La Casita Tamales

damn. I love tamales and these were some of the best I’ve had in my 54 years. Tucked between a laudromat and a liquor store, with minimal signage, were three ladies busy making tamales, and a beautiful young mother, child in lap, sitting and slicing peppers. The friendly gent at the register served me two verde, nicely spiced, and two rojo, mild but also yummy. Find this place! Next time I’m in this ‘hood, I’ll be back!

Visiting from California and I’m a huge fan of tamales. People might wonder, what does a Vietnamese girl know about tamales? However, I’m a huge tamales lover, and can honestly say I love it more than most Mexicans. This is a true definition of a hole in the wall restaurant. Truly definition of don’t judge a book by its cover because the restaurant looks very shabby, but the food is muy delicioso. The tamales is soft and filled with lots of meat, not just dough. I tried both the red sauce and the green sauce; however, my preference is red sauce and that is what I recommend that you try too.

Ok this place is in a restaurant with an old sign for the previous restaurant. Very weird. The only way I found out about it is through my sister-​in-​law. I don’t know how she knew about it– but I’m thinking word of mouth. They only sell tamales and some drinks. Oh my word… the tamales. I’ve been dreaming about them. I’ve never been a big fan of tamales-​but now I know why. I’ve never tasted a good one. These are just so good. I’ve tried the red and green and they are both so good. I wanted to add them to Unilocal because I feel like they need more of a presence! I don’t even think they have a menu! But this place is really a gem. Just a warning, this is truly what they call a hole in the wall! It doesn’t look like they put much effort into the actual décor– but the food makes up for that. I believe they are only open some days and only for a couple of hours a day. I’ve gone multiple times to only see they are closed. It looks like they close before 4.