Tortilleria Los Gama’s

I’m extremely happy and extremely disappointed all at once. I’ve seen this joint for quite a while now, but never bothered to go in until today. The carne asada was rather underwhelming, but $#*t!!! Those homemade tortillas, were awesome, it’s like they offset the lack of quality in the meat while making you mad because the meat couldn’t keep up with the dang tortillas! Overall I would definitely return especially considering the price. I REALLY hope management reads our reviews, because this place should be top five in the city!

The dichotomy of biblical passages in English written on the walls and a slain conquistador under the foot of a victorious Aztec gave me cause for concern.
The promise of fresh tortillas was the lure. Unfortunately the excitement diminished quickly as we ordered while a propane tank hissed warmth into the dining room from behind a barricade of ladder and chair.
The pastor taco was so over marinated and un-​fresh it was difficult to discern where the marinade started and the meat finished, the tortilla was stale and over cooked. The chorizo taco was rancid, one bite and it went into the trash. We decided to abandon tacos and shared a seemingly safe asada burrito. It was average. As a few other reviewers have stated, greasy! If you are an opioid addict and have trouble pooping come on down, they get you flowing.
While I paid I could peep into the distressed tortilla factory, evangelical Christian books in a pile. Kind of a dirty place.
Caution when pulling into the parking lot, suspension crushing potholes abound. I also think this place doubles as a used car lot, or something equally sinister.

Food is extremely greasy, when they first opened this place was great enjoyed it a lot now it’s always a taco full of grease.

Came in last night with a hankering for some tacos. And boy did they deliver! I had 2 chorizo tacos and one taco asada. The chorizo tacos were some of the best tacos I’ve ever had! Fresh made tortillas really sealed the deal for me. Pretty quick service and a friendly staff. Pretty limited seating inside though.

Fantastic tacos with FRESH, in house masa, plus masa by-​the-​pound for sale. Their tamales and antojitos are excellent as well. Plus, outdoor seating. Seriously, why aren’t you here right now?

Amazing tacos with fresh, handmade tortillas. It’s a small space but they also have outdoor seating. Plus it’s BYOB! You can’t beat it! Try the choriqueso tacos. Yummy!!!

You know how most soft taco joints double up on their corn tortillas so the ingredients don’t melt through to your fingers? Well most soft tacos joints are doing it wrong.
Los Gamas’ beautifully thick, freshly made to order tortillas will change your idea of the right way to make a soft taco. The tortillas are really thick and completely delicious.
The masa is the key to Los Gamas. Sold by the pound, during my wait for a to-​go lunch I observed a hand full of people come through, just to pick up bags of the raw dough to cook at home or at other restaurants.
The building is a little rough around the edges. Not to say it’s rough in a bad way… just that it’s not particularly welcoming. The interior walls are painted with a variety of bible verses, and there is a random tv in the corner playing the favorite sports of the day.
In addition to the flavorful and brightly flavored chorizo soft tacos and pastor soft tacos, I had to try the picadas. Basically little gravy boats covered in your choice of red or green sauce. Red being smokey, green being fiercely hot with an insane cumulative effect. After the tacos covered in the green, the picadas filled me with an overwhelming endorphin rush that sent the room spinning.
Good stuff!

I live in the neighborhood and even though it’s been here for a year now I just made it in yesterday. It was an easy Tuesday afternoon and I came hungry & ordered to go. I was going to try their sopes but opted for the vegetarian version of that. They were like these cheesy onion mexican style pizzas. Simple and delicious and at a great price point. They were so incredibly kind and proud of their product I ended up buying some tortillas for dinner and they INSISTED I try one of their pork tamales & their hot masa chocolate drink on the house. If there wasn’t a counter there I’d have hugged them. The tamale was as perfect as their service. I’ll be back!

Let me begin by saying that I’m Latina & I was raised in a household where traditional warm home cooked meals, of rice, beans, salsa, & tortillas (all home made) were served warm every single day.
All this to say, that I was truly disappointed by this joint. It was by far past a dive joint status. It was dingy, no salsa, no chips (what ?) Oh, did I mention that there was a cable box hanging mid air? Yes, it was mangled underneath the TV sitting up in the corner of the room. (red flags)
When I received my order:
The beans were cold, runny, the rice (cold) lacked salt, flavor, & the texture was interesting. (I’m a huge rice fan) there were crunchy pieces of rice blended in the rice. (not a good sign at all)
I ordered cheese flautas dinner/​beans & rice. They said it was «beans & rice.» I don’t know why I thought this would be a good option. My mother always said the cheese basically breaks down & hardens when deep fried. By the way, she is an excellent cook! I basically had hollow deep fried tortillas with scarce strings or webs of hardened cheese.
Needless to say, I took my plate back
& told them I was displeased with the food. He didn’t seem to concerned about my comment.
Why would anybody claim this place was «amazing?»
Lastly, my husband ordered tacos. He has traveled all over the world including to Mexico city & to my mothers kitchen in California to have homemade tacos. He rated the tacos a 5. (I think he was being generous)
This place was negative in the stars category point, blank, period. (sadly I was forced to choose 1 star in order to post)
Next !!

Best. Tortillas. Ever.
Their dough (masa) is up for grabs (95cents/​lb) for anyone who is down for some homemade tortilla making.

We moved into the neighborhood and decided to try out the local taco joints. This place was great and we’ve come back twice. The tortillas are made fresh on the spot when you order. We had the asada, choriqueso and al pastor tacos and all were wonderful. Huevos rancheros were also delicious. We had the flan today with lunch and it was very good.
If you need to try one thing, try the choriqueso tacos.

Their corn tortillas changed the game for me.
I’m of the shitty hang-​head-​in-​shame variety who often prefers a flour tortilla to corn; it’s not that I don’t like the flavor, it’s just sometimes I find myself needing pulls of horchata or water to get bites of a taco down when it’s surrounded in a grainy, corny casing.
Their tortillas, tho. Fluffy, soft, delicious, life changing. I could eat them smothered in butter and nothing else and be contented forEVER.
I’ve had their al pastor tacos which were delicious, served with fat on (which I like) and crushed pineapple pieces. My boyfriend and I also buy their bags of tortilla chips which have now replaced El Milagro chips in my pantry.
Go here.
Trust.
P. S. It ain’t anything to look at unless you like a scrappy, divey restaurant with bible verses (?) quotes (?) on the wall.

We read about Las Gamas in the Tribune’s review of great taco places you’ve never heard of. We were a little put off at first by the lackluster décor (and if you approach from Armitage it looks closed), but once we stared talking with the lovely people and ate the terrific food, we felt right at home. The Trib had praised their special Choriqueso taco, a heady mixture of chorizo and cheese. This was amazing. I said, «It’s Iike the taste of the best Mexican cheeseburger you can imagine!» the homemade tortillas were made right on the spot from scratch. You can’t get that from a bag. They used the same masa to make hot chocolate, yum. The lady behind the counter was friendly and helpful and patient with our attempts at Spanish… And we would make a special trip back just for the choriquseo taco. Maravilloso!

1^st review of this joint! I feel like an urban davey crocket! This place is primarily a dirty tortillas factory. Secondarily, they make food for you to consume. The food ranges from quite tasty to scarily unpalatable. The chorizo taco was killer. Nice fresh spongy masa tortilla. The rest was pretty meh. ASADA was just plain bad. Not fresh. My colon hates me.