tamale.guy is a Chicago Landmark 🇲🇽 Claudio Velez is The Tamale Guy. For 20 years, he’s been visiting the bars of Chicago almost every night, selling his handmade pork and chicken tamales. Hailing from Mexico, Claudio has become a true celebrity of late-night dining, with a Twitter account to track his whereabouts, a beer named after him, and a loud cheer at every bar he walks into #tamale guy #chicago #tamales #mexicanfood #streetfoodicons