Good Golly Tamale - Knoxville

I got the full house $13) with the vegan soul. It was excellent. The tamale was delicious, sweet from the sweet potato and blue corn but slightly spicy from the salsa on top. This was also the first time I tried curtido. It was very good. It did feel a bit like the staff didn’t want my husband and I to eat there. Not sure why but it was a little uncomfortable.

Good Golly is the place I always recommend to visitors. The vegan soul is ah-maz-ing!! And all the sides are vegan too. My friends and family always stock up frozen tamales to take home. Now we just need to convince them to get a vegan dessert. Updated from previous review on 2024-03-29

We love this place so much! We tried the Vegan Soul and the Veggie tamales with a side of collard greens. They were perfection! We liked them so much that we bought 3 frozen packages if the Vegan Soul tamales to eat for breakfast while we’re on vacation in Knoxville. Service perfection! The staff is all so kind and helpful. The setting warm and comfortable. We will miss this place when we go back home and plan to try making homemade tamales.

I’ve never had a tamale before but this was delish!! The vegan soul is bwussin

My vegan family of 4 stopped here on our way to Gatlinburg, and are so happy we did! We ordered 8 vegan soul tamales (the only tamale option), which had blue corn, sweet potato, blackeyed peas, and collard greens. We also ordered 2 sides of beans, and a side of spanish rice. We did not try the collard greens. All were vegan and gluten free, which I was so happy about! The tamales were so filling that we only ate one, and were able to reheat the following day for another lunch. My 13 year old son especially loved the tamales. My daughter (8 years old) ate both sides of beans instead. We all ate a healthy, filling meal!