Maria Elena Lorenzo started her tamale business over 20 years ago as a cart vendor in the city of Watts, with her husband Jose and 5 daughters. As business grow Elena and her family decided to operate out of a mobile trailer. Specializing in regional food from her hometown, La Costa Chica, Guerrero, Mexico, Elena and her family opened the first Afro-Mexican restaurant voted 101 best food in Los Angeles.
Based on 195 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.3 stars. Price $
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ Delivery
Address:
Wilmington Ave &, E 110th St, Los Angeles, CA 90059
Phone: (323) 485-4029
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Hours
| Friday | 6:30 AM–1:30 PM |
| Saturday | 6:30 AM–1:30 PM |
| Sunday | 8 AM–1 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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6:30 AM–1:30 PM
Hours might differ
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| Tuesday | 6 AM–1:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 6:30 AM–1 PM |
| Thursday | 6:30 AM–1:30 PM |
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Reviews
Nicole Andrews
Hope and pray you have found blessings at your new location. I’m just watching mexi papa’s youtube video and me not being a big tamale fan would love to try yours out!
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Lola
They make the best tamales hands down! Better get there early if you want some. Its a food truck in the middle of Watts so you might run into some weirdo, but it’s worth the hike. They always park on Wilmington facing South. I’ve been buying their tamales for the last 20 years. When I have the craving they are my to go place.
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Marquita Mccowen
Very good very fresh and hot good portion of food so you get your money worth.
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natividad rosas
I give their red tamales a rating of 10! I recently tried their shredded beef hard shell tacos; I give their tacos, described above a rating of 3; they are super small and they cost between $2 – $3. I honestly thought they would be a bit bigger for the price. The taste was pretty good but I felt cheated when I saw that they were too small. They overcharge you. If they would make them bigger, they would be worth it. I will continue to buy their red tamales (their green chile chicken tamales are really good also), but I will never buy their tacos again!
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Antonio jimenez
Delicious homemade style food. A taste of Guerrero in Compton. Order ahead for a shorter wait.
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Edith Ochoa
This is a hidden gem and you wouldn’t even think they sell anything other than Tamales but let me tell you… their tacos de barbacoa are amazing with the side of consomé. Their tamales are also great but have became smaller throughout the years but still pretty tasty. Their salsas are always on point the red one is my personal favorite don’t say I didn’t warn you because it’s HOT but it’s also tasty.
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Lily Vargas
Food is losing its flavor. Their meat flavor is blands, I remember how tasty it used to be but now it lacks flavor. Tamales are kind of dry. I lost interest in going their. Hope they put interest in making their food as great as it used to be.
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Maria A
Monday thru Friday the tamales taste good. Saturday and Sunday they taste way different. I believe someone else is doing them on the weekends because they don’t taste the same. They are also way smaller too.
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Yesenia Saenz
my mom has been buying her tamales since back in the since 1998 when she was first pushing the Market Basket down our street 115 Street and Mona Boulevard in Watts California and still buying them I love them to death.
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Walo Mendoza
This is a lunch truck! I bought tacos, and they were delicious! If you are in the area, please pay them a visit. You won’t regret it. No credit cards accepted here.
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