Questions we answer every week

No. We are a delivery-only catering kitchen in Plano with no dine-in and no walk-in pickup. There is no shop or pickup counter: everything is delivered to you from our commercial kitchen in Plano. Small orders are delivered through DoorDash; catering, office and holiday orders are delivered by our own team in a window we agree with you.

Allen, McKinney, Fairview, Frisco, The Colony, Plano, Murphy, Carrollton, Addison, Richardson and Far North Dallas. See the delivery area. For somewhere farther, ask; larger orders can travel farther.

Through our DoorDash store: a plate of three, a half dozen or a dozen, pork or chicken, delivered during kitchen hours. Or use the quick-order builder on the order page and text the order to the kitchen.

Send a quote request (the “Get a quote” button on any page). Three short steps: the occasion, the order, your details. Maggie replies with a menu and a price, usually the same business day.

The kitchen runs Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 9 AM to 2 PM, and is closed Sunday, Monday and Thursday. Quote requests can be sent any time; they are answered during kitchen hours.

A regular office lunch usually needs only a few days. Weddings, large parties and anything in the weeks before Thanksgiving and Christmas should be reserved as early as possible. There is no hard cutoff; send the request and we tell you what the calendar allows. See lead times by event.

No fixed minimum for the everyday tamales: tell us the headcount and Maggie will tell you what makes sense. Most catering orders run from two dozen to twenty dozen tamales. Custom-order tamales have a minimum of one dozen (12) per flavor for $60 and must be paid at least two days in advance.

Small orders through DoorDash pay DoorDash's fees at checkout. For catering, delivery is $20 within 10 miles of zip code 75070, and each additional mile is $0.725 (the official IRS business mileage rate). The fee is included in your written quote.

Food delivery on its own does not include set-up. A buffet line or station set-up at the event site is $293. Buffet servers are optional at $147 per server for three hours. Both are added to the quote if you want them.

DoorDash orders are paid in the app. Catering orders are confirmed with a written quote and can be paid by Cash App ($MaggiesTamales4U), Venmo (@MaggiesTamales4U) or by card through Square (pay with card). Once the quote is confirmed by Maggie's Tamales, all orders must be prepaid before they go into production.

Everyday: pork tamales in red salsa, chicken tamales in green salsa, and BIG chicken-chipotle and beef-chipotle gourmet burritos ($15, 2-pak $30). To order: six custom-order tamales including vegetarian and vegan. For events: five buffet menus (tamales, pozole, tacos dorados, burritos and Tex-Mex tacos), priced per item or per person. Pork tamales in red salsa, chicken tamales in green (tomatillo) salsa, and burritos with the same fillings for lunch orders. Tamales are $15 for three, $30 for a half dozen and $60 for a dozen at menu price. See the menu.

Big. Two are a full lunch for most adults, three a hearty dinner. Reviewers use the words “huge” and “well filled”. For party planning, see how many tamales per person.

Yes, by recipe: corn masa, no wheat. We are not a certified gluten-free facility, and burritos with flour tortillas are made in the same kitchen, so tell us about celiac guests and we will keep their portions separate. More in are tamales gluten-free?

The pork in red salsa has a gentle kick most people call “just right”. The chicken in green salsa is mild and popular with kids. Order a mix for a crowd and put extra salsa on the side.

Yes, to order: rajas con queso, roasted bell pepper and cheese, artisanal beef, Oaxacan chicken and mole, banana leaf pork rib, and plant-based tamales for vegetarians or vegans (bell pepper and rajas, Portobello en salsa roja, black bean and cheese, or your favorite vegetable). Minimum one dozen per flavor, $60, paid two days ahead. See the custom-order tamales. Our menu is pork and chicken. For large orders, ask in the quote form and Maggie will tell you what she can do for your event.

Fresh corn masa, seasoned and whipped light. Slow-cooked pork in a red chile salsa; chicken breast in a tomatillo salsa verde. 100% natural ingredients, the finest meats and chiles in Texas, no fillers.

Steam them in the husk until hot through, about ten minutes from the fridge. In a hurry, wrap them in a damp paper towel and microwave. Full methods, including oven and air fryer, are in how to reheat tamales.

Yes. Cool them, keep the husk on, bag tightly and freeze. They reheat well straight from frozen in a steamer. See how to freeze and store tamales.

A few days, wrapped. Reheat them hot through before serving. For longer, freeze them.

As early as you can. Christmas week is the first to fill every year, then Thanksgiving. Reserve through the quote form with a rough number of dozens; you can adjust it later. See holiday tamales.

Yes, as an option: buffet line or station set-up at the event site is $293, and buffet servers are $147 per server for three hours. See the event menus. We deliver hot and ready to serve, and can bring salsas, crema, utensils and serving spoons for a self-serve station. Tell us about the venue in the request and we plan the drop-off around your program.

Yes, that is Tamale Day: a standing monthly delivery on the day you choose, one invoice, adjusted by text. See corporate catering.