Monday, November 16, 2020

Viva La Taco

 This taco truck recently opened at the gas station near Hooks Airport.  I stopped in the other day to give it a try.  Parking is awkward here, there's really nowhere that's not in front of a gas pump or blocking someone in.  The site seems to be permanently under construction so it's not real appealing.  


The food is fine though.  I ordered a 3-taco combo with fajita, barbacoa and carnitas tacos.  The combo comes with rice and charro beans.  They have agua frescas--I got a cucumber-limeade mix.  

The tacos were fine.  The barbacoa came out in kind of big chunks but was nice and tender.  The other two tasted good, but I honestly had trouble distinguishing the fajita and carnitas tacos.  They were slightly dry but with good seasoning.  I got onions and cilantro, and red and green salsa.  That made for a powerful kick.  The salsas are both pretty hot, if that is what you're looking for.

The beans were a real standout for me, some of the best charros I have had.  Big chunks of bacon, very flavorful.  I usually find charros boring but I finished these.  The rice was fine, standard Mexican with some vegetables.

Their truck advertises "tacos de trompo" but I saw no sign of a trompo (a large skewered stack of meat that is carved off for taco filling) when I was there.  They do have the Al Pastor tacos made from it.  They have outdoor seating, but given the logistics it is hard to use.

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