tamale take out - Tonight!!

Hey guys

I'm having people over tonight for the fight and I wanted to pick up some good tamales. I'd like a variety of green and red, pork and chicken and of course my favorite the cheese and pepper. I live near Belmont and Ashland and don't feel like traveling too far I'd say Humboldt Park area would be the farthest. What are some recomendations for a good, moist light and reasonably inexpensive tamale? Also, I remember a post somewhere a couple weeks ago about a Bahena Tamale place opening up. Anything on that?

here is a recent thread about them...if you can make the drive, la casa del pueblo, has the best at a very good price. Might want to call and reserve them though, its Saturday. Also with weather like it is, if you took a drive around a Mexican populated neighborhood your almost guaranteed to find a lady selling hers somewhere....try the front of grocers and heavily populated foot traffic areas, like the park or a buy corner.

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CG wrote:What are some recomendations for a good, moist light and reasonably inexpensive tamale?

CG,

I'd recommend Tamales los mejores de Guerrero on N Clark, moist, light, verging on fluffy, inexpensive and tasty.

Tamales los mejores de Guerrero thread.

Tamales los mejores de Guerrero
7024 N. Clark
Chicago, IL
773-465-0755

I think there's a guy who sells from a cart outside the store at Belmont and Cali. Not sure he's there past noon. I would also suggest La Casa del Pueblo, but it's further from where you want to go. I'm sure you could find a jimenez, or a tony's at least, or a standard mexican grocer that will have at the very least some "pancho's" products.

We broke down and went to casa del pueblo. 1dz each of poke chicken and cheese. Sooo good.

La Casa Del Pueblo
1834 S Blue Island Ave
Chicago, IL 60608
312-421-4664