Tamale Boy

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Tamale Boy
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Restaurant information
Owner(s)Jaime Soltero Jr.
Food type Mexican
City
State Oregon
CountryUnited States
Website tamaleboy.com

Tamale Boy is a Mexican restaurant chain with multiple locations in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area, in the United States.

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Description

The menu has included tamales, burritos, [1] enchiladas, mole, and posoles. [2]

History

Initially operating as a food cart, Tamale Boy opened as a brick and mortar restaurant on Northeast Dekum in the Woodlawn neighborhood in 2014. [2] [3] In 2016, a second location opened on Russell Street in the north Portland part of the Eliot neighborhood. [1] In 2020, owner Jaime Soltero Jr. announced plans to expand into a food hall in Happy Valley. [4] In 2022, Soltero announced plans to relocate the business's headquarters from Portland to Tigard. [5] [6]

Reception

Michelle DeVona and Brooke Jackson-Glidden included Tamale Boy in Eater Portland 's 2021 list of "13 Dynamite Dog-Friendly Bars and Restaurants in Portland". [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 Bamman, Mattie John (2016-12-07). "Tamale Boy Throws Open the Doors to Second Location, New Menu Items Included". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-12-29. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  2. 1 2 Bamman, Mattie John (2017-03-03). "Tamale Boy Is Bringing Family Recipes to Portland International Airport". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2017-03-10. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  3. "Woodlawn & Concordia". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2022-07-04. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  4. Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2020-10-20). "Two Portland Favorites Land in a New Happy Valley Food Hall". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-12-30. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  5. Lawrence, Demi (February 8, 2022). "Mexican restaurant chain to relocate headquarters to Portland suburbs". Portland Business Journal . Archived from the original on 2022-02-08. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  6. "Tamale Boy HQ moving out of Portland amid rampant crime". KOIN.com. 2022-02-12. Archived from the original on 2022-06-13. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  7. DeVona, Michelle (2017-06-19). "13 Dynamite Dog-Friendly Bars and Restaurants in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2020-11-11. Retrieved 2022-07-04.