November 30, 20187 yr Any legit tamale places in Austin? I'll also be in San Antonio next week and can pick some up there if there's a no-brainer type place to go which I'm sure there is. Edited November 30, 20187 yr by Bill Clay
November 30, 20187 yr Had Tellez Tamales in SA couple of weeks ago, only pork was available at the time, we thought they were outstanding.
November 30, 20187 yr 3 hours ago, Bill Clay said: Any legit tamale places in Austin? I'll also be in San Antonio next week and can pick some up there if there's a no-brainer type place to go which I'm sure there is. Del Rio Tortilla Factory in San Antonio is our place to order & pick up. Excellent tamales.
November 30, 20187 yr 8 hours ago, Bill Clay said: Any legit tamale places in Austin? I'll also be in San Antonio next week and can pick some up there if there's a no-brainer type place to go which I'm sure there is. I always go to Facebook marketplace and find someone selling them out of their apartment/garage. Haven’t been disappointed
November 30, 20187 yr I just hit the delicious tamales on West. My son goes to school down that way. I know they aren't the best anymore but still damn tasty and they have tons of variety
December 1, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, Texaus said: And pork is the only kind of tamale you should buy Bean and jalapeño is allowed.
December 17, 20187 yr On 11/30/2018 at 9:16 AM, Underdog said: Had Tellez Tamales in SA couple of weeks ago, only pork was available at the time, we thought they were outstanding. We went to the tamale festival in SA 6 or 7 years ago. Tried about all of the tamales and agreed that Tellez had the best. They won first place.
December 17, 20187 yr 35 minutes ago, HenryJames said: Ordered some barbacoa tamales from Leroy & Lewis for pickup on Sunday. That sounds really good.
December 17, 20187 yr Taquerias Arandas on Burnet road just North of Koenig lane. Pork and chicken, huge dozen, $13.00. Good enough to give you a tamale hangover.
December 17, 20187 yr 2 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said: Any tamale recs for Houston? Alamo Tamale on Navigation Or you could sit around at the West Alabama Ice House until a dude comes around. Those tamales are fantastic.
December 17, 20187 yr Is there a separate word for the tamales that are straight masa? It's like a secret corn bomb mixed in with our normal pork tamales.
December 17, 20187 yr 42 minutes ago, SimonBolivar said: Is there a separate word for the tamales that are straight masa? It's like a secret corn bomb mixed in with our normal pork tamales. Sounds like it would be awesome smothered in chili. Which brings me to a random thought offered to surly: Pork tamales covered with chili and cheese, Arrendondo tex mex cheese enchiladas, and a properly dressed frito pie are all basically the same dish.
December 17, 20187 yr Pre-ordered Christmas tamales from Leroy & Lewis -- barbacoa with red chile, pork with green chile. Sounds great, will let you know how they taste
December 17, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, Anastasis said: Sounds like it would be awesome smothered in chili. Which brings me to a random thought offered to surly: Pork tamales covered with chili and cheese, Arrendondo tex mex cheese enchiladas, and a properly dressed frito pie are all basically the same dish. Most Tex-Mex is basically the same dish: meat, beans, peppers, some tortilla product, and cheese. That’s not a criticism, because it’s delicious.
December 17, 20187 yr 13 minutes ago, formermav43 said: Most Tex-Mex is basically the same dish: meat, beans, peppers, some tortilla product, and cheese. That’s not a criticism, because it’s delicious. 1 hour ago, Anastasis said: Sounds like it would be awesome smothered in chili. Which brings me to a random thought offered to surly: Pork tamales covered with chili and cheese, Arrendondo tex mex cheese enchiladas, and a properly dressed frito pie are all basically the same dish.
December 17, 20187 yr 3 hours ago, SimonBolivar said: Is there a separate word for the tamales that are straight masa? It's like a secret corn bomb mixed in with our normal pork tamales. They are called "blind tamales" -- great with a strong sauce like mole.
December 18, 20187 yr 9 hours ago, HenryJames said: Ordered some barbacoa tamales from Leroy & Lewis for pickup on Sunday. snuck in an order today, just under the wire. muchas gracias for posting. leroy and lewis is seriously legit.
December 18, 20187 yr Dai Due is selling some wild boar tamales: Wild Boar Tamales Shredded feral hog in spicy Chile Rojo, tucked into traditional tamales made from locally-grown heirloom corn that our sister restaurant, Dai Due Taqueria, nixtamalizes into masa. This masa is whipped with freshly rendered lard and then wrapped in a corn husk for the classic Christmas tamal experience. $24/dozen
December 18, 20187 yr 16 hours ago, Tylerocks said: Alamo Tamale on Navigation We go to the original Alamo on Berry, just outside the Loop and east of I45. Gerardo's esta excellente tambien.
December 18, 20187 yr There's a trailer called Tamale Addiction that really good. They're expensive as fuck but large, moist, and tasty. Edited December 18, 20187 yr by CooterBrown
December 18, 20187 yr On 12/17/2018 at 9:46 AM, HenryJames said: Ordered some barbacoa tamales from Leroy & Lewis for pickup on Sunday. how much per dozen?
December 18, 20187 yr They're expensive as fuck but large, moist, and tasty. Sounds like your mom, except the expensive part.
December 19, 20187 yr I know it's just the Corpus in me, but the concept of $2/ea. or $2.50/ea. tamales fills me with rage. Guess I will need to buy a shitload of mystery meat tamales in CC at Xmas for 6/dz. and pack them in my suitcase for the flight home.
December 19, 20187 yr I got some from the picos tamale stand outside the Picos restaurant on Kirby the other day. they were f*cking terrible. They were pork, flavorless dry pork, and really gummy dough. just utterly awful. the ones at goode co taqueria with the smoked pork are pretty damn solid. Edited December 19, 20187 yr by pepper brooks
December 19, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, TornACL said: I know it's just the Corpus in me, but the concept of $2/ea. or $2.50/ea. tamales fills me with rage. Guess I will need to buy a shitload of mystery meat tamales in CC at Xmas for 6/dz. and pack them in my suitcase for the flight home. L & L bbq is pricey to begin with, so not surprised the tamales were as well. Still ordered them. Edited December 19, 20187 yr by AustinMT spelling
December 19, 20187 yr On 12/17/2018 at 4:39 PM, formermav43 said: Most Tex-Mex is basically the same dish: meat, beans, peppers, some tortilla product, and cheese. That’s not a criticism, because it’s delicious. You left out a key ingredient....... grease. No es bueno sin grass. Edited December 19, 20187 yr by Armybrat
December 20, 20187 yr Tellez is where you want to buy legit tamales in San Antonio. May want to call ahead to see if they have some first.
December 20, 20187 yr 2 minutes ago, SuckitKevin said: Tellez is where you want to buy legit tamales in San Antonio. May want to call ahead to see if they have some first. On 12/17/2018 at 11:03 AM, po elvis said: We went to the tamale festival in SA 6 or 7 years ago. Tried about all of the tamales and agreed that Tellez had the best. They won first place. We thought they had the best filling/masa ratio for tamales we’ve had.
December 20, 20187 yr The only tamales I want are made by some grandmother in her home kitchen who can't speak a lick of English. Nothing else compares.
December 20, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, Uncle Nate said: The only tamales I want are made by some grandmother in her home kitchen who can't speak a lick of English. Nothing else compares. And sold on the side of the road.
December 20, 20187 yr The only tamales I want are made by some grandmother in her home kitchen who can't speak a lick of English. Nothing else compares.I highly recommend buying from the old lady in front of Fuel City.
December 21, 20187 yr 6 hours ago, Uncle Nate said: The only tamales I want are made by some grandmother in her home kitchen who can't speak a lick of English. Nothing else compares. i love those too, and got two three dozen abuelita tamales in addition to the fancy ones from R&L. there's room for all of the tamales in my house.
December 21, 20187 yr I picked up some tamales at Southland Hardware on Westheimer in Houston. There's a guy standing out front selling them. Pretty darned good. He's usually there in during rush hour every afternoon. 12 for $15. 24 for $25. Edited December 21, 20187 yr by billfromlaketravis
December 21, 20187 yr 9 hours ago, Uncle Nate said: The only tamales I want are made by some grandmother in her home kitchen who can't speak a lick of English. Nothing else compares. Truth. My grandmother got her Christmas meal tamales from her lovely Mexican neighbor friend. Best tamales I’ve ever had. Grandmother died. I don’t know where my Aunt gets them now. Not as good.
December 21, 20187 yr Make your own. It's not that hard. All in, probably cost $1.50 a dozen. With just a little practice you can roll about 4 dozen in an hour.
December 21, 20187 yr I only make my own if I learned from a Mexican grandmother who didn't speak English and once saw La Chusa.
December 8, 20196 yr Need tamales for 20 at Xmas and they are all San Antonio natives so I will catch hell if we pass off some thick maza bullshit. Where do I go? I’m in Northern part of the City.
December 8, 20196 yr Jr brought us some Tellez Tamales on his visit back in Oct. we like them, we like them very much. We had them back in Nov 2018 for our visit and thought they had a good masa/filling ratio. We're looking for places to ship to us here in NY. Edited December 8, 20196 yr by Underdog
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