La Loma Tamales-North Star

The Red Oaxaca are some of my favorite tamales. This place is a hidden gem. If you want something tasty and you are downtown in the skyway. I would highly recommend these tamales!!!

Honestly the best tamales in the twin cities. I know they have other food, but as far as I'm concerned, they only serve amazing pork, chicken and (ridiculously good) sweet corn tamales. Make sure to buy a pack of frozen ones for later!

We met with friends at this restaurant for dinner. my friend recommended this restaurant. Well, it was a winning. we were warmly welcomed by the staff and we had an excellent feeling. The meal was tasty. We had a great time and we will visit this place again. Warmly recommended.

It's a walk up counter and you sit in the food court, but the food is legit. The tamales are delicious, especially if you like spicy. The medium salsa was probably more of a "hot" by Midwest standards.

Overall, this La Loma is really good! I come here at least 3 days out of the work week for vegan tacos and tamales. Both the pinto and black beans are flavorful, but can be too salty sometimes. The heavier set woman with thinly drawn eyebrows and a natural mean mug facial expression WILL cheat you out of your serving portions. The other two soft spoken women are really sweet and will do a great job putting your food together. They make your items pleasing to the eye and not just thrown together. The vegan tamales have a mixture of corn, tomatoes (could be red peppers, unsure), onions and some kind of green veggie, like zucchini or maybe cactus. Either way, they are yummy! The mild sauce is good. The medium verde salsa is really good, my fave, and has flavor and a kick. The hot sauce is just plain hot.

The one time I had a bad experience, the mean heavier set woman literally gave me a condiment cup of pinto bean "juice." When I asked for the full serving spoon scoop as usual, she told me that I would be charged for two tacos. She then gave me a very small sprinkle of lettuce and when I asked for more, was again told that I would be charged for two tacos. She attempted to argue with me and had an attitude. I left without my taco because no one wants to eat food prepared by someone with an attitude. I immediately called their main office and they remedied the situation in a good way. Since this time, I still see the woman, but she does not prepare my food. Their food is clearly too good for me to let one bad apple bother me!