[AccessD] Just cannot get this SQL syntax to work

Let me point out that my table has these values for Item

   [MYFIELD] = "ABA"
   [MYFIELD] = "ABERDEEN"

And even a queries such as 

SELECT * 
FROM TblFilterList
WHERE [Item] LIKE '[M*'



--- OR ----

SELECT * 
FROM TblFilterList
WHERE [Item] Like "[M*"


Do not tease out any records.