2009/05/24

Tamale Kitchen in Denver

Where do I like to go to get my cheap tex-mex grub on? For 15 years it's been Tamale Kitchen. Pictured below are their Tamales with Green Chili and Queso Fresco (I added the last part).

From gastronomic guesswork


The original location is over on Morrison Road and Sheridan, and my bachelor days were filled with many a trip over their from Wash Park for breakfast, lunch or dinner (yah, it was worth the 40 minutes of driving when you're young and hungry). There's this guy at the counter who use to always tell me "Keep it level" in this guttural groan as I left. For at least a couple years I was thinking he meant "keep it cool", but really he was just telling me how to avoid dumping the smothered burritos all over my front seat. The green chili is great, not that hot but great on eggs among many other things. Tacos are passable, breakfast burritos made to order and very good, and the rest of the tex-mex is cheap and always good. Tamale Kitchen is now back on The List for takeout with me as we have one down south now.

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