Tamale King Mexican Deli

This qualifies as a hole-in-the wall for sure.  It's in a run-down strip mall next door to a tattoo shop.  Don't let that stop you though.  This was some of the best (and inexpensive) Mexican food I've had in Springfield.  It was "California" style versus "Springfield" style (which equates to really oven-hot mush to me).  We had the fish tacos and tamales.  I'll be going back.

I spent most of my life living and working amidst the California Chicanos. I KNOW what good, decent and poor Mexican-style food tastes like... and Tamale King is an obvious poor. And I emphasize the poor.
I was the only patron in the place when my food was ready. The obviously healthy and hearty male in his 20s shouted out my food was ready. Too lazy to walk a few steps and place the food on the table? Apparently so.
With my bad feet and knees I worked my way to an upright position and hobbled to retrieve the food.
Unlike other Mexican-style restaurants in the area there was no free tortilla chips and salsa to dip them in. And the price for my food and its skimpy portions was higher than firms giving the freebies.
Also be aware that foam-type use-once plates are used and the tableware is a plastic fork and knife.
Tamale King offered me the worst dining experience I have had in several years.
I do not enjoy writing "bad" reviews but I am conveying my opinion and I am not exaggerating in any way.
There was another annoyance; several young children running around and yelling and screaming.
In all truthfulness I have eaten tastier Mexican-style food bought in the frozen food section of the grocery store. And the price was less than what I paid for sub-par food and abominable service at Tamale King.

Tamale King is good, cheap, and authentic.  Unfortunately, also on a side of town I rarely visit.