Santa Maria Tamale Shop

Had a craving for tamales and saw this place on Yelp. Stopped by to only find out that this is not a restaurant. They are not set up for dining in or outside. They do catering. I asked if I could buy some tamales and the person said I can order some and come back later today or tomorrow to pick them up. I asked about a minimum order and he said half a dozen $8.50). I ordered 3 beef, 2 pork, and 1 chili cheese. He said to come back in 5 or 6 hours to pick them up. I came back about 7 hours later and the same guy packed my bag of tamales in the back. When he was packing them, I reminded him of my order. I wanted to have one immediately but all 6 were cold. When I got home, I took my 6 tamales out of the bag to find out that he made an error with my order. He gave me only 1 beef but 3 pork, and 2 chili cheese. I tried all 3 types and my favorite was the pork, then the chili cheese, and lastly the beef. So, based on my tastes, the order he gave me was perfect. To me, the beef was overly seasoned. The pork was good. The chili cheese needed more chili and/or cheese. The masa for all the tamales were good. Food: 3 Service: 3 Value: 3

AMAZING! The Maza was savory Not too Greasy and taste really good. They open early and will have orders ready. I will admit placing an order was not easy because I ask a bunch of Questions, but as soon as I tasted the Tamal it all went out the window. AMAZING

Satisfied Customer!! I had never been to The Tamale Shop before today. I ordered two dozen of the pork tamales one of there Chile Cheese for a Cinco De Mayo Celebration at my work. They were absolutely delicious everyone else thought so too! I highly recommend them for any of your future needs I wish I would have gotten the name of the gentleman whom helped me. He was very kind helpful. He even offered to carry them to my car. 5 STARS

These tamales are legit. The masa is savory on its own. Soft and not too greasy. The filling, we tried beef, pork and Chile cheese, was very good. The pork and beef had just the right amount of moisture so it wasn't dry. He Chile cheese was just spicy enough. Besides the food being delicious, the owner was so nice! We didn't know we had to make an order but when we called he was very accommodating and took our order and had them all ready to go when we came in for pick up. Super nice guy. I'm never buying tamales from anywhere else, if I'm not making them myself I'm buying them here.

I have been getting tamales from from this place for years they also make homemade tortillas I'm glad they are back you people got a try them