Mama Lo Hizo

Reviews

• Andrew B.

  star star star star star_border 26 June 2026

  Mama Lo Hizo has become my go-to food stand to eat at when I visit Findlay Market. It's odd because I just went off on my last review of Chipotle that I'm just not overall a fan of this type of food. Something about the way they make it here, the freshness of it, makes me enjoy it.
  
  On this latest visit I ordered a burrito with steak, white rice, hot salsa, and cheese. I also had an order of their chips and queso.
  
  Again, all the ingredients they use are so fresh. The steak is tender and flavored very nicely, the rice is..well rice, not a fan of rice usually but within a burrito I don't mind it. There's definitely is made in a way that supports the other flavors of the burrito and does nothing to mute them. The hot salsa is sooo fresh, with big chunks of tomato and onion..and the hot version provides a nice kick. The cheese has a great flavor to it too..it's very light and..fluffy? Ha..I don't know..it just tastes good. All these flavors combined make for a very tasty burrito.
  
  Their chips and queso are excellent. They give you a decent amount of both..and the cheese combinations they use in their queso really tastes great. I would say the queso is good enough to order even if I'm not in the mood for a burrito.
  
  The staff is always friendly and very helpful in making suggestions on what kind of flavor combinations to choose.
  
  Also, Mama Lo Hizo is probably one of the most affordable food stands at Findlay Market. The portions are huge and you more than get your moneys worth.
  
  In comparison, my last Chipotle order was very similar to this one and it cost me almost $13. Here the burrito was a lot bigger and made with much fresher ingredients. The queso here was, no joke, 2-3 bigger than what they give you at Chipotle, and there really is no comparison in quality, this place blows Chipotle's queso out of the water. For everything I got here it cost me around $12..including adding a drink, whereas I didn't even get a drink at Chipotle. The value here is pretty clear.
  
  If you're a fan of this type of food I would say to definitely give this place a shot. Even if you're not a fan, like me, I'd still say give it a shot. The food is really really good.

• Jonathan E.

  star star star star star_border 23 June 2026

  Really good breakfast burritos!  Be careful, I think the green sauce is actually the hot stuff...  :-o

• Joel B.

  star star star star star_border 11 June 2026

  I expected a much different experience from this place when I decided to check it out for lunch. I thought it would be more of an authentic taqueria spot, where as it's really closer to a Chipotle place. Basic choices are the same, switching out the melted queso at Mama Lo's for the guacamole that Chipotle has, I'll let you decide if that's a worthy change. It's very good at that though!
  
  The staff was awesome, served us even though they had been shutting down and cleaning up, had only one serving of chicken left, but they loaded us with steak to compensate. The rice, salsas, beans, were all good, but the cabbage they had was awesome. I've not seen that at a taco place, and really enjoyed the unique flavor it gave.
  
  My one complaint? They limit you to two items if you buy a salad - they give you a lot of each of those items, but if I wanted say pico and corn salsa, I then couldn't also get cabbage. Burritos and bowls get 4 each, which is enough to keep your servings from overflowing, and reasonable. If they changed that rule it's an easy 5, because the food here is great and the value is on point - provided you go in expecting a local Chipotle.

• Mizie M.

  star star star star star_border 31 May 2026

  This is one of the food stands in Findely Market. It was my first time visit and it was a very tasty and memorable one!
  
  I got the locals' favorite, Fish Tacos in the traditional style which is salted and peppered Tilapia, a green sour cream sauce, and cole slaw. You can add other toppings like pico de gallo and corn salsa.
  
  For my taste it was a bit too salty, but the guy grabbed fish from the bottom of their batch because they top the fish with onions which I can't have. So he was super nice about that, but I must've gotten the extra sauced fish.
  
  Over all, I'd def. go again, but I wouldn't get the Lemon Chill again. It tastes like concentrated lemon juice from a box and iced with tap water.

• Adam E.

  star star star star star 31 May 2026

  Great place to grab a quick bite. I HIGHLY recommend the fish tacos! Have been many times and have yet to disappoint me.