La Nortena Tamale Factory
La Nortena Tamale Factory
the inside of a banana
a hand holding a burrito
1/13/2024
1/14/2024
1/14/2024
Cheese and Green Chile Tamale
Menu 7/17/24
Cheese and Green Chile Tamale
a variety of food items
Menu 7/17/24
interior, donuts
car parked in front
Cookies
1/14/2024
outside
Spicy Red Chile Pork Tamales - Dozen. These are so good! 1/14/2024
Menu 7/17/24
Menudo..... best I've ever had and I've had a lot all over west Texas .
Other goods
interior
food, tacos
1/14/2024
sushi, sashimi, sushi and sashimi, food
John N.
Sep 14, 2024
I didn't try the tamales but the menudo needed cilantro and I asked for flour tortillas and got bread I have never had bread with menudo before and it was a great upgrade Next I ordered 2 chili verde tacos and was told those are Al Al carte Ok The tacos were excellent The menudo also delicious I regret not trying a tamale
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Jenni M.
Jan 18, 2024
OVERALLThe in-house made tamales from La Nortena Tamale Factory in Pecos, TX, are divine! I also recommend that you try some of their outsourced salsas.RATING BREAKDOWNFood: 5 | Service: 5 | Ambiance: 4 | Price: 4 PARKINGThis place gets busy, but there is free side street parking all around the large building.LOCATION/AMBIANCEThe building looks like an old warehouse, but "La Nortena" is visible from both 3rd Street and US Highway 285. The line was practically out the door on 1/14/2024 when I arrived at around 11:45AM. It's a bit of a tight squeeze when there is a line plus it's hard to figure out who is waiting for an order and who needs to place one because... well, honestly some folks are just oblivious or plain rude.THE GRUB+ spicy red chile pork tamales (1 dozen = $19.10)... there were so delicious... my friends have made some amazing tamales for me. These are way up there with the best homemade ones I've eaten.+ Salsa de Chile de Arbol ($7.52 including tax) - so damn good but spicy as hell... I couldn't stop eating it with my tamales and tortilla chips at home.+ they have a variety of beverages also... I got a water and a tall Mexican Coke. My online order was canceled because they were out of the 10-count vacuum-packed Hatch chile and asadero "rajas" tamales ($17). The owner/manager gave me the drinks for free because he was unable to cancel the other order. What I ended up purchasing was approximately the same price.+ They offer a variety of snacks and desserts.LITTLE YELPER'S CLUBThere are no kid's items. SERVICE¡Muy excellente! I interacted with 4 employees -- all super friendly and working quickly.MY FAVORITE PART...The tamales!NOT SO FAVORITE PART...The wait to order. TIPS+ This is a takeout restaurant only. No dining room is available.+ I recommend placing orders probably at least a day in advance so they have what you want in stock.+ A second location is in Odessa.
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Christopher G.
May 23, 2024
Superior Tamales, but everything is good. They are no frills, and do have a view other items for a dinner, but they stick to what they are best at. Good service, quick serving. Take note: this is not a sit down joint. You take it with you.
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Justin D.
Oct 4, 2024
The tamales oooo man just so good! Everytime I pass by now I'm going make sure I pay visit. These were moist and flavorful.
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Robert M.
Aug 20, 2022
Loved every bit of lunch that I got at La Nortena. Except the brain dead cashier. I'm kinda ok with that, though. The rest of the crew seemed about as disappointed in her as I was, so I'm sure that will cure itself. No, she wasn't new. She just didn't have the competency to work a counter. I'm sad for her.The food, however, was great! They no longer have a drive thru, so either park on the street like most folks do or go to either side of the store. Inside there are a ton of great things to pick up! I only wish I lived closer so I could sample either the uncooked items that you can take home or more of the cooked menu. As it was, I had a couple things that I really enjoyed. It started off with the brisket burrito. This wasn't a BBQ joint and that brisket had never seen a whiff of smoke, but it was definitely tasty on that awesome tortilla. The sauce that came with it was absolutely kicking and amped it up some more.I also had a green chili & cheese tamale. Holy COW that was hot. Spicy and thermally, it was hot. But, my god it was good. I wish I had another with about a 1,000 Kelvin off the heat, though. It was tasty, just took a while to recover.
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Ruby H.
Sep 5, 2024
What can I say about this famous place there Tamales are just tasty. We also purchased some other Items all great.
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Jake H.
May 10, 2023
La Nortena Tamale Factory is excellent! Get the tamales and the burritos. Try one of everything! Authentic and delicious.
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Eduardo C.
Jul 2, 2024
Good food! Prices is the only thing the reflects the 4 star review but it's understandable for the area it's at. Still keep going back every other day for them burritos
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Sterling G.
May 23, 2024
Really good, authentic Mexican food. Hand made tamales. Assortment of chips and desserts. Tacos, burritos, and all sorts of good yummy things. Fast service. Made fresh when ordered. Friendly staff.
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Vaughn P.
Jan 27, 2025
Worth the detour!We plan our drive thru West Texas to ensure La Nortena is open!Best chicken green chile tamales I have ever had and now they have expanded the menu!
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