Tamaleria Lupita #2

Affordable and generously filled tamales that do not skimp on flavor. Their verde especially was excellent: bright, savory, and delightfully garlicky.

I walked in. It was very clean. The guy who took my order was super friendly answer questions great customer service. Menu very straightforward. I really wanted a Champurrado but I got my tamales so fast (I picked up a dozen )and it was super hot. I forgot all about it, but I will be back to try. It seemed to be a very family friendly place. Monday Through Friday it opens at 5AM this is to 6 pm 6 am- 6pm Saturday and Sunday according to the Internet

Great place with great service. Clean and tidy interior with fair, reasonable prices. Their food is delicious. I tried the pollo verde and rojo and the puerco verde and rojo. All were absolutely delightful. Come on over and grab some hot and freshly made tamales. Cheers!

Called ahead to place an order late morning on a weekday, worker proved to be fast and efficient. They get VERY busy on the weekends may have to wait a few minutes. Champurrado was pretty good. Personal favorite tamales GREEN CHICKEN & RAJAS 😋🔥Nice local taste of home!

Was a proud fanatic of this place until I was given raw tamales. The young man gave me options I grabbed 24 total . He unravels a green one and tells me “this one is cooked. Maybe they didn’t all cook right. I can cook them for longer.” Mind you I lost two tamales at home already checking to see if they’re raw plus now the one the young man unraveled. Couldn’t replace them because after I came they sold out apparently which is odd because I just grabbed them less than maybe ten minutes ago. I did get my money back but I’m super disappointed on receiving raw food. Unacceptable. —————————————————————— UPDATED REVIEW 10/10/25 - AFTER messaging the owners - they reassured me about the situation and gave me 24 tamales ON THE HOUSE FREE - I’m changing my bad review because this is how you get your customers on your side. They were firm on how they can make it better for me. This batch they made for my family and I were out of this world seriously. They’re moist, enough meat and enough salsa inside. I’m content and will continue to come to this establishment. It didn’t take long for the owners to reach back and I truly appreciate that.

Absolutely unbeatable and legend worthy tamales. It's hard to describe how good these are compared to the hundreds of others I've had in my life. Just incredible. There's not a bad one on the menu. The love and care in the food is evident. This isn't just another tamale business, this is an extremely high quality and extremely good value meal.

The tamales are amazing, flavorful, and the masa to filling ratio is balanced. I can’t choose a favorite tamale because they are all delicious and fresh. The staff is very friendly. This is my favorite tamale spot !

Arrived to a clean (but relatively empty) space. Not many people know about it or not many chose to sit-in for lunch. But there were two ladies who came in for their tamale craving after us. Tamales are good and tasty, with just the right ratio of protein-to-masa. And the strawberry tamale was interesting and the first time I've had it done right. Would definitely go get my tamale fix here again!

Bare bones establishment with fantastic tamales. Most use green sauce for rajas, these cats use red. No complaints from me. Rich masa and ample filling. Real good.

First time visiting this new location that recently opened down the street from my home. I wanted to try their tamales -- service was friendly, and the ambience was okay, though I was a little disappointed to see there's only one table for dine-in. It's a pretty large space mostly set up for takeout. I also purchased some champurrado, which was made from rice and other ingredients. I was hoping for the traditional chocolate version, but they didn't have it. Prices were fair for the tamales, though the drinks felt a bit overpriced. The tamales had good flavor overall -- a bit on the salty side, and the green tamales could've used more spice. The meat portions were a little light, but still decent. They offer both chicken and pork, so make sure to choose your preference. One thing to note: there's an extra service charge when paying by credit card. I ordered four dozen tamales plus two drinks and paid $100.90 due to the added fee. If you plan to visit, I'd recommend bringing cash to avoid the extra charge.

Amazing tamales, I loved the raja con queso and I can't wait to try the bean and cheese next time.

I was craving tamales this morning, and to my surprise, this spot popped up in my search! Turns out they're super close to me, so I decided to give them a try -- and I'm glad I did. The tamales and arroz con leche were delicious, and the prices are really reasonable too. I'm happy to have a tamaleria in the area! Try them out!

The best tamales I've had in years. Right in my neighborhood. The place is clean .you never know where the street vendors make their food. The tamales were loaded with chicken to both ends. The masa was perfect for me great flavor. Found my go to place. Very reasonable prices. Only downside for me is they close at 4 ,but are opened sat and Sunday . Getting at least a dozen for Sundays football game. Support this business the guy at the counter couldn't be any nicer.

Love this place! Every tamal taste SO SO GOOD!! I will usually go to the south side to get my tamales because the quality of the ones in the city was not the same and let me tell you this spot did not disappoint! Highly recommend ! The green ones and rajas are my favorite!

I've purchased tamales from Lupitas more than a couple of times now, they are so good! I've always said the best Mexican food and tamales are in the south side of Chicago. Well now we have the south side representing in the north side of Chicago, because their first location is in the south side. These tamales are delicious! Perfect size, not dry and are delicious even when reheated.

10/10 Live in Pisen and then Belmont cragin had my fair share of years of tamales. These were 10/10 so good. For one tamale it's $1.85 for 1/2 a dozen is $10 and for 1 dozen it's $20 the prices .Also the tamales are a good size.

Love these tamales and the prices. Clean and good place to sit down and eat. The service is good too one person only but it moves on pace.

Best tamales in the Northside, happy to have the grand opening of the #2 location, now I don't have to drive all the way to the Southside of Chicago to enjoy their great tamales!!

03/16/25 Lucky us to have made it in for their tasty grand opening. Their pork tamales in red or green salsa are delicious! Each tamale is flavorful and a generous serving. Individually sold for $1.85, a 1/2 dozen for $10.00, and a dozen for $20.00. The varieties they sell are pork, chicken, cheese & jalapeño, pineapple , and strawberry. They also have tamales Oaxaqueño's at $3.00 each. Champurrado and Atole are piping hot to drink with your order of tamales. Current business hours are: Monday - Saturday 6:00am - 4:00 pm, Sunday 7:00am-4:00pm. Tamaleria Lupita #2 is the perfect spot for breakfast, lunch, and first dinner since they close at 4:00pm. Be the hero and bring tamales to your next work event or friends get together. Remember nothing says I love you like a dozen delicious tamales

Tamales were great the masa was cooked nicely and service was excellent. The person working around Tuedays today Was a awesome dude

Finally had a chance to check this place out. Had the chicken with Verde sauce and the pork with Verde sauce. Both very tasty and the mass was very good.

My daughter and I have been waiting for this place to open. We had both the Red and Green Chicken tamales and they were delicious! They were fresh, and perfectly seasoned. Highly recommend.