Tamale Boy Dekum

1764 NE Dekum St, Portland
(503) 206-8022

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Tamale Norteno Chile Verde
Oaxaqueno Cochinita Pibil
Chile Verde Tamale
Carnitas Burrito
Chips and Salsa
Burrito Del Mar
Chilaquiles GF
Shrimp Tacos
Chips Y Salsa
Fish Tacos

Menu

Appetizers
Queso Fundido (GF)
Mix of melted queso Oaxaca, Jack cheese, and poblano sauce. Topped with chorizo, grilled onions, poblano peppers, chile oil, and Mexican crema. Served with crispy tortilla chips.
Guacamole, Salsa, and Chips (GF)
Freshly fried chips and guacamole with salsa roja or pico de gallo.
Chips y Salsa (GF)
Freshly fried chips and your choice of salsa roja or pico de gallo.
Guacamole y Chips (GF)
A Tamale Boy favorite. Made with dried chile oil and roasted sunflower seeds. Served with freshly fried tortilla chips.

Seasonal
Barbacoa Tacos (GF)
Three blue corn shredded beef barbacoa tacos, topped with green tomatillo salsa made with diced avocado, white onion and cilantro. Topped with thinly sliced radishes.
Torta De Pollo
Mexican Telera bread spread with mayo, filled with shredded Oaxacan Tinga de pollo, shredded iceberg lettuce, sliced tomatoes and avocado. Garnished with pickled vegetable escabeche.
Tlacoyos
Also known as corn empanadas. Blue corn masa stuffed w/ Requeson & epazote herb, topped w/ Nopal (Cactus) salad, mixed w/ pico de gallo on a bed of shredded iceberg lettuce. Served w/ outside skirt steak Garnished w/ two watermelon radish
Tacos De Camaron
Three white corn tortillas topped w/ melted jack cheese and shrimp cooked w/ minced garlic, sliced mushrooms, red onions, diced tomato, & spices. Topped w/ cabbage slaw, avocado salsa, and microgreens. Garnished w/ lime wedge.
Tostadas Oaxaqueñas
Two crispy tostadas spread with mayo, topped with shredded Mexican pork tinga, shredded iceberg lettuce, crumbled queso fresco, sliced tomatoes, pickled jalapeños, and sliced avocados .
Tacos De Pescado
Popular along the coast of Baja, three flour tortillas topped with tempura battered Halibut, topped with our lime marinated sliced red & green cabbage, pico de gallo, and jalapeño mayo.
Enchiladas Colima
3 tortillas filled w/ shredded chicken cooked w/ SLICED ALMONDS, raisins,& tomato. Smothered w/ sweet Mole from Colima. Topped w/ sautéed carrots, potato w/ sliced almonds & raisins, cabbage, romaine lettuce, Queso, Crema, & radish.
Nachos (GF)
Crispy tortilla chips topped with jack cheese cream sauce, black beans, your choice of tinga de pollo or carnitas, guacamole, and sliced pickled jalapeños . (Add Carne Asada or Pork Al Pastor $3)(Machete style, add 2 over easy eggs $2)*

Tamales
Oaxaqueno Vegetales Tamale (GF) (V)
Sauteed carrot, onion, spinach, and zucchini. Traditional Oaxacan preparation. Creamy, twice cooked white corn masa. Steamed in
Oaxaqueno Mole Negro (GF)
Chicken cooked with traditional black mole. Traditional Oaxacan preparation. Creamy, twice cooked white corn masa. Steamed in a
Tamal Frito Rajas (GF)
Crispy VEGETARIAN (CHEESE) Norteño tamale fried & served with frijoles negros and topped with salsa de aguacate, queso fresco, pickled onions, crema, and cilantro. Served with two over easy
Tamal Frito Tinga De Pollo (GF)
Crispy CHICKEN Norteño tamale fried & served with frijoles negros and topped with salsa de aguacate, queso fresco, pickled onions, crema, and cilantro. Served with two over easy
Tamal Frito Chile Verde (GF)
Crispy PORK Norteño tamale fried & served with frijoles negros and topped with salsa de aguacate, queso fresco, pickled onions, crema, and cilantro. Served with two over easy
Norteno Chile Verde Tamale (GF)
Pork cooked in a green tomatillo sauce. Made with fluffy yellow corn masa. Steamed in a corn husk.
Norteno Tinga de Pollo Tamale (GF)
Chicken cooked with onion, garlic, and chipotle in adobo. Made with fluffy yellow corn masa. Steamed in a corn husk.
Norteno Rajas Tamale (GF) (VEG)
Roasted pasilla peppers, onion, corn, and queso asadero. Made with fluffy yellow corn masa. Steamed in a corn husk. Contains Cheese

Classics

Sikil Pak (GF)
Fried cauliflower a top of sikil-pak (roasted sunflower seeds, garlic, tomato and habanero dip) topped with marinated citric habanero shredded jicama, sliced radish, chile oil, and sunflower seeds.
Kids Flour Quesadilla
Flour tortilla filled with melted Jack cheese.
Kids Bean and Cheese Burrito
10" flour tortilla filled with black beans and Jack cheese. Add rice: No charge
Quesadilla
Large flour tortilla filled with melted jack cheese and your choice of tinga de pollo, carnitas, cauliflower & potato al pastor or spinach and mushroom mix
Tacos (GF)
Organic corn tortilla with your choice of filling. (Asada: Guac, pico) (Tinga: pico de Gallo) (Carnitas made with milk: onion & cilantro) (Mushroom &spinach - guac) (Pastor - onion & cilantro ) (Cauliflower - onion and cilantro)
Burrito Bowl - Encuerado (GF)
A burrito without the tortilla! Served with rice, black beans, pico de gallo and pickled onions. Topped with guacamole and shredded red and green cabbage slaw
Burrito del Mar
Large flour tortilla wrapped and filled with shrimp, rice, black beans, and pico de gallo and topped with a white wine cream sauce, chopped cilantro, crumbled queso fresco, chile oil, and avocado slices.
Burrito
Large flour tortilla filled with rice, black beans, guacamole, pico de gallo, pickled onions, and your choice of filling.
Bruselas Fritas (GF)
Crispy Brussels sprouts sautéed in olive oil, dried chiles, and chopped mixed olives. Topped with chile oil, sliced grapefruit, and crunchy tortilla strips.

Sides
10" Flour Tortilla
12" Flour Tortilla
Side Del Mar Salsa (8oz)
Side De Aguacate
Half of an avocado
Side of Avocado Salsa (3oz)
Side of Queso Fresco (3oz)
Side of Pickled Onions (8oz) (GF)
Onions pickled in lime juice, rice vinegar, sugar, and dried oregano.
Side of Meats (8oz)
Side of Corn Tortillas (4ea) (GF)
Three Sisters organic corn tortillas.
Side of Salsa (GF) (8oz)
Choose from housemade salsa roja, verde, habanero, or pico de gallo.
Side of Guacamole (6oz) (GF)
Made with dried Chile oil. roasted sunflower seeds and Pico De Gallo.
Side of Chips (GF)
Side of Sour Cream (3oz)
Don Froylan Mexican Crema
Side of Esquites (8oz) (GF, V)
Corn roasted with chipotle, onion, and epazote.
Side of Frijoles Negros (GF, V) (8zo)
Whole black beans simmered with garlic and epazote.
Side of Frijoles Puercos (GF)
Native to Sinaloa, these refried beans are cooked with bacon, chorizo, onion, and chipotle.
Side of Arroz Mexicano (GF) (V)
Mexican rice cooked with onion, garlic, and tomato.

Desserts
Churros
Classic Mexican fritter encrusted with cinnamon and sugar. CONTAINS ICE CREAM ON TOP
Fried Platains (GF)
Fried sweet plantains, mixed berries, with a dash of condensed milk.

Provisions (Itecate)
Carne Asada By The Pound
Frijoles Negros by the Pound (GF) (V)
Whole black beans simmered with garlic and epazote.
Habanero Salsa by the Pint (GF) (V)
Habanero, tomato, red pepper, and spices.
Pico De Gallo by the Pint (GF) (V)
Chopped tomato, onion, and cilantro with a touch of lime.
Pickled Onions by the Pint (GF) (V)
Onions pickled in lime juice, rice vinegar, sugar, and dried oregano.
Salsa Verde by the Pint (GF) (V)
Green tomatillos, onion, garlic, jalapeños, and cilantro.
Salsa Roja by the Pint (GF) (V)
Roasted red dried chiles, red peppers, tomato, and garlic.
Sour Cream (8oz)
Don Froylan Mexican Crema
Guacamole by the Pint (GF) (V)
A Tamale Boy favorite. Made with dried chile oil, roasted sunflower seed, and pico de gallo.
Three sisters Organic Tortillas (12ea)
Locally made organic tortillas
Arroz Mexicano by the Pound (GF) (V)
Mexican rice cooked with onion, garlic, and tomato.
Esquites by the Pound (GF) (V)
Corn roasted with chipotle, onion, and epazote.
Frijoles Puercos by the Pound (GF)
Native to Sinaloa, these refried beans are cooked with bacon, chorizo, onion, and chipotle
Coliflor y Papa Al Pastor by the Pound (GF) (V)
A La Carte filling choices for tacos, burritos or to eat on its own. Cauliflower and potato marinated in our housemade al pastor sauce.
Carnitas by the Pound (GF)
A La Carte filling choices for tacos, burritos or to eat on its own. Natural slow braised pulled pork. NOT DAIRY FREE
Tinga de Pollo by the Pound (GF)
A La Carte filling choices for tacos, burritos or to eat on its own. Natural shredded chicken cooked with onion, garlic, and chipotle.

Non Alcoholic Beverages
Jarritos Lime
Ice Tea
Coffee
Kambucha
Love or clear mind
Virgin Margarita
Mexican Squirt
Bottled Water
Horchata
*Contains Condensed Milk and Evaporated milk
Mineragua Jarritos
Diet Coke
Mexican Coke
Sidral (Mundet)
Apple Soda
Jarritos Pineapple
Jarritos Mandarin
Jaritos Tamarindo
Café Luna
A refreshing mix of TOSTADO cold brew coffee and housemade horchata. Served over ice. * Contains Condensed Milk and Evaporated milk
Café de Olla
TOSTADO brewed with orange zest, cloves, cinnamon, anise, and brown sugar. Served hot or cold.

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Recent Reviews

With a fine selection of tamales available, you'll find something tasty. The Oaxacan mole is amazing, but I especially like the Norteño rojas and chicken tinga variety. The have a bit of spice and are very flavourful. The tamales are also quite large, and they feel like a great value.
September 2025
I have eaten here many times. Everything I've tried is delicious. Today I ordered the prototype tamale. It is delicious but spicy for my taste. I didn't expect that. I'm not sure what on it is spicy. I asked for over hard eggs because I don't like runny eggs, they almost got it, the middle was just a tad runny but ok. Definitely try this place out!
August 2025
Ordered Nachos -- just be sure to skip the jalapeños (way too hot). Lots of food, took home 3 plastic containers. There are a few seats indoors, but mostly you eat outside on picnic tables; have to get your own water and take-home containers -- so do that before they bring your order (because of flies). They close @ 9pm, 8pm on Sundays. Possibly the best Mexican food in NE Portland.
July 2025

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Tamale Boy Dekum

1764 NE Dekum St, Portland, OR 97211
(503) 206-8022