Mami’s Authentic

Good eats. Better than Panchero’s and the likes. Enchildas are just like Rudy’s Tacos from the QCA. Not La Regia, but on the other end of the nom nom spectrum. Word to the wise, if ordering directly off Unilocal with Eat24, know that you will be paying a dollar extra for your order. Even for takeout. It’s best to call in an order for delivery/​carry out.

I have gotten sick twice from eating here, both times I got chicken tacos. Unfortunately the taste is decent but I won’t be going back after it made me sick.

Very good food. As it was my first-​time ordering from here, I would have liked to have known I needed to specify toppings for my tacos, or they came plain. I was also a little disappointed that my salsa was forgotten, so my order of chips and salsa, was just chips. However food was here faster then expected, delivery driver went above and beyond to find me, in the rain, and food was delicious just the same. Would definitely recommend and order from them again.

Great place with fair prices. Quick, friendly, and DELICIOUS! Not to mention they deliver. Would prefer mamis over chipotle and pancheros any day!

Good food, the only thing is that I do not like their salsa. It’s not like your typical authentic fresh salsa. This disappoints me because I live for chips and salsa.
Bonus is that they do deliver! Clear out to Windsor Ridge, Scott Blvd, American Legion Rd area.

man, they have great food. they cook that steak up when you order it and all their ingredients taste fresher than panch or chipotle. also I hear their working on a fresh-​pressed tortilla recipe and once they get that panch will have nothing on them

Ehh. Probably best way to describe this place. Went there for lunch with a friend and got beef and chicken tacos with a side of rice.
They had a good amount of toppings to add, which gave them the potential to be really good. Buuuut…
Everything was cold. When you’re ordering your food you notice that the meat has been pre made and is just sitting out in front of you. Even the side of rice was room temp at best.
Another thing that sucked were the drinks. They have 1.50 fountain pop listed on their menu, which is an average price for a fountain drink so whatever. I guess they must not have it installed or something, because I ordered a drink and received a warm can of dr pepper.
The food itself tasted ok, aside from the temperature thing. But then you factor in the price. Holy crap were their tacos over priced. 2.50 for a cold beef taco? I can go to La Michoacana and get $ 1 beef tacos, all day, every day. Speaking of which, if you want the best Mexican food in Iowa city, try that, because this place puts up a pretty bad attempt.

Whoa this is my kind of place! Small nice quick stop type if place with only a counter to eat at. Set up is so similar to the fast casual Mexican food trend we see in other restaurants.
I tried three hard shell tacos in steak, ground beef, and chicken. They were so delicious I liked the flavor a lot of each meat. The toppings were fresh and the hot sauce was a perfect finish to these delicious tacos.
Definitely one of my new favs in Iowa City, this is a must try.

The prices are better than pancheros and chipotle and the food is better. I’m so happy this place opened!

I absolutely love Mamis! First of all its open late and the workers are always super friendly. They sometimes have a DJ late night which really adds to the atmosphere. As far as the food goes, it does not get any better. The enchiladas are made to order, the carnitas are to die for and the chips and salsa are best in town. I always make sure to have a jar of Mamis salsa at home. Do yourself a favor and check out Mamis!

Not only are their burritos delicious and reasonably priced, but the first time I went there I had the privilege of watching a Tupac music video on their TV, featuring two girls getting it on. Priceless.

Got some tacos, was disappointed. Lots of meat for the price, but everything was cold and mushy by the time I got back to work. Was pretty bland as well. Might give it another try since I’ve heard good things from several people, but I suspect most of those people were drunk when they came here.