"Maria's is what it is. Great people, good food. They care about their community. Gave out free thanksgiving dinners, they truly care about their community. Imagine going into a bar, and then the bartender tells you you're a good person, and it's good to see you.It's a good place full of personable people. Every time i'm there, it feels like home. Give it a chance.It's full of great people.Good food and good drinks. I hope this place is around forever. Bless"

"Prepaid for a cheesesteak small cheesesteak waited twice as long to get it because they forgot my order. On top of that, never processed it with the cook"

"First time was excellent, however second time not so much, putting a couple pieces of pepperoni on an old slice of cheese pizza and barely heating it up is not ok. Food was old, cold and poorly prepared. Service was just as cold as the food this time. And I don't expect to have someone trying to sell me shoes/pants/clothes while I'm trying to get a slice of pizza, I won't be back"

"Chicken parm was great. Lightly breaded, tender chicken. Shrimp scampi had barely any shrimp. And the lack of sauce exposed the overcooked, bland pasta. The Italian sub was severely lacking in meat. Honestly I think Maria's Special Salad had more. Really uneven menu and food quality. Prob won't be back."

"Hey. My name is BigDaveIsFat and I am here to find out which “Greasy Spoon” in Reading, Pa has the best meatball sandwich. First up is Maria’s located on Penn Street. This is one of the oldest spoons in the City of Reading and today I ordered a meatball sub with extra cheese, on a toasted roll with a side of fries. The delivery didn’t take long and my food was hot upon delivery. I opened the fries first and was pleased to see that they had a nice golden texture. I grabbed one and ate it then added some Adobo. I then opened the container holding the sandwich to find one of the most prettiest sandwiches I’ve ever saw. It was toasted to perfection. All of the extra cheese was inside of the sandwich. The mozzarella cheese was neatly placed which gave the roll an opportunity to shine & folks, it did. Please view the video. Each meatball was sliced and placed throughout the entire roll. Believe it not, this separates good from bad when it comes to meatball subs. Many places put the meatballs in whole. So when you bite it, you pull the entire ball out of the sandwich. Having to stuff the meatball back in or act a fool & eat the entire meatball. Leaving a hole in the bread for your next bite. Finally, the amount of sauce on this sandwich could NOT have been better. It was not too much and my sandwich was NOT DRY! I’ve had many & those places are the reason why I hardly ever eat sandwiches that have red sauce, but in this case, I am very happy I did. The ratio between each ingredient used was “Spot On Perfect!” They fries were average at best. The meatball sandwich from Maria’s will be very hard to beat. In fact, I do not think anyone’s will. A perfect 5 out of 5 for this one. They call me BigDaveIsFat & my name says it all. “Get Your Grub On!”"