Balderas Tamale Factory

Felicia Flores

Put on your list to try! The beef tamales 🫔 😋 taste like my grandma's. Queso and chips are magically delicious.

2 months ago

Ayleah Ford

First time visit recommended by a friend. Went for breakfast with another friend Saturday, and this was our experience. Cashier didn't acknowledge us, we couldn't locate the menus and no one offered assistance or greeted us. Menus found we decide on the breakfast tacos. I ordered Bacon & egg and added cheese potatoes and beans making it almost a $4 taco. For the price and size I can definitely say I've had better but it was decent enough however putting shredded american cheese on a taco should be a crime. I expect a Oaxaca / cotija Monterey blend but not american cheese. It made it saltier than necessary. Beans were a good addition. My real complaint is the tamales. I'm not sure why they have an up charge to mix and match when you can order them a la carte anways? But I ordered a half dozen which is normally $9.39? But because I wanted 2 of each it ended up being $4.50 for two, and thus 13.50 pretax for 6 tamales. Had the quality and portion of these been good, I would not even leave this review. But they were skimpy, mostly masa and barely any filling, and some of the smallest tamales I've actually ever seen. For a specialized tamale joint, that's pretty lame. HEB has better in my opinion, and that's a last resort? I'd recommend Grandma's Tamales in OTS. Since it was our first time we didn't know and were not advised salsas etc were open bar. So our to-go order included absolutely no salsa or napkins for some reason. The service was inadequate, the food decent and the pricing is whatever works I guess. But they should indicate mixing and matching is an uncharge and maybe do that as a flat rate and it might feel like less of a rip off. TLDR; Food mid, would not return 🤷🏾‍♀️

9 months ago

Ana Rubio

They always have a great tamales. Sometimes the Service can be a little crappy because they’re busy and they don’t have patience to explain the menu to you.

7 months ago

Rhea Lotiff

Great for tamales and menudo and tacos. Breakfast meals and dinner entrees not too great. So I choose the 1st 3 because they are better known for them. But last time the menudo was a miss. Hopefully better the next time I go.

a month ago

N D E kids garcia

Drove from the Downtown area to see what all the hype was on the tamales. Huge disappointment small for the price. Breakfast plates were decent. Parking area small. I like to support family owned businesses but it's a no for me!

3 weeks ago