Canby Asparagus Farm and Casa de Tamales

Located at 10605 Southeast Main Street, the restaurant's menu features Mexican cuisine including as burritos, chile rellenos, enchiladas, quesadillas, tacos, and tamales. The brunch buffet also features bacon, eggs, and Mexican-style potatoes.{{cite news |last1=Spitaleri |first1=Ellen |title=Restaurant Renaissance |url=https://pamplinmedia.com/component/content/article?id=95405 |access-date=May 10, 2021 |work=Clackamas Review |publisher=Pamplin Media Group |date=November 26, 2007 |archive-date=May 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510202147/https://pamplinmedia.com/component/content/article?id=95405 |url-status=live }} In 2012, Willamette Week staff said the restaurant's interior had "walls packed with gewgaws including a marlin, framed Elvis posters and Pee-wee Herman riding a lion".{{cite news |title=Christmas Style |url=https://www.wweek.com/portland/article-20030-christmas-style.html |access-date=May 10, 2021 |work=Willamette Week |date=December 18, 2012 |archive-date=May 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510202147/https://www.wweek.com/portland/article-20030-christmas-style.html |url-status=live }} New seasonal entrees were unveiled in late 2020.{{cite news |last1=Harlan |first1=Kohr |title=New seasonal dishes available at Casa de Tamales |url=https://www.koin.com/local/new-seasonal-dishes-available-at-casa-de-tamales/ |access-date=May 10, 2021 |publisher=KOIN |date=November 12, 2020 |archive-date=February 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212193909/https://www.koin.com/local/new-seasonal-dishes-available-at-casa-de-tamales/ |url-status=live }}

Canby Asparagus Farm has been owned by Charles Maes and family since 1991. The business has staffed booths at the Milwaukie Farmers Market and others in the region.{{cite news |last1=Ashton |first1=David F. |title=East Portland's newest farmer's market opens in Parkrose |url=https://eastpdxnews.com/neighborhood-news/east-portlands-newest-farmers-market-opens-in-parkrose/ |access-date=May 10, 2021 |work=East Portland News |archive-date=January 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119182718/https://eastpdxnews.com/neighborhood-news/east-portlands-newest-farmers-market-opens-in-parkrose/ |url-status=live }} Maes' son Brandon opened Casa de Tamales in November 2007.{{cite news |last1=Allyn |first1=Bobby |title=A dust-up in Milwaukie over Casa de Tamales' grease trap |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/milwaukie/2010/08/a_dust-up_in_milwaukie_over_casa_de_tamales_grease_trap.html |access-date=May 10, 2021 |work=The Oregonian |date=August 20, 2010 |archive-date=May 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510202153/https://www.oregonlive.com/milwaukie/2010/08/a_dust-up_in_milwaukie_over_casa_de_tamales_grease_trap.html |url-status=live }}

In 2018, a 10-foot tall, 400-pound boot sculpture displayed on the building's exterior for decades was stolen.{{cite news |title=Where's the boot? Someone stole it from Milwaukie restaurant |url=https://katu.com/news/local/wheres-the-boot-someone-stole-it-from-milwaukie-restaurant |access-date=May 10, 2021 |publisher=KATU |date=August 31, 2018 |archive-date=September 4, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904164421/https://katu.com/news/local/wheres-the-boot-someone-stole-it-from-milwaukie-restaurant |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Reward offered to find 10 foot tall, 500 pound cowboy boot missing from a farm in Milwaukie |url=https://www.kptv.com/news/reward-offered-to-find-10-foot-tall-500-pound-cowboy-boot-missing-from-a-farm/article_591b80af-2952-5e24-964b-7c181a8d268b.html |access-date=May 10, 2021 |publisher=KPTV |date=August 31, 2018 |archive-date=May 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510202151/https://www.kptv.com/news/reward-offered-to-find-10-foot-tall-500-pound-cowboy-boot-missing-from-a-farm/article_591b80af-2952-5e24-964b-7c181a8d268b.html |url-status=live }} Like many other restaurants, Casa de Tamales operated at limited capacities during the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite news |last1=Haas |first1=Elise |last2=Young |first2=Jenny |title='Can't keep shutting down': Return to High Risk hurts |url=https://www.koin.com/news/health/coronavirus/cant-keep-shutting-down-return-to-high-risk-hurts/ |access-date=May 10, 2021 |publisher=KOIN |date=April 6, 2021 |archive-date=April 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210407141021/https://www.koin.com/news/health/coronavirus/cant-keep-shutting-down-return-to-high-risk-hurts/ |url-status=live }} Maes spoke out against some of the restrictions.{{cite news |last1=Stites |first1=Sam |title=Clackamas County to move into 'high risk' Friday, April 9 |url=https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/503945-403638-clackamas-county-to-move-into-high-risk-friday-april-9 |access-date=May 10, 2021 |work=Portland Tribune |publisher=Pamplin Media Group |date=April 6, 2021 |archive-date=April 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210407045317/https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/503945-403638-clackamas-county-to-move-into-high-risk-friday-april-9 |url-status=live }}

The Oregonian{{'s}} Douglas Perry wrote in 2009, "By far, the best-tasting masa in town is at Canby Asparagus Farm's Casa de Tamales."{{cite news |last1=Perry |first1=Douglas |title=Fork it over! Four great tamale joints |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2009/05/fork_it_over_four_great_tamale.html |access-date=May 10, 2021 |work=The Oregonian |date=May 14, 2009 |archive-date=May 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510202147/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2009/05/fork_it_over_four_great_tamale.html |url-status=live }} In 2012, Willamette Week staff said Casa de Tamales had the Portland metropolitan area's best tamales.{{cite web |last1=DeJesus |first1=Erin |title=Hot Tamales |url=https://pdx.eater.com/2012/12/19/6505583/hot-tamales |website=Eater Portland |date=19 December 2012 |publisher=Vox Media |access-date=May 10, 2021 |archive-date=May 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510202151/https://pdx.eater.com/2012/12/19/6505583/hot-tamales |url-status=live }} Brooke Jackson-Glidden included the business in Eater Portland's 2022 list of "Where to Find Tasty Tamales in Portland and Beyond" and wrote, "When it comes to sheer variety of tamales, it is extremely difficult to beat this Milwaukie tamale shop."{{Cite web |last=Jackson-Glidden |first=Brooke |date=2022-12-22 |title=Where to Find Tasty Tamales in Portland and Beyond |url=https://pdx.eater.com/maps/tamales-portland |access-date=2022-12-23 |website=Eater Portland |language=en}}

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• {{Official website|https://www.canbyasparagusfarmcasadetamal.com}}
• [https://www.foodnetwork.com/restaurants/or/milwaukie/casa-de-tamales-canby-asparagus-farm-restaurant Casa De Tamales & Canby Asparagus Farm] at the Food Network
• [https://www.koin.com/am-extra/cinco-de-mayo-with-canby-asparagus-farm/ Cinco de Mayo with Canby Asparagus Farm] by Jenny Hansson, Emily Burris, Kohr Harlan (May 5, 2020), KOIN
• [https://www.kxl.com/whats-your-favorite-mexican-food/ What’s Your Favorite Mexican Food?] (May 4, 2021), KXL

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