Mr Maestas — Restaurant in Holbrook

I stopped in with my three young girls after an appointment. One of the three girls is a baby, so she didn't have a meal. My one year old wasn't offered a high chair. We ordered a burger, Navajo Taco, hotdog w/ chips, and water. Our total was 53.00 including a automatic 15% tip. I'm a former server and normally tip 25% but I found it rude that I was the only one with the forced gratuity. The other non-native customers had checks that didn't have gratuity enforced. I know this because I glanced at their checks placed on their tables. Their tables were also bigger, with adults. I also seen checks by the register that were paid, and didn't have a gratuity added on. So this must have been because I was a native american. For that I paid the 15% they wanted instead of the 25% I would normally have given. Definetly won't be back, if they can't trust me to pay my bill, and tip at the same time. They sell Native American Jewelry, and Navajo Tacos (which was a big seller when we were dining) in the establishment, and yet wouldn't trust me to be a good customer. There was also no sign anywhere saying tips, or service charges will be automativally added onto the checks. Normally automatic gratuity or service charges usually happens with larger parties of at least 5-6 & more. Also, paying customers are made aware prior through verbal communication, notices, or signs. As a former server I would never force anyone to tip me, especially based off their race. If I was enforcing a gratutiy policy, I would allow my customers to know prior so it don't look like I'm just taking from them. The food wasn't worth the price. I grew up eating here with my parents as a kid, but now I'll just keep to places who treat me the same as the other customers, not singled out based on race or for just...

Not a bad place to eat when sightseeing the National Parks and lodging at the wigwams.

The service here is pretty good. We were seated pretty quickly and given since tortilla chips and salsa. Our server was nice. We ordered a Combination plate (taco, tamale, tostado & enchilada), a BBQ pork sandwich, a burger with bacon, a Tamale dinner and a Tecate.

Speaking of the menu items, my young son had a laugh at the jokes on the back of the menu (see my photos). Some may not be appropriate for youngsters, but you might chuckle at some. You can tell that it was written in a previous era.

The food came out at a reasonable time. The server had asked if I wanted the Tamales with green or red chile. I chose green and it gave it a decent kick. It also came with the rice pretty soft, but I like it that way. All dishes were pretty good, no real complaints here.

The atmosphere here is pretty interesting. You know how Cracker Barrel hangs antique tchotchkes on the walls? It's like that but on some serious steroids. The lighting was a bit dark too. I spent some time looking at the half-dozen trikes and wagons hanging from the ceiling. At the cash register, I spent a couple moments looking at the myriad of lunchboxes that came from my generation. Some might like this kind of decor, some might say it was cluttered or even creepy.

Drop in for the food and the good service. If atmosphere is important to you, take a look at the pics from my reviews and others' first. It might not be your cup of tea.

My eight year old daughter's review: She didn't like eating around all the antiques. Otherwise, she liked the BBQ sandwich and the fries were crispy and went well with the sandwich. The server...

Since Denny's was closed in town, we ate here while road tripping from Phoenix, Arizona to Toawac, Colorado. We travel a lot and often stop at mom & pop places because the food is usually good. After reading others reviews about this place, we hoped that would be the case, but it wasn't. First off, the waitress was vacuuming in the back, barely lit dining room. Two people playing cards at a fold out table in the weird museum-ish relic showroom up front had to go get her. If you like eating in what feels like your creepy neighbors basement, with every dusty antique they own on the walls, then this place is for you. We looked past that and ordered 2 coffees. I got a pork tamale and "Mexican" rice. My spouse got a basic burger and fries. The tamale was cold inside and the pork super dry. The mushy rice, which extremely overcooked into mush, was also mixed with canned red tomato sauce. Not sure what made that Mexican, but OK. My spouse said his soggy burger tasted like a cow pie. The only edible thing we were served were the fries. Being Native American, we noticed there's a lot of Indigenous items inside, including an old war bonnet. I feel spiritual energy and most certainly did off of it, but wished it wasn't on display at this place. There was also a real creepy vibe in the corner of the dining area, with a significant cold spot near the heater that was on. I'm giving this place 2 stars for the friendly server and fries, but will never go back...unless investigating the paranormal or returning the headdress...