A good tamal starts with the masa, just like a good taco starts with the tortilla. Their masa is very tasty! We were looking to try their menudo but unfortunately they had already ran out by the time we came in. Instead, we ordered their pozole and 2 eggs with 2 tamales combo (chicken in green sauce and pork). Their combo comes with rice and beans and choice of salsa. We also ordered a cheese and rajas tamal on the side. The cheese and rajas tamal was my first bite and it was delicious. If you've never had tamales with eggs, you're missing out. This is an elite mixture. Their rice was also very tasty and not overly seasoned like other places do. Their pozole was really good too. The meat was falling off the bone and the portion was just right. After finishing their food, we ordered three more tamales: beef, another chicken with green sauce, and another cheese and rajas. Our favorites were the chicken, rajas, and pork. Our hearts and tummies were happy. The people working there were so warming and inviting and kept making sure we didn't need anything else. We also tried their jamaica (hibiscus) and horchata drinks. You can taste that the horchata is homemade. Unlike most Mexican joints, the horchata wasn't overly sweet, which I appreciated. You definitely need to try this restaurant. I know I've found my go to tamal place. read more

Tamaleria Rincon Sinaloense - Pozole in the background and the eggs with 2 tamales combo - Mexican Near Me - Orange, California

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Hidden gem for tamales! The last time I ordered tamales from here was back in 2021 during Covid. I always knew it was in Orange and I happened to be in the area so decided to give it a try. It's located in a strip mall and nicely updated inside. I originally had my mind set on an elote and pork tamale, but they were out of elote so I decided to try a breakfast burrito and pork tamale. - breakfast burrito has beans, rice, chorizo and egg and was good. It paired well with the salsa included. - pork tamale - just as I remembered - their tamales are the best in the area. Nice and juicy and full of flavor. It's a party in your mouth. I think the one thing that won me over was the kindness of the gentleman taking my order. He was helpful and humble. I'll be back - but next time I'll order my elote tamale in advance. read more

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Amazing service. I didn't buy anything but really needed some water and the guy helped me out a lot. I was under a lot of stress and I also asked to use the restroom. Usually the only allow it for customers but he was very kind and let me use it too. read more

Tamaleria Rincon Sinaloense - Inside - Mexican Near Me - Orange, California

Majorly moist tamales! I can't even decide which are my favorite...the green sauced chicken, the red sauced shredded beef, and pork are all equally deliciously! The corn, strawberry and pineapple are also really good. And thankfully they are labeled, that way if you get a dozen to take home, you are left guessing which is which. I also tried the menudo, which is only served on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. The flavor is excellent and includes limes, seasoning, and tortillas. The place is small, but very cute inside. From the outside it looks like a hole in the wall, but behind the doors it's like a little cafe. They even have two designated parking spots right in front of the entrance. There are several tables inside, and a coffee bar with sugar packets and honey. Next time I will have to try their horchata, and champurado. So looking forward to another flavorful meal here! read more

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Tamaleria rincon when they first opened was my go to spot for tamales. Used to come here very often. Got 3 tamales today. Super disappointed. Chicken was super dry. Like very very dry. Smaller than I remember also. I barely even touched this Cheese and jalapeno. Once again dry. Not as dry as chicken but not good. Was my fav Corn flavor was pretty good. If it wasn't dry. It be really really good Unfortunately my old go to spot quality has gone down. Maybe a bad batch? Or I need to go early in the morning? read more

Tamaleria Rincon Sinaloense - Super dry chicken - Mexican Near Me - Orange, California

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We discovered this place after taking our dog to the vet in the same shopping center. Were are super picky about our tamales and have had great ones and never-again ones. But this place WINS! The tamales were absolute perfection! The dough part was moist and flavorful and the filling was plentiful! Definitely worth the drive from Newport Beach! (Four stars not five because the service was non existent basically. As a shop owner/employee try smiling and greeting customers like you actually appreciate the value of their visit.) read more

Came here to buy some tamales that my nephew was craving. He loves chicken tamales so I figured I would give this place a shot since my husband buys tamales from here. I was very disappointed that the tamale was more masa than chicken it had like a thin layer of chicken and it also had potato... yes potato if you are gonna sell chicken tamales with potato in it they should at least specify on their menu. My nephew spit it out and said that wasn't chicken tamal and didn't eat it. Felt disappointed not for the price I paid but for the filling inside the tamal it was more masa than chicken. I'll be making my nephew a olla de chicken tamales this weekend! read more

We were craving tamales and didn't want to drive to our usual spot. So we decided to check this place out. We arrived right at opening time at 8am. The man at the register was super nice and helpful. The restaurant was very clean and smelled delicious. We ordered the huevos con chorizo combo plate and a red and green tamale. Huevos with chorizo were descent. The red tamales were good but still personally prefer the green chicken ones. Now the green chicken tamales were really good. The masa was moist and chicken was flavorful and not dry. They are a bit on the smaller side, but other than that they are solid. As a 100% Mexican, I approve these tamales. read more

Nice restaurant and friendly service. The day we went their thermostat said 82. Super hot inside. The tamales were okay. Small but a good price. The vegetable one lacked flavor. The chili tamale was pretty good. The rice was okay and the beans tasted sour from the cheese. Not my favorite but you could try it and see read more

I don't know if I got a bad batch or what but these are the driest tamales I've ever had in my life. I ordered 2 cheese and 10 chicken for like $49 and they are the biggest waste of money ever. So dry. No sauce. Barely any meat. And there's chunks of potato in them?! Do not waste your time or money coming here. So bummed because I was bragging about going and getting these at work and this is what I ended up with. I don't even feel right giving them to other people to eat, they are that awful. read more

Tamaleria Rincon Sinaloense - "Green chicken" tamale - Mexican Near Me - Orange, California

I thought the tacos de asada were pretty good. Unfortunately they don't have chorizo. The tables de raja were alright. The service was quick and ate staff was super friendly. read more

Tamaleria Rincon Sinaloense - Tacos de asada - Mexican Near Me - Orange, California

Been coming here for Christmas tamales last few years. Seems like they were trying to skimp this year. Where's the meat? Mostly just masa though the whole tamale. Disappointing. Have to find a new place if this is the direction they are headed. read more

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Incredible tamales across the board! Our sons love them and my youngest doesn't eat anything!!

Delicious food and great service, the salsa is great too!! I had the tamales de res for reference .

Small place. Not very busy. Person taking my order was very nice and food arrived quickly. The tamale was a little dry, but had good flavor. Should've asked for some extra sauce on top. I also ordered a couple tacos which were delicious. Two tacos and a tamale was less than 10 dollars, which is hard to find nowadays. Worth a stop if youre nearby. read more

The tamales are delicious! We get the chicken and the beef. I especially like the shredded beef tacos on the hard shell. Everything is made to order. Service is friendly and prompt. The little strip mall restaurant is very clean and well kept. The Tamaleria is woman owned and her ancestors are from a ranch in Sinaloense, Mexico. I love this place! read more

Oh my God I'm so happy I found my spot for tamales! I ordered the beef and the pork and they both are so delicious!!!! The Jamaica drink is really good too. There are tons of parkings. And both of the girls are so nice and helpful!!! My favorite place for tamales from now on It's worth my drive!! Thank you so much!!! read more

Tamaleria Rincon Sinaloense - Beef and pork tamales - Mexican Near Me - Orange, California

Great tamales and they offer other type of Mexican antojitos but their focus are fresh daily tamales.

I feel like tamale season is basically upon us, so I stopped by to try this place out. I gotta say I was pleased with their cheese and chicken tamales. I also had their carnitas plate which was pretty good, but I feel like they specialize more in their tamales. The service itself was great, and it was such a cute little establishment to enjoy a meal in. read more

Tamaleria Rincon Sinaloense - Carnitas and chorizo plate - Mexican Near Me - Orange, California

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Could be a sign of the times...prices going up everywhere...cost of wholesale goods affecting supplies for business owners...but these tamales were much better tasting and more economically palatable pre Covid and in 2021...prices have steadily risen here (as well as everywhere). The tamales now have more masa and less meat...also, the meat liquid would infuse the masa...making it taste better--not any more. A little disappointed . Was my goto for the holidays and when we had a hankering for a quality tamale like at abuelas. Also...just a little thing...Why give a price for a dozen when your not even offering a little discount... read more

Scouting potential tamales to buy for the holidays. This placed looked good. So we came in and tried the elote, rajas, chicken, and red chile pork. First 3 were very moist and tasty. Red chile pork was more dry, needed more sauce, and didn't have much chile flavor. read more

Delicious, delicious, delicious. It was so good I had to let the word out. I only had a red beef tamale and champurado and was highly impressed. I'm going back soon to try something else. Nice work read more

The first time here and I ordered pork, beef and cheese. One preparado and they were ALL delicious. My sister and I had the best and yummiest tamales we have had in so long. Finally, a place that has moist, meaty and flavorful tamales. Highly recommend and love supporting a new family business. Very clean and organized. Give them a try read more

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Overall this was a fairly good experience. Since moving to the city of Corona, I have found it a tad difficult to find a place that serves both Menudo and Tamales. You can find Menudo, however tamales are a hard creature to find. I have been traveling out side the local area in search of a good place to call my M&T home. Tamaleria Rincon Sinaloense was a good find. Not the best (I save my 5 stars for only the best), but good. The menudo was a good portion and was a good portion. Maybe a little heavy with the salt however, I still enjoyed it. They have a variety of tamales, I am a pork/red kind of guy and though the masa was not what I am typically used to, the tamales still satisfied. Not a lot of meat or sauce but the tamale was still moist and the masa had good flavor. The service was good and the folks there seemed nice. Also, the space was clean. A big plus. Over all it was a nice experience and only 20 minutes from my home. I will be back. Maybe I will try and different type of tamale. As always, your mileage may vary. read more

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Very little meat in tamales Got one chili and cheese tamale. No cheese Almost $4.00 each! read more

I've been going here for a bit. And noticed I never gave it a review. Implausible! So this place is ran by a husband and wife team. Their food is clean and phenomenally delicious! Tamales are full of meat when they have them. And the carnitas is cooked to perfection. No fatty parts on the plate. The asada is great as well but they don't have a steak it's chopped already. I prefer a piece of meat. But again no biggie. The rice and beans is classically perfect. And the corn tortillas are fresh and everything is packed just right. Have to try their pozole. Eat in or take out. Both are great. The restaurant is Super clean including the restroom. And the dynamic duo are always happy to see you. 5+ stars! Oh and pricing is very fair for the level of food. Check them out. read more

I ordered a couple dozen tamales, from here, the morning before Thanksgiving and they were hot and ready that afternoon. They are the best tamales I think I've ever had. Fantastic! Highly recommend! And they reheat perfectly read more

Tamales are moist and delicious they have enough meat in the chicken, pork, and beef tamales.

Great decor, customer service, and food. One of my friends said that this is one of the best tamalerias around Orange County. Prices were very reasonable. Their agua frescas were reasonable also. read more

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The tamales were delicious only negative thing I have was a salsa was, bland it had no kick to it

Great-tasting food. The rice and beans were great. Over time, the tamales have gotten smaller, and there has been a significant reduction in the protein inside. For almost $4 each, I would have hoped for more. Paid $22 for 4 tamales, a small rice, and a small bean. read more

Tamaleria Rincon Sinaloense - Mexican Near Me - Orange, California

This was my first time ordering 3 dozen tamales from this tamaleria. I was very impressed with how delicious they were and how nice it was to buy from this business. I had the green, red and tamales de rajas. I think my favorite was the green chicken. My whole family enjoyed them and I would definitely purchase again! read more

Very clean and very attentive service I tres the tacos special and their gorditas. Need to come back and try their tamales read more

Tamaleria Rincon Sinaloense - They have homemade gordita or as I know them panochas:) Delicious! - Mexican Near Me - Orange, California

Always lovely tamales. We also order every Christmas Eve (we do pop in and order in advance)

No meat tamale ordered 3pork and all 3 the same small tamales with hardly any meat. The ends look like they have lots of meat but the inside has hardly anything. read more

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Wonderful Tamales the MASA is very tender and very flavorful lovely family highly recommend!

Great friendly service. And the food is great. The dining is very inviting and relaxed. Will definitely be coming back

This small, quaint restaurant is nestled in a small strip mall off Tustin Ave in Orange, CA. From the outside, it's easy to miss the restaurant while driving North on Tustin. The parking lot is small also. When you enter the comfortable-lit restaurant, you are greeted by soothing Spanish music. I came, in for the first time, close to Thanksgiving. The decorations were appropriate for the time of year. Very nice setting to enjoy a delicious meal. The young lady gave me an inviting smile and greeting as soon l entered the establishment. The first time I came through I got the signature item, Tamles. I got 3 green-sauce chicken tamales. They were small, but full of meat and very flavorful. They were well-packaged and came with homemade hot green salsa. You can choose red salsa too. I got the green. She included napkins and salsa without me having to ask. This is a plus nowadays because most restaurants won't give you anything more than the order if you don't ask. The chicken was so tender and the tamales were well complimented by the salsa provided to me. The tamales may look small but once you start eating this art you come to realize it's worth the $3 for one. The cost was around $3 each as of 11/21/23. I did eat all 3 but was full. The following day I felt like I had to try out their $2 Taco Tuesday deals. These were Street tacos with your choice of Pork, chicken, or Steak. I went with 2 steak and 2 chicken. The Asada was so flavorful and delicious. Add the salsa and it is amazing. The pollo was not shredded. It was more cubed. It was delicious but dry-tasting. I put extra sauce on it. I was hoping the same pollo in the tamales would be in the taco. It was good but I prefer the Asada. I would definitely recommend this restaurant for the hospitality, cleanliness, and taste. Try for yourself. I ordered an extra side of green salsa to go because I really enjoyed it. read more

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I came to buy 3 dozen tamales and they were so dry, no flavor hardly chicken and very disappointed paying over 157.00 to bring to the company family and not one came out moist. Even putting enough salsa did not help. This is unacceptable. Don't know if it was a bad batch, changed their cook but $45.00 dollars for a dozen not okay. I don't mind paying more, but between 1 and 10, I'd give it a 2. Unfortunately, my mistake should have bought 1 before I bought 3 dozen. I was planning on going back tomorrow, but instead I will go to Gallo Giro. This was not good at all. I really hope no one got sick. Very disappointed. Year after year I've bought 6 dozens. They used to be delicious I don't know what happened. read more

Where do I even start! I'm a student in the area who's far from home and this place is my comfort zone whenever i'm hungry or feeling stressed and need some great, homemade food. The tamales are AMAZING and for my vegans out there they have the best selection of vegan tamales and put potato in their veggie one. Great, welcoming greetings from staff never fail. This is me and my mom's favorite place to decompress and find a little piece of home far from home. Will always come here for comfort food. Very affordable as well. read more

Tamaleria Rincon Sinaloense - Mexican Near Me - Orange, California