Pork tamales in red salsa
from $15Slow-cooked pork in a red chile salsa, wrapped in our gluten-free masa. A little kick, big filling.
Richardson, Texas · Delivery-only kitchen
Gourmet tamales, made from scratch, delivered to your table.
BIG pork and chicken tamales from a family recipe, wrapped in gluten-free masa and delivered hot to offices, parties and holiday tables across Richardson, Plano, Frisco, Allen, McKinney and Dallas.
5.0 stars · 477 Google reviewsGluten-free masa100% natural ingredientsFamily-owned
“Best tamales I’ve ever eaten. No joke.”
Rebecca H., Google review
Made fresh each morning
100% natural, gluten-free masa
Delivered by our own team
5.0 on Google, 477 reviews
The menu
Two tamales, done properly.
We do not chase a long menu. We make pork in red salsa and chicken in green salsa the way the women in our family made them, and we make them BIG.
Chicken tamales in green salsa
from $15Chicken breast, no fat, in a bright tomatillo salsa verde. Clean, moist and packed with meat.
Catering
What are you feeding?
From a Tuesday team lunch to a 200-guest quinceañera, the order is the same: tell us the date and the headcount, and we cook.
Corporate & office catering
Boxed lunches, meeting trays and the monthly “Tamale Day” your team will fight for.
See how it worksWeddings & quinceañeras
Rehearsal dinners, reception stations and the late-night tamale snack nobody forgets.
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Holiday tamales
Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year and Día de los Muertos dozens, ordered early and delivered hot.
See how it worksParties & celebrations
Birthdays, baby showers, graduations and backyard gatherings without a host stuck in the kitchen.
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Bulk tamales by the dozen
Churches, schools, teams and fundraisers: dozens at a time, priced simply.
See how it worksWhere we deliver
Richardson, Plano, Frisco, Allen, McKinney, Dallas and the northern suburbs, delivered by our own team.
See the delivery areaHow it works
Ordering takes three minutes. The cooking takes us all morning.
Everything starts in our Richardson kitchen the morning it goes out. The masa is mixed fresh, the pork and chicken are slow-cooked, the chiles are toasted, and every tamal is wrapped by hand. We are not a restaurant, so there is no dining room, no waiting list, and no one but us handling your food.
Small orders go through DoorDash and arrive the same day. Anything for a group goes through the quote form: Maggie reads it, replies with a menu and a price, and the delivery is planned with you.
Tell us the occasion
Office lunch, party, wedding, holiday dozens. Pick one in the form and give us the date and the headcount.
Maggie sends a quote
A menu and a real price, usually the same business day. Adjust it as many times as you like.
We cook, we deliver
Made fresh that morning, delivered hot and labeled, with salsas and utensils for buffet-style service on request.
Plan the headcount
How many tamales do you need?
Slide the guest count and see the dozens and the cost at our menu price. Then turn it into a quote with one click.
40 guests
Tamales to order80 tamales
That is7 dozen
At menu price ($60 / dozen)$420
Works out to$10.50 per guest
A planning number, not a quote. Mixed pork and chicken, delivery and any extras are confirmed by Maggie in writing.
Why people order twice
What makes a Maggie’s tamal different
Meat first, masa second
Chicken breast and slow-cooked pork fill the husk. Reviewers call them “huge” and “packed with meat” because they are.
Gluten-free masa, 100% natural
No shortcuts, no fillers. The finest meats and chiles in Texas, and now and then a specialty chile that came up from Mexico in grandpa’s suitcase.
Family recipes, a family kitchen
Recipes passed down from the women in our family, cooked the way they cooked: with patience, in the spirit of Like Water for Chocolate.
Delivered by us, not a courier
Catering orders arrive hot, labeled by filling, with a person who knows the food and can set it up.
Reviews
5.0 stars from 477 Google reviews
We did not pick the nice ones. There are no other ones.
★★★★★
Best tamales I’ve ever eaten!!! No joke. Chicken tamales - clean, not greasy at all, amazing (not too much) masa, and lots of chicken breast meat (no fat) and a really nice green tomatillo flavor. My family loves tamales- we will be eating these!!!!Rebecca Herrera
Google review · Chicken tamales
★★★★★
Absolutely delicious tamales! They’re always fresh, flavorful, and clearly made with care. Delivery to our workplace is reliable and convenient, and everyone here looks forward to tamale day. Great variety, generous portions, and excellent customer service. Highly recommend!Elizabeth Rayas
Google review · Office delivery
★★★★★
Wooooweee these are delicious! These chicken and pork tamales are so tender, immensely flavorful, and huge! I can tell they are made with love. I’m pretty sure my eyes rolled back when I took the first bite. Service was perfect as well! Definitely recommended!KiMMY89
Google review · Lunch
★★★★★
These are the best tamales i’ve had in a while!! The meat is like perfectly spicy and delicious, the tamales are very moist, they don’t fall apart and hold their shape really well! Also Armando is very nice, great service !!Jenna Cathryn
Google review · Tamales
★★★★★
Oh my Lord, these are so good! They are big and well filled. In addition, Armando is such a fantastic man and a great representation of the business.Mark
Local Guide · Google review · Lunch
★★★★★
I sampled their pork tamales today and it was so delicious! Staff was kind and sweet and informed me they use gluten free masa - a huge plus. Customer service on point, I will be back without a doubtLchat
Local Guide · Google review · Gluten-free
Holiday tamales
Thanksgiving and Christmas dozens sell out early.
In Texas, tamales are the holiday. Reserve your dozens for Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and New Year before the calendar fills, and have them delivered hot to the house.
The cook
Meet Chef Maggie
Maggie learned tamales the way most people do: standing at a counter next to her mother and grandmother, spreading masa on husks until her arms hurt. The difference is that she never stopped. Today her Richardson kitchen makes the same tamales for offices, weddings and holiday tables across North Dallas, and she still reads every order herself.
From Maggie’s kitchen
Insights for anyone feeding a crowd
Catering Tips
How many tamales per person? A caterer’s guide for parties and offices
Two for lunch with sides, three when tamales are the whole meal. My headcount-to-dozens chart, plus the cases where the rule changes.
8 min read
Holidays & Traditions
Why tamales mean Christmas in Texas, and how to order yours early
Tamales have been the Christmas Eve meal in Texas homes for generations. Here is where the tradition comes from and how to get yours before the rush.
9 min read
Office Lunch
Tamale Day: how to start a monthly office lunch your team loves
A recurring tamale lunch is the easiest office tradition to start and the hardest to cancel. Here is how I set one up with an office manager.
10 min readFeeding a crowd? Get a real quote today.
Tell us the date, the headcount and where to deliver. Maggie replies personally with a menu and a price.