Tamales catering in Richardson: ordering from the kitchen next door

Tamales catering in Richardson is the easiest order I fill, because Richardson is right next door. Our kitchen sits in Plano, minutes from the Telecom Corridor, which means an office at CityLine or a backyard in Canyon Creek is a short run from the kitchen. Everything else about the order works the same as it does anywhere; the drive is simply shorter.

The short answer: Yes. Maggie’s cooks in her commercial kitchen in Plano, next door to Richardson, and delivers tamales across the city; the kitchen is open Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 9 AM to 2 PM. Tamales are $60 a dozen or $30 a half dozen: two per person for lunch, three at dinner. There is no dine-in; order in our online store for delivery or pickup at the Plano kitchen, today or a date ahead, and pay online.

People assume that being local changes everything. It changes some things and not others, so I want to be precise about which is which, and then walk through the Richardson orders I see most: the office lunches, the campus orders, the neighborhood parties and the holiday dozens.

Tamales catering in Richardson: what ordering from next door changes

What changes: the food spends less time on the road, and pickup at the kitchen is a few minutes’ drive. Chances are we have delivered to your building before. And a same-day order from the online store is easy here, because the drive is not the problem.

What does not change: the kitchen. Everything is made from scratch the morning it goes out, whether it is going to Frisco or across Arapaho Road, so a catering order for fifty still needs a place on the schedule. And we are a catering and delivery kitchen, not a restaurant. There is no dine-in, no counter, no walking up to the kitchen door with cash in hand; you order and pay online. I know that surprises neighbors, and I promise it is worth it.

Richardson itself is easy to cover. The Telecom Corridor and CityLine at Bush and Central, Galatyn Park, the Innovation Quarter along Arapaho, UT Dallas up at Campbell Road, the Core District on Main Street, Chinatown on Greenville, and the neighborhoods: Canyon Creek, The Reservation, Richardson Heights, Cottonwood Heights, Duck Creek, Prairie Creek. The Richardson catering page has the details for all of it.

CityLine, Galatyn Park and the Telecom Corridor: office lunches

The Telecom Corridor is why my office business exists. The campuses along Central between Campbell and the Bush Turnpike, the towers at CityLine, the buildings around Galatyn Park and the offices on Collins and Glenville hold thousands of people who eat lunch at a desk five days a week. A tamale lunch on a Tuesday is the kind of thing that gets talked about on Wednesday.

The order is simple. Order the dozens in the online store with delivery to the building, and know the floor and suite, who meets the driver, and whether the front desk wants a vendor name or a dock time; if the driver needs any of that, call or text (469) 888-8398 after you order. The tamales arrive in their husks, pork in red salsa and chicken in green tomatillo salsa; plates and forks come from the office. The office catering page explains ordering for offices by the dozen.

Richardson offices were the first to turn a lunch into Tamale Day, the same dozens once a month, and one of those reviewers wrote that everyone in the office looks forward to it. That sentence is the best review I will ever get. My Tamale Day guide shows how to set one up, and how to keep it going when the office manager changes.

UT Dallas and the Innovation Quarter: departments, labs and student groups

A university order is its own animal. A department lunch for twenty, a lab celebrating a defense, a student organization feeding a hundred people at a cultural night in the student union, an orientation for new hires at a startup in the Innovation Quarter. The budgets are tight and the headcounts are honest, which suits a dozens order at $60 a dozen: nobody needs a package, they need a number.

Campus deliveries need the building name and the room, not just “UT Dallas,” and a contact phone that will be answered, because a driver with a box of tamales and a campus map is a sad sight. For student groups selling tamales by the dozen as a fundraiser, or an organization that wants dozens for a sorting table, the bulk tamales page explains how ordering by the dozen works.

Richardson neighborhoods: Canyon Creek, The Reservation, Richardson Heights

Richardson parties happen in older backyards with real trees, which is a gift in a Texas summer. Canyon Creek and Prairie Creek have the big lots; The Reservation and Richardson Heights have the porches and the block parties; Cottonwood Heights and Duck Creek have the families who have lived there thirty years and know every neighbor. My rule for a house party is the same everywhere: set the trays on the kitchen island, open one at a time, keep the rest closed and warm, and let people wander.

The table prices the tamales only; the delivery fee is shown at checkout. Round up, because the neighbor you did not invite will smell them from the sidewalk. The per-person rule and its exceptions are in how many tamales per person, and birthdays, showers, graduations and block parties all run through the party catering page.

Holidays in Richardson: the neighbors order first

Being the local kitchen has one side effect in December: Richardson families know when the season starts and they order early. Christmas Eve dozens for Canyon Creek, Thanksgiving dozens to sit next to the turkey in Richardson Heights, a New Year’s order for a family in The Reservation, Día de los Muertos tamales for the ofrenda: the holiday tamales page covers them all, and the weeks before Thanksgiving and Christmas fill first.

The order is dozens: pick the day, the number of dozens and the pork and chicken split in the online store, and pay online. Keep them in the husk, refrigerate what you are not eating that day, and steam them the next morning. If you want to know exactly how delivery and pickup work from our kitchen, how tamale delivery works from our Plano kitchen explains all of it.

Small orders and catering: one route in Richardson

Richardson neighbors ask about this more than anyone, because they are close enough to want tamales on a Tuesday. Here is the answer: there is one route. A half dozen ($30) or a dozen ($60), ordered today and eaten today, goes through our online store, delivery or pickup, paid online. That is the right way for a family dinner or a craving.

Anything for a group, an office, a party or a holiday goes through the same store, just with a date ahead and more dozens. Plates, sides and serving spoons are yours, and the delivery fee is shown at checkout. A big order still needs a place on the kitchen schedule, so a Friday party for fifty wants a few days of notice even from next door, and next day orders must be received and confirmed by us before noon the previous day. When in doubt, call or text (469) 888-8398.

Ready to order from the kitchen next door?

If you are in Richardson, you are closer to my pot than anyone. Order from Maggie’s Tamales & Catering in the online store, whether it is for a CityLine floor, a UT Dallas building or a Canyon Creek backyard: chicken or pork by the dozen, delivery or pickup, today or a date ahead, paid online. The Richardson catering page has the city details, and the tamales come from a kitchen a few minutes away, made from scratch.

Frequently asked questions

Do you do tamales catering in Richardson, TX?

Yes, and Richardson is right next door. The kitchen is in Plano, minutes from the Telecom Corridor, open Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 9 AM to 2 PM, and we deliver across the city: CityLine, Galatyn Park, the Innovation Quarter, UT Dallas, the Core District, and every neighborhood from Canyon Creek to Duck Creek. Order in the online store, choose delivery or pickup and the date, and pay online.

Can I come to the Plano kitchen and buy tamales at the door?

Not at the door, but you can pick up an order. We are a catering kitchen, not a restaurant or a storefront, so there is no dine-in, no counter and no walk-up sales. Order in the online store and choose pickup at the Plano kitchen, with the address and pickup time in your order confirmation, or choose delivery. Being close still helps you, because the drive either way is short.

How fast can you deliver a catering order in Richardson?

Faster than to any other city, but honesty first: everything is made from scratch the morning it goes out, so a catering order needs a place on the schedule, and a party for fifty still wants a few days of notice. A half dozen or a dozen for today can be ordered in the online store, delivery or pickup, and next day orders must be received and confirmed by us before noon the previous day.

Do you deliver to CityLine and UT Dallas?

Yes, often. For CityLine, order with the tower address and have the floor and suite, the garage or dock and the person meeting the driver ready. For UT Dallas, include the building name and the room, plus a phone number that will be answered, because a campus is a big place for a driver with a box of tamales. Plates and utensils are yours; the tamales arrive ready for the table.

How many tamales for a Richardson office of 50?

Plan two big tamales per person for a lunch, which is 100, ordered as 9 dozen for $540 (about $10 per person for the main dish). Split the order between pork in red salsa and chicken breast in green so everyone finds one they like, If you want the same lunch every month, order the same dozens for a monthly Tamale Day.

Where exactly is the kitchen, and what are the hours?

The kitchen is in Plano, a few minutes north of the Telecom Corridor. Kitchen hours are Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 9 AM to 2 PM; we are closed on Sunday, Monday and Thursday. There is no dine-in or walk-in service, so please do not drive over without an order. Order in the online store for delivery or pickup, or call or text (469) 888-8398 with questions; pickup orders get the address and pickup time in the order confirmation.