I loved how they offered both sweet and savory options that were equally impressive. The strawberry cream cheese dessert tamale was rich, decadent, and honestly a must-try. The corn tamale was also super tasty--simple but done really well. The tacos and tamale plate were full of flavor and felt like true comfort food, and the breakfast plate with the verde sauce really stood out with its bold, tangy taste. The customer service was very nice and welcoming, which really added to the experience. If you're a tamale lover or just looking for something delicious and filling, this place definitely delivers! read more

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Still really good tamales but not the bargain they once were. Nearly $5 each but delicious. The parking lot sucks during daytime business hours due to the tire shop next door. I know they have a second location in Reseda but this location is more convenient for me Still recommended and I will continue to return read more

This place suckered me in from their Instagram post. I tried the chicken corn pork and beef tamales. They were all bland. The meat Tommaso ratio is absolutely horrible. I spent $50 on eight tamales that were 96% masa none of them had any flavor and they were extremely dry. I've had better tamales from the street vendors. read more

Tamale House - Chicken tamale well a masa tamale - Mexican Near Me - North Hills, California

Love their tamales! We randomly discovered this place and have ordered their tamales on various occasions. Our go-to's are the: - Chicken in green sauce tamales - Jalapeño and cheese tamales We've also tried the dessert tamales (sweet corn, pineapple, and strawberry raisin) and they're all very unique and tasty. We prefer the savory tamales but the dessert ones are fun to try. read more

This is for the location on Reseda -Their tamales are a little on the heavy massa side for me, but tasty! I really like their Breakfast burrito and their beans are awesome. The staff is always friendly and gets you in and out in no time. Plenty of parking and really nice decor with EL Chapulin dolls. The sauces are fresh and well made. The savory / Sweet Tamales sell out quickly, but If you can get one they are worth a try. I have tried both warm and cold tamales, and since we usually re-heat them at Home, the price savings are worth it. read more

This place is great tamales are great as well only thing is today i got 12 tamales for Christmas and found a hair inside my tamale thought it was mine until i pulled it and it literally slid right out of the inside of the tamale was like 2" long, it is not deadly but its kind of nasty. read more

Tamale House - Proof Purchase - Mexican Near Me - North Hills, California

Been awhile since I've been here. I ordered the pork tamale plate. The tamale is good with beans & rice. The tortilla chips are a bit over cooked. Overall it's ok. Tamales are $4 each which is a bit pricey, but worth it. read more

Tamale House - Pork tamale plate - Mexican Near Me - North Hills, California

I was looking for a Tamale spot to order a dozen for Christmas. Definitely wanted to try them out before committing to a dozen. I got one beef and one chicken with a side of rice and beans. Each one is pretty good size. Both were excellent. Masa wasn't dry and right amount of moisture. The meat to masa ratio could've been better. The rice and beans were absolutely delicious. The price for everything was very reasonable. They had single chairs set up while you wait for Take Out Orders. Dining area is limited seating. Establishment was well kept and clean. Parking is a little tight but plenty of spaces. I'd definitely recommend them for breakfast or tamales. read more

Tamale House - Ordering area - Mexican Near Me - North Hills, California

Location is great, there is no parking if you do get a spot it's a tight one. Had some tamales from here before. This time I sat down ordered the Castillo in Salsa Verde, not spicy at all. With hand made tortillas It was good, but the Costillas, some of them were hot and some of them cold not good. But were delicious. Pork tamales were a bit disappointing expensive and really no meat in them for the price. read more

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Tamales is a bit dry and filling is very Little. I wish you improve the filling amount at least. read more

Best tamales in the valley! My family and I look forward to eating these every year during Christmas time. Extremely accommodating with big orders and the meat and masa is fresh. 10/10 recommend this place! read more

Yes, it's that time of year again - my yearly hunt for a new place for tamales. Today I visited Tamale House in North Hills after seeing write ups about this place on various reputable sites. I got the chicken with green sauce and the pork with red sauce. My tamale of preference is pork with red sauce. While the meat was generous, the sauce wasn't on point to my tastebuds and the masa was missing something. For a tamale to be good to me, the masa has to be delectable. I don't typically gravitate towards chicken tamales but it had green sauce so you know I had to try one. The chicken was very flavorful and the portions of meat were generous, but it could have had more green sauce. I asked for a side of green sauce, which was really yummy. But as stated above, the masa just didn't meet my criteria. Note that the tamales are pretty big so that's a plus, I just wish they were worth the hype and the drive. The staff was friendly and there was ample space to dine in. The parking is an issue. The lot is tiny and people will park anywhere, making it hard to pull out. Also, the spaces are small so if you are extra about your car like me, then it may be an anxiety-ridden meal lol. Just be careful if you park in there because cars will pull out and disregard they're about to back onto you. Unfortunately, this place doesn't get a yummy in my tummy rating. The tamales weren't bad, they just aren't worthy of an honorable mention nor worthy of making the list of best tamales. We each have different tastes so I respect that but my usual haunts are still superior to this place. If anyone has any recs, I'm all ears. I've tried pretty much all of the famous places in and around LA and I'm not interested in these new artisan tamales. read more

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Terrible customer service. The staff is rude and has no sense of order. They skip over people and don't acknowledge who was there first. It's frustrating and unprofessional, and I wouldn't recommend this place based on how poorly they treat customers read more

Yes they where good , I definitely will visit this place again. To my surprise the beans where good as well, I older extra egg on my plate. read more

Tamale House - This juicy, dish was so delicious. This is called, chille reñeno with a red chille sauce pork tamal. This order came with rice and beans. - Mexican Near Me - North Hills, California

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Had high hopes for Tamale House on my never-ending quest for the best chili and cheese tamales. Saw that they had other veggie options and decided to try those as well. This was an UberEATS order, so things like temperature and presentation were overlooked in this review. The rice is DELICIOUS but tastes almost like Asian fried rice? It's also dripping in oil at the bottom of the container, which made my arteries cringe - but it was too late! No complaints from my tastebuds, tho. Veggie tamales...just skip these. Under-seasoned veggies in masa with no cheese = underwhelming. Spinach and cheese - surprisingly my favorite of the bunch but still kinda average. I wouldn't go out of my way to get these but they were a nice change from my usual. Chili and cheese - where's the chili?! There were 3 little (read: 1/2 inch) pieces in each tamale, which had uneven globs of cheese in it as well. Kinda confused about this one. Could be way better. My biggest gripe is all the tamales were kind of dry. And the saddest part is there was no option to get salsa on UberEATS. I would have paid for salsa - the tamales desperately needed it. read more

Breakfast burrito with chorizo was ok. I wouldn't try it again. Beef tamale was ok, there was probably 5 pieces of shredded beef inside. read more

Everything was top notch ‼ I recommend this restaurant. Nice wait staff, very clean and plenty of seating. read more

On top of the lady's there being disgustingly rude on every visit there today they forgot some tamales in my order now I'm short on food for dinner. Called and they said I can go drive back there and pick them up I asked if I can get at least have one extra complimentary for going back on their mistake they said NO read more

1 . Customer Service, girl in the front is not nice. She rolls her eyes when you are talking , and she does say anything when you say Thank you . 2 . Tamales are WAY TO THICK , MASA TO MEAT ratio is terrible. Restaurant did smell good however, like comfort food . I am big on service the woman in the front was enough for me not to return , to give the other foods a try. read more

Tamale House - Chicken tamale . Super wet - Mexican Near Me - North Hills, California

Yes and yes. Go to the tamale house. They have the best in the valley. I love the chicken and the chille and cheese. I would recommend.

The tamales are really good. Flavors or good and masa is really nice. Going back!! Parking lot is a nightmare. read more

Comfort food for sure. Very yummie tamale plate, ask for extra salsa. They run out of cafe de olla fast.

I was super excited to have a chorizo con huevos for a breakfast. Sadly it was mostly fillers, rice y frijoles. I hardly tasted chorizo. Found some tiny tiny chorizo particles in the bottom. ¡No bueno! Especially you are charging me $10.95. Then the tamale, it was mas o menos. I ordered a pork tamales, rojo. It was not flavorful. I guess I should have driven a little far to the San Fernando or go all the way to La indianato get me some real deal breakfast. Some how they charged me $18.77 for a burrito and a tamale. The worst of all, I found one strand of hair. Yikes. Yes the tamale had came wrapped in a corn husk so it shouldn't be no big deal? Still left me with kind of yucky feelings. No thanks. read more

Tamale House - Store front - Mexican Near Me - North Hills, California

Tamales house!! I freaking love the tamales here. They are super tasty, and very filling. I ended up ordering a different item and let me tell you the bistec was so delicious. The make handmade tortillas and it does not disappoint. The meat was juicy and tender and loved the little salad they gave with this. Oh and their chilaquiles are the bomb too a little spicy but the best!! read more

Tamale House - Bistec Ranchero Plate - Mexican Near Me - North Hills, California

These tamales are huge! Do you're self a favor and get the green chicken tamales with extra green sauce on the side. Thank me later!

The service sucked one of the ladies was a taller one, she acted like she was inferior to the other ladies and dead attitude. Never coming again. read more

The very best tamales ON EARTH! I've been going there over 16 years. I learned about them from a tamale festival in downtown. They can't be beat. read more

I used to suffer finding tamales in town. Not anymore. These are the best. I've been buying tamales there for two years. For the holidays and anytime. Highly recommend. read more

If you have a tamale craving, come to this place! Thats their speciality! They have savory and sweet tamales. I thought the strawberry and cream cheese dessert tamale was a very creative take on the traditional dish. I really liked how moist the tamales are here. I've had some dry and bland ones in the past which have ruined the dish for me. But not here at tamale house! read more

Tamale House - Mexican Near Me - North Hills, California

Girl in front giving wrong change on purpose and they think it's funny when u walk away not cool 1 star

Yep I liked it. I ordered a Combination #2 to-go. The tamales I got (Spinach & Cheese and Sweet Corn) were equally delicious. Both tamales were of a hefty size. And not just masa hefty, but I could really taste the filling inside. I especially liked the green salsa that came with it. Beans and rice were pretty good, but really how can you mess that up. I came for lunch takeout and will definitely be back. Oh and special big bonus - they don't use lard. Happy eating! read more

Tamale House - Combination #2 with Spinach & Cheese and Sweet Corn Tamales to-go (4/5) - Mexican Near Me - North Hills, California

Comimos desayuno muy sabroso bien preparado esos tamales. Esos huevos los felicito te damos

We love coming here for delicious menudo, tamales, and other authentic Mexican dishes. Food is always fresh and so yummy. The tamales are big and filled with flavorful ingredients. We really enjoy them every time. The people are very nice and accommodating. We always go back whenever we want really good Mexican food. read more

Los tamales están buenisimos y el champurrado también , muy buen lugar para desayunar !!!

So, I saw their ad on social media and decided to give them a try. The ads for the tamales at this place made them look sooo good. I ordered a dozen ($50), NOT WORTH THE MONEY!! I ordered 6 rajas, 2 chicken, 2 pork, and 2 beef. I figured if I was going to give a review, that I should try a variety of them. The flavor was good and the size was good too. Where they fall short is the filling to masa ratio. There was way more masa than filling, and that's a no no in the tamale world! Overall they were good at best. But definitely not good enough to justify the price. I was so disappointed, I wanted them to be as good as the ads portrayed them. Oh well, I will not be back and still need to find a tamale place before the holidays. The service was very friendly and the restaurant itself was nice. read more

Try it , taste so good. You will not be disappointed. Great price as well. Highly recommended the Torta tamales red pork taste amazing What wins be over is how fresh it taste . read more

I was craving tamales 2 days ago during lunch time and decided to make my way here. I already had in mind what I would get. I ordered my tamales, and after paying, I asked the lady for some salsa. Her 1st response was that they now charge for the salsa. To which I immediately replied: it's okay, I'll pay for it. She then walks to grab 2 containers of green salsa and says: this time I'll give them to you. To which I replied a second time very calmly and patiently: charge me the salsa. The other employee who was packing an order smirked at me, and so did a customer who was enjoying her food on one of the tables near the counter. It's not the 1st time I have had a strange encounter with this lady/cashier. Her attitude and deamenor is very discouraging. I've decided not to step foot in this establishment anymore. Who wants to go buy food and leave with a sour taste of mouth. Whoever works in the restaurant/ food industry should be welcoming. These are the salsas they're now charging for. BTW, I wonder how much will they charge for them? A quarter, perhaps? Because for the amount of salsa in them, I doubt that even 50 cents are worth it. Food is good, service umm "good" but disappointing. Like if one went in there asking for free food. read more

Tamale House - According to the woman taking the orders they now charge for these. Shouldn't these be complimentary when you purchase tamales from there? - Mexican Near Me - North Hills, California

Love all the tamales. Very good for a gringo. Spinach y queso es mi favorite. Los arroz is very good and tasty Horchata y Jamaica beber read more

I ordered the chilaquiles with rice and beans. The rice was pretty dry, and the beans were good and the chilaquiles were rather sour than spicy. I also got the red pork tamale and the sauce has no flavor, but the masa is good. I don't know how to feel about this restaurant. read more

I do not recommend this place! I came in and bought two dozens of tamales! They couldn't give me more than 2 forks and they want to charge me for salsa while I paid over $100 for two dozens. Very sad that they're so greedy to customers. I highly DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE! read more