Pedro Hernandez

Very interesting culín space showcasing on of the several aspects of the cuisine from Veracruz state. We tried the wedding meatballs, on of the tamales and the grilled cheese on banana leaves and of course the black beans soup. Everything was delicious. Unfortunately was our last stop before coming back to California. We will come back! Hi

+2

Indrajit Rajtilak

A quirky and rustic place with great food and ambience. Had trouble translating the menu, but the food was excellent. I got the Albondigas which were meatballs in a tangy soup that reminded me of Rasam

Great place for breakfast. Authentic food from a particular region in Mexico. Menu is Spanish only and waiters only speak Spanish. Cafe de ollo is unique and delicious. Be sure to visit the adjoinin…

Great place for breakfast. Authentic food from a particular region in Mexico. Menu is Spanish only and waiters only speak Spanish. Cafe de ollo is unique and delicious. Be sure to visit the adjo…

Great place for breakfast. Authentic food from a particular region in Mexico. Menu is Spanish only and waiters only speak Spanish. cafe de ollo is unique and delicious. Be sure to visit the adjoin…

Great place for breakfast. Authentic food from a particular region in Mexico. Menu is Spanish only and waiters only speak Spanish. Cafe de ollo is unique and delicious. Be sure to visit the adjoin…

This says it best: we were in Mexico City for 9 days, and ate at Maiz de Cacao 5 times. The food is extraordinarily delicious, made with love and care from the purest most flavorful ingredients, fro…

This says it best: we were in Mexico City for 9 days, and ate at Maiz de Cacao 5 times. The food is extraordinarily delicious, made with love and care from the purest most flavorful ingredients, f…

Authentic Mexican food and atmosphere. Dishes and traditional drinks are delicious. Wonderful hand made tortillas with white and blue corn. Friendly staff, a little slow though. Fair prices.

Authentic mexican food and atmosphere. Dishes and traditional drinks are delicious. Wonderful hand made tortillas with white and blue corn. Friendly staff, a little slow though. Fair prices.

Authentic Mexican food and atmosphere. Dishes and traditional drinks are delicious. Wonderful hand made tortillas with white and blue corn. Friendly staff, a little slow though. Fair prices.

Authentic Mexican food and atmosphere. Dishes and traditional drinks are delicious. Wonderful hand made tortillas with white and blue corn. Friendly staff, a little slow though. Fair prices.

Authentic Mexican food and atmosphere. Dishes and traditional drinks are delicious. Wonderful hand made tortillas with white and blue corn. Friendly staff, a little slow though. Fair prices.

Michael Barton

Maíz de Cacao has undeniably great food. The tamales are especially delicious. You'll need to arrive early to make sure you get what you'd like as they do run out of menu items earlier than you'd expect. However, while the food is great, the service is pretty poor. It took 15 minutes from the time we arrived just to order. It was hard to get staff's attention after that. Otherwise this would be a five star review. Indoor and outdoor seating is available. Credit cards are accepted.

+4

Muher Thalayasingam

We wanted to try some tamales while in Mexico City so we stopped by here after reading some of the raving reviews. I ordered the chapulines tamales, pork tamales, and a cacao atole. The chapulines tamale was incredibly tasty, but unfortunately, the pork tamale was very underwhelming. This was a little saddening because the description sounded really good lol. It was my first time trying atole, and I found the flavour to be pretty interesting. I could see myself enjoying this more as a hot stand-alone beverage rather than an accompaniment to a hot meal though. I wouldn't say that the food I had here were too exciting for my personal taste, but still I definitely would recommend the chapuline tamale! The atmosphere was also quite nice even though the service felt a little cold but this was an issue with language more than anything else.

Dane Yamashiro

The restaurant was beautiful. However we were seated in the back and food took a long time to come. The quesadilla didn’t have a lot of cheese. But the chocolate drink was delicious! I liked the bitterness of it. The portions were a bit small as well.

Lily Chin

Came here Sunday noon, there's live music which adds to the vibes & charm. Pretty popular place it seems. Ordered: Costillitas de cerdo Well seasoned, it came with handmade tortillas and seared cheese. Great flavor, good texture, tortillas is ok, not the best Chiltotonik Lovely chicken stuffed pepper sandwich, very spicy but SO good Atole yauitl & chocolate 'cha" both taste good, grainy texture may not be for everyone Tamales Ayotyl & Piques Ayotyl was fine - banana leaf wrapped tamales with dried shrimp and pumpkin Piques was not good - corn husked tamale was was dry like a baguette. Had two bites, did not finish. Both tamales were dry, don't get the tamales here. It's upsetting that tamales on the street back in NYC were better than theirs. Other items were decent. The price for food leans a little more expensive than I would pay for the quality you get.

+3

Emma Kidnie

I really wanted to try tamales in Mexico and found this place close by and highly rated. We got the two chicken tamales and hot chocolate. I would not recommend this place. The tamales were super dry and lacked flavour. I was so excited to have tamales and this place really disappointed.

lina najeeb

Very expensive for the type of food. Not much meat options. Mostly beans and tamales. It tasted fresh but very overpriced and small portions. The waiter mistakenly gave us the wrong order and then when we ordered more she forgot to put the order in. I would go just to try the tamales other than that it’s not worth it.

Dayra Chiu

We were really looking forward to have breakfast here, as the menu and atmosphere seemed quite promising. Unfortunately, our experience fell short of expectations. We ordered two drinks — Atole de maíz and Tascalate — along with Huevos en salsa de chile seco and picaditas. However, we waited over an hour and a half for our food to arrive, and when it finally did, it was cold. The flavors were underwhelming, and to our surprise, the service felt dismissive and unaccommodating throughout. While delays can happen, the lack of courtesy made the wait even more frustrating. Sadly, what began as a promising visit turned into a disappointing experience. I hope this feedback helps improve the service, but based on this visit, I wouldn’t recommend it especially considering the price. I wouldn’t recommend it if you’re hoping for a warm, flavorful meal or a welcoming start to your day.

Alex Qian

Not sure what other people are smoking to give this place a good review, but I would rather starve than be forced to come back here and wait for the poor service and super dry tortillas. You can really taste the handmade aspect, if those were gorilla hands that made them. The tortillas were super thick and dry, with no taste, and honestly were the worst thing about this place. I’ve gotten better service on budget airlines than this place.