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EL Suenito Brewing

4.5 (32 reviews)
Open 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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Mushroom and Cheese tamale plate (comes with rice and beans). So good!
Moani H.

Went to a drag brunch here and it was SO much fun. It is a gay owned Mexican bar and restaurant with such a cool story. Starting in 2015 just making tamales then they combined it with a brewery in 2022. I love supporting local businesses! The staff and service were so nice and quick even with the chaos of the event. We also tried their food and it was so good! We had the chips with guac and chips with queso and chorizo. Both were delicious and the chips you could tell they make themselves! Also tried their tamales... mushroom and cheese and it was so good. They serve it on the husk but just a boat of it so the tamale is sitting on top ready for you to eat but so presentable. I got their "spicy" salsa but it was not spicy.. I enjoy spicy so this was more mild to me not even medium. It was nice and sunny outside so I did not really want a beer and got their paloma which was delicious. Next time I will definitely try one of their brews!

Menu March 2026
Leon U.

Delicious beers and great vibes. The Morenita and Conejo were my favorites from the bar flight. Cheers to El Sueñito

Jane K.

Checked out this place for dinner with my husband. We ordered the following appetizers: crispy tacos, chips and queso, shrimp a la Diabla and a jalapeño and cheese tamale. We also had a vegan horchata and a beer. The beer was decent and the vegan horchata was tasty and delicious. As others reviewers have stated, it tasted like it had oat milk in it which was interesting to have that aftertaste but not a bad thing. Sadly we did not like the food. It wasn't bad but it wasn't good either. At least not good enough for us to consider a second visit. The chips are too thick, although the queso was good. The shrimp had a sweet sauce to them, which wasn't bad but also wasn't very interesting and the crispy tacos were just mediocre with a potato and cheese filling. The tamale had too much masa and not enough filling so it was dry and the ratios were wrong. If anything there should've been more cheese in them. I did not taste any jalapeño. We ordered the spicy red house and it had good flavor but the sauce was poured over the wrapper so a lot of it went to waste. You choose your seats and many tables are connected so you may be sitting with strangers. It was difficult to understand the waitress but the service was fine.

Chicken Mole Tamal
Vicki S.

I've been a loyal customer of the old Frelard Tamales shop for years and have been looking forward to checking out their new digs and 2nd brewery location in Fremont called El Sueñito. I was impressed by the roominess of their new restaurant and the variety of food and beverages offered in their expanded menu. They have certainly come a long way from their humble little pick-up window that they lovingly took with them when they moved to this brighter and more lively location. Check them out the next time you're in the Fremont, Seattle area.

Crystal H.

Great beer in a great area. Frelard Tamales is attached so there's also food. You come in, grab an open table, and they will drop off menus for you. Once you're ready to order, you turn a little place card right side up to indicate you want service. Focusing on the drinks--I got their horchata, and it's actually vegan here, but tasted good. There's little grains of cinnamon. The dark Mexican Larger was delicious, lots of flavor and it was smooth. Service was quick even though the place was busy.

The Dulce Muerte fresh off the tap!
Alden C.

El Suenito Brewing has gotten a location in Seattle! Hooray! Steve and I were at their original location in Bellingham location a while back and just loved their tamales and beer! It was no exception this time either as we immensely enjoyed our meal at this location also! This time around I got their Salsa Roja Pork tamale and their Jalapeño Cheese tamale. They were as good as I remember them. The tamale part of the operation is Frelard Tamale. And of course it wouldn't be a complete experience without getting their beer. At first the waitress misunderstood me (it was quite noisy here) that I wanted a regular horchata drink and while I didn't know the exact name of the horchata flavored beer I wanted I got a horchata. But this looked so good so even after we got it straightened out we kept the horchata and it was wonderful! The horchata type beer, the Dulce Muerte was a milk stout and was great! Flavor features with this beer are vanilla and cinnamon as being predominant. The beer is also creamy and sweet. We took a six pack home of this beer to enjoy more of in the days to come. Can't wait to return again! Glad there is a closer location compared to Bellingham for us but either location us excellent.

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Roland R.

Welcome to Seattle El Suenito! It was a Saturday night in Ballard, and we decided to check out this new place from Bellingham. We were hungary and wanted some tamales. Decided to check this place out. We were introduced by a wait time. However, it moved right along. Our restaurant greeter was awesome. She was on the ball. It was about a 30-minute wait. When we were sat. Our server that we knew from Carin Brewery was a nice surprise. We ordered brews, tamales, and sides. The food was delicious. The dishes had a nice presentation. I was impressed to know that tamales are made every day at the restaurant. I left happy having eating some good food. Recommend this place, and we'll be back.

Salsa verde chicken tamales plate
Paul T.

Saw an instagram video about this place and went here to try it! Parking is tough on the main road. When sat down you have a card to flip from horizontal to vertical to get the waiter/waitress's attention to order. Ordered the chips and queso with chorizo (sooo delicious! A must have!) and the salsa verde chicken tamales plate with rice and beans. Everything was delicious, highly recommend this place!

Carnitas Nachos
Janice F.

The food was delicious and a good portion for the price! The tamales had a good ratio of masa and filling, great flavor, and was not dry. The nachos were tasty as well. The servers were friendly. I would come back again for the food! Personally, I didn't get a brewery ambiance, if you're looking for that, but it was still clean and lively. Would definitely recommend and will be back!

Declan H.

A great new addition to the neighborhood! Friendly staff and a great atmosphere. We tried several beers and cocktails and enjoyed all of them. The Tamales were awesome too. Looking forward to coming back here and trying out more stuff.

Horchata

first time trying out the food here and it was ok. the tamales are actually not bad but both the sauces (verde & roja) lack flavor. it's pretty bland. The rice and beans were not bad too. But the main item that absolutely disappointed me was their horchata. By far the worst horchata drink I've ever had. It had a thick hazelnut (?) syrup texture and grainy aftertaste which was off putting. Almost 7$ for a drink that doesn't resemble what the drink should actually taste like. I had my friends try it and all agreed this was not good. We didn't finish it. If you want a legit horchata drink go to La Cuarda near Ballard.

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Tamales are fire! So good! Nice, moist and green sauce is just perfect. I also had the watermelon rum drink off the best!

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Unbelievable tamales. We have finally found our go to date night spot. Very kind service everytime, and solid drinks too!

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