El Tamalero — Restaurant in Aurora

Let me start by saying that being Mexican, I’ve head great tamales. I bought one of each first and tried them in the car before committing. These tamales were the closest I’ve found so far to authentic Mexican tamales. Starting with the size. You’re good with 2. The filling is generous and very tasty. red and pork tamales spice was on point. Mom like rajas although it was literally one pepper in the middle of the tamal (I suggest cutting them so it’s uniform) the green with chicken (usually my favorite) were ok. The masa is good. Not too thick, not too lard-y (shinny masa), could be a tad fluffier just need to mix a bit more. Price a bit in the higher side at $22 a dz but it’s a business and they’re good in size. The ONLY thing is that they’re not fully cooked. Maybe because it was the holiday season and they were rushed. I bought them while they were still hot, cooked them for another hour on low and they came out good. The staff was friendly the establishment left little to the imagination. It’s a pick up your tamales and go type of place. I’ll go back in hopes the quality...

The tamales were absolutely delicious, a solid 10/10. However, the only issue I encountered was that it was 12 pm, and they were completely out of tamales. Come on, do better! Fortunately, they managed to get some from a special order they had made extra.

When I arrived, the lady took my order but wrote it down incorrectly. As a result, I ended up leaving without a dozen tamales I needed. To add on, when she answered the phone the first time, she completely forgot that I was waiting for her. I waited for 10 minutes and I hung up and called back and then she was able to help me.

The food was fantastic, but the customer service was abysmal. Why not make more tamales so that you have enough until you close? It’s so disappointing because you’d rather lose customers than make more tamales.

I definitely recommend you ask them to re read your order just to be sure your order is correct. Also call early to make sure they can put...

Update: The cook must have changed. I got my usual burrito molida. They now add cheese and beans which are delicious but what I didn't like was that they put Carnitas. If I wanted Pork, I would have asked for it. At first, I thought it was a big ground beef piece but I took it out of my mouth and it was like an inch on all sides. I was gagging. If the cook really did change, I may not return.

I love the gorditas. Too bad they only have a limited amount of items they make per day. I recommend you come early to get what you want before they run out. They only have gorditas Monday, Tuesday,...