Los Hernandez

Los Hernandez
Exterior of a white building on a mjulti-lane road
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Restaurant information
Established1990
Owner(s)June and Felipe Hernandez
Food typeMexican tamales
RatingJames Beard America's Classics
Location3706 Main Street, Union Gap, Yakima, Washington, United States
Coordinates46°33′02″N 120°28′32″W / 46.5505°N 120.4756°W / 46.5505; -120.4756
Websiteloshernandeztamales.com

Los Hernandez is a restaurant in Union Gap, Washington. In 2018 it was named one of America's Classics by the James Beard Foundation.

History

Felipe Hernandez's family immigrated from Piedras Negras in Coahuila, Mexico, on the Texas border, to work in agriculture in Eastern Washington's Yakima Valley in 1957.[1][2][3] Hernandez worked for Montgomery Ward for nearly two decades; in 1990 Hernandez and his wife June opened the restaurant.[1][4]

The restaurant serves only tamales.[1] The recipe is based on that of Hernandez's sister, Leocaldia Sanchez.[1][2] The restaurant mills its own corn to produce the masa for the tamales.[2][3] Production is seasonal, with an asparagus tamale the focus during the area's major spring harvest.[1][5][6]

Recognition

In 2018 the restaurant was named one of America's Classics by the James Beard Foundation.[7][8] The Seattle Times in 2015 called the restaurant's tamales "destination tamales", noting the guest book for the restaurant nearly three hours from Seattle listed visitors from Argentina, China, and England.[2] Afar called it "traditional Mexican cuisine at its finest level of execution".[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Introducing the 2018 America's Classics Winners". James Beard Foundation. Archived from the original on February 27, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Destination tamale: Set the GPS for Los Hernandez in Union Gap". The Seattle Times. June 12, 2015. Archived from the original on March 3, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Callaghan, Adam H. (January 18, 2018). "Union Gap's Los Hernandez Tamales Wins an America's Classics Award". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on March 3, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  4. ^ Knickerbocker, Kelly (April 17, 2019). "Four of Washington's Best Mexican Food Spots Reside in the Yakima Valley". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on March 3, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  5. ^ "Los Hernández Tamales – Restaurant Review". Condé Nast Traveler. Archived from the original on March 3, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  6. ^ Clement, Bethany Jean (January 18, 2018). "Washington State's Los Hernandez Tamales wins a James Beard award". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on March 3, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  7. ^ Hoang, Mai (January 18, 2018). "The secret's out with Los Hernandez Tamales; Union Gap restaurant selected for James Beard honor". Yakima Herald-Republic. Archived from the original on March 3, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  8. ^ Guanco, Frank (January 18, 2018). "This Yakima favorite just won BIG at 'The Oscars of Food'". Seattle Refined. Archived from the original on March 3, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  9. ^ "Los Hernandez Tamales". AFAR Media. Archived from the original on March 3, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.

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