Maria's Lounge & Restaurant

"I come in to get some pizza I’m standing there for like 5 minutes than your local remarkable crack head walks in they come to the counter and totally ignore me and clearly they seen me standing here before crack head walks in and of course to buy stolen stuff from him while I stand here not being waited on I promise I will do what I need to do to get this roach infested place shut down this place alone is why Penn street will always be crack central it needs to be shut down period !!! I will fight till the day I die to get this crack hole shut down"

"They should change the foam trays for heat-resistant ones, they were completely melted and stuck to the food and that is bad for your health."

"Ordered online and the attempt at bruschetta was abysmal. Got sent a box with 4 pieces of bread and a cup of olive oil/balsamic. Waste of money. Pizza was okay, definitely not the best in the area"

"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!”"