Restaurante Y Tamaleria La Bendicion

Name: Restaurante Y Tamaleria La Bendicion
Address: 2567 N Cicero Ave, Chicago, IL 60639, Chicago, IL, 60639.0, US
Telephone: +1 773-402-9797
Price range: $
Rating: 4.4

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Restaurante Y Tamaleria La Bendicion — solid, no-fuss latin american in Irving Park. Order the Tamales. Tania: "Overall very tasty and well seasoned, the girl at the register was kind and paid $20 for 9 tamales"

Experience Breakdown

🍴Food

5.0

👥Service

4.3

✨Ambiance

4.1

💬Sentiment

4.3

Matt G.

383 reviews

Highlights

Family FriendlyQuick BiteTakeout Strong

Must Try

TamalesTamales In The City

What Diners Are Saying

Diners loved

These tamales are the bomb!. 🔥 Soft, flavorful, a little spicy. My favorite tamales outside of Mexico.
— Andrea Ortiz

The tamales are so good!. They are soft, fresh and, filled!. They definitely don't skimp out on the meat!
— Evita Lanzarin

Best tamales for miles. Pupusas do take a while but still worth the wait ⭐.
— Luce M

So yummy. Gotta get there early for Chicken they sell out.
— Mackenzie Scott

Some noted

Tamale are ehh and hate the sauce on it.. it taste like nothing.

Specialties

Tamales
tamales in the city

Location

2567 N Cicero Ave, Chicago, IL 60639

What 472+ diners say about Restaurante Y Tamaleria La Bendicion

Wow they knocked it out of the park with these, I was not expecting them to be this good. I tried the Oaxaca, which is pork-filled, chicken in green sauce, and rajas con queso, which was my favorite. I went in around 11:30am on a Saturday, and they were already out of chicken in red sauce, for pupusas you do have to order ahead or wait 15 minutes for them to be ready, which I didn’t want to wait for, but imagine are very delicious. Overall very tasty and well seasoned, the girl at the register was kind and paid $20 for 9 tamales.

“Hands down best tamales in Chicago.”

Hands down best tamales in Chicago. We've been getting them once a week for months. I look forward to tamale day. Chicken with Verde salsa is delicious.

Scott Tocs

Jun 2024

“Some of the best tamales in the city.”

Some of the best tamales in the city. The tamales here are always delicious I would really recommend them. The rajas con queso and the green tamales are definitely my favorite. The staff is always friendly. Always glad to support a family owned business that takes pride in the food they serve.

Lue

Nov 2022

“Hands down the best tamales I've ever had.”

Hands down the best tamales I've ever had. So delicious and flavorful. Will definitely be coming back!

Dan Gallagher

Jul 2022

“Best tamales ever.”

Best tamales ever. I ordered dozen chicken red & green tamales and it was steaming hot when I ate them at home the flavors r just like my childhood. U have 2 get there early they close at 3pm. This is worth the early am Drive.

Jul 2021

“$1.80 per tamal is already a rare find in this economy but these were also big and delicious.”

$1.80 per tamal is already a rare find in this economy but these were also big and delicious. With only a small table of three, it’s really more of a takeout spot but honestly, who’s complaining? Don’t miss the cheese and jalapeño tamal.

Christina Huynh

Sep 2025

“The name of this place is misleading because it is not a restaurant.”

The name of this place is misleading because it is not a restaurant. La Bendicion is a place to order and pick up food. I ordered the strawberry tamales that my daughter wanted. The tamales were bright red and had raisins but did not smell or taste like strawberries as they should. Do not recommend those. The chicken in red sauce was delicious; you can taste the chicken, and the red sauce was delicious. Also, the restaurant uses plastic bags for the tamales, which is unsuitable for the environment. They should use recycled paper. If you want to order tamales, call ahead and pick them up from 4-5 AM to 3 PM. Sundays, they close at noon. Each tamal is $1.50

Veronica Hoyos

Nov 2023

“Tamale are ehh and hate the sauce on it.”

Tamale are ehh and hate the sauce on it.. it taste like nothing. Got the cheese and jalapeno tamale thinking it was gonna be without sauce but NOPE sauce came on it.. asked for regular chicken and hot red chicken tamale 😩 why say regular when it’s not? The tamale made my stomach hurt so baddddddd. I should stop being so lazy and make my own, mine taste better than these. Oh these tamale smell like light fluid 🤮🤮

Rashoda Harris

Jan 2026

“The tamales here used to be so good until these recent months.”

The tamales here used to be so good until these recent months. Not only have the tamales gotten very dry but they are stingy on filling and sauce. I ordered the Tamales de Rajas and they gave me a strip of the skin 🤦‍♂️ I felt like I was in a desert while eating these tamales. The workers are very nice; however, if you are going to order tamales order them from the second location as those are way better. I am disappointed

C O

Dec 2025

“I been going to this restaurant for years and not sure if there’s new cooks, but i went yesterday...”

I been going to this restaurant for years and not sure if there’s new cooks, but i went yesterday to buy a dozen and a half of tamales in salsa verde and there was barely any meat nor salsa in them And i had to put my own green salsa from home! I called Restuarant today due to the fact they close at 3pm and closed by the time i got home to eat them with my kids yesterday, to let them know my experience with the food, and the lady who got on the phn was trying to tell me it was because i didn’t eat them right away smdh! Very unprofessional and said only way she will give money back or different tamales is if i brought back all 18 of them! And i told her we ate 3 of them and she said she can’t do nothing so i Hu on her but i will never go back there again!!

Jennette Fuentes

Feb 2025

“Called yesterday morning to put in an order and a guy named Edwin told me I couldn’t because I...”

Called yesterday morning to put in an order and a guy named Edwin told me I couldn’t because I needed to order 5 dozen (mind you I only need 2 dozen because we’re a family of 5) I asked Edwin if there will still be tamales available at around 12:45 because my husband will pick it up on his lunch break and he told me yeah no problem. I even asked are you sure and he said yeah don’t worry. My husband goes and they make him wait because they are only serving people who placed orders. Fine no problem. My husband then goes to the cashier and asks for 2 dozen 12 green and 12 red they tell him he needed to have placed an order he then tells the cashier my wife called and spoke to Edwin and he said they would be available after a few minutes of talking to each other (the cashier and some of the workers) they tell my husband there’s only 6 greens and my husband says ok give me the rest red. The cashier then gives him the tamales and my husband brings them home and this is what we get. All masa, dry, barely any meat inside just horrible. Never buying from here again.