La Mixteca Tamale House

Reviews

• Shruthi S.

  star star star star star 31 May 2026

  Let me just say - this place was very worth the 40 minute drive into Suwannee. La Mixteca Tamale house is located right behind a BP gas station. We were greeted by 2 friendly servers. This is a order at the counter and seat yourself kind of place. The gentleman behind the counter was very helpful and helped us decipher the menu. Being a huge fan of breakfast for dinner, we got an order of the eggs divorciados on a little corn cake, one chorizo sopes - a little tortilla topped with chorizo, black beans and cheese, and one tamale bowl. We got the chicken tamale with spicy green sauce as the base, and it's covered with crispy potatoes, cheese, a fried egg, veggies and some cabbage.
  
  The food was absolutely delicious, and I wish I had room for more. I could have licked the pretty Magnolia Hearth and Hand plates they were served on.
  
  I think this 40 minute drive might be a once a week ritual for me

• Jason K.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 29 May 2026

  The interior is nice... thats really all the compliment this place deserves.  So used to eating real tamales, this place is trash. I ordered both chicken and pork and they just tasted like black pepper and soggy.  
  
  Get better tamales on facebook market place.

• David A.

  star star star star star 27 May 2026

  Been here for the first time, and definitely won't be our last time! Location in the same plaza with BP gas station on old peachtree rd, not far off the Hwy 85.
  
  Okay so this place is a seat down restaurant however they don't take your order by your table. So ordering style is like fast food style. You order by the cashier and they will bring your foods to the table.
  
  Even though ordering style like in fast food but trust me their food is not fast food quality! Everything is so gourmet! And taste so dang good. I'm not quite sure if this place taste authentic. But regardless in my opinion it tastes so good. I've been to some Americanized Mexican food restaurant, this place definitely not one of them.
  
  So we had the :
  1. Taco platter.
  Al pastor and carnitas
  2. Tamales platter.
  Spicy pollo and spicy carnitas
  3. Chilaquiles.
  With 2 sunny side up and pollo with salsa verde.
  4. Grill corn elote.
  5. Sweet tamale.
  Queso.
  
  Everything is delicious. All the platters serve with rice and beans. Salsa is also good ,although it could be too spicy for some. The tamales is a must have here, they have a lot of options you could choose from.
  
  Aside from the foods, service is also very good here. Friendly and helpful. Restaurant is clean and comfortable.
  
  Overall recommended place for some tamales! Cheers!

• Sonia G.

  star star star star star_border 25 May 2026

  I came to this restaurant on a Sunday at 10AM and of course it was empty but did not disappoint. The menu has breakfast/brunch items in addition to lunch/dinner. All options looked hearty and delicious.
  
  The really unique thing is that the tamale is the main focus - they have so many different types! Most Hispanic/Mexican restaurants feature tacos, fajitas, quesadillas, etc and have the tamale as a side dish.
  
  I tried the Tamale bowl and it was a deconstructed tamale. I was really impressed. The best part in my opinion was the fried egg on top - it just really pulled everything together and added more flavor to the dish.
  
  Another great aspect is the salsa station which featured sauces I haven't seen at other restaurants. They were spicy  but I loved it. Definitely not watered down.
  
  A nice, clean restaurant and would recommend

• Delisa M.

  star star star star star_border 21 May 2026

  That feeling when you're craving tamales but you know that's a labor of love and you'll never get any......come here. The food is good enough to make you nostalgic and miss your mom.
  
  I loved the set up of the restaurant. It was simple but had key items that stood out like the plants on the wall and hanging from the lights. I also enjoyed that the tables were bar stooled and communal (or big enough for a huge party)
  
  The service was good, the cashier was helpful but they were out of some of the tamale flavors, which was disappointing because I'm not a big red sauce person. Otherwise, our food came out quickly and was fresh!
  
  Here's what we got:
  
  Normally, I mix the frijoles with the rice and go to town with it but I enjoyed the rice individually. It had a great tomato based flavor that wasn't overwhelming but stood out. The texture was soft and fluffy, there were a bit of hard grains in there but I actually enjoyed the crunch so no complaints with that.
  
  The frijoles were a major disappointment to me. Frijoles are my favorite part of any Mexican meal but they lacked flavor. It was perfectly presented but when I took that first bite, it lacked everything. It was plain beans with a little bit of cheese on top nada mas. The texture was perfect, firm but not like thick cotton in your mouth but also not soupy to where it was losing its consistency.....just bland.
  
  The tacos: I tend to avoid carne asada when I try new spots because I like my steak tender, juicy and medium rare. Most places cook it through and it gets dry and tough, well not here the steak was tender, juicy and cooked through. Also they use one tortilla instead of two and fry it, so there's a crunch in each bite. Honestly, that's new spin that I can get with because each taco was amazing.
  The al pastor was so flavorful. I could taste the pineapple and blend of seasonings, the meat was tender and the sauces were fire !
  
  WARNING! Their sauces are actually spicy, like burn your lips and fingers spicy. Especially the green sauce of death the servers warned us about. I love spicy and I couldn't take it so beware.
  
  Finally.......
  
  Los tamales!:
  
  Like I said, I'm normally not a red sauce fan but my pork tamales were delicious!
  The masa was firm (most important factor) but not dry
  The meat to masa ratio was perfect
  Personally, I feel the meat could've had a bit more seasoning. It wasn't flavorless but it wasn't flavorful.
  The pork was tender and saucy, but once again it was missing something.
  
  9/10 I would go back and try their desert tamales and the green sauce tamales.
  
  Definitely a good Tamal spot to try!!!!