The Tamale Man

Parking: Carson St. Cabana restaurant. Area.

Super caro . los precios de el menu no son el precio que cobran y al no darte un recibo de compra es difícil reclamar el precio. Los tamales de rajas con queso no tienen queso el precio en el menú es $5.00 y los cobra a $10.00 el tamaño de los tamales en promedio es un 3% mas grande que los tamales de cualquier otro lugar.

Do yourself a favor and sort by new. You will notice many reoccurring themes here. What you are charged does not match the prices on the menu. If you point this out his canned response it so claim that those are the old prices. Looking through the reviews it looks like he has been using that same line for years. The reason he doesnt give a receipt (which is also frequently mentioned) is because he writes himself a giant tip days later hoping customers dont notice. Be prepared for a single tamale to eventually cost you like 50 bucks My experience was apparently very typical. I asked for two chicken tamales and he claimed that they did not have any. They only had the super tamale. After telling him thats not what I wanted he got really aggressive. Again, this seems like a fairly common experience. He continued to push and talk over me TELLING me what I wanted. The Super Tamale plate. It was described as "life changing". Bought two and handed over a 20 and then he asked me where the rest of the cash was. Well you didn't tell me how much it costs now did you? Over 40 dollars for two tamales. When I said that was ridiculous he asked if I was too poor to eat there. The tamales, while large, were incredibly disappointing. I'm a white guy but was brought up in a hispanic family. These were by far the worst tamales I ever had. Almost all masa and obviously reheated...the inside was still cold You can also search for the word "racist" in reviews and you'll note that he frequently treats people of the wrong skin color in a fairly hostile fashion. My gf speaks fluent spanish and he was actively talking about some of the black people in line but he wasn't aware that she understood what he was saying. I didn't learn about this until after I left. Many of the recent five star reviews lately are people who just want to show social media they went to the "Tamale Man" after it blew up on tik tok to try to make their lives seem interesting to followers online. Its a scam y'all. The guy is nothing more that a bully and a racist fraudster taking advantage of people for their hard earned money. And that's all he is ever going to be. Its not a coincidence that there is a new complaint every single day about someone getting scammed in the reviews here. Honestly I feel like there is enough evidence to warrant an actual criminal investigation and get this guy sued into oblivion by the IRS for tax evasion. Its also fairly obvious that many of the five star reviews here are fake. The accounts frequently have no other reviews and they don't leave any comments. Sad and pathetic...just like the tamale man Added a few screenshots from some of the hundreds of complaints from customers who have been scammed by this guy. This was the original tiktok video that made this place "famous"

This is my 3rd visit and each time The Tamale Man never let's me down! I can't eat tamales the regular way again. A must try ! Wheelchair accessibility: Easy access

I was headed 2 Long Beach. I called the day before to ask if I could call in the orders because we were coming in late. He said. "No come in we'll change your life"... I personally was concerned because I watched the YouTube videos and I seen. How long these lines are? And I was going to get in a very long line. And I'll be able to get my Tamale from the Tamale man and I tell you. It was delicious. The beans were good. The Rice was delicious and soft. I needed no salt very well, seasoned food. Will I come back!!! absolutely any time I am the Los Angeles area, I'm there. What I really liked is when I told him I called in. He said oh, that was you. Yes, sir, and I'm here you have a customer for life. Thank you for changing my life Tamale man.

This wasn't a terrible experience but I wouldn't go back. This isn't a good price for the food. It's not great food. It's just a giant tamale. It's a one time novelty

Stopped by on Saturday after seeing a post on tic-tok. Definitely recommend. Food was amazing and worth the drive. Definitely coming back.

I got the Super Tamale Plate with al pastor. It was huge portions but extremely salty