El Gran Tamal Colombiano

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1302 S 1st St
San Jose, CA 95110

El Gran Tamal Colombiano is a cozy eatery in San Jose, CA that specializes in serving traditional Colombian tamales.

With a focus on authentic flavors and quality ingredients, this establishment offers a taste of Colombian cuisine in a casual dining setting.

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4.06 reviews
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Amanda M.
12/31/2025

I came here one day for lunch and got their #1 Tamal Tolimense (Colombian Tamale). The tomal has rice peas, chicken, pork, bacon, egg, potato and carrot wrapped in banana leaves. It also came with...

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Vincent L.
1/7/2025

I got the empanadas (a mix of pork and chicken) at El Gran Tamal Colombia. I would not recommend this place at all. It was disappointing. When I received the dish, I took one bite, and the inside...

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Dino D.
9/29/2025

09-27-25 We haven't tried Colombian food yet. This food truck is located on First Street and Alma Avenue in San Jose. It's surrounded by Mexican style food trucks. Wanted to try something...

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Kim N.
8/3/2024

doing some errands around the area and ran into this truck with a few others in the south of downtown. As the name says they just do tamales and they are these grapefruit sized things with...

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Mark R.
6/14/2025

This is my favorite Colombian food spot! It is a food truck in a fixed multi truck location, serving truly authentic traditional Colombian food in San Jose. The tamales are better than any I've...

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