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    Tamales Jalisco

    4.2 (58 reviews)
    Open • 7:00 am - 6:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Louie R.

    I had to come by and try it. Well worth the try I will definetly come back. The staff is great If you are in the area stop by. They also have a buffet.

    Chilaquiles chile verde nopales con costillitas, rice, beans and hand made tortillas.

    The ladies at Tamales Jalisco are cooking it up right! My wife and I stopped by to tryout their chilaquiles, and found out they had a buffet going on, my eyes were going crazy with all of the choices in front of us. There was plenty to choose from. All the dishes I tried were delicious. I started out with chile verde, moved on to nopales con Costillas, chilaquiles, rice & beans done right with hand made corn tortillas . I Also had a small bowl of pozole, which was decent, by then I was getting full and went to something a bit lighter, they had ceviche it was delicious! Picked up some fresh fruit, and headed back to the table. The server was very Attentive and reminded us of tacos or gorditas that can be served at no additional charge. Well I'll try one. I honestly could have passed. My wife came back from with a small bowl of cocido beef soup. It was in my opinion better than the pozole. The place is small not your fancy restaurant but the food was very good just the way I like it. Thank you ladies for a delicious meal. I sorry I didn't stop by sooner. We will be back

    Chilaquiles verde
    Sunny W.

    The café de olla coffee was good, the location is a small hole in the wall with only outside seating. I'm a picky chilaquiles critic, so I'm sure most people would be delighted, but I felt the white raw onion overpowered the flavor. The meat was okay, what I call cheap meat, with an off texture and flavor. The salad verde was delicious, and the rice was okay it was very soft and mushy like bean consistency. There were too many raw pieces of white onion that also threw off the flavor. Overall, it was a good average plate of chilaquiles, hence the 3 stars. The location was clean, but there was no menu when I arrived, so I just ordered what I wanted without knowing what was available.

    Nancy T.

    Their beef tamales are hot and delicious. I prefer their beef over their pork tamales. Their chips and salsas tasted like it was made fresh.

    Neiva O.

    Honestly, I was skeptical about the place because of the prices and the lack of good pictures but decided to take one for the team and try them out. I didn't think anything could justify the price of the tamales but honestly they are larger than most and hefty. I would say it's about 1.5 times the size of a regular tamal. I got the green chicken and red pork and they were both really great ! I also had the asada sope, while I'm not sure if the sope was made in house or not the flavors were still great. Also i can't forget about their guacamole , it was delicious ! Definitely recommend people try it out !

    Trash

    The worst ever!!! Jalapeño and cheese tamale with fake cheese or cheese sauce it's disgusting The nerves to sale this trash u can find better in a parking lot or street corner!! And for $4 yuck!!!

    Jasmine S.

    As of now 1 star due to inaccurate business. Establishment was closed upon arrival. There hours online and on their door states a 6 pm closure arrived just under 15 minutes before closing and they were already shut down.

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    Alexis M.

    There are no seating tables inside so it is more of an order to go spot. Once I walked in, I was quickly greeted with the staff the tamale menu is posted up front and the staff told me they also do tacos and burritos. This was not posted on the menu so not sure if it was just for the day or part of the standard menu. I ordered a mix of chicken, pork, and cheese tamales. Pork and cheese were my favorite. They come out straight from the steamer so it is nice and hot when you receive them. Tamales had a good balance of masa and good amount of meat/cheese which was definitely a plus. The chicken was a tad bit dry, but the pork and cheese were moist and delicious. Will definitely be back for those two flavors and interested in trying the strawberry and pineapple.

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    Great Tamales, the flavor and the texture are just Great!! Thrust me you won't be disappointed. By the way I am from Jalisco!

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    Pricy Tamales but the tamale size is fairly large, and the beef had a good portion of meat as well as flavor.

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    This place is as good as everyone says. Their tamales are great. Chilaquiles, great. Such good food!

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    Best Chilaquiles I have ever had! The coffee de olla is delicious and their service is wonderful! Found our new fav place!

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    Buen servicio, bien amables. Muy Buenos tamales. Les ponen Mucha carne, y están grandes. Ay papa...

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    10 months ago

    $48.00 for 4 tamales & 2 sides of rice 2 sides of beans. Also took them 20 minutes to put tamales in a bag. Will not return.

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