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Rogers Park · Mexican

Tamale Man

4.818 reviews ·
My favorite tamales in the city. Chicken, pork, and veggie are all fire. Even sometimes have the dessert one. People from my work put in orders for me to bring into the loop
Boomer BermanBoomer Berman · 26 Google reviews
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Tamale Man — low-key mexican in Rogers Park that runs on repeat customers.

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West Lunt Avenue &, N Clark St, Chicago, IL
Rogers Park
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What 18 diners keep saying

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Feb 2026

My favorite tamales in the city. Chicken, pork, and veggie are all fire. Even sometimes have the dessert one. People from my work put in orders for me to bring into the loop

Boomer Berman

Boomer Berman

28 reviews on Google

Nov 2025

Love him He also helped me get into my car when I got locked out 😭and the best food!

Mia Seeley

Mia Seeley

3 reviews on Google

Oct 2025

The best Clark Street flavorful and have lots of meat

Tamika Desrosiers

Tamika Desrosiers

6 reviews on Google

Apr 2025

Very reasonable and delicious

Caitlin Haycock

Caitlin Haycock

217 reviews on Google

Feb 2025

Love the tamales here, great guy too

Spencer Ankley

Spencer Ankley

7 reviews on Google

Dec 2024

Best tamales in town!

B. Daniel C. Smith

B. Daniel C. Smith

84 reviews on Google

Jan 2024

Love the Tamales and Rice pudding

Kashana Samuels

Kashana Samuels

11 reviews on Google

May 2023

Note: "Tamale Man" is a food cart, not a restaurant. He usually sells out by midday, so don't wait for lunch to get your tamales! $1.50 each for the best tamales around.

Darrell Tienou-Gustafson

Darrell Tienou-Gustafson

1 reviews on Google

Jun 2025

Tamales are very dry and are not very good. They are also pretty small

Jovhany Medina

Jovhany Medina

3 reviews on Google

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