Meso Maya Comida y Copas — Restaurant in Dallas

Simple summary: We ate and already we want to know when can we come back?!?!?

Our were in the general area after the Dallas Arboretum and my wife wanted Mexican. We took Google recommendations for a lunch stop, and wow this did not disappoint!! Needless to say, our lunch entrées were absolutely knock-your-socks off!

My wife had the Veggie Budin (with the to-die-for creamy tomatillos sauce) and I had a bowl of the Pozole Verde with amazingly huge chunks of chicken. Best find about the Pozole is that I couldn't finish it and it was almost even better cold (on the hot day). I might try and order gallons next time around!!

Both of these flavors left of wondering when we're coming back to try everything else on the menu!!!

Other notes: We also enjoyed an app of ceviche - which we both thought was nice(ish) tasting, and sort of a disappointment compared to the pics we'd seen from the dinner plating (from a messy plating and much smaller stack). From a flavor standpoint it missed also just didn't hit mid grade as compared to other ceviche in either of our books.

I can't forget to mention that service was really solid! We had one guy who was running everything for everyone outside and multiple others were coming out to help and chip in as a team. Everyone was so awesome and I hope they all know that they are all very much appreciated and loved for what they do!

This is not a convenient restaurant for us to get to as we live in North Dallas, however I think that I will now find excuses to find ways to get down here (especially if I can order that Budin sauce and get cold Pozole). I'm hooked and recommending it...

Meso Maya offers a different take on the usual Tex-Tex-Mex terrain. Cocktails are very well prepared & thought out. This particular location of the franchise doesn't offer the popular churros dessert that all of the other locations do. The lighting is needlessly dim. Wait staff isn't as sharp as the other locations either. Two otherwise well lit & cheery booths were available by the kitchen. We were a group of 4 & were told that they were reserved in advance. We sat at our dim table only to see 2 separate groups seated that appeared to have just shown up rather than "reserved for special occasion" groups sit at the booths. Insult to injury: those parties were served food before we were despite having been seated 5 minutes after us. We mentioned to our server that it was our son's birthday. No special treatment aside from a "happy birthday" from our server. Having been to other Mexican restaurants where we were treated like royalty ("Fernando's" brought our other son a slice of cake on his birthday and sang "Las Mañanitas" enthusiastically in the round and the other Dallas locations of Meso Maya always make us feel welcome & go out of their way to take care of us), this location has disappointed us on...

A good way to summarize this restaurant here would be an upscale authentic Mexican Restaurant. A Friend and I came for lunch here on a Saturday. If you are coming on a weekend or Friday night make sure to make a reservation because this place was packed and a couple who came in with us got served when we were walking out.

When we were, we were given complimentary salsa and chips. The salsa tasted great and had a great kick. For drinks we both got lemonades. The lemons were freshly squeezed.This lemonade was probably the best lemonade I have ever had. We started off with a pozole verde (one of the soups). The soup tasted great. The broth was warm, slightly tangy and cheesy.

I then got the Carne Asada and my friend got the Brisket Enchiladas. Both plates were aesthetically pleasing. My carne asada (steak) was tender and flavorful. I really enjoyed it. Plus the steak looked like a crescent moon which was something you dont see everyday. My friend enjoyed her Brisket Enchiladas very much too.

Suffice to say, I really enjoyed my experience here. The environment here is very lively and jolly. I highly recommend this place to anyone who is...