El Patio

This is a cash only establishment that does a few things really well. I ordered pork and cheese/jalapeno tamales and they are delicious. The green sauce has a good spice and if I had any complaint it is that the to-go cup is small because I could cover my whole meal with that sauce. I have not found a better tamale place in the area. The tamale plate was $10 plus tax.

Clearly, you'd want to come here for the tamales and with that said, They are delicious, very moist and great flavor. Best I've had in Oklahoma! The only thing I missed was the green olive with the pit, cleanses the pallet and adds that authentic flavor and can easily be removed by people who don't like them. My only suggestion. Thank you guys for great tamales 🤘🔥

The tamales were undercooked and they overcharged me as well

The food was so good. It tastes as if I had gone home and eaten. The tamales 🫔 are better than the ones I buy from someone else and pay far more than what I paid.

They make awesome tamales and provide great service. definitely worth the drive

Downright some of the best Tamales I've ever had in my life. Highly recommend. Suggested by a client when in town from Los Angeles, didn't disappoint. 10/10

Cash only. Counter order. Come and go. No ATM machine. Paid 11.00 for 6 tamales or 1/2 dz. Its just a little authentic mexican counter food store. Fresh and homemade!!. These are the best tamales I ever ate!! I bought extra to take home and freeze. Cheese and jalapenos tamales are my favorite. I will be back whenever I can.!! Glad I found this place!!

I'm from Cali and when I moved to the East Coast 20yrs ago, I could not find one place that made real authentic Mexican tamales that I was used to eating. We happened to pass through OKC area and found this small spot. I finally had the tamales that I have been searching for! We had the pork and chicken & it was perfect! The taste was just like the ones in Cali! If we had something to put it in we would have bought a dozen of these!

Excellent tamales. We tried all three varieties and enjoyed each one. We also tried the elote en vaso and a hibiscus agua fresca. It was all great. Make sure to get a jar of the green sauce as well! Service was very friendly and fast. This place is cash only, but very worth it.

Best tamales in OKC. Only tried them and recently and we haven't been about to stop coming back. Fresh and big! Service is quick and nice. Definitely felt like home walking in. Very nice establishment.

Tamales were brought in at work for a diversity food day. Oh my goodness!! They were one of the best tamales I have ever had! So flavorful and they had a good amount of meat on the inside. They definitely have my business now (just wish they weren't so far away from me)!

Two word: authentic tamales We've been buying tamales exclusively from this south-side gem for over 5 years. I prefer the cheee and jalepeno, but the family likes pork. This is a cash-and-carry place, so plan accordingly. The staff are super friendly and helpful. Don't let the outside of the building scare you away.

I love this place. Their tamales are yummy. Good price I've tried them all . They all are good

The food is really good to my taste is the best store-bought tamales in town. The service is ok nothing good or bad to say. The ambience nothing to say this is a small place and is not sit down and eat place.

I love el patio tamales.I think they taste the closest to my moms tamales. I prefer the pork. Yum,,yum.Iv been going to el patio for about 13 yrs.ever since my mom passed.

Someone in Edmond mentioned this place in a post. Had been wanting to try it since coming to Oklahoma 3 years ago. So...we made the hike over. Got a dozen of chicken tamales. Couldn't wait to try them. Upon inspection at home, I was thinking that they looked flavorless. Wrong!!!! Very flavorful and big. We'll be back.

A half dozen tamales, 3 cheese/pepper 3 pork, and some verde sauce made a wonderful dinner in our hotel room last night. This batch of verde sauce was spicy!! Best tamales, nice service, so good. One of our repeat OKC places to go. Take cash! I think they're still cash only but didn't check this year. I just know. And go. Mmmmmm!

Stopped by for a late night snack before closing at 10 pm and tried the chicken tamales for the first time! AMAZING! Owner was fantastic too - very sweet and described each Fresca. I tried 3 (guava, coconut and cantaloupe ) and they were all refreshing and delicious. Leaving OKC tomorrow but will bring tamales home with me!

Omg. If you love tamales, this is the spot! My friend took me here and we were so amazed how delish the tamales were. I ordered pork and cheese/jalapeño and it was perfect. They are huge! It was nice and hot and you cold literally eat it right out of the bag. It would be helpful to order ahead of time to be sure they have what you need. They open from 8;15am-10pm. And they serve more than just tamales. I also ordered a melon agua Fresca and it was bomb. Next time I would love to try other things they have there like the elotes. It's a really small place so the wait could be a while depending on what time you go. The lady who served us was so nice. We will definitely try it again. Also it is cash only. Come prepared.

Amazing tamales we always get them on Christmas. Service is good, well prices went up just a bit but the taste and authenticity never fails i give them 10/10.

The women are so nice and the customer service was fantastic. We decided to get the red and the cheese/rajitas Tamales. We couldn't wait till we got home to try them. Literally we didn't wait. We both tried half of each flavor. The masa was light, flavorful and perfect on the "meat to masa". Definitely plan on going back! Oh and they are made normal sized lol. Yall might be thinking what the hell the comment is about but here in the town where I live, they make them the size of a damn marker with a sliver of meat . YALL HAVE A GREAT DAY!

The tamales were amazing! I love the pork! The chicken was still good and a little spicier but the pork was amazing and my favorite. We had them for a party and it was great!

Finally found a place that makes legit delicious tamales!! Amazing service and worth the drive.

After having incredible tamales in San Antonio last year i'm on a mission to find an OKC equivalent. I arrived and the building was exactly what I was hoping to find, it was clean but it had all the looks of a hole-in-the-wall gem. The price I thought fair at $20 per dozen and it was fair. The first thing I noticed when pulling them from the foil was that they were GIANT. Unfortunately i'm not looking for size, i'm looking for quality to which these fell short. Starting with the masa, it was not well wrapped within the husk and immediately they began to fall apart when I peeled back the husk. Then the fillings, chicken was first and it was dry dry dry chalk in my mouth dry. Then came the pork which was far and away the best option, last was the cheese/jalapeno which was surprisingly good though cold in the middle. Gosh darn it if I didn't want this to be better. I wish the best for this business but my mission for great tamales in OKC lives on.

Great food!! Always fresh and very authentic! Tamales taste like home! Elote is the best in town.

Excellent tamales; pleasant experience!! Very nice people!!! Enjoyed getting to converse with hosts.

OMG, I am so happy that I found this little gem!! Don't let this tiny little place or location deter you from going or you are going to miss the best tamales you have ever tasted! I'm serious!! Someone had told us about this little place that had amazing tamales so one day we stopped by and we are all obsessed with them! Anyone we share them with want to know where this place is! Lol They have pork, chicken, and cheese w/jalapeño tamales and although you can purchase them single, most people buy them by the dozen or half dozen! Once you taste them you will be buying them by the dozen! They also have the Mexican street corn which is incredible too! And if you want a cup of fresh fruit or strawberries and cream, they have that too! You will not regret checking this place out! Get you a half dozen or dozen tamales wrapped nice and neat in foil and piping hot!! And they will stay hot for hours! They are also great to pop in the microwave with the corn husks on and warm up for a quick snack or meal! You will love them!

Don't. Sleep. On. These. Tamales. $20 for a dozen, cash only, take out and a steal at twice the price. Dig this: they also have elote that's JUST right, and - CHOCOBANANAS made scratch. Live your best life.

The best in town. They also have cheese tamales which are my favorite. I frequently bring several dozen to a party or when I'm hosting a party. Stick them in a crock pot and there is not prep work or clean up required

Perhaps the greatest tamales I've ever had. You'll order 6 and immediately come back for 6 more. You'll get served those quickly, then you'll realized you should just order 6 dozen and take them home. Do yourself a favor and come get these ASAP.

Los tamales más ricos que existen! Nos encantan los de puerco. Hasta se me antojó que no se les olvide que es solo en efectivo!

This place has the best tamales! Today we purchased chicken & pork, they were the best I've ever had. Rice & beans were very good too! I will be returning! Bring cash they do not accept debit, just giving a heads up so you do not have to go the the ATM up the street lol.

Tamales El Patio Authentic. Mexican. Tamales. Made from the heart. Good for the soul. It's a divey-esque hole-in-the-wall--cash only--little spot serving up tasty tamales. I imagine a kitchen full of Hispanic women gathering together listening to music, sharing stories, and hand making these tamales like generations of women who have come before them. That fantasy I have about the origins of these tamales elevates their deliciousness to a whole 'nother level every time I eat them. I just can't help but love them so much: chicken & jalapeño, pork, and cheese and jalapeño. Bring cash and pop in here for a snack, to carry out dinner, or to get a dozen tamales to-go to share with people you really like. They have like 3 tables if you want to dine in, but it's more of a to-go kinda place. My favorite combo is to get one chicken tamale and a cheese tamale and eat them together. They always run out of cheese tamales first so go early if you want to order those. I love their cheese tamales so much and am always miffed when they are the first to run out. A Peruvian person told me it's because the cheese tamale is an American invention. The ladies here just make some with cheese because it's the Amurican thing to do, but it goes against the traditional cultural practices of filling corn masa pockets with meat only. Well, whatever. The cheese tamale is an upgrade on a classic. Nothing wrong with that. But go early if you want some (case and point). I can eat about 2-3 tamales per sitting depending on how hungry I am. I love to eat their pork tamales with some yummy Valentina sauce. They have a couple of other menu items like hot dogs, street corn & snow cones, but really go for the tamales. Though, the snow cones are good on a hot summer afternoon. The staff is friendly. Of course their native language is Spanish, but that doesn't mean you can't place your order and get exactly what you want in English. So fear not. These tamales are so wonderful to share with family and friends. Pick up a couple dozen and bring them to your next family/friends gathering. You'll be a party hero, for sure. Don't finish all of them? No problem. They freeze really well or make great leftovers the next day for lunch, too. --------- May 2018

These are some pretty good and authentic Mexican tamales. The masa is just the right texture -- soft, not too wet or crumbly, holding it all together nicely. Any cheese tamales are hard to find and was my favorite of their three options -- cheese a thick, salty slab, with a few jalapeños mixed in for flavor. The chicken and pork tamales are a little bigger, all tamales $1.75 each, or $20 for a dozen, $10 for 6. Pork is shredded and tender, with the typical reddish-orange marinade, but it is a very mild version and with no heat. I wanted a bit more flavor. The shredded chicken is simply done but tender, and cut the heat of the jalapeños nicely -- flavor pretty good but something tasted a touch gamey in it, not sure why. So flavor-wise only one out of three met my expectations, which I admit I set high on tamales, growing up on super flavorful Peruvian tamales. But I don't get why the ladies did not offer me their popular salsa verde for an extra cost. I only read about it after our visit. Next time I guess. I also tried their elotes in a cup, priced $2/4/6. Corn from a can here, not as creamy as I like them, flavor more sour and salty, and not that great fresh limey sour I crave in a great elotes/esquites. More dour. It was just okay to me. Maybe a less heavy-handed dusting of Tajin might help. This is one of those hole in the wall spots that nearly everyone gets takeout from. The ladies cooking and serving are helpful and all smiles. It does help to speak Spanish here, and it is cash only.

This is a cash only location but the tamales are tasty and the strawberries with cream are phenomenal!

I love this place! The tamales are sooo good and fresh. It's hard to find good New Mexico style tamales and this place is super close to that. One day my sis and I went on a tamale testing adventure all over okc and this place won hands down! I've been going there ever since!

My grandma's family immigrated from Mexico in the 1920s and along with that came a tamale tradition that meant every year as Christmas approached the entire kitchen was transformed into a tamale assembly line. Grandma died a couple decades ago, but we try to keep her tradition alive...bottom line, I could buy tamales from this place and skip all the cooking, wrapping and steaming. Nobody would know. These are seriously the best tamales I have ever purchased. The place is a little hard to find (The big red chili is actually on a post in their courtyard so it doesn't stick out like you'd think it would). The pork are better than the chicken but they always are, chicken is just too dry of a meat. The real key that sets these apart is the masa. It has the perfect bounce and the exact right ratio of fat to masa to keep it from being too chewy or powdery. Get the green sauce too, but be judicious. It isn't too hot but it will certainly clear your sinuses. I did get a cup of elotes. Nothing special there. If anything it was so salty that it completely overpowered the creaminess but it may have just been someone getting heavy handed with the tajin. You can get elotes anywhere though, you can *not* get tamales like this just anywhere, five stars period dot, six if I could give that. Couple Notes: -Prices are up just a bit, $12 / half dozen, $22 / dozen. -Cash only!

so freaking good!!! the best tamales in okc!! must try!!! a dozen isn't enough!!!!!!!

Best tamales in okc. You will want more and more! Must try and the Mexican corn is delicious.

The best in OKC. Salsa's too. Friendly owners. I drive 20 minutes to get here. They only do one thing - and they are the best at that one thing. Hands down best tamales in OKC.

Doesn't take cash and prices of tamales went up. Positive side Corn in a Cup is yum.

Excellent tamales and excellent service! We will definitely come back for more! The pork are the best but if you like a little spice the cheese ones are wonderful.

We always order a dozen chicken and a dozen pork, and our order's always hot, fresh, and waiting for us with nary a hitch. The elote is superb, too. Cash only -- you've been warned in advance.

run... don't walk to get your tamale fix here! absolutely amazing every single time. I love the pork and beef!

Good tamales ! My favorite are cheese with rajas We have been getting are tamales from this place for years. I do recommend

Little place with so much flavor! We got the pork tamales and they're the best I've ever had!! The ladies working were extremely nice and even offered our children free ice cream! We will be back!

Find the building with a pepper on the outside! AMAZING TAMALES!! I couldn't get enough the first day we came back the next and ordered a dozen of them. You know its a good place when people are carrying out tamales by the box. Not much room to eat inside but its not really a restaurant so just a heads up. They also sell elotes, esquites, and other snacks.

I had another Mexican theme potluck at a friend's place so I decided to bring tamales again since it seems to be a crowds' favorite. This was somewhat close to my area so I decided to buy it from here. It's a cash only and hole in the wall eatery. The owner's little daughter took my order. I ordered a dozen tamales, half pork and half chicken. The prices here were cheaper than the another place that I went to get my tamales, since it's tax free for the order. I also asked for some sauces, which they kindly gave to me. The pork tamales were decent, but the meat wasn't that tender. And the chicken tamales were disappointing. It was dry and very bland. And I didn't like that it had strings of jalapenos in the chicken tamales.

I really had a craving for authentic tamales. I found Tamales El Patio via yelp & did a lot a research because I am really picky about food. This is a CASH only establishment and I have to say these were really good. I bought the dozen for $20 & got chicken and pork. 10/10 would recommend & would send family and friends here.

I love their pork and chicken tamales. The only bad I could say is they only take cash no cards, but it is worth it!

I'm 71 years young and I've bought tamales in lots of places over many years, including a door to door peddler down in Ardmore. Day in Day out and without a doubt, best Tamales in OKC, probably in Oklahoma period...

These are the best tamales in OKC! A little on the pricey side ($20 / dozen), but they are worth the drive and money. They have always been super friendly, and quick to get you whatever you want. If you are looking for amazing tamales in OKC, give this place a try!

I knew I was there when I saw the big red pepper that had "tamales" on it. I was a bit confused as tried to order a mixed half dozen of pork and chicken. What I got was a half dozen of each. Turns out I was completely ok with that. It's a get your food and take it somewhere place and I happened to be taking it back to Bethany so an order of corn was needed for the trip back. Its amazing! Corn with mayonnaise chili lime and cheese. The pork tamales were my favorite but dont get me wrong you couldn't make me spit out the chicken tamales either. My friend that went with got some of the cheese and by far those are the best nice and spicy too. I don't know how these tamales fill you up so fast but 3 is my limit. Needless to say ill be eating on my dozen for a bit. I'm glad I gave this place a try.

We just tried this place today and the tamales are amazing!! We have been looking for a good tamale place and this is it! You need to give them a try! You won't be sorry!

I have seen the promised land, flowing with horchata and agua de melon. Tamales el Patio is the definition of unassuming, I almost drove by twice, and I'm pretty sure the single table and two chairs in the "dining area" are just for show. We stepped up to the counter, and after stumbling through English before switching to Spanish (BTW that's Andrew's #1 tip for living your best Mexican food life: learn some Spanish and eat exclusively at places devoid of English speakers) we were rewarded with a glorious pile of tamales. We got a dozen each of the pork, chicken, and cheese, and proceeded to go home and perform unspeakable acts of mastication. Tamales el Patio got everything right with these tamales. The pork and chicken were well-seasoned, but as with any great tamale, the key to success is the masa. The texture was glorious, and the smell and taste followed just behind. True tamale artists have the ability to turn something as simple as corn flour into the star of the show, and it was obvious that freakin' Michaelangelo slaved over these.

The cheese tamales are addictive! Just the right amount of heat. This place is an hour from us and totally worth the drive! We love it!

This place is the real deal for Tamales. They usually offer red pork, chicken, and cheese. All by the dozen. The masa is nice and doughy, the meat tender. Just a really good tamale. The joint has 2-3 little tables inside, so really just made for picking up to go. But I always sit down and have 3 or 4 tamales and then leave. They also have elote. I usually get it to go every other time I'm there. The pork ones are the best! Don't forget the Valentina picante on them.