A family tradition

Three generations later, the same family still makes every tamal by hand and slow-cooks the barbacoa before sunrise.
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🫔 Pre-order holiday tamalesOur shop on S General McMullen Dr. Look for the red TELLEZ sign.
Handmade tamales and slow-cooked barbacoa, made by the Téllez family for San Antonio since 1975.
Prices can change. Call ahead for big orders.
Taco prices from Yelp's menu listing. Please confirm at the counter.
Family packs to start the morning right.
1.5 lb barbacoa · 2 dz tortillas · 1 pico de gallo · 1 avocado · 1 salsa · 1 side · 2-liter soda or gallon of sweet tea
1 lb barbacoa · 1 dz tortillas · 1 avocado · 1 pico de gallo · 1 salsa · 1 side · 2-liter soda or gallon of sweet tea
Side choices: charro beans, refried beans, tortilla chips, bag of chicharrones, rice or fideo.
Pick your plate from the steam table: barbacoa, beans, fideo, picadillo and more, made fresh daily.


Order online, skip the holiday line. Pay at pickup.

Three generations later, the same family still makes every tamal by hand and slow-cooks the barbacoa before sunrise.
We open early. Come before it sells out.
Luis and Manuela Téllez started selling barbacoa and menudo on weekends in 1975. Manuela added her mother Petra's tamale recipe, and the whole family pitched in. Today we serve the grandchildren of our first customers.
Real photos coming soon.