MAIZ Mexican Cantina Menu – Ypsilanti, MI

Type : Mexican restaurant

Location : Ypsilanti, MI

From-scratch Mexican classics, including fajitas & enchiladas, at a casual eatery with a full bar. Based on 3 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.5 stars. Price $$

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No delivery

MAIZ Mexican Cantina 48198

Address:
36 E Cross St, Ypsilanti, MI 48198

Phone: (734) 340-6010

Website:

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Hours

Monday

(Labor Day)
Closed

Holiday hours
Tuesday 11 AM–12 AM
Wednesday 11 AM–12 AM
Thursday 11 AM–12 AM
Friday 11 AM–12 AM
Saturday 11 AM–12 AM
Sunday 11:30 AM–9 PM

Menu

Menu
Baked Avocados
Our bestseller! Ripe Avocados stuffed with pico de gallo, muenster cheese, and bread crumbs. Roasted in the oven and topped with cilantro aioli and fresh cilantro
$10.99
Amaízing Nachos
Crisp house made tortilla chips piled high and loaded with black beans, muenster cheese, pico de gallo, smoked corn, and cilantro
$10.99
Sweet Potato Cakes
Amaizing vegetarian favorite. Three grilled cakes made with sweet potato, black beans, smoked corn and cilantro. Topped with cilantro aioli and fresh cilantro
$8.99
Queso Fundido
The perfect start to your meal! A sizzling platter layered with refried beans, house made chorizo, and a generous portion of muenster cheese. Topped with fresh pico de gallo and your choice of tortillas
$9.99
Ultimate Queso Fundido
A larger portion of our popular Queso Fundido with layers of refried beans, house made chorizo, diced peppers, onions, and jalapenos. Topped with pico de gallo. Served with choice tortilla
$12.99
Mini Carnitas Tostadas
Three crispy tostadas topped with our famous carnitas pork, queso fresco, cilantro and pickled onion
$8.99
Mini Avocado Tostadas
Three crispy tostadas topped with chunks of avocado, smoked corn, black bean, pico de gallo, queso fresco and cilantro
$9.99
Mini Tinga Tostadas
Three crispy tostadas topped with our tinga spiced shredded chicken, queso fresco, diced onion, and fresh cilantro
$8.99
Mini Tostadas De Papas
Three crispy tostadas topped with our famous house made potato hash, quest fresco, fresh cilantro and chipotle cream.
$8.99
Mini Tostadas Sampler
One of each of Carnitas, Potato, and Tinga.
$8.99
Guacamole
Made fresh all day with ripe avocado, tomato, onion, jalapeno, cilantro and lime
$6.49
Black And White Dip
A bowl with our house made black beans baked in the oven with a layer of melted muenster, topped with pico de gallo and fresh cilantro
$6.99
House Salad
Romaine-Iceberg blend. house pickled onions. smoked corn. and queso fresco
$3.99
Taco Salad
Finely chopped Romaine-Iceberg blend, choice of seasoned ground beef, grilled chicken breast, or shredded tinga chicken, topped with black bean and corn salsa, muenster cheese, pico de gallo, chipotle cream, and sour cream, and cilantro. Served in a crisp fried flour tortilla bowl
$10.99
Mango Chicken Salad
Baby greens mix topped with smoked corn, tomato, mango salsa, grilled pineapple with Grilled chicken.
$10.99
Mango Tilapia Salad
Baby greens mix topped with smoked corn, tomato, mango salsa, grilled pineapple with blackened tilapia.
$11.99
Baja Cobb
Baby greens mix topped with grilled marinated chicken, bacon, avacado, queso fresco, boiled egg, tomato, cucumber, red onion and cilantro
$12.99
Grilled Shrimp Salad
Skewer of honey lime marinated grilled jumbo shrimp, on a bed of mixed baby greens, red onion, sliced avocado, black bean, grilled corn, and lime. Recommended with Cilantro Honey Lime dressing
$11.99
Fiesta Chipotle Salmon Salad
Spring mix topped with a fresh filet of salmon topped with housemade chipotle and broiled, sliced avocado, veggie quinoa mix, mango salsa, and cilantro
$13.99
Fajita Chicken Salad
Romaine-Iceberg blend topped with grilled peppers and onions, radish, avocado, pico de Gallo, queso fresco and fajita gilled chicken.
$13.99
Fajita Steak Salad
Romaine-Iceberg blend topped with grilled peppers and onions, radish, avocado, pico de Gallo, queso fresco and fajita gilled steak.
$14.99
Pozole
A traditional Mexican soup made with chilies and chicken broth, hominy, and chicken
$3.99
Pozole Entree
Our house made pozole served in a large bowl, with tostada crisps, diced onion, radish, lettuce, lime, and oregano
$7.99
Our Award Winning Carnitas Tacos
Delicious pork braised in house with oranges, onion, beer, and tequila then shredded and topped with onion, cilantro and grilled pineapple
$10.99
American Style Tacos
Ground beef or seasoned grilled diced chicken, topped with muenster cheese, lettuce, tomatoes
$10.99
Tacos De Papas
Our savory house made roasted vegetarian hash with Yukon potatoes, peppers, onions, tomato and zucchini. Topped with muenster cheese, lettuce, tomato, and chipotle cream
$8.99
Spicy! Chicken Fresco Tacos
Grilled diced seasoned chicken, topped with spicy house made slaw, mango salsa, fresh cilantro and a drizzle of habenero-garlic sauce and crema. This one’s hot!
$10.99
Carne Asada Tacos
Marinated tender steak topped with onion, cilantro, and salsa verde on the side. A real authentic treat!
$11.99
Fish Tacos
Flaky cod battered in Dos XX’s beer batter to order. Topped with our fresh mango salsa, spicy slaw and chipotle cream
$11.99
Our Award Winning Fried Avocado Tacos
You’ve never had anything like this! Slices of avocado dusted in corn meal, flour, and sesame seeds, then pan-fried. Topped with tangy slaw, cilantro aioli, fresh cilantro, and spicy seasoning
$10.99
Tinga Chicken Taco
Our Chipotle spiced shredded chicken, topped with diced onion, queso fresco, fresh cilantro and creama
$9.99
Spicy Barbacoa Taco
House made shredded beef with a tangy spice, topped with grilled pineapple, cilantro and a mix of diced onion, peppers, and jalapeños
$11.99
Fried Cauliflower Taco
Fried Cauliflower topped with julienne radish, chipotle honey, cilantro and lime
$9.99
Mixed Meal Combo
choice of any three of Maiz’s famous tacos, with rice and beans. Premium sides including Street Corn, Spicy Slaw, or Quinoa salad $0.50 per side.
$11.99
A La Carta
Tamales, Taco, Enchilada
$3.00
Refried Beans $1.99
Black Beans
Vegetarian
$1.99
Rice
Vegetarian
$1.99
Street Corn
Premium Side
$2.29
Spicy Slaw
Premium Side
$2.29
Quinoa Mix
Premium Side
$2.29
Enchilada Meal
Includes three of the same enchiladas, rice and refried beans. Choose your Style – 1. Rojas: Traditional red sauce made with fresh fire roasted tomatoes with a hint of spice. Topped with lettuce. tomato. and cilantro. 2. Verde: House specialty traditional green sauce made by boiling fresh tomatillos. jalapenos and lime. Topped with tomato. queso fresco. crema and cilantro. Choose your type, pick one – Cheese and Onion, Black Bean and Smoked Corn, Spinach and Mushroom, Camitas Pork, Ground Beef, Barbacoa Beef, Potato Zucchini Hash, Tinga Chicken. Premium sides including Street Corn, Spicy Slaw, or Quinoa salad $0.50 per side.
$11.99
Mixed Enchilada Plate
Choose any three proteins from the seven listed above, rojas or verde sauce, with rice and beans. Premium sides including Street Corn, Spicy Slaw, or Quinoa salad $0.50 per side.
$12.99
Crema (Sour Cream) $1.00
Side Guacamole $2.50
Sliced Avocado $2.50
Rice $1.99
Street Corn $2.29
Tortillas $1.00
Pico De Gallo $1.50
Lettuce, Tomato, Or Onion $0.75
Chips And Salsa Togo $2.50
Beans (Black Or Refried) $1.99
Spicy Slaw $2.29
Cilantro Aioli $1.00
Mango Salsa $2.50
Chipotle Cream $1.00
Shrimp (4) $5.99
Double Protein
does not apply to Steak or Seafood
$4.00
Rojas Or Verde Salsa $0.75
Shredded Queso (Muenster Or Fresco) $1.00
Side Of Potato Hash $2.99
Grilled Chicken Breast $3.99
Bacon $2.00
Apple Sauce $1.50
Cheese Quesadilla $5.99
Bean And Cheese Quesadilla $5.99
Two Tacos
with beef or chicken topped with cheese
$5.99
Arroz Con Pollo
chicken with rice
$5.99
Chicken Fingers $5.99
Kid’s Scoop Of Ice Cream $1.00
Amaizing Burritos
Fresh flour tortilla stuffed with rice and cheese and topped with lettuce and tomato. Build your own giant burrito plus your additional preferences: Choose your filling: Chicken, Pork, Beef, Potato-zucchini hash, Barbacoa Beef, Spinach and Mushroom (substitute steak or shrimp add $3); Choose your beans Black or Refried; Choose your sauce inside, Rojas, Verde, or Mama’s hot sauce; Make it a wet burrito: Covered in muenster cheese and rojas sauce, baked in the oven and topped with lettuce, tomato and sour cream
$9.99
California Club Burrito
Black Beans. rice. cheese. grilled chicken. bacon. diced onion. covered in cheese and rojas sauce and baked in the oven. Topped with lettuce. tomato. crema. and sLiced avocado
$13.99
Spicy! Steak Fajita Burrito
Marinated tender steak. refried beans. rice. cheese. grilled peppers and onions. spicy mama’s sauce. covered in cheese and verde sauce and baked in the oven. Topped wrth lettuce. tomato. crema and guacamole
$13.99
Big Barbacoa
refried beans, rice, cheese, diced grilled peppers, onions, and jalapenos, shredded beef barbacoa, and potato hash. Covered in cheese and rojas sauce and baked in the oven. Topped with lettuce, tomato, crema, and sliced avocado
$13.99
Ultimate Veggie Burrito
Black beans, rice, cheese, potato-zuchinni hash, sauteed spinach, roasted mushrooms, and corn, covered in cheese, rojas sauce and baked in the oven. Topped with lettuce, tomato, crema, and sliced avocado
$13.99
Classic Grande Quesadilla
A huge fresh flour tortilla stuffed with grilled peppers and onions, a generous amount of muenster cheese, ripe avocado and topped with our famous cilantro aioli and fresh cilantro. Served with pico de Gallo. Choose our famous carnitas pork, seasoned ground beef, or tinga spiced shredded chicken
$10.99
Plain Cheese
No peppers, onions, or avocados
$7.99
Vegetarian
Choose from our house made black bean and smoked corn salsa, potato hash, or spinach and roasted mushroom. The black bean corn is a huge favorite
$9.99
Plain Cheese And Protein
Just a crisp flour tortilla with cheese, and your choice of ground beef, Tinga chicken, grilled chicken, carnitas pork.
$9.99
Steak Quesadilla
Crisp flour tortilla filled with muenster cheese, fajita veggies, sliced avocado, carne asada steak and topped with cilantro aioli, fresh cilantro, and pico de Gallo.
$13.99
Shrimp Quesadilla
Crisp flour tortilla filled with muenster cheese, fajita veggies, sliced avocado, spiced grilled shrimp and topped with cilantro aioli, fresh cilantro, and pico de Gallo.
$14.99
Chicken Club Quesadilla
Crisp flour tortilla filled with muenster cheese, fajita veggies, sliced avocado, grilled chicken, bacon and topped with chipotle cream, fresh cilantro, and pico de Gallo.
$13.99
Vegetarian Fajitas For One $14.49
Chicken Fajitas For One $14.99
Hawaiian Fajitas For One $15.99
Steak Fajitas For One $16.99
Shrimp Fajitas For One $16.99
Mixed Fajitas For One
Includes Chicken, Steak, and Shrimp
$16.99
Vegetarian Fajitas For Two $21.99
Chicken Fajitas For Two $23.99
Hawaiian Fajitas For Two $24.99
Steak Fajitas For Two $26.99
Shrimp Fajitas For Two $26.99
Mixed Fajitas For Two
Includes Chicken, Steak, and Shrimp
$26.99
Flautas
Five fried rolled tacos stuffed with your choice of one filling, potato-zucchini hash. chicken. pork or beef. Topped with shredded lettuce. salsa verde. crema. queso fresco. smoked com. tomato and cilantro
$11.99
Chimichanga
Giant stuffed burrito deep-fried. with pinto beans and rice. muenster cheese. choice of – potato-zucchini hash. chicken. pork or ground beef. Topped with shredded lettuce. diced tomatoes. crema. and spicy salsa verde
$10.99
Tamales
Three house made tamales served in the husk with our famous rojas sauce. Served with rice and beans. Ask your server for the daily tamale choices
$10.99
Tostadas
Two crispy tortillas topped with black beans. muenster cheese. lettuce. tomato. cilantro. and crema. Served with rice
$8.99
Chile Rellenos
Our house specialty! Smoked poblano pepper stuffed with cheese and your preferences, dipped in egg white and dusted in flour and pan fried. Filling choices: chicken, camitas pork, beef, potato-zuchinni hash
$9.99
Pollo Milanesa
Tender file! of chicken breast pounded thin and hand coated in seasoned breadcrumbs then pan fried and topped with pico de gallo, cucumber and radish
$12.99
El Gordo Bastardo
Our chimichanga taken to the extreme. Choose your chimichanga (pork, chicken, beef or potato zucchini hash), then we add a heap of our house made chorizo sausage, grilled peppers and onions, and top it with melted muenster cheese. Finally we top it all off with spicy salsa verde, lettuce, tomato, and crema
$13.99
Puerco A La Diabla
Our Carnitas pork sautéed and simmered in a spicy sauce with chipotle peppers, tomatoes, onions and garlic. Served with rice, beans, and guacamole salad. Can be cooked to order for spiciness
$13.99
Camarones A La Diabla
Shrimp sautéed and simmered in a spicy sauce with chipotle peppers, tomatoes, onions and garlic. Served with rice, beans. and guacamole salad. Can be cooked to order for spiciness
$15.99
Gringo Steak
A grilled 10 oz. Hanger Tender Steak (aka the butcher’s cut known for its tenderness) topped with a sauté of onions, roasted mushrooms and red wine reduction. Served with spicy slaw, and street corn
$15.99
Spicy Pan Seared Tilapia
Pan seared tilapia coated in a spicy blackening seasoning topped with fresh mango salsa and cool cilantro aioli. Served with rice, beans and guacamole salad
$12.99
Surf And Turf
A grilled 10 oz hanger steak rubbed with Mexican spices, topped with a seared jumbo shrimp skewer marinated with honey and lime. Served with your choice of two sides
$17.99
Chipotle Broiled Salmon
A flaky Norwegian Salmon filet topped with out housemade chipotle sauce and broiled in the oven. Served on a bed of spring mix with sliced avocado on top, pico de gallo, black beans and rice
$13.99
Honey Lime Shrimp Skewers
Skewers of shrimp seared on the grill with honey, lime and cilantro. Served over a bed of rice, with pico de gallo, spring mix and sliced avocado
$14.99
Housemade Flan $5.99
Fried Oreos
Served with vanilla ice cream
$5.99
Fried Ice Cream Sundae
Honey, Chocolate, or Caramel
$5.99
Scoop Of Vanilla
with choice of Honey, Chocolate, or Caramel and whipped cream
$3.99
DRINKS FROM THE CANTINA
HOUSE ORIGINAL
Tequila, TripleSec, House Mix. Lime (on the rocks or frozen) or Strawberry (frozen only)
$6.00
CORONARITA
A Grande House Margarita with Coronita on top.
$13.00
CHERI’S ORGANIC PRICKLY PEAR
Tequila, Triple Sec, housemade mix and Cheri’s organic prickly pear juice.
$7.50
MELON MARGARITA
Tequila & Midori, housemade mix.
$7.50
RASPBERYY-PINA MARGARITA
Tequila, Triple Sec, pineapple juice and fresh raspberry puree with our housemade margarita mix.
$7.50
PRESIDENTE
1800 Reposado, Patron Citronge, housemade margarita mix and Brandy floater.
$8.00
ULTIMATE
Olmeca Altos Reposado 100% stone ground tequila, Grand Marnier, housemade margarita mix
$8.00
PATRONARITA
Patron Silver, Patron Citronge, housemade margarita mix
$8.50
AVION ESPECIAL MARGARITA
Avion Silver, Grand Marnier, housemade margarita mix
$9.00
CHILE GINGER ORANGE
Altos, Ancho Reyes chile liquer, house made ginger syrup, and fresh squeezed orange and lime juice, housemade margarita mix
$8.50
GRAPEFRUIT MARGARITA
Avion Silver tequila, New Holland Clockwork Orange, fresh squeezed grapefruit juice and fresh squeezed lime juice.
$8.50

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Order and Reservations

Reservations: maizmexican.com

Reviews

Lisa Madden
Charming restaurant! It was busy for a Thursday so we sat at the bar. The margaritas were delicious-lots of fun options! We ordered the tacos: it was awesome we could pick the 3 we wanted. Prices were very reasonable, too! I’ll definitely come back if I’m in the area.

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Prashanth Viswa
One of my favorite taco places. They have great apps as well but usually get the tacos here, especially on Taco Tuesdays. As a vegetarian, I’d say the avocado and cauliflower are the best, followed by the papas/potatoes. Friends like the chicken tinga and fish tacos as well. The happy hour and specials are awesome everyday. El president margaritas are strong!

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Barbara Englebert
Delicious food and very creative menu in a nice setting. I highly recommend. I had a combo of enchiladas and they were very tasty.

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Michelle Alexander
The food was great! It was packed and loud. Our wait time for a table for two was 45 minutes, so call ahead.

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Lori Smith
The food was wonderful! The service was mostly quite good, but we had to request extra napkins and drinks refills that I thought should have been offered automatically. The place is nicely decorated and cheerful, but the ladies’ room had a raised threshold that I stumbled on as I was entering. There were no warning signs or markings on the threshold to alert clumsy folks like myself to beware. Despite the minor issues, I will definitely eat there again. The food really is exceptionally tasty.

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K Fischer
Been going to Maiz since 2018. They have the best tortilla chips I’ve ever had, light and crispy, just the right amount of salt. Also the tastiest street corn. Happy hour (9p-close) has become a weekly event; can’t beat half-price grande margs (12+ flavors), 25-oz drafts (always a sour on tap), and appetizers. The bartenders are attentive and awesome, the place is bustling and fun, and the staff and managers are friendly and good at what they do. We often see staff hanging out at the bar on their nights off, because they like being there; that says a lot about the place!

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Steve Bracciano
Good food! Nice location downtown. Chips and salsa were also delicious.

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Edward Jay
I’m going to make it a tradition – I’m coming here with my family every time my kid graduates from University of Michigan. Mediocre service but solid classic offerings. Come for the graduation but stay for the chips and salsa.

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Samantha Mota
I visited Ypsi for the weekend, and this is one of the only places that stay open late. Im from California, so I often eat Mexican food, but this was hands down some of the best mexican food I’ve had. Everyone loved their meals. Thank you.

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Bethany Westrick
The wait wasn’t too bad, but there was still quite a wait for a weeknight. Check in online before you go. The guacamole was super creamy. The queso fundido was delicious. The thing I enjoyed the most were the chips, they were the thinnest, crispiest little dippers, absolutely delightful. The street corn was unremarkable, not worth the 2.99 in my opinion. The flautas were fine, but not unique or particularly well made. The toppings and presentation of the flautas made them attractive.

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