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    Lulu’s Tamales

    4.8 (53 reviews)
    Closed 6:45 am - 9:30 AM, 3:45 pm - 7:00 PM

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    Weird tasting "pineapple " tamale
    Jessica ..

    I'm disappointed to write a 4 star review for a place loved by its locals but I'm used to a higher standard of tamale. I would rate 3.5 stars but since there's no half stars I was generous with 4 stars. San fernando Valley Mi Gusta Tamales in Pacoima is what I compare all my tamales and champurrados to. Moving on to review, I'm 8 months pregnant and woke up craving a champurrado. I yelped places before and Lulu's popped up on the search for the first time, 4 plus stars and only 5 min away! Tip: manually type in the cross streets yourself to get to the correct location, I was led somewhere else when I clicked the maps on yelp. Pros: -Champurrado was amazing! I'm a champurrado snob and this is the 2nd best I've ever tasted. Highly recommend. -No line - Friendly staff - Credit, cash, and mobile pay accepted - Red pork tamale was good Cons: -No utensils, salsa, or trays given, just wrapped in a plastic baggy, very minor con but still worth mentioning - Pineapple tamales were bland and tasted like a plain tamale with white rice. Odd taste. I would only go back for a champurrado craving. Wouldn't gamble on tamales again.

    Huge Chicharrón tamale and Chicken Chile Verde tamale.
    Esther H.

    Found this gem on wheels while visiting Lancaster CA. The tamales are authentic, fresh, hot, and loaded with good stuff. The chicharrón tamales are a must try! They are spicy and so delicious. The menu has a variety of mouth-watering items to choose from. Friendly customer service. I will definitely return when I'm in the area. They are there till sold out. Sundays, they have menudo on the menu. Food is ordered to go, and there is no outside seating available.

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    Carol L.

    Man! I tried these Tamales and Champurrado. They were so delicious I went back to get some for my family to try. The best one for me was the Chicharron Tamal, I have never had one. It was out of this world! I will follow this truck now.... I recommend Lulu's Tamales and Champurrado Truck.

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    Red pork was really good, even the day after too. Great customer service also. There was no line and got my food very fast

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    Josephine absolutely saved my day. She is always so friendly and so nice. Not to mention the amazing food.

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    2 years ago

    Always great service and amazing tamales. Sadly no corn tamales on weekdays. But that's ok! Try the beef, chicharrón, pork so good!

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    Lulu has the Best Tamales this side of the 210 freeway. Great service and always delicious.

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    Good stuff but they dont meet customer demand on supply very annoying when there out of stuff to early as well

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    I'm not a big fan of tamales but these are a must try. Best I have ever had. Sorry mom

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    Very flavorful,moist and filled generously good to the last bite would recommend these tamales to anyone

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    Thank you for the wonderful review. We’re glad you loved them.

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    5 years ago

    I love this place! Best tamales in the AV and don't get me started on the champurado it is amazing. Very friendly.

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    I tried this place yesterday I was amazed by how good the food was I will be back #greatfood

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    Tamales were perfectly made, not too much masa and great flavor! Make sure to ask for salsa!

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    First time trying these Tamales and they did not disappoint!!!!! Champurrado is delicious!!!!!

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    Best Champurado Iv had and the tamales are really good ! Service is fast ! And they sell out quick

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    Ask the Community - Lulu’s Tamales

    For the cheese and jalapeño tamales is pork lard used?

    Hello. Yes unless you get the vegan Jalapeño cheese. Vegan ones are lard free.

    Is it only cash?

    Hello. Sorry for the late response. We do take cards as well. Thanks

    Can someone tell me what days they're there and what time?

    It's best to follow their Facebook and Instagram pages. Their schedule does change. The only day they consistently take off is Monday. They have had lines when they pull up and sometimes sell out quickly.… Read more

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    I had them twice in a weekend because I couldn't get over how good the tamales and champurrado were.

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    Went two weeks ago. Some lines are long with over 1hr wait time. The food is average at best…read more Most trucks are overpriced for what you get. Paid over $40 for a 2 sandwiches and fries - no that price did not include drinks.

    Monday night Blitz in the Park in Lancaster was not bad. Beautiful night, with a DJ. The food…read moretrucks were nothing to write home about OR fricking amazing. There was a huge difference on them. So, the bad: "For the love of Mac n'Cheese" was a pitiful attempt at cooking pasta in a truck. Pasta was over cooked to the point of being mushy, and quite expensive for that. The pulled pork on it was good, but not worth the price. "New York Delicatessen in Wheels": big bun with a tiny hamburger patty that tasted like grade F beef by-product. Threw it out halfway through. Also, the garlic Parmesan fries were shoestring fries, limply cooked and smothered in with what tasted like garlic mayo. Not at all worth the price! $29 for two orders of fries and a burger. Pass on this deli. New York would be ashamed! The great: Flaming Lava Grill: tried the ala carte fish tacos...OMG...sooo good!! Who would have thought it from a BBQ truck?? So good that when we threw out the nasty burger described above, we ordered the perfectly cooked onion rings and Texas style pulled pork sandwich. Amazing! If we come back, it will be for this truck specifically! Don't miss out on their food!

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    2.8
    (120 reviews)
    2.8 mi

    Swindlers! Do not eat here! The one star and not recommended reviews are right!…read moreNow granted, I am hormonal and 6mo pregnant so I make an effort to go with grace into potentially upsetting situations and at the end of the day grubhub refunded us and bad experiences just happen from time to time. But hell all the damn way to the MF nah, can I not warn people away from this place...they double charged us $140 for an incomplete and inedible order that took almost two hours to get. DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE EAT HERE, YOU ARE BETTER OFF AT A GAS STATION. Save your money. Options to consider instead: -A Costco hot dog ($1.50 w/ a drink vs $71 no drink) -Develop the ability to photosynthesize. -A well preserved cigarette on the sidewalk. -Gift a meal from this place to an enemy. I know the wait I'm in for with soulfood and I don't mind paying what's asked. I could go in about how I placed my order at 4:45 and did not walk out with my food until 6:30 because there was only one cook with mask hanging down, or how my order was still so incomplete that I was chased down to be handed lukewarm green beans and when I got home not one order had cornbread, or how the jambalaya was just tomato marinara weirdness and everything was blander than that Taylor Swift cover of Earth Wind & Fire, or how I saw store bought pies in their tins thrown on the stove. But what really matters is that I feel the need to at least got to the BBB site because this establishment is either disorganized to the point of reckless billing or just straight up thieving money. They should be ashamed to represent our community in ANY professional capacity. I selected the option to pay in cash through the app, but I didn't know it charged our cc from the grubhub account immediately. So when I arrived, I went to pay and the man pulled up my order and read it off exactly. Had to change the order because they were out of what I selected in app, so with the total change, I pay $70+ with a $100 and he's short change and promises to give me my $4 later. Wasn't a problem...until it was 6:00 and I still have no food or change and the man asks ME what one of the meals I ordered was. Um sir? Is it not on the ticket??? All that was on the 11th. Cut to today, theres a grubhub charge posted as of the 13th. I figured yelp glitched with grubhub somehow, because I selected cash and had to pay when went so I called grubhub. Grubhub refunded me immediately because it turns out even though I selected cash it charged my cc immediately and came through to the restaurant as PAID. This man went through my whole order and everything on a PAID TICKET and let me hand over cash. I even asked grubhub if the order would have come to them paid because of my selecting cash and she said YES, IT STILL WOULD HAVE SHOWN PAID. $140?! And I didn't even get the cornbread?!?! Never in my whole black like have I experienced blasphemy to this extent. What are yall a bank? I was so hot by the time I left I didn't even remember my $4. That's a dollar away from $5! It's a pandemic, people getting thrown to the streets and yall wanna scam people?! The desperation. Don't have a business you can't afford to manage properly, honestly. it was a hard day, my pregnant self was laying concrete and I just wanted to treat my family to some good food. I was so emotional about this at first I didnt want to post in anger. But today having to be refunded after finding out they knew I already paid was it. No one has time for these kind of shenanigans.

    WILL NOT EAT HERE AGAIN!…read more SO MANY 1-STARS --- SHOULD HAVE READ THE REVIEWS BEFORE EATIN HERE!! Here's a picture of the entire plate. I called them as soon as I got to the car and they offered to give a complementary plate on Tuesday (they are closed on Mondays). NO THANK YOU. I might request my money back from my bank. I will take then back the entire plate on Tuesday. Ordered the fried chicken, green beans and red beans and rice. $13.99. Could not identify the individual chicken pieces, the red/bean and rice was spoiled (could smell it was "sour" when I opened the container), the green beans was soggy. I am a local REALTOR and host meetings - was trying this location to see if they would be a good spot to cater or order to go for our luncheons. NEVER AGAIN!

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