La Especial Bakery — Restaurant in Oxnard

I'm giving La Especial five stars based on their tamale masa. It's a little expensive compared to other markets, but I know I can depend on them for consistent quality. This place can get packed during the Christmas and New Year holiday for people purchasing masa. They are also known for their tamales - Christmas time tamales must be pre-ordered in advance. The burritos are pretty darn good - it seems like the breakfast burritos are popular for breakfast and the chile verde burrito a favorite for lunch. You know it's saying something when a place has been in business for...

It's one of the main locations I like to go and pick up burritos. The food is actually pretty good I enjoy the chile relleno. the location is not really close to many locations that I'm nearby all the time. But if I'm in the area and I need to eat something I would definitely stop here. It's a small type of shop so don't expect something fancy. every time I've been there the people have in nice so I never had an issue with the people being rude or having...

There was no issue, staffs were courteous. My review was based on the food, specifically the tamales and prepared masa that I purchased. I purchased 5 lbs of prepared masa and was told that I did not have to add anything to it. However, that was not the case since I ended up adding additional lard and broth. The sweet tamales were so-so, it was too dry and the strawberry tamale was very artificial...