Mi Mariachi Restaurant — Restaurant in Maryland

Hoo boy, where to start. The loud music that hit us as we opened the door should have stopped us; I wear hearing aids. And the flashing neon lighting everywhere yelling “Night club! not restaurant”, should have sent us running. But we stayed the course; the menu had looked good, and the place has been here for a year, so someone must have liked it.

We headed for a table that seemed farther from the noise. Another clue: the table rocked. We moved to another table. Which gave us an uncluttered view of the big screen tv set on the wall beside us. Playing UFC ; the match at the moment pitted 2 women against each other, kicking, punching, wrestling. This would NOT be an evening of fine dining.

Then the service kicked in. A waitress with serious eyelashes and ripped-leg jeans plopped a plastic basket of nachos on the table, followed by plastic cups for water - in plastic bottles. The salsa was also served in - plastic.

We ordered seafoods - salmon for her, shrimp for me - and settled in for a long wait. I dipped into the nachos and soon slopped some salsa down my chin. Whoops - no napkins. I wiped my face with my hand and swore to reflect my dismay in the tip. Silly me.

The food itself, when it arrived, was surprisingly good. But it was the rest of the package: paper napkins (they arrived with the food), cheap cafeteria tableware, loud music, bright flashing neon lights, fist-fighting women on the giant screens - Mamma Mia, it was like the inner circle of Hell.

But there were surprises yet ahead. The bill charged us $6 for the plastic-bottled water. AND - there was an automatic tip added of 18 percent; I had planned to add 10, as service was absolutely minimal.

So our evening disaster was pretty much total. We sit here now wondering why we persisted after so many red flags early on. We can only conclude that some days you just wake up stupid.

Can we give zero stars? One star seems...

This was the worst Mexican food I’ve ever had. I usually don’t write reviews, even if the food isn’t great. But wow… this was really bad. I ordered shrimp tacos, and the shrimp were so overcooked, I couldn’t even finish them. The tacos were plain too—just had onions, a slice of radish and 3 sprinkles of cilantro on top. That would have been fine, had I not waited 30 minutes for my food.

The waitress didn’t speak any English, which I understand since it’s a Mexican restaurant. But I thought at least someone there would speak English. My tacos were supposed to come with white rice and beans, but she didn’t bring them. When I told her, she argued with me in Spanish and said I was wrong, even though I showed her the menu. She still said no. I had to ask for the manager. She didn’t speak much English either, but luckily she agreed with me and finally gave me the rice and beans.

At the end of the terrible meal and service, they then applied an automatic tip to the bill at 18%. Then the waitress had the audacity to ask for an additional tip. I said no. This place will never...

This is literally the absolute restaurant I’ve ever been to in my life. They have nothing going for them. I wish I took a picture of the inside. It looked like something you would see at an amusement park during Hollowscream. The waiters we had was the rudest of ever had in my life. The food is ok at best but way over priced. I was planning on not tipping the waitress because the service was just that bad. She made us feel like we were inconveniencing her every time we asked for the basics (silverware) to eat our food. The biggest joke ever was the bill, they added an automatic 18% gratuity which made sense why she didn’t care.

Unless you’re a local drunk, stay away from this place. You WILL be disappointed and you’ll be writing another review...