Santa Maria, United States
2115 S Blosser Rd
N/A
+1 8057140089
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Gone by this shop several times & there was always a "sold out" sign in the door. This day altho' the sign was up, the door was open & we went in. Al Rodriguez, the owner was as nice & welcoming as could be. He explained that he is a one operator shop & usually runs out of orders early but after hearing that of my many attempts to try his tamales, he made one just for us to sample. Before I continue, please understand I do not consider myself a connoisseur of tamales. But after living in L.A. & environs for 40 years, I have had my share of Mexican food. This is one of the best tamales I have ever eaten!! If you can catch him during his hours of operation, treat yourself!
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My mother's "specialty" was Mexican-food and among her many great dishes, her tamales were my favorite. I have fond memories of those wonderful dinners and I've hoped to find a place that had tamales (almost) as good as the ones mom made. Anytime I've been at a restaurant that had them on the menu or learned of any place that sold them, I've given them a try but I've always been disappointed. So when I noticed the Tamale Shop sign, I had to check it out. As I went through the door, I found a simple setting - a couple tables and a small counter with a kitchen behind it The clerk appeared and I told him that I would like to get a couple tamales to take out. He mentioned three or four options and I settled on one pork and one beef, which he prepared as I watched. We talked a bit and it turned out that he was the owner - and a very pleasant guy. I learned that most of their tamales go out in the morning to restaurants up and down the Central Coast. He ticked off a number of varieties they offer - pork, beef, chicken, vegetarian and several others that I don't recall - I was surprised there were so many. I thanked him, paid and headed home with (as always) high hopes for a taste feast. As soon as I got to our kitchen, I opened one of them and tried it. It was absolutely delicious. While I was eating it, my granddaughter came in, so I gave her a taste. Her reaction was that we should have a tamale dinner ASAP. So, finally, I've found tamales as good as mom made. For our dinner, I also got enchiladas. They make a nice selection of those too and like the tamales, they are truly delicious. In fact, they may be my new favorite.
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