McAllen tamales restaurant Delia’s to open in San Antonio spring 2020

Soon San Antonio will have more options for tamales. Delia’s, which has six locations spread throughout McAllen, Mission, Edinburg, Pharr and San Juan, has plans to open on the Northwest Side near Loop 1604 at 13527 Hausman Pass. less Soon San Antonio will have more options for tamales. Delia’s, which has six locations spread throughout McAllen, Mission, Edinburg, Pharr and San Juan, has plans to open on the Northwest Side near Loop 1604 ... more Photo: MiguelMalo /Getty Images / IStockphoto Photo: MiguelMalo /Getty Images / IStockphoto Image 1 of / 45 Caption Close McAllen tamales restaurant Delia’s to open in San Antonio spring 2020 1 / 45 Back to Gallery

UPDATE: Delia's announced it will open in San Antonio in spring 2020.

Delia’s is a Rio Grande Valley restaurant that likes to boast that the best tamales can be found “four hours south of San Antonio.” Luckily for San Antonio fans, it won’t be able to make that claim much longer.

That’s because the masa machismo is moving into the Alamo City.

Delia’s, which has six locations spread throughout McAllen, Mission, Edinburg, Pharr and San Juan, has plans to open on the Northwest Side near Loop 1604 at 13527 Hausman Pass. The San Antonio restaurant will be the first outside the Valley.

According to documents filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, the a new construction project estimated to cost $1.1 million was set to begin in late April.

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Delia’s, named after owner Delia Lubin, has a menu that includes 18 different kinds of tamales, loaded with pork, chicken, beef and beans. On the specialty menu, customers can get tamales made with cream cheese and jalapeño — a cult favorite — and others with meats cooked with green sauce.

The first Delia’s opened in South McAllen in 1998. Increased demand led to the opening of a second location in Pharr in 2003.

Find more about Delia’s six locations online at deliastamales.com.