PLEASE go here! I have been searching for GOOD tamales. I grew up going to my friends houses who were from Mexico and their moms would always cook the best tamales. These are 5 star and comparable to sitting in your Abuelas kitchen. They are filling and the perfect ratio of meat to masa.They aren’t spicy if your one to like hot tamales. They are a GOOD size too. I will be back again. They price is really good too $3 for a big tamale. The meat is moist and well seasoned. The masa isn’t dry or too moist. These are perfect. And they get their ingredients from Mexico so a lot of the food is good quality too. Very friendly staff and your in and out in less...
Read moreThe tamales here are amazing. They have been my go to tamale joint for a few years now. It had been awhile since I was back in this area, so I made sure to get a dozen so I could “stock up”. The price did go up since I last visited, but the prices of everything have increased and it wasn’t that huge of a gap. Definitely would recommend this place. My favorite is the corn tamales but the chicken and pork ones are my family’s favorite. They have a lot of filling to masa ratio. On top of that the employees there are always...
Read moreAs first impressions go: FINALLY somewhere in Portland I can get some REAL TAMALES. You can tell these are hand made with love and I love it.
We tried a mixed dozen (chose pork, chicken, & jalapeño-cheese) tamales with side of rice/beans. Tamales were deliciously STUFFED with filling, not dry at all. Salsas were delicious too!
Bet the horchata is done RIGHT (like the food is!) because they were fresh out for the day. Will definitely come back to try the Oaxacan style tamales & horchata (if I’m lucky: it goes fast - a...
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