20 restaurants for tamale orders in metro Phoenix

Georgann Yara | Special for The Republic

Like many staples of Mexican cuisine, tamales have become a popular menu item at Valley restaurants, particular during the holiday season.

Here are 20 places that are ready to take your order for holiday tamales.

PHOENIX

The Tamale Store

Get your fix on chicken green chile, beef red chile and pork red chile; or go vegan with cilantro black bean, Southwest chipotle and a sweet-corn dessert tamale. For something less traditional, order poblano chiles with Monterrey Jack, or the new Arizona cornbread with Colby Jack cheese. Tamales are $19 for a half dozen, $33 for a dozen. A few varieties, like Tex Mex and beef red chile, are $20 for a half dozen.

Details: 13046 N. Cave Creek Road, Phoenix. 602-435-2604, thetamalestore.com.

Tacos de Juarez

Options range from simple rice and beans ($6.99 a dozen) to red chile, green corn or chocolate ($26 a dozen).

Details: 1017 N. Seventh St., Phoenix. 602-258-1744.

Sylvia’s La Canasta

Grab your stash of red beef or green corn ($21.99 a dozen); or red chile pork or chicken ($24.99 a dozen).

Details: 5502 N. Seventh Ave., Phoenix. 602-242-4252, sylviasfiesta.com.

Carolina’s

Order red beef, green chicken or green corn tamales cooked ($27.55 a dozen) or not ($17.55 a dozen) at the Cactus Road and Peoria locations. At the Mohave Street store, get them either way for $22.50 a dozen. Order a day in advance.

Details: 1202 E. Mohave St., Phoenix. 602-252-1503. Also, 9030 W. Peoria Ave., Peoria. 623-487-1400. And, 2126 E. Cactus Road, Phoenix. 602-275-8231, carolinasmexicanfood.com.

TeePee Mexican Food

Grab these in-demand tamales in shredded beef or green corn ($30 a dozen). Order a day in advance.

Details: 4144 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix. 602-956-0178, teepeemexicanfood.com.

NORTHEAST VALLEY

Los Sombreros

Choose from 12 flavors including beef picadillo with mole sauce, chorizo and black bean or chicken picadillo with tomato chipotle sauce and cheese. Dessert tamales include cinnamon, chocolate or pineapple raisin. A dozen tamales is $34.95 (one flavor), $36.95 (two flavors) or $39.95 (one of each flavor). Orders, taken through Dec. 20, must be pre-paid and placed 72 hours before pickup. All orders must be picked up by 2 p.m. Dec. 23.

Details: 2534 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale. 480-994-1799, lossombreros.com.

Jalapeño Inferno

Purchase a dozen sweet corn, red chile pork or green corn tamales ($38) and get a half dozen free. Order a week in advance.

Details: 23587 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale. 480-585-6442. Also, 20825 N. Pima Road, Scottsdale. 480-513-8332, jalapenoinferno.com.

Barrio Queen

Go savory and spicy with the pork green chile that’s slow-cooked in Coca-Cola; or lusciously sweet with the chicken mole ($22 a dozen). Order a week in advance.

Details: 7114 E. Stetson Drive, Scottsdale. 480-656-4197. Also, 388 N. Gilbert Road, Gilbert. 480-634-5025, barrioqueen.com.

La Fonda del Sol

Order a dozen of the famous green corn tamales ($22.95). For parties, the mini versions hit the spot: a dozen beef or chicken ($20.95) and green corn tamales ($22.95) are served with green sauce. Order two days in advance.

Details: 7223 E. Shea Blvd. Scottsdale. 480-991-9282, lafondadelsolrestaurant.com.

El Molino Mexican Cafe

Order a dozen green corn, red beef, chicken, pork or poblano tamales ($30). If you wish, top them off with a pint of tamale sauce ($9) to go. Same-day orders available.

Details: 3554 N. Goldwater Blvd., Scottsdale. 480-946-4494, elmolinocafe.com.

SOUTHEAST VALLEY

Lulu’s Taco Shop

Choose from red chile chicken and pork, red chile beef and pork, green chile cheese, or pineapple and strawberry ($26.65 a dozen). Order a day in advance.

Details: 610 N. Gilbert Road, Gilbert. 480-545-8219, lulustacoshop.com.

Rosita’s Fine Mexican Food

Select from green corn, red chile beef, red chile pork or green chile pork ($27 a dozen, $15 a half dozen). Order a day in advance.

Details: 960 W. University Drive, Tempe. 480-966-0852. Also, 2023 W. Guadalupe Road, Mesa. 480-897-9411, rositasfinemexicanfood.com.

Los Dos Molinos

The legendary house of heat makes its tamales with carne adovada, green corn, red chile, blue corn or chicken green chile ($25 a dozen). Buy two-dozen tamales and receive six pineapple dessert tamales for free. Same- day orders are OK.

Details: 260 S. Alma School Road, Mesa. 480-969-7475. Other locations at losdosmolinosphoenix.com.

Someburros

Place your order for these traditional family-recipe tamales in red beef or green corn ($22.95 a dozen). Order a day in advance.

Details: 101 E. Baseline Road, Tempe. 480-839-8226. Other locations at someburros.com.

Old El Paso Tamales

Ponder a lineup that includes chicken, pork, corn, beef, spinach, green chile and dessert selections ($14.99 a dozen). Order a week in advance.

Details: 730 E. Brown Road, Mesa. 480-844-0477, oldelpasotamales.com.

WEST VALLEY

Rio Mirage Cafe

Order your red beef or green corn tamales cooked au naturel ($25 a dozen). or served with red or green sauce ($30 a dozen). Order a week in advance.

Details: 12245 W. Santa Fe Lane, El Mirage. 623-583-7708. Also, 13863 W. Bell Road, Surprise. 623-975-1527, riomiragecafe.com.

Manuel’s Mexican Restaurant & Cantina

Beef and green corn tamales are available for $24.95 a dozen or $15 for a half dozen. Order a week in advance.

Details: 13319 W. McDowell Road, Goodyear. 623-435-3793. Other locations at manuelsstore.com.

Molly’s Tamales

For something different, get the salmon ($40 a dozen) or the signature cactus tamale ($30 a dozen). There’s also chicken and spinach ($30 a dozen); black beans and green chili cheese ($30 a dozen); and dessert flavors like rocky road ($30 dozen) or strawberry raisin ($30 a dozen). Order a week in advance.

Details: 8806 N. 43rd Ave., Glendale. 623-937-1060, mollystamales.com.

Uptown Alley

The inside-out tamales ($25.99 a dozen) are exactly what they sound like: A sweet corn base topped with poblano, tomatillo salsa, avocado, cotija cheese and chipotle crema. Large orders must be placed five days in advance. Single orders may be placed a day ahead.

Details: 13525 N. Litchfield Road, Surprise, 623-975-7529, uptownalleysurprise.com.

La Perla Cafe

Try traditional red beef ($22.50 a dozen) or specials like spicy pork, green corn, chicken and green chile pork ($25.50 a dozen). When ordering three dozen or more, get $2 off per dozen tamales. Order two days in advance.

Details: 5912 W. Glendale Ave., Glendale. 623-939-7561.