Good Eats: Mama Iguana's

(If you want to hear about our food adventure at Jacob Wirth, read Brig’s insightful post.)


Mama Iguana’s – what a great name. I wonder if she’s a real woman. This Mama Iguana was located across from the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, MA. It’s a pretty good location considering the only other eateries immediately within the vicinity are Max’s Tavern (a sports bar) and Subway. We debated for about a second between Max and Mama and the lady won out.

As you may have guessed, Mama Iguana’s is a Mexican restaurant. A pricey Mexican restaurant. I get that Taco Bell isn’t realistic but even a place like Margarita’s has “genuine” Mexican food while still offering reasonable prices. Mama advertised a burrito at $15, 2 chimichangas for $13, and 3 tacos for $14. Those aren’t hellacious but they’re not exactly comfortable.

And speaking of not being comfortable, when we walked up and tried to enter we found the door to be locked. Somebody then told us that the dining room was closed and only the patio was open. Maybe that would have been nice if we weren’t still in the midst of 90 plus degree, humid weather. And if there weren’t these little annoying flies around because of how close we were to the water.

The food wasn’t bad but no one was in love with it. My burrito was a good size but it was served more like an enchilada with melted cheese and marinara sauce on the outside making it impossible to eat with my hands. And that’s the best part of eating Mexican; tacos, burritos, hell I even eat quesadillas with my hands. But not at Mama’s.