The Texas Tamale Company Story

A Legend began...

In the early 1980s, a West Houston couple was making a name for themselves making fresh gourmet lard-free tamales and fresh salsa in their home kitchen. As word spread of the great taste of these fresh and healthy tamales, the demand for a lard-free tamale grew. Enough interest was generated so that the couple began selling from a street-side cart on the far west side of Houston.

It did not take long to outgrow their home kitchen and Texas Tamale Company. “The Mexican Deli” was opened on Fountain View, just a few miles from Houston’s prestigious Galleria area. Commitment to quality and customer service soon made them a well-known Houston tradition serving some of the tastiest tamales in town. So now you don't need to ask where to buy tamales - head over to our store or order tamales online at our store. And as an everyday, year-round food, tamales are convenient and healthy for you and the entire family. Order frozen tamales from our online store, and they are easy as 1-2-3-reheat!

Texas Tamale Company's core line of products is made up of:

• Authentic Mexican Tamales
  • Beef Tamales
  • Chicken Tamales
  • Spinach Tamales
  • Black Bean Tamales
  • Pork Tamales
• Homestyle Texas Chili
• Chili con Queso
• Signature Sauces
  • Cilantro Sauce de Julia
  • Jalapeno Pepper Sauce
  • Chipotle Pepper Sauce
  • Hot Tamale Pepper Sauce

• The Texas Loop - beef / pork sausage stuffed with jalapeno cheese

• Jalapeno Stuffed Olives
• Jalapeno Jelly

What are tamales? Great question. Click the link to watch the video of Shirley Bailey (COO) as she shows Paula Deen's sons how to make a tamale on Food Network's show, Road Tasted.

These products are becoming more available in markets throughout the U.S. and by mail order. The company is proud to have been sited for its outstanding quality by Texas Monthly Magazine, The Houston Chronicle and the New York Times. Texas Tamales have been served in the Houston Astrodome, Houston’s Reliant Stadium, numerous country clubs and at a VIP party preceding the 2004 All-Star Baseball Game. Each year tamales are given as gifts, especially during the December holiday season and are shipped to every state in the U.S. plus Guam and Puerto Rico.

Core Values

As we grow as a company, it has become more and more important to explicitly define the core values from which we develop our culture, our brand, and our business strategies. These are the core values that we live by:

• We do what we say
• We do it with respect
• We do it fairly
• We do it with integrity
• We strive for excellent customer service and satisfaction
• We embrace a fun and healthy lifestyle
• We demand quality
• We execute with speed and deliver with WOW
• We work as a team
• We support and give back to our community
• We are accountable for our actions

We live it out every day!