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    Mama Olga's

    3.8 (31 reviews)
    Closed 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Caught their booth at Glendale glitters, great tamales with no fillers. Absolutely amazing. Will definitely be buying some more from them :-)

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    Gary K.

    Ambiance: Super small Mexican restaurant. Only two tables inside but several in their outdoor shaded patio. Most patrons order from the outside takeout window.This is located in what some may call a "rough" part of the sunnyslope, I'll leave it at that. I work across the street at a homeless shelter. Food: locally known for tamales both regular and sweet. The green Chile chicken tamales were amazing. The sweet bread elotes were also a great touch to finish off the meal. You can get them frozen (for home) or hot and ready to eat. Their burritos are ok but for 7.50 I would expect a little more that just meat/rice/beans...was overtly grease. Overall: Great local place to get your tamale fix.

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    I consider myself a Mexican food connoisseur and often have a hard time finding authentic Mexican food outside of Mexico. I was in the area picking up my truck from last night when I had a few too many cervesas. The Uber ride there was awkward as expected, so I spent the ride looking up restaurants in the area I was getting dropped off at. After 20 minutes of searching, I found Mama Olga's and decided to drive the extra couple miles there before I headed home. I'm not going to lie, I have never been in this specific area and was surprised how bad of spot it is. However, don't be fooled as this is usually a sign that the food is going to be fire. I think walking through Sonoyta might have been safer. The restaurant is right on Hatcher, but you can't tell right off the bat where you're supposed to enter (spoiler - use the East door). The ambience is wonderful and transported me straight to Mexico. Not the Americanized part. There are two tables inside, a couple large freezers, and two closet doors that open up to the kitchen. Two young ladies were working and they weren't particularly friendly, but did what they were there to do. My two tamales were ready in a few minutes and I was on my way. I wish I would have eaten them there, so I didn't have to go back for more. I'm headed back shortly to get a couple dozen. As of today, they were only selling tamales. No tacos, burritos, beans, or rice - just tamales. I paid $5.62 for two tamales which came with a side of green salsa. The tamales were average sized and were mostly meat. If you're a fan of tamales that are heavy on the masa, then this isn't your place. The masa is soft and honestly perfect. The red beef and green chicken is well seasoned, tender, and plentiful. At first I was a little ticked that I didn't get a red salsa for my red beef tamale. I stopped caring once I tried the green salsa. This is hands down the best green salsa I've ever had. It is *actually* spicy and is perfect on the green chicken tamale. I am going to try to get a bulk cup when I go back for more tamales. I'm honestly surprised at how good these tamales are. If you're sketched out by questionable places in not-so-good areas with smelly parking lots - go somewhere else. You should get over yourself and try this spot though lol.

    They are gone because they are good!

    Mama Olga's was at the farmers market I go to. I love tamales and my grandma lives away so I thought I would try. They were really good!!. We got one pork & one beef & they were so delicious & flavorful. Not too much masa, not too much of the meat, it was the perfect amount. The perfect size for lunch or dinner was 2 for the serving.

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    I have bought our tamales from here in the past. However the price has gone up to 35.00 for a dozen. Won't be coming back.

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    1 year ago

    Flies flying everywhere inside where they cook, no soap in bathroom and tamales were under cooked..

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    Best tamales in town bar none!!! Nice people as well. Don't let the location scare you off.

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    They came through at the last minute and delivered on Christmas Eve. Much appreciated.

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    No better place in all Az for tamales hands down you will not be disappointed, you will wish you ordered more!!!

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    The food look nice but is ok if I can rate this place a high C. I order the chicken tamales and was disappointed with the food

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