The chesse was good the chicken was ehhh only because they dont shredded the chicken therefore u get 1 piece so the rest of tamales is just sauce
Karina Sanchez
Rude customer service as I walked in the door from cashier telling me to catch my breath. I ordered two tamales de pińa, just for them to be raw!! Got to work, gave them a call for a refund and they asked me to drive all the way back just to “show” them. Rude service and tamales so disappointing. See photos
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Justin Case
This place is like eating at moms. Great authentic Mexican food. Best tamales from San Francisco to San Diego.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mary Smith procurementpro
My new favorite place in LA.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Freddy Torralba
Definetly NOT serving fresh tamales All the food that is serve there is not fresh. There rice is raw and oily. Place needs to improve
Gabriel “RaffiBoi” Torres
Best tamales in el sereno!! Menudo all week is a huge plus!! I love this place and will remain a loyal customer!!
I'm coming back to leave an updated review. Since my last post about 3 years ago, I found out that ownership has changed. This happened early this year (2025). The menu has gotten a little bigger with a few new items added. My family and I still enjoy our Sundays here. The first time we had been back since new management took over, the lady there was very nice and our food came out quick and was very good. Today, 3-23-25, food again was very good but service was beyond slow. I waited close to 45 minutes for my food, the tamale breakfast plate. My son had ordered just two tamales and they had forgotten to bring them out. The tamales were hot when they brought them out, but forgetting about his food was a little messed up. By the time I had gotten my plate, my sister in law and mother in law had already finished their food. The food was very good, don't get me wrong, but waiting was a bit overboard. I hate to drop my star rating, but I do hope the new ownership can get a handle on maybe speeding up the food process. My family and I will still be back, because we love tamale man. Hopefully I can add the star back again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Ale Mace
the tamales ❤️ the owners are very kind
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tamale, Chilaquiles Con Salsa Roja
Monica Lowery
I left a post and tamale man took it off, well I said I wanted a $5.60 tamale but they do not sell them only the $ 20.00 tamales so I didn't end up with nothing, just wanted a small tamale, I was bummed
Michael
Loved the food, it's not upscale but it's authentic
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
nancy alvarez
Delicious delicious the tamales remind me of my moms and the huevos rancheros too! Super authentic delicious food & they are so sweet & welcoming!! 100% recommend!!
Pleasant on the phone . Fast as promised 7 minutes. Lots of people waiting
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Red Pork and Green Chili Chicken Tamales
Grumpy Perez
HEALTHY size tamales. They don't play around. Well worth the trip there.?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
House Owl
Came in for breakfast. And was greeted as if i had just came home to a family dinner? felt right at home... Never rushed and the coffee kept coming. I had rice beans and carne asada... I would rate 9/10
The prices you see on the website are not actually the prices.The first time I went there the lady who took my order was a bit rude. I asked for a hot coffee and she brought me a warm coffee, to which i complained that it was almost temperature-like. She said they did serve them hot because people would burn themselves. If i am going to pay for my food I expect to have it the way I want and not how they want to give it to me. I had asked for Cafe de Olla which is boiled with cinnamon sticks in it. On my coffee you could see the lumps of powdered cinnamon. They could've said they didnt have any and that was it. Then my tamales they put green sauce on top of it. I mean they could've asked first or taken the sauce separately. I did not want any sauce on it but i was never asked.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Cosido De Pollo
Oscar Romero
The tamales are good and fresh but tooExpensive. I will not return there. After going to El Sereno for tamales for years I will not return !
Parking: Very few options.. in front or around the corner down the street.
The chesse was good the chicken was ehhh only because they dont shredded the chicken therefore u get 1 piece so the rest of tamales is just sauce
Rude customer service as I walked in the door from cashier telling me to catch my breath. I ordered two tamales de pińa, just for them to be raw!! Got to work, gave them a call for a refund and they asked me to drive all the way back just to “show” them. Rude service and tamales so disappointing. See photos
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
This place is like eating at moms. Great authentic Mexican food. Best tamales from San Francisco to San Diego.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My new favorite place in LA.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Definetly NOT serving fresh tamales
All the food that is serve there is not fresh. There rice is raw and oily. Place needs to improve
Best tamales in el sereno!! Menudo all week is a huge plus!! I love this place and will remain a loyal customer!!
I'm coming back to leave an updated review. Since my last post about 3 years ago, I found out that ownership has changed. This happened early this year (2025). The menu has gotten a little bigger with a few new items added. My family and I still enjoy our Sundays here. The first time we had been back since new management took over, the lady there was very nice and our food came out quick and was very good. Today, 3-23-25, food again was very good but service was beyond slow. I waited close to 45 minutes for my food, the tamale breakfast plate. My son had ordered just two tamales and they had forgotten to bring them out. The tamales were hot when they brought them out, but forgetting about his food was a little messed up. By the time I had gotten my plate, my sister in law and mother in law had already finished their food. The food was very good, don't get me wrong, but waiting was a bit overboard. I hate to drop my star rating, but I do hope the new ownership can get a handle on maybe speeding up the food process. My family and I will still be back, because we love tamale man. Hopefully I can add the star back again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
the tamales ❤️ the owners are very kind
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tamale, Chilaquiles Con Salsa Roja
I left a post and tamale man took it off, well I said I wanted a $5.60 tamale but they do not sell them only the $ 20.00 tamales so I didn't end up with nothing, just wanted a small tamale, I was bummed
Loved the food, it's not upscale but it's authentic
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Delicious delicious the tamales remind me of my moms and the huevos rancheros too! Super authentic delicious food & they are so sweet & welcoming!! 100% recommend!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Pleasant on the phone . Fast as promised 7 minutes. Lots of people waiting
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Red Pork and Green Chili Chicken Tamales
HEALTHY size tamales. They don't play around. Well worth the trip there.?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Came in for breakfast. And was greeted as if i had just came home to a family dinner? felt right at home... Never rushed and the coffee kept coming. I had rice beans and carne asada... I would rate 9/10
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Queso, Quesadilla, Tamale Breakfast Plate 1 2 Serving
The prices you see on the website are not actually the prices.The first time I went there the lady who took my order was a bit rude. I asked for a hot coffee and she brought me a warm coffee, to which i complained that it was almost temperature-like. She said they did serve them hot because people would burn themselves. If i am going to pay for my food I expect to have it the way I want and not how they want to give it to me. I had asked for Cafe de Olla which is boiled with cinnamon sticks in it. On my coffee you could see the lumps of powdered cinnamon. They could've said they didnt have any and that was it. Then my tamales they put green sauce on top of it. I mean they could've asked first or taken the sauce separately. I did not want any sauce on it but i was never asked.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Cosido De Pollo
The tamales are good and fresh but tooExpensive. I will not return there. After going to El Sereno for tamales for years I will not return !
Parking: Very few options.. in front or around the corner down the street.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 2
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