Rodrigo Cabral-Pereira

From the outside it looks like any Mexican themed restaurant. Once inside it's a wonderland off food! Everywhere you look you see something you want to eat! I hate tamales. Usually, they have no meat and just taste like bland masa. But it's called Alamo Tamales so I ordered 6 of the homemade tamales vs the regular ones, and ate them all! This was the first time that has ever happened. My only regret is that I didn't order more food or some desert. If my least favorite dish has me wanting more I can't imagine how they prepare my favorite dishes!

+9

Excelente comida en especial los tamales no puedo expresarles lo exquisitos que son ! Una total delicia

Had to get my tamales on today. I came in to get just half a dozen of the homemade beef tamales, but while waiting I ended up ordering homemade beef and pork. A lady was waiting on the spinach and …

Had to get my tamales on today. I came in to get just half a dozen of the homemade beef tamales, but while waiting I ended up ordering homemade beef and pork. A lady was waiting on the spinach an…

Five solid gold stars for Alamo Tamale & Taco. They live up to the hype and surpass it. So good!\n\nBeef, pork, and chicken hand made tamales are the best I've had anywhere. Breakfast tacos were ex…

Five solid gold stars for Alamo Tamale & taco. They live up to the hype and surpass it. So good!\n\nBeef, pork, and chicken hand made tamales are the best I've had anywhere. Breakfast tacos were …

All I can say is if you don't get the hand rolled ones. Then we didn't eat the same tamales! \n\nWe ordered to go which was real easy. We got an assortment of tamales from the pork, bean, beef and …

I come here for their tamales and sometimes other food but mostly tamales. They are very tasty and the service is great. Don't expect nothing fancy because it is not but the times I have go e it's …

Amazing food, service and prices! They're busy from the second they open and with good reason

Amazing food, service and prices! They're busy from the second they open and with good reason

On point. Love this place. Great taste and fair prices. Would give it more stars, but my grandma would hit me with her chanclas! Definitely coming back here more once my grandma passes away and I a…

One of the best tamales I have had in a long time. Handmade was the way to go, Tortillas and barbacoa were good as well. ambiance reminded me of La Tierra restaurant in San Antonio, and their baker…

A little pricey. But they have so many options of everything. And the food is petty good and warm. The ladies are super nice and helpful. Always packed, but the wait is worth it. I love it . Don't …

Best tamales in Houston. Our family tradition has always been handmade tamales on Christmas Eve. These are great and remind of the old days!!

Martin A

Alamo Tamales is a beloved place for Lunch in the Northside area of Houston. I believe is a bit overpriced and competition around offer same quality food. Taste is great. Panaderia is part of the offerings. Place is very clean and well-kept. Ample parking, plenty of seating.

+6

Derek Gantt

Have tried only tamales here so far and they are not the best but we like them. My wife thinks tamales we have had in Houston were small-ish and dough was overly seasoned for her taste. Friendly staffers. Nice atmosphere. It is sort of cafeteria-style; want to try more of their offerings like tacos or empanadas. They have a bakery, too; it would be nice if more of the bakery foods were labelled, or maybe we just need to learn more about those offerings, ha.

The tamales and empanadas were good, I did not enjoy the chicken soup. The people were nice and very courteous. The ambiance was like a market. There was the serving line, the bakery, the bar and a l…

The tamales and empanadas were good, I did not enjoy the chicken soup. The people were nice and very courteous. The ambiance was like a market. There was the serving line, the bakery, the bar a…

The tamales and empanadas were good, I did not enjoy the chicken soup. The people were nice and very courteous. The ambiance was like a market. There was the serving line, the bakery, the bar and a…

Alamo has a large variety of what i like to eat on a Sunday morning. Homemade chicken or pork tamales, tacos, carnitas and barbacoa. I enjoy the aguas frescas like strawberry horchata. Very good. I…

Excellent food and pastries. I love the empandas. The prices are high, and the tamales are only ok and are expensive. Great salsa bar. Darling place, nice music and good service.

This location is nicely and traditionally decorated which was a pleasant surprise. There was a line but the wait was reasonable. The staff treated me nicely . I bought the 1/2 dozen frijoles tamales . And I picked out dessert from the bakery. Here is where I took off stars. My caramel Empanadas had something with the texture of paper inside of them. That was very disturbing because I feel I could have eaten some of whatever it is before realizing. The pecan cake I picked out however was good.

Jessi D

Love their tamales and prices not bad for a docena. They need to add more salsa or ask if you want more than 2. I did take more salsa but I didn't read the sign 😂 made me wonder why no tops thought they had ran out.Only thing that saved my barbacoa was the onion con chile from salsa bar. 3 stars cus staff was a bit rude sin ganas

James Fulton

Love this place, but today services were not on their game as normal. Food was dry, they need to let people look at things before saying place your order in line. Could not see what they had had to order online only told me about two types of tamales and they had more than six or seven choices chicharrones were dry, gorditos were flavorless and dry. I am hoping today was just a one-off as I've never had a problem here before today

M Chu

3.3 stars. Stopped in to pick up some tamales. Prices were fair. Lots to choose from though. We ended up getting a half dozen sweet corn tamales which were okay. We also picked up a half dozen chicken tamales which were also standard. Friendly employees and well organized operation. Just not quite sure what the fuss and hype are about.

Tene Mont

Coworkers always want to eat here for lunch. Food served quick due to it being pre-made and under heat lamps. Can get pretty busy with long line. Ladies behind counter seems to rush me when I need time to read the extensive menu or see what's on the line. Dislike the fact of only bottled drinks served instead of refillable fountain drinks. Ordered beef fajita tacos which were pretty good.

When we went in it was just 2 older people in line. When we got our tamales and asked for a taco the girl behind the counter was rude about it,pointing, talking bout " whatever we have there". \n S…

Do yourself a favor and stay away from the barbacoa. Not only is it overpriced it is completely trash in taste. Like so disappointed. \nWith the bad out of the way, the good is next...\nThe handmad…

Sandra Lisboa

Took a long time to get food. Ladies didn't come out to help for awhile and the line was long. I was close to getting help and I still had to wait awhile. I used to eat their tamales long time ago and I felt they were worth it. I was so disappointed to taste these tamales. The chicken had no flavor. The masa tasted like it had been made a long time ago. I ordered cheese and jalapeño and the masa was mushy. Along long time ago they were good but anymore.

NGAVI 13

The quality of the food is satisfactory; however, the pricing appears excessive. I ordered a menudo, Chico, and found the portion considerably smaller than expected. The grande size did not align with the larger portions I am accustomed to. In conclusion, it seems that the establishment prioritizes profit over value. Some alternative venues provide comparable or superior cuisine at much more reasonable prices.

King David

Usually the food here was fantastic, but I feel like in the last couple of trips it seems like the qualities getting worse and worse. I just went there today and I ordered two dozen I get home and they’re completely dried out. The meat is dried out or it’s old so I drove over 45 minutes to go pick this up and this is what I have to throw in the trash. It kind of upsets me because I have really fond memories of how good the food is here but it seems like it’s starting to go downhill. I take no pleasure in making reviews like this either, but I am highly disappointed on the amount of money that I pay versus what I get.

Worst customer service really. waiting in line to be serviced. Always happens they take so long and in on a lunch break. Don't come here. I changed my mind didn't want anything. Had to wait 10 mi…

Worst customer service really. Waiting in line to be serviced. Always happens they take so long and in on a lunch break. Don't come here. I changed my mind didn't want anything. Had to wait 10 minu…

Horrible service cashier denied me to provide me with a food container to take my food to go first and last time I will be visits this place, no just to mention the is violation of a city code not pr…

Horrible service cashier denied me to provide me with a food container to take my food to go first and last time I will be visits this place, no just to mention the is violation of a city code no…

Horrible service cashier denied me to provide me with a food container to take my food to go first and last time I will be visits this place, no just to mention the is violation of a city code not …

Alamo Tamales used to be my favorite restaurant, but lately the quality has gone downhill. The tamales were dry and cold, and the food tasted old. Very disappointing — I will never recommend this res…

Alamo Tamales used to be my favorite restaurant, but lately the quality has gone downhill. The tamales were dry and cold, and the food tasted old. Very disappointing — I will never recommend this r…

Ruby

They only serve you water when you ask for menudo never again and there tamales no meat suppose to be home made never will again that was today 12/7/2025

Shacova Taylor

When I 1st started coming here I was really impressed with the number of items on the menu. The food was great.... here lately when I've come... the chicken tamales are so dry... you shouldn't have to buy sauce with your tamales... they should be moist tender and full of flavor... recently I spent nearly $100 and my chicken tamales were bad...like for real the last 3 times... you would think that I learned my lesson... saying to my self... maybe next time... but screw that... I am now looking for a new spot where the tamales don't crumble apart when you open them. The Jalepeno and Cheese ones were good... the chicken tamales recipe needs a do over...

Mohammed Haq

I came here 3rd time 2 days ago for menudo and it was more disappointing. They fill up the cup with more stock and less beef tripes and chickpeas. They raise the price but food portion is less. The owner is getting stingy with food and greedy with the money!! And the flavor of the menudo is going down also. Not like they used to be.

natalie rodriguez

Came here on Thursday morning and the barbacoa tastes nasty and had a lot oil dripping. Called them and the manager wanted me to bring it back so she can inspect it first and determine if I can get my money back. For them to be busy on the weekends they should refund then money back for their mistake.

Eunice Martinez

We went to this restaurant for the first time and overall I wouldn’t return to this place. It was overcrowded and when ordering it was somewhat chaotic, we stood for a while and had several workers helping us with our order. Since we were new we weren’t sure what to order since we didn’t know what food was up ahead. There were quite a bit of people ahead of us. Several workers took our orders but we waited about a minute or two in between each worker to help us. After ordering and paying, we sat down to eat and I discovered my taco was extremely greasy my tortilla was soaked in grease and made it impossible to eat in a taco. I spoke to a manager if I could have another tortilla as I did not feel comfortable eating a soaked tortilla. She said I would have to pay to receive another tortilla. I let her know that I was not aware the taco would soak up that much grease, she insisted that I purchase another tortilla , which meant I had to stand in line that was up to the bakery entrance to buy another tortilla. My family spent a good $70 to buy breakfast I believe I could have been given another tortilla to compensate my overly greased taco. Customer service needs to be reevaluated at this place of business. We will no longer be spending our money at this restaurant.