White Front Café

"Joe Pope's hot tamales, steamed in corn husks, are all-beef, no pork, with enough peppery spice to require extra swigs on your bottle of Dr. Pepper."
Michael Stern






"Joe Pope, the tamale master of Rosedale, Mississippi"
Michael Stern



"This sign represents White Front Cafe's entire menu. But with tamales this good, who needs anything else?"
Cliff Strutz



"Joe Pope's white, wood-frame house is a Mississippi good-eats treasure."
Michael Stern



"My husband and I traveled through the Delta in search of great hot tamales. We stopped at the White Front Cafe where Susie Ervin was rolling tamales for the upcoming week's supply. This place is so clean you can eat off the floor. Really!"
Alice Thompson