No tamales in this neck of the woods. At least not the ones still wrapped in the cornhusk.The local Mexican reataurant is pretty good, BUT…. NO TAMALES!
*sigh* Rant over.

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Originally posted by guacshorts

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Originally posted by dickestep

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Originally posted by guacshorts


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At my mother’s work, the cleaning woman, Mexicana, sells them privately as well. I could eat a whole dozen of those pork filled ones in one sitting.

Seems like the best ones IMHO are the family-made tamales, usually "tamaler�a" style of store-front, rather than a restaurant.
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That’s the way it seems here on the Gulf of Texas. We have one man who comes into our Eagle’s Aerie regularly selling pretty good tamales. I’ve bought as many as six or eight dozen at a time, depending on my alcohol intake. Those I used to get from a relative of a coworker out at DuPont were much better.
I intend to order a dozen or so plain tamales, no sauce, no cheese, in the shuck, the next time I eat at La Brisas here in Bacliff. I believe I’ll forego my usual salted frozen Margarita and have a cerveza instead.
http://www.b4-u-eat.com/houston/restaurants/reviews/rsv2699.asp

Wow. Thank you so much, dickestep. I will go to La Brisa next month, thanks to you. After my girlfriend’s peruvian archaeology conference in Austin, we’ll be driving to the Gulf Coast

Now we know one of the destinations! And I WILL order a few dozen tamales, pack them in blue ice and next day air them to my home, hehe. [/ludicrous?]

Any other sights, foods, or sensory intake to partake in around that area (Galveston, Bacliff)?

Thanks for the original thread-post!

There is a thread over in the Where Shoud I eat section on Galveston and the Lake Charles area you can take a look at.

http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=18120

joe

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Originally posted by guacshorts


Wow. Thank you so much, dickestep. I will go to La Brisa next month, thanks to you. After my girlfriend’s peruvian archaeology conference in Austin, we’ll be driving to the Gulf Coast

Now we know one of the destinations! And I WILL order a few dozen tamales, pack them in blue ice and next day air them to my home, hehe. [/ludicrous?]

Any other sights, foods, or sensory intake to partake in around that area (Galveston, Bacliff)?

Thanks for the original thread-post!

La Brisa is good on everything. Gaidos in Galveston one of the best I’ve ever been to on seafood and service. They also own the place next door, where the atmosphere is toned down for the tourist crowds. While you’re in the area you might like to ride the Galveston Ferry, which is scenic, plus the "Stingaree" on Bolivar Peninsula is a great dining place.
There is always the San Jacinto Monument and Battleground, too, right off Interstate 225, at LaPorte. The magnificent Battleship Texas is right there close, as well as the Monument Inn. I’ve never been disappointed in the food at the Monument Inn, and there’s more ferrys docking near there, too.

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Originally posted by dickestep

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Originally posted by guacshorts


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At my mother’s work, the cleaning woman, Mexicana, sells them privately as well. I could eat a whole dozen of those pork filled ones in one sitting.

Seems like the best ones IMHO are the family-made tamales, usually "tamaler�a" style of store-front, rather than a restaurant.
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That’s the way it seems here on the Gulf of Texas. We have one man who comes into our Eagle’s Aerie regularly selling pretty good tamales. I’ve bought as many as six or eight dozen at a time, depending on my alcohol intake. Those I used to get from a relative of a coworker out at DuPont were much better.
I intend to order a dozen or so plain tamales, no sauce, no cheese, in the shuck, the next time I eat at La Brisas here in Bacliff. I believe I’ll forego my usual salted frozen Margarita and have a cerveza instead.
http://www.b4-u-eat.com/houston/restaurants/reviews/rsv2699.asp

Wow. Thank you so much, dickestep. I will go to La Brisa next month, thanks to you. After my girlfriend’s peruvian archaeology conference in Austin, we’ll be driving to the Gulf Coast

Now we know one of the destinations! And I WILL order a few dozen tamales, pack them in blue ice and next day air them to my home, hehe. [/ludicrous?]

Any other sights, foods, or sensory intake to partake in around that area (Galveston, Bacliff)?

Thanks for the original thread-post!

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Originally posted by guacshorts


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At my mother’s work, the cleaning woman, Mexicana, sells them privately as well. I could eat a whole dozen of those pork filled ones in one sitting.

Seems like the best ones IMHO are the family-made tamales, usually "tamaler�a" style of store-front, rather than a restaurant.
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That’s the way it seems here on the Gulf of Texas. We have one man who comes into our Eagle’s Aerie regularly selling pretty good tamales. I’ve bought as many as six or eight dozen at a time, depending on my alcohol intake. Those I used to get from a relative of a coworker out at DuPont were much better.
I intend to order a dozen or so plain tamales, no sauce, no cheese, in the shuck, the next time I eat at La Brisas here in Bacliff. I believe I’ll forego my usual salted frozen Margarita and have a cerveza instead.
http://www.b4-u-eat.com/houston/restaurants/reviews/rsv2699.asp

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Originally posted by 007bond-jb

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There is a 50 year old tamale joint here in town they make great greasy hot tamales. You gotta have a iron gullet to eat em
In my younger days I could 2 dozen… not any more though

Back when I made my first batch of boudin a lady who lived near me offered a tempting trade. She’d teach me to make tamales, which she sold for a living, if I’d teach her to make boudin. Since I went on to sell three hundred pounds of boudin each week for several years it may have been a good thing I didn’t make the trade, but I’d still love to know how. [8D]

Best tamales in the Southwest I have had:

a place in Jerome, AZ 20 miles southwest of Sedona. Can’t remember the name… it was a private home/catering/storefront type of place. Anybody know what I am talking about? It was so long ago. Can’t find it on the net.

At my mother’s work, the cleaning woman, Mexicana, sells them privately as well. I could eat a whole dozen of those pork filled ones in one sitting.

Seems like the best ones IMHO are the family-made tamales, usually "tamaler�a" style of store-front, rather than a restaurant.

Although, here in Eugene, OR, the local Supermercado Latino has a cafe that serves banana-leaf wrapped pork and chicken tamales that are delicious, huge and only $2.

hey Ciaman, on my honor, I will send you a dozen tamales from here in San Antonio…if you want the hook up let me know:
[email protected] Do not even think that you have to settle for canned tamales, that is an abomination!!!!!!!!!!

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Originally posted by mr. sausage

My Captain,
very jealous. I live in a barren wasteland as far as mexican food goes (Baton Rouge). I was living in New Orleans until Katrina and they had maybe one good place. Now that I’m here, of course, there are tons of taco wagons popping up in NOLA because of all the workers that came from Mexico and points south. I’ve tried several and they’re a great deal and better than anything in my adopted town.
The good news is I’m moving to Austin with my new wife this spring. I can almost taste the barbacoa…

You’re heading in the right direction. The southwestier you go, the better your chances at the good stuff. File reports when you start sampling Austin.

Well, as I said, it was a long time ago. Oh, and the window wasn’t open. It was just a big storefront window.

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Originally posted by Michael Hoffman

Doggydaddy, years ago — the early 1960s — when I worked at WBRY and WWCO I used to love to get lunch at a greasy spoon downtown, whose name I can’t remember, where they always had a pile of reddish-tinted grilled onions on a flat griddle for adding to hotdogs and hamburgers that were always cooking right next to them. The only thing I can remember about the location is that it was on a narrow street that was a slight hill, and the place had a big window where you could look in from the street to see if there was room at the counter.

HHHmm, downtown location, narrow street, open window and the addition of slight hill add up to a blank from me. I have lived here for only two years, but I have a friend who has lived here forever. Maybe she knows.

mark

My Captain,
very jealous. I live in a barren wasteland as far as mexican food goes (Baton Rouge). I was living in New Orleans until Katrina and they had maybe one good place. Now that I’m here, of course, there are tons of taco wagons popping up in NOLA because of all the workers that came from Mexico and points south. I’ve tried several and they’re a great deal and better than anything in my adopted town.
The good news is I’m moving to Austin with my new wife this spring. I can almost taste the barbacoa…

Congratulations! You’re getting there….. Now see if they’ll make you some coconut/pineapple
tamales.

Hey enginecapt, look at this…

I’d heard that there was a newish taco stand in the town about 11 miles North of me. So since I had to go up there to get my DL renewed before my b’day next week I decided to stop and try it out afterwards.

Turns out they came out here to WV from Calif, San Jose specifically. The taco was pork, Al Pastor and the tamale was chicken. I prefer pork but chicken is all they offer. The taco was really good, just exactly what I wanted. The tamale was good, not great. But hey! A whole lot better then anything else within 80 miles that I’ve found.

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Originally posted by enginecapt

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Originally posted by MikeS.

enginecapt, I’m really hating you right about now! Fresh homemade or even really good restaurant tamales are one of the biggest things I miss about Calif.

Ok, Ok I don’t hate but boy do I miss the tamales.

MikeS.

Oh Mike, please don’t hate me just because I’m in an area with one of the highest concentrations of small mom and pop Mexican food restaurants in the country and have almost instant access to the freshest, most delectable and varied types of tamales and other Mexican delicacies that you remember from Fresno not to mention family members who make their own every Christmas…….. and you’re 3000 miles away.

BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!

There are words for people like you![}:)]