07/13/08

Delicious!

by furiae

Good, relaxed service. Pleasant outdoor seating. Wonderful corn pancakes. Wonderful stuffed omelettes! Thank you, Maria's!

05/07/08

Cold Food and Horrible Service

by suzym27

Breakfast Columbian style sounded like a great plan Sunday morning. The four of us arrived around 11:00 and although it was somewhat busy we were promptly seated. 10 minutes later our waitress "greeted" us without eye contact and stood about two feet away, she then complained that she could not hear us and could we speak up? The few times she returned to bring or refill coffee she would not look at us - it was very strange. About 30 minutes later our food arrived; although the place was somewhat busy we could see orders completed and ready to be served waiting for up to 10 minutes. Not surprisingly, when we received our food it was room temperature - mmmm, room temperature eggs. How does this place stay in business?

• Pros: Promptly seated
• Cons: Horrid service and cold food

01/27/08

Major Disappointment!!

by bellaboo324

Maria's was recommended by a friend so we were excited to try Columbian food for the first time. We have tried many other types of Latin food so we were no stranger to it, so we went on a Sunday morning to check it out. We had good service, though the couple next to us was seated way before us and were not even greeted yet by the time we ordered our meal. They had to get up and ask for help. I can see where service may be a problem here, the wait staff seemed clueless.

I had the "Sunday Special" with scrambled eggs, Arupa, two sausage patties, yuca and pinto beans. My Husband had the "Huevos Pericos" and we ordered a side of the famous corn pancakes.

The corn pancakes should be given 5 stars all by themselves, they were moist and delicious and the grated cheese gave it a nice complex flavor- I would go back for this.

HOWEVER.....for $11, I got a horrible dish where the eggs were overcooked, the pinto beans were tasteless, the Arupa was dry, the Yuca was cooked to oblivion and had no spice , the sausage patties were gross and I had to use my husband's leftover salsa from his dish to make my dish more palatable. My Husband did not like his much more but it was slightly better, though the homemade salsa was good and had the right amount of heat and flavor. I boxed my uneaten food and took it home, hoping to try it again later. I ended up throwing it away because my thoughts about it did not change after I got home. We both agreed that we would NOT be coming back for the egg dishes and were overall greatly disappointed. I hope this was not authentic because it was a horrible representation of Columbian food. I would go to "Sunny Side up Cafe" or "Victor's" if you have a hankering for eggs and beans for breakfast. Again the corn pancakes are worth a try and I would come back for those.

• Pros: Corn Pancakes are delicious!
• Cons: Horrible egg dishes with no flavor