A matter of taste To keep the family recipes secret, the Ramirez family makes the masa and other components for the tamales and burritos, bringing in other employees only to help assemble them, Diana said. Nobody makes them like ours,'' she said. Carne guisada, which the restaurants also sell by the pint, consists of beef tips cooked with potatoes, bell peppers and onions, she said. Another popular burrito is the asado burrito, a concoction of red chili and pork, Diana said. On the breakfast menu, customer favorites include burritos containing bacon, potatoes and egg and sausage, potatoes, egg and cheese, she said.
Variety is abundant.
We have a no-meat tamale that has green chili and cheese, besides our regular pork tamales,'' she said. Given some notice, the Ramirezes will prepare any number of special orders, from the chicken tamales to extra spicy tamales to tamales with lower salt content, she said. A retired customer, who visits daily for carne guisada tamales for himself and his wife, requested the lower-salt tamales to meet their dietary needs, Diana said. We make a batch every day for him,'' she said. The Amarillo Boulevard store is open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday.