Los Tamales Locos

Mexican restaurant · Lents

Los Tamales Locos

Mexican restaurant · Lents

3612 SE 82nd Ave, Portland, OR 97266

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Casual Mexican joint offering gluten-free, organic, and vegetarian fare, including popular tamales.

3612 SE 82nd Ave, Portland, OR 97266 Get directions

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"Parked within the Eastport Food Carts pod, Los Tamales Locos serves its namesake with fillings like mole-braised pork, chicken in chile verde, and rajas. Tamales here strike the right balance of moist and fluffy, though the mole with the pork may even outshine the masa. The cart’s take on a Oaxacan tamale comes with shredded chicken and tomatillo." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden, Eater Staff

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Ed Lee

Google

One of those food carts you want to visit every week for the tamales with the great Oaxacan Mole sauce. I received the menu and ordered the Oaxaqueno Tamale Box with chicken, rice, and beans after a short wait. The menu has enchiladas, street tacos, burritos, wet burritos with chile sauce, and tamales in a box or singles, I received my order in about ten minutes with no problems. The order included two tamales with a Mole sauce. The beans and rice had a nice taste to them and were not overcooked. The chicken tasted great with the Mole sauce and the tamale were wrapped in a banana leaf. Located on SE 82nd in the Core food cart pod just south of SE Powell. A great place to eat with friendly service, a menu with a number of options, and good food.

Kris C

Google

My goodness am I super impressed with this places food!!!! These tamales have the best flavor and the size of them are well worth it!!! I got chicken and pork and both are the best!!! I highly recommend this place. I ordered from grubhub so idk the atmosphere or service here but I bet it's as good as the food. Will definitely order from here again.

Jennifer Gibson

Google

Had a pick up from this place and was hungry. The staff here took the time to make up my order quickly. Ordered the 2 Tamale plate with a pork tamale with mole and a chicken tamale with chile verde. It was absolutely delicious! Well seasoned, moist and flavorful. The rice and salad complimented the tamales well. Customer service was great and I like the setup they have around the food cart. Great job all around: thank you! 😄👌

Ankur Prakash Srivastava

Google

This was amazing. We had vegetarian tamales and they tasted soo good. We ordered again as even though our stomach was full the taste buds wanted more. Both red and green sauce with tamales were delicious.

Allison Taylor

Google

The tamales here are the very best that I have ever had, and they are big. Highly recommend the oaxaqueño tamale, but they are all delicious. The salad is great, too.

Lee Wakefield

Google

Excellent Birria Tacos and quesadillas! Highly recommend

Zuzia Wieczorek

Google

Best tamales in PDX without a doubt. They are always soft, moist and so flavorful. We get them for family gatherings very often and everyone always loves them. Their other dishes are good too- I like the enchiladas!

Cara Lewis

Google

Amazing food, great customer service. Perfect on blazing hot days. I really appreciate there food and service best part is not to far to walk to. Great Jamica drink. Refreshing on hot days. Picture in comments.

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The Best Tamales in Portland and Beyond

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Where to Find Tasty Tamales in Portland and Beyond

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Ed Lee

Google

Kris C

Google

Jennifer Gibson

Google

Ankur Prakash Srivastava

Google

Allison Taylor

Google

The tamales here are the very best that I have ever had, and they are big. Highly recommend the oaxaqueño tamale, but they are all delicious. The salad is great, too.

Lee Wakefield

Google

Excellent Birria Tacos and quesadillas! Highly recommend

Zuzia Wieczorek

Google

Cara Lewis

Google

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