Lake Houston - Humble - Kingwood Edition | July 2023

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Pork and beef mix Chicken Spinach, cheese and chicken Spinach and cheese Jalapeno and cheese Jalapeno, cheese and chicken

Bean and jalapeno Sweet corn

One of the most popular menu items at Granny’s Tamales is the spinach, cheese and chicken tamale, Owner Tina Gonzalez said.

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Granny’s Tamales Humble eatery centers family, faith to grow A rmed with a secret family tamale recipe, husband- and-wife duo Daniel November 2020. Granny’s Tamales also frequently sets up booths at farmers markets

and Tina Gonzalez said they have relied on faith and hard work to grow their Humble-area business, Granny’s Tamales. “We put God rst, and we work real hard, and that’s going to create success,” Tina said. “That’s what we’ve done for the past 18 years; we live by that motto.” Granny’s Tamales opened in 2005 in a 900-square-foot building in Humble. Tina said the business was launched using the tamale recipe of Daniel’s mother, Juanita Gonzalez, and boasted a menu of 13 tamales varieties, Mexican sugar cookies and salsa. Over the years, Tina said the menu has evolved with new tamales avors. The eatery’s top-selling avors are the pork and beef mix—which comes in a mild or spicy option; jalapeno, cheese and chicken; and spinach, cheese and chicken, Tina said. “Over the past 18 years, everybody that tried them talked about how good they are,” Tina said. The Gonzalez couple owns four stores across the Greater Houston area, including a store in Spring, a food truck in Humble and a location in New Caney. Tina noted the current Humble location—at 1305 First St. E.—opened in

and local food festivals, which Tina said has contributed to the business’s success. “Over the years, our name has just gotten out there through the dierent things that we’ve marketed and did,” Tina said. However, the journey of opening four locations has not been without challenges, Tina said. Tamales are a popular holiday food, so Granny’s Tamales sells the most tamales during the winter months. The summers, on the other hand, can be a dicult time, she said. “It’s not easy to sell a tamale in July or August with the heat. ... You have to be more strategic in what you’re doing and more diverse in how you do things, and you have to have a good product for tamales to make it here in the summer,” Tina said. Granny’s Tamales also has locations in Corpus Christi that Juanita—also known as “Granny” and the business’s namesake—rst opened in 1999. Juanita has since passed away, but Tina said the family works to keep her legacy alive through the business. “We have a great recipe from my mother-in-law,” Tina said. “As a family, we’re still keeping the tradition going with the tamales.”

Granny’s Tamales serves a variety of rice, beans and salsas.

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Daniel and Tina Gonzalez own four Granny’s Tamales locations.

COURTESY GRANNY’S TAMALES

Granny’s Tamales 1305 First St. E., Humble 281-446-0363

Dave Nelson 281-925-6733 ¡Hablamos Español!

www.grannystamaleshouston.com Hours: Mon.-Sat. 8 a.m.-6 p.m., closed Sun.

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