Tamale Kitchen — Restaurant in Colorado

Update: The guy behind the counter was so visibly annoyed every time another customer walked in at 6:45 on a Saturday day evening, waaay before closing time. Like I'm sorry sorry to bother you with my business bro 🤦🏼‍♀️ The enchiladas weren't cooked all the way and just had unmelted shredded cheese inside, same with the quesadilla, undercooked/unmelted. They put green chili on the enchiladas instead of enchilada sauce, which is a shame because their enchilada sauce is the bomb and the green chili is spicy af. The crunchy tacos were great, per usual. The other problem with this place is that they NEVER answer the phone and you NEVER know if they're actually going to be open or not, despite the posted hours. I would LOVE to give you more of my money but can you at least follow the posted hours, cook your food properly, and use the right sauce? It's a running joke that this place can be devoid of customers and they still don't answer their phone 😂 Maybe you need better employees?? 🤔 Or maybe you don't like making money 💸

Original review: The breakfast burritos, which come with delicious red & green sauce on the side, have become a Saturday morning staple. I also really like their cheese enchiladas with red sauce (yum, the sauce 😋) and their crunchy beef tacos (also yummy sauce). I'm picky about my tacos, and these are definitely NOT your plain old premade shells stuffed with bland ground beef. The sells are thin crispy and tasty. The shredded cheese melts into the beef and the taco sauce is excellent. I like that they put the lettuce and tomato on the side so tacos don't get soggy. Their prices are awesome and they always have some kind of a special going on. They're also incredibly fast and friendly. The salsa is really good. The only thing I don't care for is their tortilla chips. They a bit hard. I just prefer them a little...

MAY 2025 Update: I've been coming back in frequently over the past month and have been very happy with the service and staff. (I haven't had a chance to come in the evening.) The day staff are pleasant, smile, ask how I'm doing, thank me for coming in, and upon departure say, "have a great day" with a smile. The little things make a big difference. And they still have the best burritos in town. Bumping up their rating again! Thank you!

March 2025 UPDATE: My wife and I were in the area and decided to give it a shot again because we didn't have time to go anywhere else. The cashier was actually pleasant, smiled, and asked how we were doing. I've since been back one more time just to check, there does seem to be a lot of new staff. While the cashier was again friendly and pleasant, the rest of the staff could learn to smile when thanked for the good food. I'm upgrading my rating a little, I'll follow up in a few months.

2024: We showed up within operational hours but close to closing time, as we have done in the past, and they refused to take our order while other customers were inside waiting for their food.

I like their food at a good price, but the staff never smiles, they all look stressed and irritated, and it seems like they all hate their job. Despite making friendly conversation in English and Spanish with them, there seems to be a lot of friction in the atmosphere. This was the last...

I come here often to buy a couple of burritos, so I went last night and got a breakfast burrito but they forgot to add the potatoes so it wasn't good, I called around 7p but nobody answered, so I called back next day to see if I could possibly get a remake and I had the burrito and my receipt, the lady said yes.. I went and she was very friendly and explained that they have new staff and she apologized and so as the older balding man that cooks the food was remaking it he had attitude asking her about the burrito and potatoes shaking his head in front of me, seeming upset that he had to remake something they messed up.. just not friendly. This place makes plenty of money and the way he acted was as if they were on the verge of shutting down.. I didn't appreciate the way he showed customer service over a very small mistake on their end towards me. I spend plenty of money there. The other staff seems to show excellent customer service and thank goodness because if it wasn't for the nice girl that day I would have matched that guys energy.. retirement is needed for this man.

looking at the posts from others then the replies from the owner or whomever, it's hilarious but explains a lot😂..rich and no customer service skills to show towards the people that put money in...