Never had a bad item there! Love the rice!! Kinda pricey for rice though but so good tamales are yummy too!

Excellent food! Made to order very fresh. Very large servings. Great grocery items as well. Friendly staff!!

Holy grail of tortillas, I could cry, I have been searching for literal years to find a great tortilla like I used to get at another Mexican store downstate, I will be making the hour+ trip as often as I need, to get these tortillas. once you've had them you can't substitute. The tamales are tender and delicious, best I've had since family left state. Bless this family and business.

These might be the best carnitas I have had since leaving California! That is worthy of five stars all on its own. The pork pulled apart into thick strands, it had great texture, some bits of tender fat, some bits of crisped edges. Fantastic stuff. If I wanted to pick nits, I might prefer a smidge more salt and I would have killed for a wedge of lime to squeeze over the whole thing. But the brightness of the salsa rojo did the job nicely of bringing this taco into balance. That salsa had some kick, and was also a delightful compliment to the barbacoa taco, which I suspect was actually barbacoa de cabeza. What a delightful surprise! Rich and meaty, and oh so tender. The tacos might actually suffer from having too much meat in them. I went for three, but two would be more than sufficient. Even one would be a mighty hefty snack. With double corn tortillas, you could even do the clever trick of splitting one taco into two... but then you risk the dreaded tortilla break. While I was looking forward to the lengua, that was the least exciting of them all. The tongue was fattier than I was accustomed to eating, and it was lacking that deep beefy flavor I adore. Had there been some lime, and perhaps a greater helping of onions and cilantro, it would have helped to lighten those bites. But so it goes. Not every taqueria / bakery does everything well. Oh yeah... do not sleep on the chicharon on the counter! Those are sold by the pound. I grabbed three pieces, and they were perfect for snacking on while my tacos were being made. In fact, they may be the reason I wasn't able to get through that third taco. So crisp. So savory. So juicy with fat. So satisfying to chew. Marvelous stuff. Just make sure to limit yourself to what you can eat in the moment, they are best when warm and fresh! All of this in Saginaw? What an unexpected treat! Thank you Yelp for helping me find a respite from my responsibilities that brought me up to this town for the day. I wish I lived closer, but if I'm back in the area, I'm coming back for carnitas and chicharon. No doubt!

Probably the best taco in Saginaw. Fresh made tortillas, awesome fillings. I'd eat there every day if my wife let me!

Food is great!!! Large portions authentic the steak flour tacos are full of flavor the staff is very nice the you to try them out hands down you will not be hungry after you eat from here inside could be updated but you always find the best food at these spots

Amazing tamales, fantastic tacos, and I love the tostadas! More than just what I call "MI Mexican" (which I still love BTW) made of ground beef. My husband and I moved here from AZ and have been looking for something more than ground beef tacos. The food is so good and so is the service. So glad we found this place!!

I'm a first timer to this place, I lived near the Mexican border for most of my life and the food at Maria Elena's is the best Mexican food I've found in this area. Friendly staff, and great food. I can't wait to come back and try the rest of the menu.

Thank you for being here, Maria Elena's Bakery. Killer tacos, and so much more. El Milagro corn chips in the market, local fresh corn tortillas, tamales, chicarron. Yeah, the right place at the right time. Stop on in and order up some tacos al pastor with cilantro and onions. Thank me next time you see me.