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E T EL Tamal

4.5 (13 reviews)
Fri • 5:00 pm - 3:00 am (Next day)
Sat • 5:00 pm - 3:30 am (Next day)

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Mulita - our favorite!
Christina H.

Great for a late night stop after a night out! You'll often find them by the parking lots surrounding Aldi or Cookout on Freedom! We love the tamales, mulitas (comes in HUGE portions) and the Tlayuda!

The whole totra. Look how pretty.
Pamela A.

Food trucks are the way to go when you want real food cooked with love by people who know what they're doing. My husband spotted ET EL Tamal a few weeks back, but they were gone by the time he went back. When they returned today to our Starmount neighborhood and he saw them while he was walking our dog, he couldn't wait to get me so we could order dinner from them. Let's start with the truck owners. The pair who run the truck are charming as heck and ready to answer questions about a crazy array of food for a truck that size: tamales (of course), tacos, tortas, quesadillas, burritos and more, with a variety of fillings, from chicken, steak, and both pork AND al pastor...plus lengua and cabeza if you're daring. (Not me.) We ordered a selection so we could try a bunch of things, along with horchata for me and Mexican Coke for him, and left with enough food for a few days for $55. But what about the food?! Okay. The torta. Look...as Americans we sometimes forget the beauty of a truly well made sandwich. Sliced pork that was fork tender (as if you'd use a fork) with fresh-grilled jalapeño, tomato and avocado on pressed bread. We split it and, along with the chichinachos - nachos made with chicharróns - we would have been happy little clams. And full. So full. So very, very full. But wait, there's more. We also ordered a Tlayuda, which is a regional dish from Oaxaca, and when I added it to the order the lady taking our order laughed and said, "Really?" Because it's big. Mucho grande. Black beans, carne asada, peppers, avocado, tomato, queso crema...it's like a Mexican pizza. We couldn't do it Justice. It too could have served as the meal for the two of us with a side. :) We have the tamales left to review, which I will leave to my husband, who is the Tamal fan. But find this truck. Try their food. Support them because YUM YUM. Qué delicioso.

Quesa birria tacos and beef cheek tacos
Ashley P.

We stopped here late last night after a concert and it was delicious. We ordered the quesa birria tacos and the beef cheek tacos. Tender, flavorful and everything we wanted for a late night snack before heading home.

Quesabirria Heaven!

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1 year ago

Amazing!! We had the burrito (carnitas) tacos (chorizo and carnitas ) nachos and queso

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6 months ago

I order like eight tamales every time . Tacos are fire. The steak torta is the best in the city.

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Raul V.

Thank you so much! See you soon!

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2 years ago

Amazing 10/10 every time I go! Food great customer service great! I wish I could find them on weekdays!!!

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3 years ago

This place has the best tacos in Charlotte NC. Really recommend tacos de lengua y cabeza

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4 years ago

The tacos are decent just not enough flavor I thought it was just me but ordered a second time. Good but need more flavor

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4.5(246 reviews)
1.0 mi
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Family-owned & operated
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I highly recommend!…read more My meal was delicious and fresh! I went for lunch and ordered a vegetarian burrito and Mexican street corn came out hot and tasty, I love the salsa bar option. Service was friendly and prompt. The ambiance was clean and the decor was lovely! I hope you enjoy them as much as I did, I can't wait to return.

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3.8(291 reviews)
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Overall, I believe I might go back to this What impressed me was the authentic decor it's large…read moreand I hear they have live music on certain evenings although there was none our evening, but they did have a good playlist. We were seated pretty quickly on the patio. It was a nice breezy evening perfect for alfresco dining. Initially our service was fast. Our server came over. Took care of our water brought our additional drink orders and then took our order for food, but then it took a while. Eventually we did get it and I was surprised how well I liked the refried black beans and their rice I opted for their Birria tacos and they were very flavorful and the consommé was delicious. My husband opted for the fish tacos and well he had to fish for the fish in the fish tacos. It was very little and that was very disappointing. I asked him if he would return and he said he would, but he would either not get the fish tacos because they don't have near enough fish to be called a fish taco or he would ask that they put an adequate amount of fish in the taco. It was more slaw and cilantro than fish. But he did agree that the refried black beans were extremely delicious and the rice was very flavorful as well. We both like their chips, which are served with their house salsa. I was not a fan of the salsa. I like mine with a little bit more sweet nod, but my husband did enjoy the salsa. Overall, it was a good first time experience and I usually give a restaurant 2 to 3 tries before I figure if they're just not for me so we'll definitely come back again

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Wanted to have some good tacos while visiting Charlotte and this place did not disappoint me. Tried…read moretheir tacos with fresh made tortillas, and a Gordita (fried) those options were delicious. Wait staff was attentive and nice. Place was very relaxing and has that family style vibe.

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