Grandma's Tamales

Homey and family business. My brother has lived in Bakersfield for over 10 years. Thank you Yelp for introducing to this spot.My brother enjoys tamales around the holidays and we are not going to see him for Christmas. This restaurant was open on Thanksgiving until 4. I got a dozen tamales- jalapeño cheese, pork, and chicken. I didn't have to call in advance I was able to walk in and order the tamales at the register! My brother is a big guy and had a midnight snack after Thanksgiving. He reported the perfect amount of meat to masa ratio. You can see a woman in the front making homemade tortillas in the front. So yummy and fresh. Definitely recommend!

Went here for about 2-3x before we ordered diff dishes. This time we ordered special #1 and chips with salsa. The special has 3 dishes on it with beans and rice. The cheese tamales was not that hot and a little hard. The beef taco was ok. The chili verde sope was good! Service was fast and price was reasonable. I would be back here and try the other dishes except tamales. Being a tamales fan i feel like the tamales here seem a little commercialized. Nonetheless, this is still one of the good restaurants for Mexican food in town.

Still great food Friendly service Great pricesNice and cleanSalsa is awesome Chili oil is awesome. Not everyone offers chili oil Highly recommend

Came here for lunchtime! They have great food! I order one cheese enchilada with green sauce and one sope de asada with everything on it, cannot leave out a mango margaritas was fireeeeeeeService: 5/5Price point: fairDo you recommend: yasssss

Good customer service, helpful for first time going. Not a fan of Tamales, bought one anyway to try. Was good.

Literally THE BESTT chicken and pork tamales in town!!!! Sundays are very busy so go early, but even with a long line it is worth the wait!

We tried three tamales: chicken , pork, cheese Each was full of flavor and filling. These are not small little bites. One can easily fill you up if you're accompanying it with some beans and rice (perfectly fine). The restaurant provided a generous bag of cilantro and onions if you ask which adds a nice cool bite to the food (you probably already knew that if you're the slightest bit familiar with anything else on the menu like burritos and taquitos).The food was picked up about 20 minutes away but tasted very fresh. Those who have dared to make tamales at home know the task is anything but trivial. It's not a short order meal by any means so tasting quality hours after they've been made means someone definitely knows what they're doing in the kitchen.The red sauce is wonderful. Each small cup packs tons of heat and smokey flavor. I've never been to the other location so I can't comment on how this food compares to that one.It doesn't feel like the holidays without a tamale but these are good enough for any day of the year

I came solely for the tamales & wanted to like them so bad! Made the 30 minute drive since Reddit said they were the best in town. On the positive side, they were very hefty and filled to the max! The green salsa was so fresh & full of flavor also. But what I couldn't get over was how thick and dry the masa was....so disappointing and ruined it for me. You definitely get your money's worth with the size of the tamale, but the texture is just not for me.

Nice menu and great service. Went on a Tuesday morning because they serve menudo 7 days per week. It was delicious.

Menudo, champurrado, Camarones a la Diabla is what I have had and it is delicious. Only thing is if I'm paying $16 for a plate of food please don't give me plastic utensils it ruins the experience.