Maria's Mexican Restaurant

I was pleasantly surprised by the large portions and how fresh the ingredients are. We ordered take out and it was ready in ten minutes. Very good and a lot of food for the $ . I was surprised when they asked me how much I wanted to tip them over the phone before I arrived . I usually wait to tip after I get to the restaurant so I can get a feel of the service that is being provided. I like to tip well when it’s exceptionally good. I feel like I would have been more generous then the regular 20 percent if I had known how good the food was going to be.

We were in Custer one night and decided to have Mexican. At Maria’s we were greeted by a friendly waitress. While waiting for our food, we enjoyed chips, salsa and refried beans. Our waitress checked on us several times while waiting for our food. Our food was delivered hot. We enjoyed the quesadilla and chimichanga!

I’m reviewing this nice restaurant from my previous experience. It’s a beautiful restaurant. Of course, the food is usually more basic and simple. I’m from California. This previous experience was from my trip to some states in the west. The restaurant is located near some nice trees that look so country and mysterious at night. If you walk into the Mexican restaurant, you will see plenty of decoration and my bus tour group was feeling easy and relaxed at such a late part of night. For dinner, I decided to go with the beef steak fajita. Even our bus tour guide did not know what my food was, at first. Then, when me and the rest of the group saw the beef steak fajita, it was all working like magic. Like I’ve said, they serve mostly basic and simple food here. The fajita sauce is very unique. What’s interesting, is the chips and salsa, because the chips and salsa also come with beans for dipping. I don’t see beans with chips and salsa very often in California. That’s very interesting. Having beans with mild red salsa does take the edge off of a long trip into this rural area. If you’re traveling to Custer, make sure you don’t drink too much and make sure you bring a nice pillow. It’s good for a bus tour trip. When visiting the restaurant I was noticing the decorations on the walls. The environment is very comfortable. From the rumors I hear, restaurants in Custer close earlier for the night. Nevada and Arizona have more late-night entertainment. As we were going by on our bus I saw a nice little pizza restaurant close to Maria’s Mexican restaurant. Custer is most certainly a place for country comfort. Maria’s Mexican restaurant serves soup, fajitas, tacos, burritos and not much else. The restaurant could’ve done better with sauces and spices. We have to keep in mind that this is a Mexican restaurant in a small town near lots of trees near Mount Rushmore. I was enjoying the experience late last year around fall schedule. It was easy to be happy with other guests and the hard-working crew. In fact, I was waiting a long time for my beef steak fajita because the restaurant was working later than usual. It was a privilege to taste their wonderful steak and sauce combination. Our trip was still exhausting for me a week later. You can get drink refills, hot soup, and people who go with the flow. There was so much excitement for all of us, and, we were hungry for another bite. I’m already very familiar with the basic Mexican food items such as tacos and burritos and I hope customers really enjoy them in this part of America. They should get more nachos. That’s for sure! I’ve been to better Mexican restaurants. But, for the pleasure, and, for the trip, it was a memorable moment at Maria’s Mexican restaurant.

Great service and the food is good (not great) at this restaurant right on the main strip of town. We got the beef tacos, beef tamales and chicken strips for the kid, and there is tons of meat in the tamales. I love that they serve beans with the salsa and chips. My taco shells were stale, but otherwise the flavor was good.

We were heading for the Mexican Bistro down the street when we found Maria’s, checked the menu posted on the window and decided to have lunch here. Oh, were we rewarded for that decision. The service was super and the food was excellent true Mexican cuisine. The interior was very tastefully decorated. There was a wonderful collage of pictures, some painted-some photographs, to keep you occupied while your meal is being prepared. If you are in Custer and like Mexican food, don’t miss Maria’s. Also important; it is family owned and operated.