Still good but prices have gone up Price for chili oil is insane Service is still good Bar is cool read more

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Excellent service! Food was served fast and it everything tasted delicious. Highly recommend if you like spicy chilaquiles the huevos rancheros were 10/10 ‍ read more

Grandma's Tamales - Huevos Rancheros - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

They take too long too pick up the plates , they don't refill drinks. Overall not good service but the food alright

Passing through the area and decided to order via Instacart from a place called Grama's Tamales. We ordered three different burritos and three tamales. I've eaten at thousands of Mexican restaurants over the years, and this place is easily at the top of the list. The burritos were excellent, but the tamales were on another level. Hands down the best tamales I've ever had. Highly recommend if you're anywhere near them. read more

Grandma's Tamales - Breakfast burrito and tamale - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

After spending a good amount of money on food , went and asked the cashier for a refill on my wife's soda , and she proceeded to charge me $1.40 on my soft drink , there isnt a sign that says they charge for refills if I had known they dont offer refills I should have just bought a can soda or bottled soda , upon recieving our food my daughters chicken taco had a bone in it shows how carefully they inspect their food , I also ordered an asada plate they gave me taco meat , I was expecting a piece or two of steak not taco meat , very disappointed with the service provided by the staff. read more

Grandma's Tamales - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

The food was just okay. The tamales de raja were decent, but the chile relleno tasted like it was frozen and lacked authenticity. Champurado was very sugary also. read more

Grandma's Tamales - Chile relleno - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

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Went here for about 2-3x before we ordered diff dishes. This time we ordered special #1 and chips with salsa. The special has 3 dishes on it with beans and rice. The cheese tamales was not that hot and a little hard. The beef taco was ok. The chili verde sope was good! Service was fast and price was reasonable. I would be back here and try the other dishes except tamales. Being a tamales fan i feel like the tamales here seem a little commercialized. Nonetheless, this is still one of the good restaurants for Mexican food in town. read more

Grandma's Tamales - Grandma's special 1 - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

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I was craving menudo, and my go to spot (Don Pericos) wasn't open yet so I had to look elsewhere.. Grandmas tamales had a bunch of good reviews and after our experience we can add another positive review to the list! Loved the homey feeling in the atmosphere, and the food came out quick! The menudo didn't disappoint and the best part was the portions we were served! Overall very happy with the visit and would definitely recommend! read more

Grandma's Tamales - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

Homey and family business. My brother has lived in Bakersfield for over 10 years. Thank you Yelp for introducing to this spot. My brother enjoys tamales around the holidays and we are not going to see him for Christmas. This restaurant was open on Thanksgiving until 4. I got a dozen tamales- jalapeño cheese, pork, and chicken. I didn't have to call in advance I was able to walk in and order the tamales at the register! My brother is a big guy and had a midnight snack after Thanksgiving. He reported the perfect amount of meat to masa ratio. You can see a woman in the front making homemade tortillas in the front. So yummy and fresh. Definitely recommend! read more

Grandma's Tamales - Indoor menu - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

Great authentic Mexican food with hand made tortillas. The beans and rice were spot on and felt like my tias. The chorizo was delicious and my son loved the chilaquiles. Will definitely be back read more

Grandma's Tamales - Chorizo with Eggs Plate - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

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Ordered carne asada tacos. Over salted meat and it tasted over cooked or it was old. Only thing decent was the rice. Very bad experience. Will NOT BE BACK. read more

Came here for lunchtime! They have great food! I order one cheese enchilada with green sauce and one sope de asada with everything on it, cannot leave out a mango margaritas was fireeeeeee Service: 5/5 Price point: fair Do you recommend: yasssss read more

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The tamales have gotten soggy over the years. I don't like the fact that they can't bring your food to the table when you order a lot. Also, the portions on the menudo* are very small for almost $20 a bowl. And no refills on your drinks the place looks nice on the inside though. There's only one restroom for each gender so when it gets busy you must get in the line just to wash your hands. read more

For 6 years I went to Grandma's Tamales for tamales & Menudo. At that time the food was GREAT. Now they have gone downhill. They must have fired the people that were conscientious. Today's tamales are overly expensive & quality control has gone down the tubes. Little beef or pork in the tamales (red flag). The pork had too much fat. The tripe in the menudo was not adequately cleaned with far too much fat on the slices. That results in less healthy mushy menudo. Never going back! Will go on a journey of finding a Mexican restaurant that CARES about what they sell! I may be forced to back to making my Mexican food at home. read more

The food was absolutely phenomenal! The flavor of the birria was delicious, and the consomé was amazing. The only downside was the wait to order, but once the order was placed, the food came out quickly. read more

Grandma's Tamales - Queda birrias with rice & beans - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

It's a great place to go by yourself or with your family...food was great/staff that works there ...were super friendly Planning on going back read more

Gross! Masa wasn't cooked. May have been good years ago but not anymore . Bough a bunch and had to throw away, raw. they are careless

Poor service but asada burrito, soup and breakfast burritos are great. Decent price, tortillas aren't my favorite even tho they are handmade

Hand made tacos are always good, tamales are great, my favorite are the pineapple tamales and champurrado during winter.

We tried three tamales: chicken , pork, cheese Each was full of flavor and filling. These are not small little bites. One can easily fill you up if you're accompanying it with some beans and rice (perfectly fine). The restaurant provided a generous bag of cilantro and onions if you ask which adds a nice cool bite to the food (you probably already knew that if you're the slightest bit familiar with anything else on the menu like burritos and taquitos). The food was picked up about 20 minutes away but tasted very fresh. Those who have dared to make tamales at home know the task is anything but trivial. It's not a short order meal by any means so tasting quality hours after they've been made means someone definitely knows what they're doing in the kitchen. The red sauce is wonderful. Each small cup packs tons of heat and smokey flavor. I've never been to the other location so I can't comment on how this food compares to that one. It doesn't feel like the holidays without a tamale but these are good enough for any day of the year read more

This Grandma's Tamales is the more updated, more sterile, less charming version of Grandma's on East California Avenue. The positve aspect is closing at 9pm instead of closer to 4pm at E. California. Walk up to the counter. Look up at the menu board and order. Food comes out pretty fast especially for slow precookedfoods like stewed Guisados, Frijoles, Arroz. All they have to do is scoop it out.  1)  Chile Verde Plate:  The Salsa de Chile Verde seems meaty, chicken broth based along with thickening purée of acidic, citrusy sour Tomatillo, that originally looks like a green tomato surrounded by a thin papery leaf, piquant Jalapeño, onion, garlic, maybe some black pepper & cilantro.  Slow braised in the Chile Verde, the shredded pork has almost the same consistency as North Carolinian Pulled Pork BBQ. This shredding allows the pork to absorb all the rich, satisfying Chile Verde flavours.   1a) The Frijoles de Pinto is earthy tasting, dark reddish brown possibly due to addition of a bit of tomato sauce and thickened from cooking in its own juices.  Scattering of Totopos/fried Tortilla chips to scoop up some of the smooth, pasty Frijoles.  1b) Arroz is tinged with tomato sauce, friable, dry. Standard, nothing out of the ordinary.  1c) Tortillas Hechas por Mano: At the East California Avenue, two ladies are out in front. One forms a hand full of the Masa/corn dough into a ball, and places it in a wooden press to form a flat round Tortilla. The second lady puts the corn Tortilla on the grill to toast it.  These Tortillas are very thin & light colored so it's either made from very white corn or the corn is mixed with wheat flour for a stretchier texture which is my guess.  2) Chile Relleno: Classic treatment using "sweet" Pasilla chile stuffed with mildly stretchy, white cheese. It is dipped in egg beatened w/ flour that when fried creates an eggy, soft, puffy coating.  The Pasilla chile is still a bit tough so frying a little longer would have softened it more. Salsa de Chile Colorado has a mild chile heat as well as tomatoey Umami countered by a touch of bitterness from the Pasilla. The bland eggy coating absorbs this flavourful sauce.  Darn good, and it's accompanied by Frijoles de Pinto & Arroz.  3)  Tamales:  a) Tamal de Puerco con Salsa de Chile Colorado: Fragrant corn Masa, that may be enhanced with Umami filled chicken stock, is firm yet slightly cushy, smooth surfaced. Chew & it becomes creamy with a underlying richness from possibly lard fattiness.  The thickened Salsa de Chile Colorado has long lasting piquancy & red chile mini pieces. Garlicky, "smokey" from maybe oregano, thyme, Epazote. Tomato based gastrique. Carnitas-like, chunks of meaty, moist, pork loin.   This Tamal de Puerco is not for "hot", piquant chile wussies.  b) Tamal de Pollo con Salsa Verde: Same tasty Salsa Verde as the Puerco de Salsa Verde which infuses into the chopped, shredded, pleasantly mushy, white meat chicken. Not particularly piquant.   c. Tamal de Queso y Jalapeño: Standard, possibly white Oaxaca, Asadero-style cheese & slices of green Jalapeño chiles.  Excellent, almost home style Tamales. I imagine there would be a line during the winter holidays.  Cool place to eat Mexican food that doesn't seem to be "gringoized"   I prefer eating at the E. California Avenue branch sInce it feels as though I've been teleported to México.  4- stars read more

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Menudo has good taste not over powered by seasoning. Hands down great tamles for the fall season or anytime of year when your craving one or 5. read more

Great food, good service, cool interior California, air conditioned on their southern business.

Great menudo! Best pork tamales in Bakersfield! Brought mom here for an early breakfast and they never disappoint. read more

Grandma's Tamales - Menudo sin grano y con pata. - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

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Good customer service, helpful for first time going. Not a fan of Tamales, bought one anyway to try. Was good. read more

Grandma's Tamales - House special - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

Stopped in to grab lunch here. We had been wanting to give this a try. This location has outdoor seating also. We went in placed our order and found a seat. Dining area has plenty of seating. The tamales we got were chile and cheese, they will be really good. I did like it and it's a nice place to get good food. read more

Grandma's Tamales - Tamales rice and beans - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

I came solely for the tamales & wanted to like them so bad! Made the 30 minute drive since Reddit said they were the best in town. On the positive side, they were very hefty and filled to the max! The green salsa was so fresh & full of flavor also. But what I couldn't get over was how thick and dry the masa was....so disappointing and ruined it for me. You definitely get your money's worth with the size of the tamale, but the texture is just not for me. read more

Grandma's Tamales - Chicken Tamale - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

Tried a new spot for lunch today, I keep hearing this is a place we need to try. Had the wet Asada Burrito, pretty tasty. We will defiantly be trying this place again. Only draw back is I would of loved to have tried their house salsas, but done were included with our delivered lunch, even those I paid for extra. read more

Grandma's Tamales - Asada Burrito wet with green sauce. - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

My husband went behind my back several times to eat at Grandma's Tamales without me. Some might find that shady, some might find that he was holding back on a secret, whatever the case was, I dont forgive him for going without me hahah. I was finally able to try the tamales here a few times now and it was yummy. I was impressed with the size of the tamales and was happy they don't skimp on the filling. I've had my fair share of tamales and I'm not a tamale connoisseur, but I know good tamales when I try it. I don't think I've eaten bad pork tamales, but I've eaten good ones and some that were just okay. The ones that Grandma's Tamales make is delicious. They have chunks of pork meat inside and it was very moist. The pork tamales were made with yummy red sauce. I think I judge the tamales by trying the chicken tamale because chicken can come off pretty dry if you don't do it right. After trying the chicken tamale, I am a believer. This place makes good tamales. I would definitely come back and even order a dozen. If my sister doesn't make me any for the holidays then I wouldn't mind getting the ones from here for the holidays. My only complaint is that this place is wayyy on the other side of town from me, so even though I want to visit frequently it's out of my way. I would recommend Grandma's tamales to friends and family because they make good food here. I believe it's a family owned business. The staff is really friendly and very welcoming and I look forward to coming back. read more

Grandma's Tamales - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

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The ideal place to stop by before or after you thrift at the local thrift store off Bernard. Can I just say, I am so happy that they decided to capitalize on their grandmother's tamales. It feels like I'm getting the love and support I need through a little piece of savory heaven. I can't really tell you about the other items on thier menu, I ONLY get tamales here. You have a choice of savory or sweet. I personally prefer the savory chicken and pork options, but of you like strawberry and pineapple, have at it. Be sure to come here if it's within your sights! read more

Literally THE BESTT chicken and pork tamales in town!!!! Sundays are very busy so go early, but even with a long line it is worth the wait!

Tried a pork Tamale I was looking for a dozen it's not here the Tamale was fluffy not what I was looking for

Excellent food very satisfied great choice of food and the staff were kind of courteous food had an excellent flavor flavors

Awesome menudo and tamales are tasty!! It's way across town for me but worth the trip.

Without a doubt, some of the best food in Bakersfield. The tamales, as one would expect, are top notch. They're like your mom's tamales, but better. We've only tried the pork, but we have no doubts the queso con rajas tamales are also good. The star of the show, for me, is the wet burrito de carnitas with green sauce. It is absolutely delicious and filling. I don't think you can find a better burrito in town. My wife gets the menudo and considers it as good as home made. Trust me, go to Grandma's. Update: we tried the queso con rajas, and they were even better than the pork. Make sure you grab some of these next time you're in. read more

Grandma's Tamales - Wet Carnitas Burrito with Green Sauce - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

Get anything but the tamales. First time trying them and was sadly disappointed I will not be back.

I'm going with a 3 star only because I've only eaten their tamales and it was a to go order. I like that they have the masa to meat ratio at almost 100% I think about 1/4 - 1/2 a spoonful more of meat would be dead on point. They spent some time developing their recipe and it shows up in the taste. My boyfriend always asks me what would I do differently to a meal, this time when he asked, I didn't have an answer. One good way to tell if a place is any good is by the crowd, here, people were coming in and out like crazy and they had a decent line to place your food order and we weren't even here that long. I look forward to coming back and trying out other items on their menu. read more

Grandma's Tamales - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

The champurrado I purchased was burnt, and watered down. I don't know why they would still serve it to their customers that way, it's a complete rip off. The cheese tamales were not fresh, and the filling was so scarce that you end up eating nothing but tamale dough. Very disappointing. read more

Too pricey and the Menudo had too much hominy! The menudo caldo could have used more spices..., it was too bland. The menudo price was $14! This yelp menu says $9.99 for menudo.MenudoMenudo read more

Grandma's Tamales - We both ordered the same kind of menudo but mine had too much hominy as you can see. - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

Nice menu and great service. Went on a Tuesday morning because they serve menudo 7 days per week. It was delicious.