La Loma Tamales Express

Went here for lunch. .
I ordered a Sweet Corn and a Vegetarian Tamales with a side of rice. Cost was just under $ 9 which I think is a little high for the amount of food you get.
Overall I thought it was good. Wish I had ordered both a side of beans and rice instead of just rice. My friend got the pork Tamales which she said was good too.

very good, good value, fast

Amazing every time! One of my favorites are the corn tamales which are lightly sweet and oh so good. They have lunch specials in the mpls skyway and are totally worth a visit.

Great little hole-​in-​the-​wall taco spot. I know they’re known for their tomales, but I gravitate toward their tacos every time I go. The al pastor is magnificente — juicy, flavorful, and they load it on! Their ingredientes are delicioso and the rice and beans are perfecto!
They’re tucked under the escalator in the Medical Arts Building, and due to limited seating, it’s a great to-​go option. They also have Mexican sodas, which, of course, go very well with their food!
Good food + daily lunch specials + skyway access = ¡BUENO!

The taste of their fresh tamales makes me feel like I am high atop Chichen Itza. I can feel the Mexican air. I can see every day ahead so very clearly.
For less than ten bucks, enjoy a generous enchilada platter and a side of tamale. Or just get the tamale platter! Or just get a taco salad! Anything and everything. There are plenty Mexican favorites and even during the rush hour of 12 – 1 service is quick and efficient. Sit outside this express eatery and enjoy the beauty of the Medical Arts Building.
This is a new regular spot for me. Great for folks with a rigid lunch schedule.

I have had their tamales at their original location in Midtown Global Market (The old Sears building) and was really happy to see them in downtown Mpls in the Medical Arts Building now. They make really good tamales, particularly if you like Oaxacan style – they use banana leaves instead of corn husks and they are more mild. The rice and the beans (at least they do have black beans, which are more authentic Oaxacan) was nothing great. Also this location is really a takeout restaurant so there are just a few tables and the food comes in styrofoam boxes. There is another location a few blocks away in a food court.
Ice tea would be nice, but again it is takeout and they do have Mexican Coca Cola and other Mexican soda. I will go back whenever I am in this part of downtown Mpls. A very good Minnesota tamale. Can you get better in LA or Tucson AZ? Or maybe even at a street fiesta in St. P? Sure, but for a quick downtown lunch these can not be beat. Also note that this place is NOT on the Mall. It is inside the walkway from Medical Arts 9^th street entrance heading towards 8^th or take the entrance between Med Arts and Walgreens on the Mall and walk to the back hallway.

This is the closest to authentic Mexican restaurant in MPLS. Love the Oaxaca tamal. The chicken in it is spicy, flavorful and the aroma from the banana leaf makes it even better! Great hole in the wall find for sure!

The food here Is amazing! Tamales, chilaquiles, tacos — every single item is awesome! Don’t be deterred by a long line, the staff knows their stuff and they run through the line really quickly. My favorite DT lunch spot.

I have passed by this new place downtown about 100 times and I finally got a chance to try it. I have had their stuff at the Galleria location and it was top notch.
I went with a buddy and I ordered the Wednesday tamale plate special for $ 5.75, which comes with two tamales (Pork and chicken for me) a side of rice and a choice of beans, pinto or black beans.
We brought our food to a place to sit own and I tried the beans first. Amazing black beans, and then I mixed in the hot sauce. Perfect amount of heat and I added some of the rice. A magnificent concoction.
Then I tried the chicken tamale, not bad at all, not a ton of flavor, but a lot of chicken in the corn based steam treat.
Then I tried the pork one. Fantastic, super flavorful pork mixed with the maize mixture. It was perfect! It hit the mark on all accounts!
Great conversation with a great combo meal = 5 stars!

YES! This location opened in the last few months right next to my office building. It’s a one stop shop for deliciousness!
In all seriousness, it’s a great grab and go location for lunch and to buy frozen tamales to take home for supper. You can buy them individually, or in a combo meal with black or refried pinto beans and rice. You can get a sweet corn or veg tamales for less than $ 3! I love their spicy salsa verde, and the employees are cheerful.
The sweet corn tamales are just HEAVEN. This is like that corn pudding stuff you used to get at Chi-​Chis, except 700 times more delicious and filling. (sorry for the Chi Chis reference, but I was raised in Superior, Wisconsin so you’ve got to understand that as my terrible cultural reference to point of origin for this dish)
If I had one suggestion, it would be to offer a veggie tamale combo that is slightly less $ than the combos they have listed, because due to the lower overall price of the veggie or sweet corn tamales, the combo doesn’t work out to be that great of a deal… but still. Who cares? I’m too busy dreaming of stuffing one into my face right now to really be upset.