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2122 W. Seventh St. Los Angeles, CA 90057

213-487-7474

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Cuisine(s): Central American, Mexican

Hours: Daily 11am-7pm

Price: $
Payment Types: MasterCard, Visa, American Express

Features: Catering, Delivery, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Takeout

Serving: Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch
Alcohol: None

Reservations: Accepted, Not Necessary

Parking: Validation Available

Description

Across from MacArthur Park, Mama's Hot Tamales Cafe is a sprawling, brightly painted complex that provides the kind of curatorial services and logistical support to local tamale masters that in a better world MOCA would be providing to Los Angeles artists. The cafe is a United Nations of tamales, made in the kitchen by cooks from all over Latin America. A given day's menu might include banana-leaf-wrapped Oaxacan tamales oozing black mole sauce, wet chicken tamales from Honduras, green-chile tamales from Acapulco, densely sweet little torpedos from El Salvador and grainy tamales from Michoacan.

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Main Menu

Appetizers / Antojitos

$4.50

Caribbean Platanos Fritos
fried plantains served with black beans & sour cream.

$3.50

Argentinean Style Empanadas
a tasty turnover filled with your choice of either beef picadillo or spinach & mushroom.

$3.00
For Add Spinach & Mushroom $1.00

Mini Quesadillas
flour tortillas filled with melted cheese & served with sour cream & pico de gallo.

$2.50

Chips & Salsa
all homemade, ask for mild or spicy.

Soups / Sopas

Bowl $5.00
Cup $3.00

Tortilla Soup

Bowl $5.00
Cup $3.00

Soup Of The Day

Salads / Ensaladas

Large $6.00
Small $4.50

Mama's House Salad
fresh mixed greens tossed with tomatoes, cucumbers & mama's own avocado-cilantro vinaigrette dressing. we top it with homemade crispy tortilla strips & queso fresco.

Large $4.50

Nopales Salad
a whole grilled nopale topped with fresh pico de gallo & crumbled queso fresco. served with a wedge of lemon on the side.

Large $6.00
For Add Grilled Chicken Or Marinated Tofu $2.00

Caesar Salad
freshly sliced romaine lettuce tossed with caesar dressing & topped with homemade crispy tortilla strips.

$4.50
Add Grilled Chicken Or Marinated Tofu $2.00

Peruvian Quinoa Tabouleh
quinoa is an ancient delicious & nutritious grain from peru. we serve our cold tabouleh salad with diced veggies, mint & our special citrus vinaigrette dressing.

Specialties / Especialidades - Choose Your Filling

Beef
a slightly spiced shredded beef braised in a red chile de arbol sauce.

Chicken
boneless skinless chicken braised in mama's special chipotle sauce.

Tofu
marinated in mama's special chipotle sauce.

Specialties / Especialidades

Beans, Rice & Cheese $6.00
Grilled Veggies $7.00
Tofu $8.00
Chicken $8.00
Beef $9.00

Burritos
burritos, an la classic done mama's way. a large fl our tortilla fi lled with pinto beans, mama's rice, cheese & your choice of fi lling. covered in red or green sauce & melted cheese.

Tofu $7.00
Chicken $7.00
Beef $8.00

Tostadas
our homemade crispy corn tortillas are topped with pinto beans, mama's rice, lettuce, pico de gallo & your choice of filling.

Beans & Queso Fresco $6.00
Tofu $7.00
Chicken $7.00
Beef $8.00

Tortas
mama's delicious tortas are not meant to be picked up! we'll bring extra napkins just in case.

Cheese $7.00
Chicken $8.00
For Cover In Our Homemade Mole Sauce $1.00

Enchiladas
two rolled corn tortillas fi lled with your choice of chicken or cheese. covered in red or green sauce & served with mama's rice & a small salad

Cheese $6.00
Spinach & Mushroom $7.00
Chicken $7.00
Beef $8.00

Quesadillas
spinach or sundried tomato fl our tortillas grilled with your choice of fi lling. served with mam's rice, beans & pico de gallo.

Beverages / Bebidas - Coffee / Caf Café
All Coffees Are Certifi Ed Fair Trade, Organic & Shade Grown

$2.00

Cup Of Coffee

$2.50

Café Au Lait (café Con Leche)

$2.00

Iced Coffee

$2.00

Espresso

$2.50

Honey Macchiato

$2.75

Caffe Latte

$3.00

Caffe Mocha

$2.50

Cappuccino

$2.00

Americano

$2.50

Red Eye (ojo Rojo)

$2.50

Cubano (espresso, Molasses & Steamed Milk)

$3.50

Mexican Mocha (espresso, Mexican-style Chocolate & Steamed Milk)

$3.00

Dulce De Leche (espresso, Molasses, Caramel, Cinnamon & Steamed Milk)

$3.50

Green Tea Chai Latte

(32 Oz) $4.00
(16 Oz) $2.50

French Press

(half Lb) $6.00
(full Lb) $12.00

Whole Bean Coffee (café En Grano)

Beverages / Bebidas - Other Beverages / Otras Bebidas

$2.00

Auguas Frescas

$1.25

Coke, Diet Coke Or Sprite

$1.75

Ethnic Sodas

$2.00

Orange Juice

$1.75

Iced Or Hot Tea

$1.25

Milk

$3.00

Champurrado

$2.25

Hot Chocolate

$2.50

Chocolate Mexicano

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