Mama's On The Half Shell

Penn State Alums BEWARE! I used to love Nachos but now its going bad quick. Now they have lots of hubcap... more

Penn State Alums BEWARE! I used to love Nachos but now its going bad quick. Now they have lots of hubcap options but every one is twice or three t... more

I love, I mean I LOVE Tex-Mex! I've heard so many rave reviews of Nacho Mama's that figured a visit was... more

I love, I mean I LOVE Tex-Mex! I've heard so many rave reviews of Nacho Mama's that figured a visit was long over due. Started off with a margarita... more

After reading these reviews. I can't believe the disparity! Usually whenaI restaurant gets some bad reviews, you can sometimes attribute it to: disgruntled employees or angry vendors; what have you. But in this case I have to think some of the positive reviews are from staff and ownership. THE FOOD IS INEDIBLE. ""Food"" isn't even a word I would use to describe it. I have been there 3 times over the past 4 years. each time has been horrible. I was there last month with my four year old. I ordered for him a plain cheese quesadilla, reasoning that would be closest to a grilled cheese. He took one bite and pushed it away. I tried it myself as a way of showing him it was ok. Yuk. It was like chewing on thin cardboard lined with a giant wad of goo. No matter how much I chewed, that goo refused to be broken down...it just kept reforming into the original pile of goo. It had some kind of superpower of reshaping. Should send that crap to NASA or something. I ordered, I think the soup was called ""roasted corn crab chowder""...something along those lines. hmmm..It looked as if someone heated up some chowder,dumped it in the bowl, reached into the fridge, grabbed a handful of crabmeat (could still see the fist mark were the clump of crabmeat was grabbed), and tossed that refrigerated clump on top of the soup. DE-SGUSTIN. I am not kidding when I say it was lukewarm at best. Also...what a huge freaking waste of crabmeat. service was brief and unexceptional. The menu is just a mess. I don't know if they promote themselves as ""Mexican Cuisine"" I sure hope not...nothing to do with mexican cuisine. Save yourself from choking...go to tacobell and pretend. Pros: none that I can think of Cons: just horrible food more

Go for the booze and the decor. Have a little fun. Get the nachos in a hub cap and relax. It's fun! It's Baltimore, Hon! Pros: Elvis Cons: Parking more

We ordered spinach and mushroom quesadillas on a Saturday afternoon – they were awful, huge clumps of frozen spinach, sour mushrooms, burnt tortillas. I would highly recommend staying away from the food, and just consider this a bar… Pros: Cool bar ambiance Cons: Food will make you ill more

This place has gone way downhill. I used to like the food here, but the last time I was there the food was awful. An enchilada should not have BBQ sauce in it and it should have some cheese. more

Nacho mamas has the best Mexican food in Baltimore. Their nawlins shrimp rocks and meg deleware dave and the rest of the staff rock! Sorry if you got bounced cuz you are a foreigner. Proper ID required for drinks not food! Love nachos and mamas on the half shell more

I have never eaten at Nacho Mamas because I was treated horribly as soon as I walked through the door. The ""hostess"" would not seat us unless our entire party was there. There were 4 of us there and were waiting for 2 people. We were EXTREMELY rudely told if anyone came late they would not be served. One of my friends with me already did not want to go there due to his past negative experience with the staff. We will never try to deal with this establishment again and warn everyone to do the same. Cons: Absolutely NO Customer Service more

Its been my favorite place for YEARS.... Meghann's margariti hubcap puts a silly grin on my face. My husband couldn't survive without the Nawlins Shrimp - which I can't recreate at home. The kids love the cheese quesidilla but take off those tomato's. Journey at 10pm Pros: The food is great and the wait staff is wonderful Cons: crowds but worth it more

I have no idea if the food is good, my girlfriend and I didn't have time to taste it since we got kicked out of the place before even ordering, the reason: foreigner ID aren't acceptable !!!\r The waitress and the manager were rude and stupid, I am sure we didn't miss anything. Discrimination is served everyday... Pros: nothing Cons: evrything more

this restaurant has a very rude and uptight staff. this is baltimore! we are a genial, hospitable people. food is overpriced and frankly this place IS NOT worth the wait, price, or enduring the wait staff's and manager's sour dispositions. Pros: Nothing good to say about this place. Cons: Horrible service!!! more

To make a long story short: waitress was in a really bad mood and started being incredibly rude when we arrived, a party of 8 for the 30th birthday of a friend. We were too of a good mood to pay attention to her behavior until she asked for IDs that we presented to her: some of us had foreigner IDs or even passports, all being official and indicating we were over 21 (we were there for a 30th birthday for God?s sake!) She refused to serve us! We tried to talk to her, it didn?t work. It was clear she just didn?t want to serve us?A friend finally lost it with her and the manger showed up. Without trying to figure out what happened, she took the side of the rude waitress ?and kicked us out! \r Conclusion: we drove across town for nothing. So, if you?re a foreigner, know foreigners, like foreigners, took French in High School, like Czech recipes: DO NOT GO THERE.\r \r Cons: a ton, SO BAD SERVICE more

i have been to nacho mama's countless times, and always enjoy it, mostly due to the hubcap margarita and quesdaillas that are always delicious, no matter which of the combinations you choose (FYI, the shrimp and black bean is the best choice). just do not get the fish taco. i decided to venture off of my normal quesadilla trail, and was thoroughly disappointed. the tuna was fishy and overcooked. however, i recommend nacho mama's to anyone who can appreciate some good food at a cheap price. Pros: quesadillas, hubcap margaritas Cons: parking more

I've eaten at this place or got delivery once a week for the past ten years and the quesadillas are always the best! I wish they would bring back the blue cheese steak! FYI there usually a long wait on the weekends but you can get the same food delivered to your house. Pros: always good food, good service Cons: parking more

This place was far from authentic and not even good for imitation suburban Mexican food. Overpriced for the salty yet bland and ""is that a quesadilla?"" quality of the food, Nacho Mama's is probably a step down from the frozen stuff at Safeway. The fish taco came in a cardboard tortilla, the quesadilla was saltier than the forehead of the guy who made it, and a burrito for $14 is just plain shameful. Nachos were OK because you can't mess up nachos. I appreciated the Mexican imported beers, and the waitress was nice and smiley, even when she was ignoring us. more

Let me be be specific... this review is only about their wings... which used to be the best around. However, in the past couple of months, they went from great to inedible. The last 3 times I ordered them, they were so over cooked, they were dry, brittle and tasted horrible. In fact, I had to throw them away. I kept thinking it was a fluke... no such luck. They are off my list for good! more

Ok who ever wrote that last review does not get out much? Nacho Mama's is average at best. It's like a cheesy Mexican diner w/ a less than average wait staff. They have three types of beer on tap, that's it. And the wine list is bottom shelf offering a selection of wines that would cost you less than $10 dollars per bottle at the liquor store. The place just feels dirty and is so not impressive. However, what Mama's has going for them is that they are open late and located on the Square. It is a nice pit stop for a late night bite to eat after too much fun and drinking at the local bars. more

Okay, seriously, the place looks very scary, but the food speaks for itself! For those of you who are penny pinchers you'll be quite happy with the large portions and reasonable prices! I will say, the wait can be very long at times. I think the longest I've waited is 2 hours, but I've honestly never ordered anything I haven't enjoyed. The crab dip is incredible! The crab nachos rock! And believe it or not, the meat loaf and smashed potatoes are the best I've ever had! Note: if you order an entree that lists the dish comes with vegetables, you'll automatically recieve snow peas. I'm not such a big fan of snow peas, but broccoli is available and it's delicious! You'll just need to ask for it! So my advice is get there prior to the dinner rush (before 6) in order to avoid parking issues and a long wait for a table, request broccoli vs. snow peas and get the crab dip as a starter! Pros: Awesome food, great prices, good service Cons: Parking and waiting time more