I've always wished I had a Mexican grandma. A little old lady who would speak to me in Spanish, make me tamales and pinch my cheeks. Tamales La Pasadita might just fill that void. When we arrived for dinner around 8pm on a Saturday night, we were the only ones in the small restaurant. We sat at the counter and chatted with the friendly young man taking our order. He speaks beautiful English by the way, in case anyone was worried about a language barrier.
We ordered a little bit of everything... Tacos (even the lengua!), tamales, rice & beans, a tostada and aguas frescas. Everything was delicious, especially when we added the red hot sauce and sour cream from the squeeze bottles. The real stars were the tamales though! I tasted the chicken, queso & jalapeño (my favorite) and pineapple. The aguas frescas are the perfect way to cool off your mouth from too much hot sauce. I loved the watermelon, Ted enjoyed his pineapple. I swear, I think I could live on tamales and aguas frescas alone...
Happy to have discovered another authentic spot in Charlotte!