El Tamalero

Got a half dozen of chicken tamales. They were decent. Wish they had more flavor. The red sauce was the added flavor needed

The best tamales in Denver! Definitely worth the visit. The tamales are made every day fresh and have a significant amount of meats and fruits (in the pineapple and strawberry) ones. They open at 0500 and once they are gone and done for the day you miss out . This is how good they are, on the weekends there are lines outside because of people waiting for this deliciousness. The store is a little hole in the wall, this is what makes it the best. I forgot to mention this is the only place that makes strawberry tamales in the area. The owners and the service is always welcoming, like going to your tias house . Feels at home

Not worth the drive to Colfax for the tamales. The tamales were kinda flat and dry. I'm not going back

My family and I wanted to try a new place for tamales since our go to, Pochito's, is so far. This place had been named as one of the top places in Aurora, so we decided to try it. We got the pork with red Chile, the chicken and green chile and the two sweet choices-strawberry and pineapple. I also got a carne asada burrito. The tamales were still warm. They are $20/dozen and, while they look to be substantial I. Size, they're actually pretty thin. The savory tamales weren't bad. While the pineapple one wasn't a hit with the family, the strawberry one was pretty good. The hands-down star of the show, however was the asada burrito. It was $5 but it was super tasty! We will stick to Pochito's for our tamales, but would definitely go to this place for a savory tamale in a pinch. We will go there often for the burrito.

Great tamales right off of 225 and Colfax! Grabbed a dozen chicken and a dozen rajas con queso (green chili cheese) tamales, and a few pineapple and strawberry (basically all they had left) on a Thursday morning before heading out for a ski weekend. I think it was about $18 for a dozen. They open early, which makes me think they sell early and sell out. All flavors were a hit with my crew! They are double wrapped (husk and paper) which made for easy splitting up and re-heating. Flavor was great, good masa (pink for the fresa tamal) and not too dense. I also got two breakfast burritos, which were the perfect size for the road, they had a little pork and a little chili to complement the egg potato and cheese. The place was family run, and there was nothing fancy with the façade or signage. Service was quick and easy; they did speak English on my visit, but tamales are kind of a universal in Colorado so if it's Spanish only the signage will get you through. I paid in cash as I had read online they were cash only, although there was a kind of weird sticker that implied you could pay with a credit card. I didn't pursue that avenue as they took my cash. Definitely will be back!

this place is absolutely not good, I thought this place will be a good hole in the wall for Mexican food. Wrong! don't waste your time or money.i tried the Gorditas with Chicharon in green sauce, i only took a bite and the rest went to the trash. one important thing that you might want to know is that they don't make the food to order. What they do, is they make a bunch of burritos and everything else they sell and have them setting in the some warmers! maybe the food is sitting there 10mins or 2 hours who know,,from my own experience the food was awful:(

I called and they were open Christmas Eve. I was working and decided to bring a dozen for the crew. I got half and half red Chile pork, and the green Chile chicken. I thought the chicken were amazing, the pork were very good. They had had desert tamales as it was a holiday. This is a cash only establishment. The first time I attempted to purchase I did not have paper funds on hand, so plan accordingly. They do breakfast burritos too. I have a lot of respect for mom, and pop restaurants that only make a couple things, and do them well. Cheers- great little hole in the wall!

NEW LOCATION: 14155 E Colfax Ave, Aurora. Just E of I-225 at Colfax. Luckily I was able to find via google maps! Same great tamales, new location. I tried calling at the number listed and got a recording. It was worth getting in the car to investigate if it was still there!

Tamales are authentic and delicious!! I got a dozen 1/2 chicken and 1/2 pork for $15. They are so nice and her son helped translate. Worth going to this diamond in the ruff for sure. Also, don't be fooled by the red tamale, the green chicken is muchos spicy!!

My favorite tamale spot, hands down. I buy their tamales for celebrations and gifts and my own cravings. So good. And it feels pretty great to support a local, unpretentious tamalero.