Tamale Boy Dekum
- 1764 NE Dekum St, Portland, OR 97211
- 503-206-8022
- Last verified: August 2026
1764 NE Dekum St, Portland, OR 97211 — Open in Google Maps
Menu
Appetizers
- Chips and Guacamole$12
Made with dried chile oil, roasted sunflower seeds, and pico de gallo, served with freshly fried tortilla chips
0 - Guacamole, Salsa & Chips$14
Made with dried chile oil, roasted sunflower seeds, and pico de gallo, served with freshly fried tortilla chips
0 - Chips & Salsa$6
Freshly fried chips and your choice of housemade salsas
0 - Queso Fundido$12
Melted queso Oaxaca, Jack cheese, and poblano sauce, topped with chorizo, grilled onions, poblano peppers, chile oil, and Mexican crema
0 - Nachos$14
Crispy tortilla chips topped with jack cheese cream sauce, black beans, choice of tinga de pollo or carnitas, guacamole, and sliced pickled jalapeños
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Seasonal
- Tostadas Aguachile$16
Three crispy tostadas topped with shrimp mixed with aguachile sauce, cucumber, red onion, chipotle dressing and dried chile oil
0 - Torta Faldilla$17
Telera bread with pork beans, marinated carne asada, guacamole, onion, cilantro, Oaxaqueño cheese, and roasted tomato salsa
0 - Enchiladas Verdes$16
Corn tortillas stuffed with shrimp sautéed with butter and pico de gallo, smothered with creamy tomatillo sauce and chipotle dressing
0 - Enchiladas Mineras$17
Four corn tortillas filled with queso Oaxaca, smothered with guajillo sauce, topped with sautéed potato, chayote squash, carrots, chorizo, carne asada, queso fresco and crema
0 - Tacos Zarandeados$15
Three griddled corn tortilla tacos smothered in sauce, stuffed with shrimp sautéed with poblano peppers, Oaxaqueño cheese, and creamy chipotle sauce
0 - Sopes de Puerco$14
Two large thick masa discs with chorizo refried bean base, smothered with pork cooked in green chile sauce made with tomatillo, cilantro, and jalapeño
0 - Tamalito de Rajas con Pollo$12
Shredded chicken cooked in chunky tomato, onion, jalapeño, and garlic sauce stuffed tamal on salsa ranchera base, topped with sautéed sweet corn and poblano chiles
0 - Empanadas de Biria$14
Three corn masa empanadas stuffed with beef birria and jack cheese, topped with Mexican crema, avocado salsa, served with pickled red onion and consomé
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Classics
- Tacos$5
Organic corn tortillas filled with your choice of filling; Carne Asada or Pork Al Pastor $5.99
0 - Burrito$14
Large flour tortilla filled with rice, black beans, guacamole, pico de gallo, pickled onions, and your choice of filling
0 - Burrito Bowl - Encuerado$14
A burrito without the tortilla; your choice of filling, served with rice, black beans, pico de gallo and pickled onions, topped with guacamole and cabbage slaw
0 - Bruselas Fritas$14
Crispy Brussels sprouts sautéed in olive oil, dried chiles, and chopped mixed olives, topped with chile oil, sliced grapefruit, and crunchy tortilla strips
0 - Sikil Pak$14
Fried cauliflower served atop sikil pak, a roasted sunflower seed, garlic, tomato and habanero dip, topped with pickled habanero, jicama, sliced radish, and sunflower seeds
0 - Burrito del Mar$18
Large flour tortilla wrapped and filled with shrimp, rice, black beans, and pico de gallo, topped with white wine cream sauce, cilantro, queso fresco, chile oil, and avocado slices
0 - Quesadilla$13
Large flour tortilla filled with melted jack cheese and your choice of filling, topped with avocado sauce, served with pickled onions
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Tamales
- Oaxaqueño Tamal, Cochinita Pibil$7.75
Creamy, twice cooked white corn masa filled with slow roasted pork in citrus juices, achiote, and spices, steamed in a banana leaf
0 - Oaxaqueño Tamal, Mole Negro$7.75
Chicken cooked with traditional black mole, steamed in a banana leaf (contains peanuts)
0 - Oaxaqueño Tamal, Vegetales$7.75
Sautéed carrot, onion, spinach and zucchini, steamed in a banana leaf
0 - Oaxaqueño Tamal, Amarillo$6.79
Shredded beef in housemade mole amarillo, steamed in a banana leaf
0 - Norteño Tamal, Chile Verde$7.75
Pork in green tomatillo sauce, fluffy yellow corn masa steamed in a corn husk
0 - Norteño Tamal, Tinga de Pollo$7.75
Chicken with onion, garlic, and chipotle in adobo, fluffy yellow corn masa steamed in a corn husk
0 - Norteño Tamal, Rajas$7.75
Roasted pasilla peppers, onion, corn, and queso asadero, fluffy yellow corn masa steamed in a corn husk
0 - Norteño Tamal Frito$14
Choose one of three norteño tamales, served crispy with frijoles negros and topped with avocado salsa, queso fresco, pickled onions, Mexican crema, and cilantro, served with two over easy eggs
0 - Dozen Oaxaqueño Tamales$810
- Dozen Norteño Tamales$810
Sides
- Arroz Mexicano$4
Mexican rice cooked with onion, garlic, and tomato
0 - Frijoles Negros$40
- Frijol Puerco$4
Native to Sinaloa, refried beans cooked with bacon, chorizo, onion, and chipotle
0 - Esquites$4
Corn roasted with chipotle, onion, and epazote
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Menu items and prices are approximate and may have changed — call the restaurant to confirm.
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