Making Magical Adventures tried this at Studio Catering Co. in Hollywood Land and called it super tasty, but just slightly dry — the beef being the driest part, and the salsa perhaps needing a minute to soak in. They called the salsa verde flavour wonderful and liked the extra texture from the griddled cheese under the tamale. Everything together, they said, has a wonderful flavour, scoring it 4.5 out of 5 and saying they would definitely get it again.
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Scores of 7.9, 8 and 6.7 out of 10 from Mix In Some Magic's family. The two higher marks came with little comment beyond it being pretty good — one taster cheerfully admitted he was mostly just hungry. The host liked it too but took hers down for the spice, saying she is not a spicy person, while still praising the flavour as really good. It was also the one item the family openly squabbled over who got the last bite of.
Fresh Baked gave it four out of five. Everything tastes the way it should - the tamale, the pico de gallo, the lettuce - and at $9.79 it is substantial enough to split between two people. The knocks: it is a sloppy pile to eat rather than something you can pick up, it arrived barely warm, and the tamale itself was stiff with a burnt, crispy edge. Their summary: the closest the Studio Catering Truck has come to a miss, but still not bad.
The one Magic Journeys told people to skip. A griddled beef and cheese tamale at Studio Catering Co., served with pico de gallo, lettuce, lime crema and salsa verde. The beef flavor is genuinely good and they liked the salsa verde, but the pressed outer crust is tough to chew and the whole thing just never came together for them.
