-like, and made of corn flower) including some authentic Salvadoran places. This being a Honduran restaurant serving other delicious offerings, of which papusas are buried among the other dishes. I made the mistake of having eyes larger than my stomach and ordered two papusas, and a super taco, as well as a plate of fried plantains. The queso con chicharrón papusas was stuffed with well-seasoned and tender pork and cheese and had that perfect crispy outside and steaming hot soft inside that outdid the other Salvadoran papusas restaurants. I really could not finish the two AND the super taco (again, easy to look over as it is buried amongst other menu items). The tasty carne asada super taco, even after eating the papusas, made my saliva glands work overtime! Oh, the flavor just cannot be beat! And don't get me started on the plantano frito (fried plantains) - crispy, caramelized, sweet and delicious! I don't know about the other main menu items, but I know from experience that if a restaurant skimps on the basics on the menu, then one may assume that the main dishes cannot be worth ordering. Maya's Cafe really shows its love and care in even the most basic of dishes. I will definitely come back again! read more

Great tasty food, prompt service and pleasant ambiance. Enjoyed a great lunch with a group of friends. We ordered caldo de res and chilaquiles. read more

This has got to be the best Honduran food in America, hands down! I've been to several Honduran restaurants, but none of them even come close to the quality of food at Maya's Cafe. Every dish is packed with authentic flavors that make you feel like you're back in Honduras. The owner is also super nice and welcoming. She's the reason I kept coming back--always greeting me with a smile and making me feel like family. I truly miss this place and can't wait to go back to the Bay Area. I do love my churrascos, but she made it impossible not to consider her food for dinner, breakfast and lunches. The food also kept nice and fresh even when you freeze it. I miss her food. read more

I've been wanting to come to Maya's for a while and I'm really glad I tried it. I really enjoyed the barbacoa plate and my friend loved her bacon wrapped shrimp. I didnt realize that they hand make their corn and flour tortillas, but that made the food even better. We also got one of their specials, the pork chop in sauce over plantains and cabbage. I wasn't a huge fan of this one, but I think I'm just not used to having plantains as my starch. It takes about 20 min to get your food. Parking was easy. Everyone was very nice there as well! I would for sure come back. :) read more

I have eaten at Maya Cafe before and it's always been delicious. But a friend of mine suggested I try their pupusas. I'm not an expert but I do know a good pupusa. These were excellent. They were freshly made and full of meat and cheese and jalapeños. The price is fair and the portions are large. I they are now one of my favorite places.The owner is super helpful and the staff is friendly. The restaurant is clean and they have a big TV and fantastic music. read more

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3.5 stars! My bf and I got take out here twice! Both times we ordered two dishes and one pupusa to share. For our first time, we ordered chile verde, camarones aztecas, and a pupusa mixta. All were so flavorful an yummy!!! I couldn't decide what I liked more because everything was delicious. We wanted to try their traditional food under the honduran specialties on their menu the second time. We ordered yuca con chicharron and chuleta sampedrena. We also got another pupusa mixta to share. We only loved the pupusa mixta this time. Unfortunately, the new dishes that we tried this time were disappointing. The chicharron was dry and tough while the yuca was also very dry and sprouty (we had to pick out the roots in each yuca piece because it was not edible). There was not much flavor in the dish. The chuleta sampedrena is a porkchop dish over a bed of plantains and smothered in sauce. The sauce was pretty good and the plantains were good. The porkchop was better than the chicharron but still a bit tough. Our takeout orders spilled both times. Their dishes are pretty saucy so it always spills out of the boxes. I wish they used other packaging materials. We love trying new dishes and cuisines but unfortunately, the honduran specialties in the menu were not good. Now we know what to order next time we come. We will come back for sure, but would only order their more popular dishes. read more

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This tiny restaurant packs a nice punch in flavor and quality. The menu had options found in typical Mexican restaurants, and a few interesting dishes that I have not seen elsewhere. I had the super burrito, super taco, and regular taco. The steak and pork was absolutely cooked to perfection. The pork had bits and pieces that were crunchy and gave the super taco a nice crunch and pop of flavor. They have a spicy red and green sauce to go with the tacos, which was cool. The sauces were brought out from the refrigerator immediately after the food arrived. Everything tasted fresh and flavorful. The protein ratio is generous. I will most likely return and try the beef soup and other unfamiliar plates. The meal came with complimentary chips and salsa. The salsa was somewhat spicy, but tasted fresh. Customer service was attentive. There was also plenty of parking on a weekend. read more

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Prompt service on a take out order. Shrimp papusa was good, fresh and hot. Chile rellanos dinner was tasty. Food was ready promptly. The lady answering the phone runs the restaurant. The people standing at the counter don't know that the orders in front of them are ready for pick up. Confusing. The food is definitely good!! read more

I LOVE Mayas cafe!! Home made tortillas, yummy rice & beans and my favorite is the soupa de res. I've been ordering online via Doordash for 3years read more

I'm really not understanding the 4 & 5 star reviews. I came in today with pops around noon time and waited about 3 minutes before I even saw anyone. I ordered a super El Pastor burrito , wifey ordered a Chimichanga and pops ordered a super quesadilla. + 2 fountain passion fruit drinks and a Mexican soda. The guy at the counter said to pay when the food was ready "did not give us a total" and it would take 15-20 minutes. What?, their was only one guy a head of us who had already place his order? I've herd of slow service but this takes the cake. Fast forward 20 minutes.... foods ready that will be $62.80, what?!! Talk about sticker shock!! We begrudgingly paid and walked out . Food items as fallows 1. Jarritos soda $3.00 1 super burrito $13.50 2 Maracuya drinks $8.00 1 chimichanga $17.99 1 Quesadillia $14.99 Tax $5.32 After we opened our bags I realized that they gave us 2 meal plates "which I clearly did not order" if he was not sure "he should have asked!!" So far 0 star!! Now for the food, The quesadilla was big and pops liked it, The chimichanga was small and wifey said it was OK. My El Pastor burrito was big but had 0 flavor, the meat was hard and chewy, hands-down the worst El Pastore burrito I've ever had. Bottom line; poor Communication, the food is substandard and the drinks tasted like powder drinks, for the price we paid, will not be going back. read more

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The food is always exceptional. Staff very welcoming. I always get the pastelitos and baladas

First time at Maya's cafe. I ordered the Chile verde plate (added eggs) and Reese the chorizo plate. We ordered pupusa revuelta (fat asses). Food is delicious and fresh. Bomb ass rice and tortillas too! We are coming back for the fried chicken and bacon wrapped jalapeño. Service was great. Nice family owned business. read more

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Papusas so good that we went back two weeks in a row. Try the zucchini and cheese one!

I just want to start off saying I was absolutely mindblown by the food here. To begin, every single protein: the seafood in the seafood soup, the spicy shrimp, the porkchop with plantains (Chuleta Sampredrana), had that perfect amount of moisture that made every bite satisfying. (What's even more amazing is that I'm eating the leftovers this morning and the meat still isn't dry after I reheated my food!) Next, every single sauce/flavor was bomb. I don't know what they used. The pork chop had some sort of mustard cream and red cream combo going that I cannot get enough of (and as a cheese hater relieved this dish doesn't have cheese), the spicy sauce for the shrimp was sweet, and the soup with it's coconut base is a reminiscent of Southeast Asian cuisine. Honestly, all of it was total surprise to my tastebuds. Furthermore, their handmade tortillas, both flour and corn, are bomb and actually distinct in flavor and texture (flour reminds me a bit of roti/pita). They are both fantastic and if you get a chance to try both you should. I don't know how to make my point clearer that every one of those dishes was fantastic and the food here will be something I dream about and crave moving forward. Plaintains are better than than potatoes!!! read more

Be warned! This place is dangerous!!! Their pupusas are addicting. I work a few doors down and am here almost every day for a cheese pupusa or enchilada plate. The pupusa shells are simply perfectly chewy/crisp and have the most bombastic hot melty cheese nestled inside. I also LOVE the cheese enchilada plate, which is on the pricier side ($20.00) compared to the Mexican joint close to where I live ($11), but the price is so worth it! The seasoned and flavorful rice with refried beans topped with cheese and enchiladas made from fresh corn tortillas smothered in a yummy red sauce ... altogether makes for a filling and fabulous meal that hits all the different flavors and textures I'm looking for in food. Thanks, Maya's for always being there to satisfy my lunch cravings :) read more

Great little mom-and-pop Central American restaurant. The food was delicious and the servers were very accommodating with a special order. With a TV blaring soccer and fluorescent lights, the ambience is nothing special, but there are several other things I want to try on the menu so I'll be back. read more

Visited this spot on 7/11/2021. Ordered a variety of 6 pupusas and a chile relleno plate with flour tortillas. Pros: 1. The cheese pupusas were amazing. 2. The tortillas were also amazing. 3. Everything was hot and made ready to order Cons: 1. The cabbage was a little on the dry side. 2. The chile relleno was a little bland. 3. They were out of fried plaintains. Would definitely be back for more cheese pupusas and to try a few other dishes. read more

Update: Doordashed Mayas and found a long hair in our food. So disgusting I threw up. Not eating here again. read more

Maya's Cafe - Carne asada fajitas with rice and refried beans. - Latin American Near Me - San Jose, California

Service/atmosphere: Great service! Everyone seemed so attentive and kind. The tables were a little dirty. Food: Carne Asada plate ($17.99) was delicious! Portion is huge and it comes with rice and beans. I don't think it's worth this much though imo. Fried chicken (pollo pierna - $12.99) was also pretty good! You have the option to ask for rice and beans or just have salad which is just cabbage. Cheese and bean pupusa ($3.50) basic you can't really mess this up. Just taste like a quesadilla with beans. Maracuya (passion fruit drink $4) this was pretty sweet and somewhat sour. I added water to dilute it to make it less sugary. Tamarindo drink ($3) it look like it tasted good haha my friends finished it. Would I go back? Probably not, I've had better Mexican food in the South Bay for way cheaper prices. Also rice and beans were mediocre. read more

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The Pollo Frito Con Tajadas at Maya's are the best that we've found between the Bay and Sacramento. The Baleadas are also delicious (I ordered the regular with avocado). Home-made tortillas worth dreaming about. The service is also quick and very polite. Clean restaurant, good vibes. Highly recommend! read more

Maya's Cafe - Pollo Frito Con Tajadas - Latin American Near Me - San Jose, California

Very tasty plates of food to walk away satisfied. The super star here for me was their marinated beef plate. The flavor is smoky and delicious, I must tell you to try this! The plantains with it was good too. The tortillas are fresh and service is sweet. I ordered the quesadilla type thing which I forgot the name of but I gave it a go not my favorite but I did enjoy it. read more

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Love this spot! Just found it! Servers are nice and helpful. Food is great. We enjoyed their pupusa, fried chicken and plantains, their version of enchilada, seafood soup, chile relleno. SO GOOD OMG. read more

We're still coming here whenever we can. Its still great! They have pretty much ruined Fajitas for me at any other place since theirs is so good! read more

This place is a true gem! The food was delicious and this is one of the very few restaurants that offers homemade flour tortillas. I ended up getting the beef with chili sauce plate, normally called chili Colorado but I think it had a different name. Anyways it was delicious! They homemade tortillas were soft and tasty, so good that I had to order some to go and ate them in the car. I will definitely be coming back. The service was great, the waitress was sweet, and checked on us several times to make sure everything was good . The owner was present and made sure to thank everyone for coming on their way out and wished they a good day! It felt very welcoming inside! I can't wait to go back. read more

So am I paying $20 for this? Please Every time is the same the same The last 4 times that I have gone there he has given me the smallest chickens that there is and the worst thing is that he always does it to the Latinos community. The worst thing is that this idiot survives thanks to Latinos and he treat us like we are idiots read more

Maya's Cafe - Jajjjja $20 por esto me sale mejor buscar una turca y no es la primera pero lastimosamente no hay otro restaurante cerca - Latin American Near Me - San Jose, California

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Really good food here been going since opening family owned and operated Chili Verde and fresh tortillas fried chicken , soups all delicious great crispy tacos if you haven't gone go!! read more

You might find yourself wondering is this Maya's restaurant or is this a Mayan restaurant? Well it's a Mayan teamed Honduran restaurant... no clue about the owners name. What I do know is the fried checked is dank AF and the pupusa's were crispy without being greasy. While the shipping center isn't the nicest the food was fantastic, the staff was friendly, and I don't think I'm gonna be hungry for the foreseeable future. As Arnold said, "I'll be back!" read more

Great food and service ! Excellent prices for the plates. The menu has a variety and definitely going back to enjoy more dishes. read more

Food is very expensive considering what it is, however, they do give you a lot. The food has a very good taste and the service is fairly friendly. I'll go back. read more

Crazy good. The nicest people ever! We had the beef barbacoa and the Chile verde and a pupusa stuffed with shrimp and cheese. The pupusa was not greasy and it was moist all the way through to the middle. Even if you think you don't like pupusas, try THESE!! The barbacoa was excellent. Not sweet or bitter and the meat soft as butter. The Chile verde was excellent, a bit spicy. My husband had it in the form of a wet burrito---sooooo yummy! read more

Maya's Cafe - Chile verde wet burrito - Latin American Near Me - San Jose, California

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I've never had Honduran food until this last weekend! I can't say anything bad about this tiny restaurant. It was well decorated, clean, and the food was awesome. Maya's café can be missed when driving on Union. It's tucked within the plaza and is located next to a liquor store. You won't know what you're getting into until you walk in. It's pretty lively. Lively meaning loud Spanish music, nice waiters, and just nice overall ambiance. The rundown: Barbacoa de res - Definitely a great pick for my S/O. It had a heaping amount of beef. Not just any beef though, but super soft (off the bone) kind of beef. It honestly looked like it was being cooked for hours. The entrée came with Spanish rice, salad, tortillas, and of course the beef! Overall looked good tasted good Chicken burrito - S/O's fathers choice. We're use to going to Mexican taqueria's and he says that it just tastes different. "Different but good" he says. Looks like an average burrito so nothing to rave about. Pollo Frito - Yes, you've read that right, fried chicken. You're probably thinking, really? Out of all things on the menu, I chose fried chicken? Why yes, yes I did. It wasn't just any ordinary fried chicken. It was a giant leg that sat on top of plantains and salad. It had a interesting sauce over it. Couldn't tell you what it is though, it was orange, sweet and tangy. Overall a great entrée. Maya's Café was a great introduction to Honduran food. It was different, but different in a good way! The place can certainly get packed. We came in and was lucky enough to get seated right away. A few other big parties came in and they had to wait by the door! There' a reason why this place has an overall rating of 4.5 stars. It was amazingly delicious! read more

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Okay, so I was craving some caldo de res, and my husband was craving some platanos fritos. Naturally, yelp to the rescue. This place was packed when we walked in, which is a great sign, right?! Not to mention not all white people (sorry, white people). We were lucky to get a table and ended up ordering! Service: Ridiculously slow. I think we waited approximately 45 minutes for our food. Fortunately, they brought out some chips and salsa, but... My husband ended up getting nachos and we asked the waitress (both in English and Spanish) for it to be only chicken rather than another type of meat. After digging in (once we got the nachos), we both looked at each other and were like...you know how everyone says "that tastes like chicken"wellll not some of the meat we were eating. She ended up apologizing and making another, but it took so long that we had to get it to go in order to make it to an appointment afterwards. Food: Pupusas: I got the loroco pupusa con queso and it was great! We usually go to a pupuseria by our place, but this was pretty good in comparison. A bit on the salty side, I have to say, but tastes good! They only do corn pupusas, not rice. (My preference is rice for flavor!) Caldo de Res: Yes. and more yes. so worth the wait. flavors were wonderful and they have yucca in it! Yum. Beef is incredibly tender and it's just an all around feel-good soup! Platanos fritos con crema y frijoles: Platanos fritos were great .... my husband and I couldn't figure out a spice in the frijoles that didn't really work for our palate, but everything else was pretty good. It seems like every dish takes forever, except for the pollo frito. It seems to be one of their popular dishes, so maybe the chef just makes a bunch and when people order it, voila! I haven't tried it, but may try it in the future, since it seems to be such a hit. Overall, I would come again, but only if I have hours to spare. seriously. That or I would order pick up. ----- queria comer caldo de res, y mi esposo queria platanos fritos. Naturalmente, nosotros buscamos por yelp. Este lugar estaba lleno cuando entramos, un buen señal, ¿verdad?Afortunadamente, tuvimos la suerte de obtener una mesa! Servicio: ridículamente lento. Creo que esperamos aproximadamente 45 minutos para nuestra comida. Afortunadamente, trajeron algunas papas fritas y salsa, pero ... Mi esposo terminó recibiendo nachos y le pedimos a la camarera ( en inglés y en español) que solamente puede comer pollo, no otros typos de carne. Después de recibimos los nachos nosotros nos miramos y pensamos ... ya sabes cómo todos dicen "todo sabe a pollo", pero no de la carne que estábamos comiendo. La camarera terminó disculpándose y haciendo otro, pero tomó tanto tiempo que tuvimos que poner en una caja porque tuvimos otra cita despues. Comida: Pupusas: ¡obtuve el loroco pupusa con queso y fue genial! Usualmente, vamos a una pupuseria en nuestro barrio, pero esto fue bueno tambien. Un poco salado, ¡pero sabe bien! Solo hacen pupusas de maíz, no arroz. (¡Mi preferencia es el arroz por el sabor!) Caldo de Res: Que rico! Vale la pena la espera. los sabores eran maravillosos y tienen yuca! Mmm ¡La carne de res es increíblemente! Platanos fritos con crema y frijoles: los platanos fritos eran deliciosos ... mi esposo y yo no pudimos encontrar una especia en los frijoles que realmente no funcionaba para nuestro paladar, pero todo lo demás era bastante bueno. Parece que cada plato lleva una eternidad, excepto el pollo frito. Parece ser uno de sus platos populares, así que tal vez el chef solo hace un montón y cuando la gente lo ordena, ¡listo! No lo he probado, pero podría intentarlo en el futuro. En general, volvería otra vez, pero solo si tengo horas para esperar. :) read more

My daughter introduced us to Maya's. She and her friends come here a lot. This was my first *real* introduction to Honduran food although I've tried a random PUPUSA somewhere once before. We strolled in on a lazy Saturday afternoon around 3:00 and was surprised to find nearly all the tables full - party atmosphere, loud music and everyone tight around their tables enjoying their food. ..."Wait, what time is it again?" The bottled beer was ice cold - that was such a good start. Thank you Maya for knowing that serving beer less than freezing cold is not an option! Service was a bit sketchy, not much interaction beyond the order, the food delivery and the check. But it was one server for all of us, so let's give her a break. FRIED CHICKEN (5/5) Who orders Fried Chicken at a Mexican/Honduran restaurant? I guess I do now. As I was scrolling through Yelp photos of this place, the pictures of the Fried Chicken were reeeaaaally calling my name. You have a choice of leg or breast and we went for the breast. It was humongous. It comes with a red dipping sauce that was really perfect. I had such a wonderful time tearing apart the chicken - especially the crispy skin - and dipping it in the sauce. I will go back for that chicken, and that day might be tomorrow. Loved the chicken. HABANERO SAUCE (5/5) Yes, I'm listing a condiment and rating it as a main dish. You'll find this sauce in one of those lovely plastic squeeze containers on your table. I L O V E D this authentically HOT sauce. It was everything - such a great compliment to the meal. I will go back for this sauce and I think a lot of people are doing the same thing, given the fullness of the restaurant at 3:00 in the afternoon. This sauce should get promoted to a soup! :) BALEADA (5/5) A baleada (BAH-lay-ah-dah) is a Honduran quesadilla. Honduran street food apparently. There are many variations, but Maya's version had re-fried beans, some cheese and maybe a secret sauce of some kind. It didn't look like much, but it was very tasty and hard to stop eating. PUPUSA (4/5) These happy little discs remind me of tamales - think of them as round tamales but without the wrapper. These were good too. Again, presentation wasn't much, but they delivered on taste for sure. Maya's is an excellent find, no doubt. Clearly there are many others that found it way before me, but hey, I'm only one person trying to get around to over a thousand bookmarked restaurants. What really thrills me, is that Maya's is just up the street from our new house that we're moving into very soon. Which means - I'll be here like every other day. Such happy thoughts! Try this place for sure - unpretentious and sort of rough around the edges, but the food is undeniably good. read more

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Don't tell my abuela... but Maya's chuletas are my husbands favorite! This is an awesome spot with incredible food. Yeah, it's a little pricier then the mexican chains. Yeah, I'm fine with paying it because the food is incredible and legit cooked with love. 10/10, you won't regret coming. read more

We had unpleasant experience with the food. We ordered through the phone call, didn't get a total until arriving to pick up. The only menu was available for us is the one here, on Yelp, on photos, so we've ordered Fajitas Mixtas, fried chicken and kid's burritos. First of all - everything is much more expensive than on menu photos! Fajitas - $27!! And they forgot to give tortilla. Soon after eating those fajitas my husband turned green, and spent the evening vomiting. The chicken was very bad. Few over fried pieces, which had more of a coating than a meat. One piece was actually a coating only. And kids refused to eat their burrito after few bites. I was surprised because they usually like this stuff. But when I tried one I understood that it was spoiled, something inside was absolutely not fresh. So... maybe we were just unlucky, but we're definitely not coming back read more