Lucy's Tamale Factory

Lucy's Tamale Factory is family owned and operated and proudly local. We have been in business in San Jose for more than 25 years.

The windows of the tiny, tucked-away Lucy’s Tamale Factory remain perpetually fogged. Inside, Lucy and her staff of cooks da...rt from stovetop to stovetop, steaming massive pots of traditional Mexican tamales—fluffy, authentic cornmeal street fare filled with chicken, pork, or jalapeño. The cooks mix masa and shred meats by hand to craft the award-winning treats, which emulate the tamales...

We offer the taste of Mexico the "taste of Tradition." Our specialty you ask? Authentic hand made traditional tamales. Tamales have been a meal on the go in Latin America for thousands of years, kind of like a sandwhich is to North Americans. They are an edible tradition passed on from generation to generation. They can be made of pretty much anything you like. Lucy learned to make tamales from...