Azteca Gourmet Tamales

2378 Academy Pl, Colorado Springs
(719) 602-9086

Recent Reviews

Jody Derington

Simply the best!

Tray B.

Update September 2023:Finally able to eat all 6 tamales that were specially made with my allergies in mind. Every. Single. One was DELICIOUS! I wish I could afford to get these weekly because oh my goodness they are so good! However, will definitely have Lorena make more for a special occasion!

Tanya Mitchell

Picked tamales up at the woodland park farmers market…. Got three different types which were all very delicious… impressive :)

R M

The food was amazing! I can't say enough about my experience there, thank you so much!

Julia E.

Excellent Tamales. We pick up the frozen ones for quick dinners. We also love their salsa and avocado sauce. Best tamales we have ever had.

Brandon Flanery

Absolute best tamales and mole I’ve ever had. Lorena is also the sweetest human I have ever met.

Lukas Prochnow (Toastasauras)

Amazing owner and staff, amazing food. Top notch overall. Do yourself a favor and get some amazing tamales and flautas!!

Dorothy Cothran

These are the best tamales I’ve ever eaten. Seriously tasted very gourmet. The corn was so moist it was like bread. And the salsas were so fresh! Topped my tinga chicken with salsas and Forager sour cream. Got them at the farmers market in Woodland Park. Thank you for the extraordinary taste journey!

Alyssa Spotts

I reached out to Lorena in a pinch and she delivered and then some! I am a part of the Vegan COS FB page and often see her posts and others' posts about her amazing tamales. So, I ordered a dozen assortment of the vegan tamales for my work potluck. Although I am the only vegan on my team, everyone loved them! She was able to accommodate my order within 48 hours, in which I was very grateful. When I came by to pick up, one of the employees there was kind enough to carry it out to my car since the aluminum tin was still pretty hot. Let's keep supporting family, local, POC owned businesses! ❤️

Juli Williams

Fantastic vegetarian and vegan tamales. These are some of the best I’ve had. The masa has fantastic flavor and consistency and I love all the flavor options available!

Jessika Rayn

Best Tamales I have ever had!

Katherine Bukolt

Amazing, flavorful, filling gourmet food. The mole is truly a culinary work of art. Chef Lorena and the staff are welcoming and warm.

Jadyn B.

Loved the vegan tamale for restaurant week! Thank you! I ordered 2 of them Togo and when I opened up box it was only one tamale! Will have to try again though! Thank you

NK Sh

The tamales were outstanding! The flavors and spices in the red chili pork and green chili chicken were amazing! We also enjoyed the vegetarian poblano sweet corn tamales as well. We greatly appreciate the healthier version without lard from this establishment. We will return for more!

Andrew K.

I've been eating the tamales from Miss Lorena for years from the farmer's market. First, she's a very genuine, good person. I'm glad to see her succeeding because she deserves it. She is a true food artisan as she understands flavors and is able to adopt different flavor profiles and make them into delicious tamales. She's a bold, brave chef that isn't afraid to experiment and find new flavors. You can taste the love and care she puts into her food. I've tried many of these tamales and have never had one I didn't like, but I'm particularly fond of the vegan sofrito and poblano and jack cheese tamales. The flavor of the sofrito is unbelievable. I could eat those all day, even though the portions are pretty big. The poblano tamale is very smooth, clean, and big in flavor. I need to get back and have some more of these tamales soon. They're a real find in a place like the Springs!

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