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    Oaxacan Tamales

    4.3 (46 reviews)
    Open • 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

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    Chicken and Jalapeño & Cheese Tamales - Really good!
    Shayla B.

    Now, these are some bomb ass tamales! I was checking out the Old Oakland Friday farmer's market and saw the Oaxacan tamale stand. To be honest, I've seen this stand several times at this farmer's market, but for some reason I've never tried them until recently. Well, THAT was a huge mistake. Grabbed a couple of tamales while I was on my lunch break and ended up having them for dinner that night, and these babies truly blew my mind! The small tamales are $3 each and the large are $7. They serve the traditional flavors of pork, chicken, and jalapeño-cheese as well as some vegetarian and vegan options. The large tamales are their special tamales and these come in chile verde, chile relleno, and chile colorado flavors. Pork tamales are my favorite meat flavor to have, but unfortunately they sold out of them that day. Ended up getting one chicken and one jalapeño-cheese instead. I've had Oaxacan style tamales in the past and they weren't my favorite. When I saw that these were wrapped in banana leaves instead of tamale paper, I got nervous. My previous experience with tamales wrapped in banana leaves was terrible. But once I took my first bite out of these, that fear went straight out the window. I'm convinced that I just had a bad batch the last time because these tamales were dynamite. First of all, it's all about that jalapeño and cheese! Loved this one to death. It's no surprise since this is my favorite kind of tamale to eat. The cheese was nice and gooey and the masa was moist but not to the point of disintegrating. The chicken tamale was a tad bit dry, but the flavor was still really good. I've found that chicken tamales are usually drier than pork, and this is why I prefer pork if I'm getting one with meat. I didn't get any salsas this time around but they do sell them. I wish that they would provide them in smaller sizes as opposed to large tubs since I only got two tamales. Nevertheless, I still really enjoyed them. I will definitely be back for more, and hopefully they'll have pork next time so that I can finally try it.

    Chile relleno tamale
    Katrina V.

    I've came across Oaxacan Tamales many times at the Willow Glen farmer's market, but today was the first time I picked up some tamales from this food stand. I got a mix-and-match half dozen order of chicken, pork, and jalapeño & cheese ($15/half dz). If I remember correctly, an individual tamale was $3.99 each, so getting the 6-pack was a better value. I also got a chile relleno tamale for good measure ($7). The woman at the stand was incredibly nice and helpful. She explained how to best store the tamales in the fridge and freezer, since I wasn't planning on eating them all soon. I did have the pleasure of trying the chile relleno tamale first. I love a good chile relleno. I've had chile relleno burritos before, but I can't say that I've ever had a chile relleno tamale. I must've turned away when the lady was packing the chile relleno tamale, because I was surprised to see how massive it was when I ate it at home... I'm talking as big as my head. This was a premium tamale, and it was well worth the $7. I did find that the masa was a bit thick, but I was highly satisfied and full. It had yummy flavors and cheesy goodness in every bite. My boyfriend and his parents tried the pork and chicken tamales, and they enjoyed them. They particularly liked the pork tamale the best because of its red sauce. I froze the cheese & jalapeño tamales to save for later. Looking forward to having these in the future!

    Chicken and jalapeño cheese tamales. So good! 3$ each
    Natalie M.

    I saw this place at the Willow Glen Farmer's Market. They have vegetarian and non-vegetarian options. I tried the chicken and the jalapeno/cheese options. Both were so delicious! Plenty of filling in both and the flavors were delicious (not overly greasy). I lovedddd the mole sauce that it came with. I used it alllll over the tamales. Recommend! $3 each.

    Jalapeño cheese
    Corelia E.

    I've never tried tamales from Oaxaca before and I'm used to the traditional tamales with the corn husks but these ones came with banana leaves. I tried the pork, chicken, and jalapeño cheese. ALL OF THEM were DELICIOUS. Super moist and flavorful. My favorite was the jalapeño cheese. They all had a little kick but I love it! Cesar was super nice and his brother and both were welcoming! Really good peoples. I'd recommend ! I even put in an order for this Sunday for a dozen for my small get together and can't wait to try the other ones I didn't get! (Forgot to take pix of the pork).

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    Not there, called number and went to voicemail. Hours are incorrect. Made a special trip out there too.

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    Ordered 2 dozen of the pork tamales, for a party and they are the best tamales I have had. Will definitely be ordering again in the future!

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