Food was great, finding GF and dairy free/ vegan while traveling isn't easy but they had a great…read morevegetarian options. The veggy fajitas were very good. Good kids meal options as well. Service was speedy too which is nice.

Maria's isn't bad, it just also isn't that great. I honestly think the food was a lot better at…read moretheir old location. Whether that be because of staff changing, different ingredients, a mistimed visit to this new location, or something else entirely, I'm not sure. The service was absolutely fantastic, but the food was just okay. My chile con queso was thin and you need to eat a lot to get the flavor. I liked it, but I wouldn't come back for it. I used to really love this appetizer, to the point I would come to Maria's just to order this! The chicken quesadilla was good. A fair amount of meat inside, juicy, and enough cheese. I wish you could get sour cream put in rather than have it on the side. The first burrito that was brought out was cold but they made us a new one with no issues. The shrimp cocktail was really strange and too sweet. It was mostly liquid with several small shrimp and chunks of avocado floating in it. The botana platter was an interesting sampler. The queso blanco on it was good and thicker than the chile con queso. The taquitos were good. The only problem is that everything cools so quickly that you're bound to be eating something cold eventually. Overall an okay experience. Nothing crazy. I really, really miss their old chile con queso!!

Oh man! This is crazy to say because Mexican food is one of my favorite foods. But OMG!! No…read moredisrespect, this was the worst Mexican food I've ever had in my life. Not to mention, we were 1 of 3 tables in the entire establishment, we got there at 8:00 and didn't get our food till 9:07pm and it was simply not good. None of it! Not even the chips n salsa! And the queso had no flavor. Like, how do you mess up salsa and queso??! Also, there was no alcohol!!! No margaritas!!! Yeah this place is an absolute no and I don't know how it even has 4 stars.

Good food and well cooked. Served black beans with the salsa and it was delicious. Food was exactly…read moreas expected!

We have ate here a lot. Mostly take out. It has always been good. Love the street tacos and a happy…read moreplate. Everything has been good. They have recently remodeled. Service has always been quite good.

OMGOSH! I've been hungry for Mexican food for a couple of months, and despite grabbing a taco at a…read morecouple of places, the craving was still there. This noon I chanced the Hacienda in Joplin mo. They greeted with a smile and sat me right away. The smells were amazing! They brought some warm chips and the homemade salsa didn't disappoint. I ordered taco salad. It arrived in a short time in a crisp fried bowl, lots of beef, lettuce, sour cream and quac. Tasty. NOT GREASY. I thoroughly enjoyed every bite. My craving is finally satisfied, but I xanr wait till my next visit.

Loved this spot in Joplin! We stopped in here based on the Yelp reviews and we were not sorry. We…read morewere in Joplin for 5 days and this was the absolute best meal we had. All 4 of us. Our waiter was from Honduras and was happy I ordered the Honduran Tour and one of my friends ordered a Honduran beer. My meal was a ground beef pastelito, 1 cheese pupusa, 1 baleada, and a side of green bananas. My favorite was the beef pastelito but I ate every single thing on the plate. Was happy they gave us salsa in separate bowls. I also had the margarita and it was refreshing with a little kick from the tajin in place of the salt. We have decided when we are in Joplin again we will definitely head here.

I had the chicken tamales with mixed vegetables and plantains. It was delicious and out server gave…read moreme a good deal on a combination that included the sides and came with pickled onions. Food was served quickly. Overall, a good and successful meal.

Driving from Branson to Wichita and needed a quick stop to eat. It blew us away! Everything tasted…read morefresh and the quesadillas are amazing especially. Would go out of the way to eat here again.

This place has great mexican food. Ordered the habanero steak dinner. Its a whole lot of food and a…read morewhole lot of good stuff. Best mexican food in Carthage,Mo.

We ate at Rafael's last night. The restaurant itself was clean. The service was good. The ambiance…read moreis plain. And the food was typical of the Joplin,Web City, Carl Junction area. Only Rafael's is in Oronogo. It was busy last night at 7pm. Rafael's has only been open a little while so I guess we'll see!

This place is THE place! Great food,atmosphere, attentive staff. And just got liquor license woo…read morehoo. Seriously do yourself a favor and check them out

We did a group of five on a Sunday evening to check out their margaritas. We sampled three other…read moreMexican restaurants that night and this place had the best margarita in town, by far. The server said they make their mix homemade. Their salsa wasn't the best, but I still can't wait until the next time I'm there so I can try more drinks. The picture shows a small margarita that was $2 and the regular that was $4ish. The table next to us was having a birthday, they did the whipped topping on nose thing while you wear a sombrero.

First visit here and our food was really good! Our service was great and the waiter was friendly…read more Only thing that was odd is we weren't given drink menus. Maybe they forgot? I have enchiladas Leon I think it was called and it had a really unique and tasty poblano pepper sauce. My husband got molcajete and really enjoyed it.

Just walking into the restaurant and the bakery smells amazing. Mix of Salvadoran and Mexican…read moreoptions and everything is delicious. There's also a market attached to the restaurant and bakery. I've had tacos and papusas here before, and today it's the carne asada and a papusa with an agua de jamaica. This isn't an Americanized place that has lost all the culture and flavor, go check it out if you're wanting something authentic.

I was in the area for work and am so glad that there is such a wonderful, authentic Central…read moreAmerican restaurant in town. I had a warming and spicy Mexican-style shrimp soup, a pupusa with excellent curtado, platanos and a horchata drink. Very friendly service and very affordable as well. The restaurant is inside of a grocery store and bakery focused on Central American staples. If I am ever back in the area for work, I know exactly where to eat.