Doña Maria
James Beard Award Semi Finalist
Our verdict
Doña Maria is a 2025 James Beard Award semifinalist for Best Chef: Texas in Irving, TX.
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- Address
- Irving, United States
- Directions
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The menu
What to order
- Tres Golpes (Three Hitters) Dominican breakfast plate
- Empanadas (Empanadas Tuesday $1 dine-in)
- Mangu with salami, cheese, and eggs
- Pollo guisado (stewed chicken)
- Pernil (roast pork)
Doña Maria is a 2025 James Beard Award semifinalist for Best Chef: Texas in Irving, TX.
Recognition history
Dated appearances from independent guides and award organizations, with the underlying list record or original source where available.
James Beard Award Semi Finalist
James Beard Award
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Details
- Cozy
- Lively
- Classic
- Family
- Casual Hangout
- Group Dining
- Solo
- Celebration
- After Work
- Standalone
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- Juice Drinks
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Colorful, homey space decorated to evoke the Dominican Republic, with a welcoming family-run feel, lively Dominican music, and a casual, neighborhood-restaurant atmosphere that many guests describe as a comforting low-profile address.