I was traveling through Vegas this week and I had stopped into the plaza across the way to run some errands- I spied this little tamale joint across the street and couldn't resist checking it out. I have fond childhood memories of family friends loading me down with containers of delicious tamales during the holiday season when I was growing up in Phoenix, so this place sent me into a nostalgia groove.
I stopped in around noon and ordered one cheese/chile and one chicken/chile- unfortunately they only had chicken at the time, so I took two of those. I took them back to my car and opened up the bag and was amazed at how large each tamale was! Just as I remember, wrapped in moist wax paper, tender morsels clinging to the corn husk. After one bite, I did not regret that they only had chicken/chile. The tamales were stuffed to overflowing with juicy, spicy chicken in a tart green sauce with a thin and tender savory sweet masa shell. Every bite was heaven!
At 1.50 each, these are an absolute steal! The service is quick and the counter staff are friendly. There is currently no seating, so expect a takeaway. These travel well, so consider grabbing a half dozen for dinner. I can't wait to stop here again on my next trip through Vegas!