Mama's International Tamales

Great food and amazing flavors and good service

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Mama's is an institution! They're committed to helping the community. Not only that, but they have the best tamales in town. They taste home made. Not only the traditional ones, but also 6 different vegan options to die for. Parking can be tricky in that area, but this place is worth the slight discomfort.

Dietary restrictions: Many Vegan options, not just vegetarian!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Picked up tamales for Christmas, there were flies all in the place landing on the wrapped tamales while customers were there to pick them up. Do better. The owner was very nice but the place is filthy

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 3

Service: 1

Yummy vegan versions of traditional Salvadorian food, prepared by a mother-daughter due plus other family members. Good selection of Mexican dishes as well. They have a fully vegan menu in addition to the regular one, not just a few options. They are proud of their vegan creations and understand what plant based means, unlike other restaurants with vegan options but not lt much sympathy to vegans.

Mom and Pop, Salvadorian restaurant. Good food. Nice service. Not the greatest location by MacArthur Park. But the food is good.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

The food was very good and the waitress was very friendly.

This small hidden gem is a MUST try for vegan food lovers. As soon as you walk in, you feel a sensation of comfort, hospitality and warmth. You forget you are in the McArthur park area. The service was absolutely wonderful! Salvador kept asking if everything was OK and It truly was. The food here was phenomenal! Every bite was filled with flavor and love <3 The chilaquiles, the jackfruit tamal and the pozole were excellent ? at the end of the service the owner showed a book of where he proudly showed us his familys success in the restaurant industry. I truly was blown away by the hospitality, atmosphere and quality of food. I will definitely be coming back to try everything.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Tamal Salvadoreño De Sal Jackfruit, Auguas Frescas

We loooove the cheesy jalapeño tamale, the loroco pupusas are my favorite, but my sister loves the beans and cheese one, and the jackfruit one is good too, but the cheese is a bit overpowering for my taste, so it doesn’t really let the jackfruit shine. When you eat there they give you a gigantic bottle of delicious curtido (cabbage and vegetales with vinagre and aromatic leaves) and tomato sauce (can be spicy or not). They serve award winning empanadas: pastelitos. They are great too. The flan was a different style than I’m used to (Mexican) but it was good and refreshing.

jack fruit tamales were insane.

Food: 5

Could clean up their restaurant just a little. Really cluttered.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Can't miss if you're in the area! Everything we had was incredible: tamales, jalapeño & cheez pupusa, pastelitos & yucca frita - all vegan! ?

Could clean up their restaurant just a little. Really cluttered.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Could clean up their restaurant just a little. Really cluttered.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This is a definite must try if you’re in the Los Angeles area. It’s a bit of a hole in the wall, but the food is excellent. They have a good selection of vegan items on their vegan menu. I tried one of their vegan pupusas paired with their vegan pozole. I was quite impressed. I also pre-ordered some vegan tamales which were quite literally the best vegan tamales I have ever had. I will definitely be making another order for Christmas. I highly recommend.

Best tamales in LA. This family owned business really takes quality seriously and they also have excellent costumer service. We enjoyed almost all the tamale flavors and several items as well, including the vegan flan and the tacos. Would high recommend!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5