S General McMullen · San Antonio
Family-owned · 50 years

San Antonio's tamales & barbacoa since 1975

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🫔 Pre-order holiday tamales

Handmade tamales and slow-cooked barbacoa, made by the Téllez family for San Antonio since 1975.

Take it home

Prices can change. Call ahead for big orders.

Tamales by the dozen

PorkCall for price
ChickenCall for price
BeanCall for price
Jalapeño (pork, chicken or bean)Call for price

Barbacoa by the pound

Barbacoa (lb)Call for price
Barbacoa taco$2.39
All-meat barbacoa taco$2.89
MenudoCall for price

Taco prices from Yelp's menu listing. Please confirm at the counter.

Early Bird Specials

Family packs to start the morning right.

Best value

Early Bird Plus+

All meat$42
Regular$34

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

Early Bird

All meat$31
Regular$26

1 lb barbacoa · 1 dz tortillas · 1 avocado · 1 pico de gallo · 1 salsa · 1 side · 2-liter soda or gallon of sweet tea

Early Bird specials sign

Side choices: charro beans, refried beans, tortilla chips, bag of chicharrones, rice or fideo.

Cafeteria style

Pick your plate from the steam table: barbacoa, beans, fideo, picadillo and more, made fresh daily.

Steam table with barbacoa, beans, fideo and picadillo
Fresh every morning, served hot.
Steam table line inside Tellez

Holiday tamale pre-orders

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

Fresh tamales

Tamales

Choose dozens (½ = half dozen). Max 20 dozen per order.

Barbacoa (optional)

Barbacoa (lb)0

Closed Mondays & Tuesdays.

Price confirmed when we call you · Pay at pickup

A family tradition

Since197550+ yearsBARBACOA Y TAMALES sign on the Tellez building
Luis & Manuela Téllez opened their doors in 1975

Three generations later, the same family still makes every tamal by hand and slow-cooks the barbacoa before sunrise.

Hours

We open early. Come before it sells out.

Location

S General McMullen

1737 S General McMullen Dr
San Antonio, TX 78237
(210) 433-1367

Directions

Our story

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.

Gallery

Real photos coming soon.

Storefront photo
Tamales photo
Barbacoa photo
Family / kitchen photo
Menu board photo
Holiday line photo
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