Why a little tamale shop is doing big business on Bonds Ranch Road north of Fort Worth

The new Tommy Tamale Market & Cafe is busy, and it's obvious why. The tamale and Tex-Mex takeout stand is one of few restaurants for miles around t...

June 5, 2023
3:38 PM

The new Tommy Tamale Market & Cafe is busy, and it's obvious why. The tamale and Tex-Mex takeout stand is one of few restaurants for miles around the Bonds Ranch neighborhood. I'm not kidding. You know you're out in the ‘burbs when you search for 'nearest restaurant' and the next top answer is QuikTrip. Tommy Tamale, a Grapevine and Keller restaurant ranked as one of the state's 100 best places to eat by users of Yelp.com, opened the small stand at 750 W. Bonds Ranch road to serve residents of the Haslet area and U.

Bud Kennedy