Rating the food truck and restaurant! The food truck is amazing. I heartily recommend the birria and carne tacos. A smidge pricey at $4 a taco, but they were authentic and a decent amount of meat. I also had a green chicken tamale and it was great! Sometimes items can be a little spicy -I got the guac and chips once and I couldn't eat them. But then other items like the tacos are spice perfect. We've also tried the weekday lunch buffet. It was good! Not a huge selection of food, but it was good. If you want authentic Mexican food, this is your place! read more

Tamales Mary is one of my favorite local spots for tamales. I always order their rajas and red pork tamales which are generously sized. I also really love their salsa, and they provide both a green and red one. Loved that their salsas come in convenient packets and they even have their logo! The pricing is very reasonable for the quality and portion size of the tamales. Just a heads up: it can get busy during peak times (especially Fridays and Saturdays), so expect a bit of a wait. They offer more than just tamales too--there's a full sit-down menu with other Mexican dishes if you're looking for a full meal. Whether you're grabbing a quick bite or dining in, this place never disappoints read more

Tamales Mary - Tamales - Mexican Near Me - Wyoming, Michigan

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For a delicious, speedy lunch, Tamales Mary is the way to go. Within seconds of sitting down, an employee brought out my plate of tamales. No complaints here, as the tamales were fresh and hot. I tried the three vegetarian offerings of the day--pepper and cheese, black beans and cheese, and jalapeño and cheese--plus a pineapple tamale. All were superb, especially with the slathering of some salsas on the savory tamales. I was really pleased that I could see and taste all of the ingredients. Since it was hot and humid outside, the paletas were calling to me. Peering into the freezer, I saw a nice variety of flavors, such as mangonada, tamarind, nance, and cookies and cream. I opted for the mangonada, and it was refreshing and luscious. 10/10 would get again. (Note: these weren't made in-house. The paletas came from a biz in Kalamazoo.) read more

We came for the lunch buffet and we were surprised how good it was. The beef tasted really good and I liked that you could make tacos or nachos how you wanted it. Overall, for the price, I think it's a good deal and we left full and satisfied. We will be back to try the tamales. read more

Customer service food temperature and quality checks Dirty napkins dirty eating area and poor seating arrangements read more

The lunch buffet is fantastic. They had several kinds of meat that were all really good. Reasonable price as far as buffets go too. Only drawback is it's a little small, but they manage to fit a good variety in the space they use for the buffet. read more

If you have not already checked this place out, do yourself a favor and do it. The place itself is simply decorated, a small little restaurant that includes a buffet. Service is nice, I have not had a bad experience at all. Easy ordering, quick service. Now the food, absolutely spectacular. They offer a wide selection of different meats to choose from, and have topping options. The tamales are homemade and absolutely delicious, soft and they stay hot. My favorite is the green chicken, they're the perfect amount of spicy and flavor. I would also recommend their birria tacos or their wet burritos, they put so much sauce onto it it's absolutely delicious. Great pick if you're looking for authentic, delicious, and local. read more

Some of the best tacos and authentic Mexican I have ever had! The tamales were good, but I was surprised at the beans rich and tacos. Love it read more

Great tasting tamales! It's hard to find tamales made in banana leaves. This tamales are Totally different than the other ones made in corn husks. read more

Some of the best tamales, Quesabirrias, and tostadas in the Grand Rapids area! I highly recommend this place! Our service was quick and the food was delicious! Very calm and chill vibe. Their Barbacoa is delicious and highly recommended! Will definitely be back again and again! read more

Tamales Mary - Tostada - Mexican Near Me - Wyoming, Michigan

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Tuesday lunchtime buffet is $15 and TO DIE FOR. OMG the smell of the food is mouthwatering and the quality of food is superb. Service is quick and efficient during lunchtime rush. read more

The food is so very good and you gotta try there buffet on the different days. I love to eat here as much as I can. Mary is a good friend of mine and have known her for many years. read more

Tamales Mary - I created my own salad combo. - Mexican Near Me - Wyoming, Michigan

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Tuesday taco bar is on point.$15 buffet of all the fixings.it was busy at lunch time.

This review is for the grand opening of the Eastown location. I don't know the back story of why the 2nd location was delayed but I saw on their FB Page that it was supposed to open in April, then May but now they are finally opened! This restaurant is at the intersection where Wolfgangs is. The interior is bright and clean with pictures of their food and plenty of tables for dine in. There's 1-2 tables right outside for outdoor seating. They ran a tamales meal special as well as chips and salsa. I got 1 order of spicy chicken tamales meal and 1 jalapeño & cheese tamales supreme meal - both came with rice and beans. The spicy chicken wasn't spicy for me. I did ask for extra hot salsa so that did the trick. The rice was very good and I ate all the beans which isn't something I normally enjoy. The staff was very kind. They were busy the whole day and they seem to be quite efficient. The owner thanked me for my order and coming between serving guests and preparing the take out orders. I think they did a great job for the amount of traffic they had. I love supporting local small businesses especially during Covid times. The price was very reasonable and I hope they continue with daily specials. Their second location in Eastown is close to some of the bars and restaurants so I hope they do well. read more

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Went in for a quick bite to eat while we waited on something else to do in Grand Rapids and we were not disappointed. I preferred 2 chorizo tacos and a horchata. Being very familiar with Mexican food I was very very happy with the food and service. It was authentic and resembled the food I had grown up on. 10/10 would recommend. Only thing to be aware of when coming here is the lack of parking. This is no fault of the business but just an in general notice. There is parking in the street but will be paid parking. Overall will recommend this business to anyone who will let me talk about it! :) read more

My daughter and I rode our bicycles here on the day they opened and loaded our baskets with tamales. They were so good, we just knew we would be back again. And while they offer tamales hot enough for the boldest heat-seeking fiery hot pepper enthusiast, they also have a full menu that even includes fruity dessert tamales (which were much tastier than I initially imagined). While I always struggle to decide what to order when I go, one thing is clear - Mary sure knows what she is doing! read more

My spouse loves tamales, so here we are. I can tell you right away, we will certainly be back. They have many kinds of tamales, all are $1.99 each, or their daily special is 2 tamales with rice and beans for $4.99- what a deal!! They also have a lunch buffet that looked great, but I didnt feel I was hungry enough to get a good value- i plan to come back to try it, as it had multiple types of dishes I'd like to try (mole, steak, shrimp, menudo, pozole etc). I ended up getting the small quesadilla with chorizo. It was totally not small and I found it filling! Very tasty. The salsas were both spicy to me. We also got horchata, always great. My spouse got thr tamales special with 1 chicken and 1 pineapple (!!!) and he loved them. He said the pineapple was like a dessert tamale! We will definitely be back to try more. They also have a full dessert menu, ice creams and treats like mangonadas as well as stuff like tres leches cake. This is a humble place, clearly an old convenience store- but it's awesome and you gotta try it! read more

Tamales Mary - "Small" quesadilla with chorizo - Mexican Near Me - Wyoming, Michigan

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I'm no tamale connoisseur but Tamales Mary makes some really great tamales! I stopped in around noon for a to-go lunch. They have a buffet during the week (and on Wednesday it's all tamales) but I wanted to just get a couple to share with my boyfriend. We ended up getting 6 tamales due to a minor misunderstanding (we both thought the girl at the counter said they were out of chicken, so we ordered 2 more to replace the chicken ones we thought we weren't getting)... not a big deal. Just way too much food! The tamales were ready quickly and when we got back to work they were still steaming hot! The restaurant itself is a former 7-11 but there is quite a bit of seating and a large parking lot which is nice. You can pick from 10+ kinds of tamales, including sweet dessert tamales which I'd never seen before. We got chicken, shredded beef, pork and black bean/cheese. I tried the chicken, a bit of the beef and the black bean/cheese tamales - all were great, not dry at all with great flavors but I liked the chicken the best. I wish the chicken and beef were spicier. (Especially since the sign indicated pollo verde was spicy) We also got a side of rice and beans which was definitely not necessary. The tamales were huge! The total was $14 for everything, which I thought was pretty reasonable since it will be at least 2 meals for 2 people. (Probably more!) Definitely check this place out if you're a fan of authentic Mexican food. They do have tacos/quesadillas/burritos as well as a dessert case with cake, flan and some parfait looking items. read more

Tamales Mary - Assorted tamales (way too many) and rice & beans - Mexican Near Me - Wyoming, Michigan

Set your expectations correctly and you'll be blown away. Authentic Mexican food specializing in tamales! The place is an old (what I think was a) Seven Eleven. It's nothing to write home about. But they have booths for dining in, or get your food to go. Cheap! $1.99 per tamale or you can get the lunch special for $4.99 and that includes 2 tamales of your choice plus a side of beans and rice. I LOVED the chicken mole tamale. Right amount of spice and not dry at all. I'm highly considering catering from here next time I have the need. Cheap and super good! read more

Tamales Mary - Green chicken and chicken mole - lunch special - Mexican Near Me - Wyoming, Michigan

Food was excellent and hot. I was craving tamales and could not find a good place in Holland so this place was suggested to me. The tamales were huge and had lots of meat instead of lots of masa. I will definitely return. It does not look like much from the outside but don't let that fool you, I think you will be pleasantly surprised. The prices were also very reasonable. read more

Tamales Mary - Quasobirria Tacos. - Mexican Near Me - Wyoming, Michigan

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Juicy tamales stuffed with a lot of meat. I had the green pork tamales. If you have an appetite, you should the ayce tamales for lunch.

Wow let me start out right away, this place is over priced! I've bought many tamales and this place is expensive. We decided to do there (Holiday special) dozen tamales for $18. They were cold and they over did the red seasoning in everyone. They were greasy, I've never had a great one ever!!. I can buy them 6 for $9.00 at a Mexican store right up the street, and there hot and fresh. They make them every night for morning sale. Don't waste your money on this place. The owner Mary was very inpolite both times I was in there. I wouldn't give them any stars if I had a say in it's rateing. read more

true Authentic Tamales. love that you can get individual tamales or larger quantities to take home for later. wide variety...savory to sweet, wrapped in corn husk or banana leaf, and spicy or non! many other authentic Mexican foods too including many desserts. the employees are all very kind. Speaking both English and Spanish. the menu is also in english and Spanish. the restaurant interior is pretty basic but it is clean. best complement is our exchange student from Mexico says they are delicious and close to grandma's tamales read more

Tamales Mary - tamales combo - Mexican Near Me - Wyoming, Michigan

Handwritten on the menu and so glad they did - the taco Pastor is phenomenal! So flavorful and a little spice. Tamales were good. The chicken was a little over cooked. Wish I could have tried the mole chicken which was sold out. The pork ribs (bone-in) banana leaf tamale was good - this girl likes cartilage that my husband eats around. Can't beat the prices! Will need to come back for the al you can eat buffet read more

Tamales Mary - Tacos Pastor (fantastic!) and steak; black bean & cheese tamale, red chicken tamale; bone-in pork tamale in banana leaf - Mexican Near Me - Wyoming, Michigan

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These tamales were great! They have like a dozen different ones to choose from. They also do a tamale buffet one day a week and a taco buffet a different day every week. Delicious food, plenty of space to dine in, or quick enough prep to stop in and carry out! read more

Tamales Mary - Sooooo many different kinds of tamales. - Mexican Near Me - Wyoming, Michigan

They have a buffet but I will get the tacos americano to go. Not just once a week but at least two to three times a week! The staff is extremely friendly, the pricing is right and, most importantly, the tacos are delicious! This is my favorite place to get tacos. read more

Originally given the recommendation from a patient I took care of, and for authentic Mexican food, it was amazing. I didn't personally enjoy the strawberry tamales which were a favorite of theirs. But it was also my first time having tamales! I appreciate the quality and authenticity! read more

I had a really good food experience here. Inexpensive, delicious, very good service and decent vegetarian options. It's a simple business model: tamales, tamales, tamales! They've got some other Mexican fare but i just suggest trying as many different tamales there as you can because they have about 25 options total and it's one of the only tamal games in town. It was my first visit, so I order two bell pepper tamales and two black bean tamales. I wasn't really sure what to expect as far as size, but these ones were MASSIVE. Seriously. They way my family makes them is with more filling and a light corn masa coating. Tamales Mary's tamales are a ton of filling AND a ton of corn. They're equal to about two of the tamales i grew up eating. I could barely get through two out of the four that i ordered and i took the others home. Not that I'm complaining, as it was two meals for a very low price in the end. Eat here, it's amazing. read more

Tamales Mary - Bell pepper and cheese tamales, black beans and cheese tamales. Mango flavored aloe drink. - Mexican Near Me - Wyoming, Michigan

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Our favorite spot for take out! We love both the savory and sweet menu selections. We order the specials and often add flan or a mangoanada to our meals. read more

How authentic is it? they have their hand written menu on neon poster board in both Spanish and English taped to the side of the area where you order. 5 stars right away The tamales are pretty good too. read more

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Fantastic value and delicious food. We first went to Tamales Mary on a snowy night in Eastown after running errands and we didn't want to cook. We didn't have any expectations but they have absolutely been blown out of the water. We've been back weekly. The taco value meals and tamales are all delicious. We are always excited to go back to try everything else on the menu that we haven't gotten to yet. read more

Well sorry but these tamales do not measure up. They wouldn't stay in business in Texas long. Way too much bland masa per tamale. No seasoning in the masa itself and seasoning of the pork filling isn't very good either. Having made and eaten thousands of tamales I can honestly say these just aren't very good. All my employees who tried these tamales were also unimpressed simply because they have had vastly superior tasting ones prior to sampling these. read more

Wow! What a tamale. For the price, these really can't be beat. They're authentic, tasty, and I'd really like to have some again soon. If you like tamales, try this out. read more

Tamales Mary - Black bean & cheese tamale - Mexican Near Me - Wyoming, Michigan

Ajua! These tamales are good, and a great find in Grand Rapids. Went here on a Saturday afternoon and they had so many kinds of tamales my head spun like a wheel of 100 huapangeros en McAllen. Traditional (for me at least) pork in red sauce, but also con rajas(peppers), camarones(shrimp), chicken, pork rib, pork in green sauce. Also chicken en mole and two sweet tamales-strawberry and raisin. Some were wrapped in corn and some in banana. I had the mole and Rajas which were both excellent. Mole in tamales should be much more common. The masa was seasoned perfectly, moist and delicate-even when I reheated the extras the next day. (The pics are from the next day) I wouldn't order the shrimp again-but some may like it but I have an aversion to shrimp in the shell still. Overall though these are the best tamales I've had in years. I would give it 5 stars if the seating were more comfortable and the environment a bit more polished. I wasn't expecting anything fancy, but this was pretty rundown. Maybe if I eat a lot of tamales they could put some of the funds into menus? Or different seating? You can also get tamales to go so that's a great option. Also FYI the sign outside still says el pollo so don't be confused--delicious tamales await you inside. read more

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This place is the real deal. You HAVE to go here. I looked at available rentals nearby so I could live closer. Writing this review is making me crave more! Dammit, it's 10:49 at night. Tomorrow! read more

Authentic and delicious. Their Green chili sauce is fantastic. Can be busy around lunch, with good reason, but food always is ready within a few minutes. read more

Great selection, great lunch for the price, great tamales. Go and grab a cheap lunch and watch the number of people coming and going from this place. It's with good reason. Pleasant staff, and lots of hustle and bustle. Next time I'll try a fresh juice or dessert too, I didn't save any room this time. Got 2 dozen tamales to go and split th with family, everyone loved them. The spicy green chicken and pork are spicy too. read more

Inside an old convenience store this restaurant is nothing special to look at. The food however is great! I ordered a variety's 12 tamales for $18 (Togo). They were as good if not better than the ones I get from my friends mom (don't tell). They have all you can eat Buffett's for lunch and dinner every day. I would like to try that out next time around. read more

Tamales Mary - Spicy pork and regular pork. Fantastic flavor! - Mexican Near Me - Wyoming, Michigan

Great Mexican food for very reasonable prices, and the warmth and helpfulness of the staff deserves to be noted! Don't be fooled by the name of this restaurant--they serve way more than tamales, including a variety of desserts, and even have lunch buffets. read more

One of the best tamale places I've found in West Michigan. Tamales are their focus and you can tell from the menu when you walk in. The so offer common Mexican fare as well with Tacos, burritos, and the like. The also started doing a tamale buffet on Wednesday. I can usually get two tamales and a Jarrito Soda for under $7 and I'm golden. The Tamale buffet is about $10. I tried to put the hurt on them with the buffett, but I was only able to put down 3 tamales. Mary herself will also make the rounds and check in to see how the meal is going. They'll also run a deal on Fri and Sat with 12 tamales for $12, which is a great deal and could easily be an option for a weekend family meal or for lunches during the week. One of my faves and I hope it becomes yours. read more

Tamales Mary - Front view, used to be a 7-11. - Mexican Near Me - Wyoming, Michigan

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