Tamales Mexicanos Casa Mia

A tamale and some slaw with green sauce for $2! And these are the best tamales in the Bay Area!!!I've been coming here for probably about 5 years now. It's a little stand at the corner of Fruitvale and International Blvd in Oakland. They are only open in the morning, from 6:30 am to 11 am. I first noticed this place when I was driving by and saw a long line of people. I had to stop and find out what was going on. Since then I've been hooked. My husband was NOT a tamales fan until I brought home one and made him eat it. Now he loves these tamales. They have pork tamales, chicken (red and green sauce) and some kind of sweet one the last I checked, but since I don't care for a sweet tamales I only stick to the pork and the chicken. The pork tamales are my favorite. Light, almost fluffy masa with melt-in-your-mouth pork with red sauce wrapped in corn husks. The vinegar based slaw and green sauce are self served. The slaw and the sauce both has jalapenos and has some kick. Try it out!

I adore this little gem. It is one of the better tamale stands of the area in my opinion. It's open early which is a plus. My pork tamale was really tasty and a bargain. The price is ideal for being a "broke college student"+the slaw was a pleasant surprise! Be sure you try it out