Maria's Restaurant — Restaurant in Passaic

Went a few days ago at like 2 pm. The owners wife saw me waiting to be attended but she continued to eat her food at a table. MIND YOU ..I was the only one there. But Another gentleman came in and she quickly tended to him. The owner finally comes out. He said everything they have out is what they have. So I ask for pernil. NO PERNIL. NO WHITE RICE. So I decided on the beef stew and yellow rice and beans. And alcapurrias. I’m Puerto Rican. The food had no flavor. The alcapurrias majorly oily. Will not be going there again. I heard...

Nice little cozy restaurant to eat Puerto Rican food. Friendly owner and his wife. The place is clean and it is wheelchair accessible. However, there isn't any handicap parking spots but you can always find spots on the street. Their bathroom is small but clean. I literally drive out of my way to come and eat their "empanadillas de pizza" which are not easy to find in these area. Do I recommend this place ? Absolutely! They have other Spanish dishes if you like Spanish food that ...

Not sure if this place changed management or chef but food barely had flavor. Rice and beans were disappointing. I wanted chuleta guisada instead they had chuleta in a green sauce and it was spicy. Their food leans more towards Mexican flavoring not that it's a bad things but not what I'd go to a Puerto Rican restaurant for. The beef empanada was...