Maria’s Fry Bread and Mexican Food
Tortillas and 3 Salsas
Bean and Green Chili Tostada
Carne Asada Fry Bread Taco with Beans, Lettuce, Tomatoes, Cheese, Red Chili, Green Chili
Sopapilla with Cinnamon, Powdered Sugar, Honey
Doing a poor job of investigating Phoenix’s diverse Mexican dining scene during a short residence, the variety of fare and region-specific styles truly impressive in retrospect, it was to Maria’s Fry Bread and Mexican Food that the GPS was directed on Friday afternoon, the family-owned restaurant on East Thomas proving to be as good as rumors suggested.
Open for just under one year, the lack of a website or answered-phones making the storefront with a Drive-Thru the sort of place best visited without a lot of research, it was half-passed one that a party of three entered the former Burger Joint, an expectedly ethnic décor speckled by oddities such as octopus vases on the counter or Barbie and Ken on a swing hanging from the wall.
Dining with Spanish-speakers, though the staff was English-fluent, it was after brief perusal of a short menu that an order was placed, one large Horchata in a Styrofoam cup presented with complimentary Chips and three housemade Salsas ranging from mild Tomatillo to what the server described as “inedible hot.”
Waiting mere moments for plates from the kitchen, a few other diners previously present enjoying their Food, it was with all three plates presented at once that the small table was flooded, first bites of a crispy Tostada with refried Beans and Green Chili impressive in the range of its flavor and downright irresistible to a friend who reminisced of where she had previously experienced the smooth yet spicy taste.
Moving on to two Fry Breads, the word Sopapilla used to describe a plain disc served with Honey, Cinnamon and Confectioner’s Sugar meant to be dressed to taste, the second selection was served folded with the puffy Shell light and virtually oilless around tender house-braised Beef plus bright vegetal flavors , Beans and Cheese.
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