I do think this place has great tamales but the last couple times I went have been a little inconsistent. I just got some before Thanksgiving and some were very small and only had meat halfway through and some were fine. Also, the time prior to this they had a smokey or burnt flavor. While that may be fine if you are making them for just family- when you are selling them at kinda a high price (about $20 for a dozen) to the public they need to be almost perfect-- especially when one can get them pretty inexpensive and adequate from a place like Costco... I just think consistency is the key here-- especially when you specialize in one product (mostly). If this place is consistent the tamales are awesome but they need to find that flow and keep it going.