A needed adjustment
Due to the continued constrains and disruptions on supply chains as a result of COVID-19 and the rise in inflation, the cost of ingredients to make and serve our food to you continues to rise.
These cost increases, sometimes up to 230% more than a year ago, are creating financial challenges to small businesses like ours. For several months we were hopeful that we could just absorb the price increases without needing to adjust pricing on our food thinking this would be over soon but the unpredictable pricing on basic ingredients and compostables has not stopped.
As a result of these current turbulent supply chain issues, you will see slight price changes on our menu from time to time to reflect the spike on cost of ingredients. To be fair to customers, we will only change pricing on items that are truly being affected and not simply apply across the board pricing adjustments. For example, the price of our premium meats have increased way more than cheese and beans, so meat tamales will see a higher price change than our bean and cheese tamales.
Our price changes will only be in the range of .25 cents to .50 cents. There is a lot of labor and ingredients that goes into our food and while we could cut corners in how we treat our staff and the ingredients we used, we are committed to our values of high quality and good employment practices (our current minimum hourly rate during pandemic is $18.50).
We hope you understand the need to make these changes so that we can continue to provide the same quality of pay and benefits to our staff and the same high quality food to you. We know we are not the only small business needing to do this here in Seattle and we hope you’ll continue to support your local independent small businesses.
We appreciate your patronage and we are grateful for choosing us as your tamale shop.
These cost increases, sometimes up to 230% more than a year ago, are creating financial challenges to small businesses like ours. For several months we were hopeful that we could just absorb the price increases without needing to adjust pricing on our food thinking this would be over soon but the unpredictable pricing on basic ingredients and compostables has not stopped.
As a result of these current turbulent supply chain issues, you will see slight price changes on our menu from time to time to reflect the spike on cost of ingredients. To be fair to customers, we will only change pricing on items that are truly being affected and not simply apply across the board pricing adjustments. For example, the price of our premium meats have increased way more than cheese and beans, so meat tamales will see a higher price change than our bean and cheese tamales.
Our price changes will only be in the range of .25 cents to .50 cents. There is a lot of labor and ingredients that goes into our food and while we could cut corners in how we treat our staff and the ingredients we used, we are committed to our values of high quality and good employment practices (our current minimum hourly rate during pandemic is $18.50).
We hope you understand the need to make these changes so that we can continue to provide the same quality of pay and benefits to our staff and the same high quality food to you. We know we are not the only small business needing to do this here in Seattle and we hope you’ll continue to support your local independent small businesses.
We appreciate your patronage and we are grateful for choosing us as your tamale shop.
Weekdays: 11AM to 8PM | Weekends: 10AM to 5PM
Cooked or uncooked tamales
Meat | Vegan | Vegetarian | Gluten-Free
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Free meals will continue indefinitely for those affected by COVID19
If you were sent home without pay; or if your work hours have been drastically cut; or if you have been laid off; or if you are concerned about finding a meal for your kids due to school closures; or if you have been economically affected by COVID19 in general, stop by our Greenlake shop during our business hours to pick-up a free humble meal, nothing fancy.
Staff will make sandwiches and a couple other goodies for you to grab and go. No purchase necessary or questions asked. Just be honest as we want this to go for those who fit the criteria above. Just stop by the window and ask for a free meal to-go. In tough times like Seattle and the country face today, we must come together and help each other out.
Stay safe and remain optimistic.
Please share so we can reach folks affected.
Sincerely,
Dennis & Osbaldo
Owners of Frelard Tamales
Staff will make sandwiches and a couple other goodies for you to grab and go. No purchase necessary or questions asked. Just be honest as we want this to go for those who fit the criteria above. Just stop by the window and ask for a free meal to-go. In tough times like Seattle and the country face today, we must come together and help each other out.
Stay safe and remain optimistic.
Please share so we can reach folks affected.
Sincerely,
Dennis & Osbaldo
Owners of Frelard Tamales
