GRANDMAS TAMALES RESTAURANT — Restaurant in Bakersfield

Came here on a Saturday afternoon with my husband for lunch. Parking lot was packed and so was the resturaunt, we had to park on the streets , no biggie. I take crowdedness as a good sign and it was a very good sign indeed..... As you can see from my 5 star rating!

Its a tent type restaurant , spacious inside but because they where so packed it felt cramped. I ordered my "go to" which is two chicken tacos and my husband ordered the super buritto. Once we ordered and paid they give you your receipt with an order number and serve the food to you at your table. Nice touch. Everyone was nice and friendly. Grandma was there making tortillas. lunch and a show! The aroma of the freshly made tortillas was amazing ! Our food came out about 10 mins after we ordered. Quick service. Now for the 5 stars! The food alone was worth 5 stars! My husbands asada super burrito was super hefty, filled with tender, juicy and flavorful meat, the rice was so fluffy and fresh , guacamole , sour cream, cheese was all on point. The two tacos where also great! Chicken was flavorful, tender and fresh, they had an amazing flavor to them and honestly I didnt even need any salsa that's how amazing the flavors are... And the Fresh tortillas really make a huge difference!

The only "down" side was the fact that they had no salsa at the salsa bar, they had diced onions and cilantro and some sliced lemon wedges. They bring you there green salsa when they bring you your food. And, At each table they had this super thick and super spicy sauce , not covered , just exposed and used by anyone and everyone who sits at that table. Way to thick and spicy for my taste. And the green salsa they bring to you was a 3 outta 5 stars for me, much to thin and watery. But decent in flavor. The Jamaica (drink) was a 3.5 outta 5 , I've had better. Overall the food alone was worth it, and thats the main part. There clean too because we saw them wiping tables immediately after someone leaves. And grandma washing her hands before making the tortillas. Our bill came out to 16$ roughly. So they are very affordable.

We loved it and will...

I had been wanting Tamales for some time. A Friend of mine ERIC, recommended This particular establishment on California " GRANDMA'S" . He said the tamales were DELICIOUS, made with Manteca Masa which makes them moist ( NOT DRY LIKE SOME PLACES) & the tamales are Meaty ( NOT FULL OF MASA, LIKE SOME) . MY FRIEND DID NOT DISAPPOINT ME. They have Pork, Chicken, Pineapple,Strawberry, Jalapeno & cheese I think. (THE PORK TAMALES WERE 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 MY FAVORITE. ) My first observation were they were MOIST...The Masa just crumbled as you break into the tamale. A BITE OF HEAVEN IN EVERY BITE 🎉 ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS. If you live in Bakersfield and are looking for a AMAZING RESTAURANT where your taste buds will be DANCING " GRANDMA'S" is the place to VISIT. Their ASADA tacos are out of this world ( They have 2 sizes) & handmade tortillas. I give this place 10 ⭐'s . It's a little tiny place PACKED FULL OF FLAVORS TO MAKE YOU DROOL. VISIT GRANDMA'S ON CALIFORNIA , OFF UNION AVE. IN BAKERSFIELD CA. 😋😋😋YOU'LL BE GLAD YOU DID . TELL THEM MIRI & ERIC SENT...

I used to love their tamales but the last few times i ordered I noticed they werent fully cooked! I still gave them another chance and ordered a dozen on Friday evening all were undercooked so i went back today showed her the undercooked ones and was given new ones. I get home ready to eat and feed my kids when the first one i grab feels very soggy i check it and again most if not all are not fully cooked!!! Tried calling but noone answers phone. I paid $32 for nothing mind y'all i spoke to someone and explained the situation i would think they would have made sure to double check the tamales they were giving me. It was packedbin their i had nowhere to check them at. I just cant go backbits not wirth gettinng sick and to think they dont care about the food they're serving they just care about making money. You can tell the difference in the color where its cooked and where its not. I had also ordered 5 asada tacos and a kid taco dinner and those were great. But the tamales being raw 🤮...