Maracas Cocina Mexicana

We ordered food from Deep Ellum Brewing and it was GREAT! Had the Chicken Nachos –Awesome and the Chicken Quesadilla –Awesome along with a Carne Asada Burrito –Awesome.
Can’t wait to come back and try more from your menu.

The white queso is so addicting. The service was awesome and I loved my meal! I’d highly recommend this place for lunch/​brunch.

Attended a networking event here and I was very impressed.
I didn’t order directly off the menu but I did get to try out several appetizers throughout the night:
* spinach quesadillas
* chicken + steak nachos
* sweet mole meatballs (these were my favorite!)
I highly recommend the frozen margaritas (I wasn’t a big fan of their margaritas on the rocks).
I do give this place credit for the great service + friendly staff. I will definitely come back for lunch or dinner. Location is great. They do have valet, which I recommend because parking in this area can be a pain.

If I could go every day I would! The food and staff make you feel like family. They catered my wedding and all our guests raved about every bite! One of the best bloody marys in Dallas. No tricks with bacon or sliders. Just a tasty drink with friendly service! The Mexican lasagna is one of the best dishes I’ve ever had. It’s the perfect portion… of course after you’ve had chips and salsa. Brunch has the perfect amount of traditional breakfast foods mixed with Mexican spice. One of my favorite places!

So this place is fabulous and the people who work here are incredibly sweet! I was getting my hair done at the amazing Deep Ellum Hair Studio when, in the middle of my color correction, I was struck by a hunger that clawed at my stomach like 1000 angry tigers at a weak, limping gazelle. To rectify this, I decided to order from Maracas Cocina Mexicana and I am so happy I did! So let’s break it down:
Spinach Quesadilla: ¹⁰⁄₁₀ Greasy Mexican food satisfaction without the gross heavy feeling after you eat it. The cheese was total perfection, goey and tasty and seasoned with spice! Guacamole was perfect and it came with chips and salsa. My drink, my chips and my meal totaled to about 12 bucks (not to mention they delivered it to the salon), what a deal!
Customer Service: ¹⁰⁄₁₀ Wonderfully sweet people, prompt delivery time and amazing phone manner. It makes me excited to try their brick and mortar service when I’m in Deep Ellum again!
Over all ¹⁰⁄₁₀ would om nom again: D

Love this place. My wife and I eat here ALL THE TIME. Great food, great service, great prices. Do yourself a favor, and make sure to get the queso.

Went here on Wednesday… read an ad in the Observer about $ 1 Margaritas when purchasing an entrée. Well the menu also had as a Wednesday special $ 8 Fajitas (that’s an entrée). Wait staff was very rude about this stating they have no specials on Wednesday… So okay, I ordered a full price entrée. We had to literally hunt down the waiter for another Margarita. Ordered food they brought the adult food out first before the children’s meals??? The food is very bland, no taste and it is very over priced! Will not be recommending this restaurant to any one!!!

White queso is like a drug! I love it & want it on All the things!!!
Went here with my sisters and a couple of friends. Our server was a sweety and took great care of us even when it got busy.
I had the Pork ribeye Ranchero, all I can say is yes yes yes. Not too much fat, cooked as requested & soooo flavorful. Add a mango margarita & I was in heaven.
Then the live band came, awesome! Unfortunately I left before the Conga line but that’s OK I’ll be back.

My family went to Maracas to celebrate my brother’s 27^th birthday. We were TOTALLY DISAPPOINTED! My dad found this place in the Dallas observer and decided to Unilocal it– we were all intrigued with how great the reviews were. KNOW THIS PEOPLE– IT’S A DUD. DO NOT GO THERE. The service is TERRIBLE! The black beans had no flavor. I was constantly asking the waiter to refill our chips/​salsa.
If you’re in Dallas and want some REAL Mexican food, go to the El Corazon in Oak Cliff. They has the best margaritas and service staff. Don’t go here, it’s a waste of money.. .

This place is amazing!!! $ 1 mimosas Sunday brunch speciala. Not to mention the best Mexican lasagna ever had! Great staff and the music brightens up the atmosphere too. Enjoy!

The food is always good and the staff is awesome.
Wednesday $ 1 margaritas.
They also have live music on Friday and Saturday nights.
Come check them out. They have a great patio as well.

Hanging out with a pretty girl on a mission to day drink on a Saturday, horrible words came out of her mouth «I want to go to Maracas.»
I cringed. She’s vegetarian so I knew her choice was influenced by their history of always having a few vegetarian offerings besides salads and cheese centric entrees.
I frantically blurted out other options since my last experience was über mediocre.
Like a cab ride to average.
I conceded, and the next thing I know I’m scarfing down chips on a pleasant covered patio with enough eye candy to somewhat assuage the insult.
Then three words came into play.
One dollar mimosas.
After ordering a mimosa, six words from my waitresses mouth were thrown against my head like a swiftly volleyed dodgeball.
«You have to buy an entrée.»
Pretty girl was happy with black bean soup and tilapia. I inquired about mole enchiladas, which were available off the menu.
The mole was the non sweet kind and felt a bit dull but the chicken meat was decent. The paint interior has been updated to a cheery cream color from the former sundried tomato red and overall the recent change in ownership has seemed to have improved things from my last failed visit.
«They always seem to have drink specials.» She pointed out.
This always makes things better.
Chips were still not highly rated, they were cold and though not stale, had a certain lifelessness from being bagged.
Maracas isn’t a place Id suggest for tex mex in Dallas, but the environment is pleasant and the daily drink specials make things liveable.
Food — just ok but not super horrible
Atmosphere — liveable
$ 1 mimosas — Bomb

One of my new Mexican favorites! When I was visiting Dallas, my best friends said this place that they recently discovered in Deep Ellum was better than any other Mexican restaurant in Dallas, so of course I was willing to go!
The 5 of us went at 8pm on a Saturday night and half the place was empty. I was shocked considering the great Unilocal reviews and weekend timing, but we were happy because the patio was immediately available. The patio is decent size and fun!
They have valet, so that’s a plus, but we used Über since it’s easier.
Must Try Items
— Avocado margarita: It has fresh avocados and pineapple mixed in it. I was skeptical at first, but love avocados and had to try it… on the rocks and SO good! I had two of them and was feeling very good. I asked for Patron instead of the brand on the menu, and they were made strong!
— White queso: AMAZING! A large bowl can be shared by 5 people easily. It’s huge and super yummy!
Pros
— Chicken flautas: I love flautas, but do not like the standard green sauce that Mexican restaurants serve. My flautas were half-​covered in a green sauce, so I was bummed at first, but then I tried it, and it was incredible! I don’t know how they make it, but it’s not the typical green sauce you get elsewhere. It was sooooo good! They came with yummy rice and beans as well. Everything had wonderful flavor!
— Our waitress was attentive and awesome. I was chugging water like crazy, and she consistently refilled my glass!
I typically like places like Blue Goose, and this is a new favorite. Everything was amazing, and my meal was only $ 12. My total was around $ 40 for a meal and two Patron margaritas.
Warning: Their house salsa is very hot, so if you don’t like spicy, the chips and salsa won’t work for you.
Loved it!

Went to Maracas for the first time on a Sunday at dinner time.
I thought the place was a little too dark and dingy, I wasn’t very sure what to think.
After looking at the menu, I saw that they had several things that sounded very good. I ordered the potato enchiladas with chipotle sauce. First, I have to say THANK YOU for not making vegetarians eat just cheese enchiladas. Is nice to see a couple of choices!
The food was very good, the service was great and they have daily drink specials, which is hard to find on weekends.
I had a mango margarita and I liked it a lot. The special was $ 4.50 for margaritas of any flavor.
I loved the fact that the mango one was not a gross pre-​made mix like most places, you could taste little pieces of mango pulp in the drink, very refreshing. My friend had the raspberry one and he loved it too. The people who ordered the regular margarita were not happy though, they said it was flavor-​less.
I think I would go back, but maybe during the day because I did find the place strangely lid which made me feel like maybe it was secretly dirty.

Just unforgettable Authentic Mexican food. Amazing queso I have ever tasted. Chips came out hot and fresh, salsa had bountiful flavor of fresh and savoring taste. We ordered the combo fajitas that came with beef and chicken. The beef was amazingly tender and juicy, cooked to perfection. The juicy chicken was so flaky right when you place your fork in it. We had a wonderful waiter that sold us on desert, cuatro leches. The slice was huge! Delicious, moist, and perfect, not overly sweet.
Overall, great experience and a delightful atmosphere to capture the authenticity of the restaurant.

Sunday brunch. $ 1.00 mimosas. Best mimosa ever. I’m not big on mimosas because I think there’s too much of an orange to champagne composition. It should be 1 part orange juice (or your choice of fruit juice) and 1 part champagne. At Maracas, it’s more like 2 parts champagne and 1 part orange juice. And for $ 1.00? My Eggs Florentine was not so great because it was served with a tomato sauce that ended up making my English muffin super soggy. I basically ate the eggs only with my side of potatoes. Would I come back? Yes, for the $ 1.00 mimosas, light and crispy tortilla chips, and fresh tasting salsa dip.

Decent Tex-​Mex place what I like the most about the place is the location and the margaritas. On the weekends they have their house band which is pretty entertaining. I would describe the music they play as something you would hear in a Robert Rodriguez movie. The service is pretty good and its rarely over crowded. I would say this is the best place in Deep Ellum for Mexican food.

Truly blown away at the current average rating for this place. The blandest texmex I have ever had in my 25 years in Texas. Poor service (understaffed, but staff was busting tail) and terrible food. Everything from the queso to the enchiladas were underseasoned and weirdly cold.
The happy hour deals are nice — today was half price appetizers… Will never go back.

We came in on a Wednesday evening and got the Wed special, which was the fajitas at half price. The portion sizes are good, but we had big appetites so we each had two of the fajitas. The white queso was delicious — I mixed it with the salsa, which made it even better! Try it!
The staff was very friendly and always refilling our waters, salsa, and chips without us asking.

I really cannot say enough good things about Maracas — it is definitely my go to place for Mexican food, for the good food, yes, but also for the fun atmosphere and the great service.
They have specials almost every night, but my go to night is Thursday, because they have $ 4.50 flavored margaritas (try the watermelon — it’s amazing!) and half off appetizers. The white queso is one of my favorite things on the menu!
Fridays and Saturdays you get live music aka MANNY!!! You’ll have to go to understand my love for Manny, but he’s very interactive with the guests, and there is a Conga Line! Also, if it’s your birthday, you won’t escape the tambourine and the little dance floor they’ll create in front of the stage for you. Doesn’t this place already sound amazing? And I haven’t even touched on the food yet!
I do have to admit that I always get the same thing. Queso (try it with beef — YUM!) and Beef or Cheese Enchiladas with, yes, MORE QUESO, on top! Oh, the flautas are also really good. Try those too! Maybe on your second visit, because you’ll definitely be back once you try it once. Food comes out fast and hot! You’ll know when people order fajitas, just look for the smoke!
Jose is the manager, possibly the owner, but either way he is really great and makes me feel special every time I go in! He is very accommodating. We came in with no reservation for a group of 20 and Jose explained to us that the restaurant was booked up with reservations, however, he made an effort to open up the back party room and was able to stuff us in there. Great! Wait staff is very friendly and attentive!
To say the least, GO EAT AT MARACAS!!! Great specials, Great Prices, Great Food, Great Drinks, Great Service. You will love it.