Maria’s Tacos and More

Best breakfast taco I’ve ever had. And a very hole in the wall place makes it feel like you’re in Mexico. So you may have to be kind of brave to try it but you’ll be glad you did. A food truck without wheels is a great description. I need to try lunch sometime!

I really, really enjoy hole-​in-​the-​wall Mexican food places, so it didn’t surprise me that this place reminded me of someone’s back porch. I mean, there was a screen door with the push button lock and there were three porch chairs in the make-​shift, cramped waiting area (where there were three chairs and this loud mouth hombre blanco sitting in the middle chair and talking on his cell phone).
I ordered a beef fajita torta, with just beef fajita and chees, from the makeshift counter (combination buffet line, counter, and cashier’s desk) then wound up walking over to the little dining area. Here I made a huge discovery: Fabric chairs are not good for hole-​in-​the-​wall restaurants! They were supposed to be gray, but from years of spills, the seats were brown and black. YUK!!! Vinyl seats are so much easier to wipe down. The smell from my seat turned my stomach. I made my order to go!
The lady in the back who was making the torta came out after a little while, called out my order, and I was looking for a pineapple Jarritos in the fridge, but they had more American sodas than they did Mexican. I went without.
I couldn’t figure out which of the order on the counter was mine, since there were two large bags and one small foil bag that said something about ribs on it. Ahh… that’s my torta. Silly me! I paid the $ 2.50, got some green salsa, and left to eat in the confines of my much cleaner SUV.
I opened the bag and staring back at me were two sandwiches. I was like, «jackpot!» I was disappointed, on closer inspection, to have — what seemed to be — two hamburger buns, smushed down and toasted on the grill, with the meat and cheese between them… along with what looked like chopped jalapenos or green peppers and onions. The meat was OK quality and I wound up picked the large chunks of fat out of each sandwich.
OK, now for the taste. None! If it weren’t for the weird, cactus like taste of the green salsa there would be no taste, what-​so-​ever! Quite disappointing. I saw all of the other reviews and was hoping for a home run. This was a mere base hit. Can’t say that I’ll be back. This is is the same meat and salsa used for the tacos… why comeback for that? Sheesh!

The first time I came to Maria’s I had breakfast tacos. This time, I had to try the lunch tacos. I ordered one beef fajita and one chicken fajita.
The tortillas definitely have a chewy texture to them and they’re pretty thick. But they are flavorful little things. They’re just soooooo little. They’re also only a dollar.
Service isn’t great. Maybe they’re friendlier towards regulars, but it was a customer who spoke when i walked in, the employees continued chatting in Spanish. No good morning, no one second… eh.
I won’t say I won’t be back, but I probably won’t become a regular customer.

Describing Maria’s Tacos and More as a food truck without wheels, or a Mexican greasy spoon — perhaps cuchara grasosa, or cafetucho — actually sums up the place pretty well. You’ll walk in and place your order at the counter before sitting down at one of the grimy tables, or simply taking it to go. We ordered breakfast plates of chilaquiles and huevos rancheros as well as a couple of breakfast tacos to get a wider sampling of the items on offer. The tacos were good, if unremarkable, and had sizeable bits of potato and bacon, respectively. The chilaquiles dish was less than inspired, but the ranchero was quite good, with a rich sauce of peppers and tomatoes on top of two fried eggs, delicious when piled onto the homemade tortillas. All of this ran us less than $ 10, and that was actually only because we grabbed two bottles of water out of the fridge by the register. The food itself was only $ 6 – 7. Aesthetics aside, for a quick, cheap breakfast, Maria’s Tacos make a solid choice.

I’ve been here twice with my husband. The first time, I had the chicken flautas and this morning I had the breakfast tacos. The flautas were not what I expected, corn tortillas stuffed with potatoes and fried then topped with chicken and caramelized onions. It came with shredded lettuce and tomato, sour cream and refried beans with cheese. The refried beans were watery and thin. The chicken was really greasy. My husband got some tacos and he really liked those.
This morning, I wanted to go to breakfast and we decided to go here. I got two bacon, egg, and cheese tacos. They were pretty good. The corn tortilla was fluffy and light and stuffed with eggs. There were thick pieces of bacon. My first taco was really good. The second had a problem with the bacon. The bacon was tough and grisly. My husband got chilaquiles with beef fajita. It looked impressive, but he said that my tacos were better.
The prices are pretty good for this place. The breakfast tacos are $ 0.99 each. My husband’s chilaquiles were $ 2.99. This place is a hole in the wall joint. It’s local for us so I would come back, but I would keep it simple by mostly ordering the tacos. My husband is more adventurous so I’ll let him try different stuff.

It’s a crime that this place has no reviews. If you’re looking for cheap tacos (especially breakfast tacos) in the Oak Forest area, this should be your first stop.
You can sit down inside, but don’t expect anything fancy; this is a greasy spoon/​hole-​in-​the-​wall type place. It’s one step up from a taco truck without wheels.
But the food is super-​cheap and freshly-​made. You can have a filling breakfast for $ 3. Their breakfast tacos have fluffy eggs, melted cheese, and big, thick flavorful chunks of bacon in a fluffy tortilla that seems like it must be handmade – for 99¢ each.
I was a little disappointed by my chilaquiles; not bad, but it didn’t really come together like I hoped. Then I remembered that it only cost $ 2.99 for chips, veggies, steak fajitas, rice, eggs, beans, and fresh salsa, and I was happy again.