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Started 3 years ago by CMH Gourmand
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CDS sherman
East Franklinton
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sweeney wrote >>
there is a great taco truck is in the alley (West Gay Street?) at West Broad and Souder Ave in Franklinton. it's almost like it's a secret. you can't see it from West Broad.
for five bucks you can get a a HUGE burrito with fresh ingredients including avocado. The owner is Marta. She is a very nice lady. She gave me a free mexican soda once just so i'd try it. it was some sort of kiwi or banana sugar drink. nasty. but the food there is awesome. they even have tongue!
they are open in the winter.

absolutely love the burrito buggy at gay and souder, unfortunately it has been closed the past week or so. marta has been ill and hasnt had anyone to open up for her. the burritos are excellent and huge.

Posted 2 years ago #
CMH Gourmand
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Thanks Chris - next time you see her can you please you see if she has a card or contact information and PM me or bring it to PGP III.

Posted 2 years ago #
hungrywoolf
Victorian Village
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I wanted to give a little update on the taco truck project.

First of all, a big thank you. Between your comments here and on the tacotruckscolumbus blog, we accumulated new leads that paid off in taco-y deliciousness.

A few people have asked me for recommendations. Of the almost 20 trucks we visited there are only 3 that I wouldn't rush back to.
Favorites included: Taqueria Jalisco, Little Mexico, La Guaguita, Los Potosinos, Las Delicias, Tacorriendo, Taco Nazo and Las Brazas.

The most unusual truck was La Guaguita with Dominican food including carne guisada, ensalada de lambi (conch!), and mofongo. Stupidly good as you will see from the blog.

Oldest truck is Little Mexico (apparently the 1st taco truck in Columbus)
The biggest truck is defintely Super Torta II
The hardest to find is tacorriendo - but worth it for the ceviche tostada

It is amazing how much variation you can get in a simple taco. I definitely recommend trying a taco truck if you haven't visited one before. The blog has a very cool map
and a taco terms page to help with ordering.

The Forsythe/ 5th Avenue truck apparently won't be open until the end of the month (at least) the owner seemed pretty vague.

Posted 2 years ago #
Cookie
Flyntonville
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So, this is probably a stupid question, but is there any taco truck goodness for the vegetarians among us?

Posted 2 years ago #
drew

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I tagged along for this week's taco truck expedition, and have to say that I *loved* La Guaguita.

Also, If you're one of those rare souls that drooled over the TacoTown SNL skit, you need to make it to Super Torta II for the spectacle that they call a 'tlayuda'. This Oaxacan monstrosity starts off with a 14" fried flour tortilla smeared with black beans, atop which they put ground beef, lettuce, Mexican string cheese, avocado, and fist-sized slabs of both steak and chicken. I'm sure I'm missing something in there... but this thing is pizza box huge.

Posted 2 years ago #
drew

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Cookie wrote >>
So, this is probably a stupid question, but is there any taco truck goodness for the vegetarians among us?

Most of them serve quesadillas, which either are veg or could be made so. At La Guaguita the beans and rice were good as were the tostones (fried plantains dusted with cheese), and the conch salad would work for a pescatarian...

Posted 2 years ago #
kessler
Georgian Heights
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On the corner of w.Broad and south hampton? In front of the little gyro shop(former jollyPirate building) there is a taco truck for sale.
could easily become a community CU taco goodness truck.

Just sharin!

Posted 2 years ago #
hungrywoolf
Victorian Village
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Offerings for vegetarians are variable- definitely some veggie burritos, cheese tortas (sandwiches), cheese tostadas, sopes or quesadillas. Some have rice/beans and salad and some have egg as taco choice. Definitely the focus is on meat though. If you find somewhere with Asadero (like a cross between string cheese and mozzarella it is really good)- Taco Nazo and Super Torta come to mind.
Super Torta has a corn and cheese soup (esquites) that is good and there is usually horchata to drink!

We tried to photograph all the menus so you can look at each truck and get an idea of what they have.

Posted 2 years ago #
joev
Merion Village
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I love this project. I have yet to eat at a Taco Truck in Columbus. I wonder why no one ventures downtown? One would think the Pearl Alley Farmers Market would be an excellent place to set up shop in the warmer months.

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hungrywoolf
Victorian Village
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I don't know - I have no idea if it is by choice, or whether they can't get permits for down town. It is interesting to look at the pattern on the map. At some stage I would like to do some more analysis of why they are where they are.

Posted 2 years ago #
drew

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Should also add that CMHGourmand just posted an extended write up on one of the taco truck owners (who owns one of the favorite taco trucks - Los Potosinos) that we got to know some during the research:

http://cmhgourmand.com/2009/03/19/los-potosinos-new-kid-on-the-taco-truck-block/

...and also a nice overview of the whole process:

http://cmhgourmand.com/2009/03/19/tacotrucktrekvivalavidataco/

Posted 2 years ago #
drew

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Hungrywoolf talks about a BBQ stand on the east side and a few other non-truck discoveries found during the taco truck research:

http://hungrywoolf.com/2009/03/20/taco-tripping/

Posted 2 years ago #
drew

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Just wanted to share a new truck that we all felt was 'bump worthy' (actually, drool worthy)- the spit-roasted al pastor serving Los Guachos:

http://tacotruckscolumbus.com/2009/05/13/los-guachos/

Posted 2 years ago #
hungrywoolf
Victorian Village
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Mae wrote >>
Are there are any taco trucks (or restaurants) in this area that specialize in Jalicso cuisine? I'd like to find someplace that serves tostadas con pulpos (o pulpos y camarones).

Mae, I'm not sure if this truck< has the exact dish that you are looking for, but they have a lot of seafood dishes including camarones and tostadas, so I think it would be worth checking out.

Posted 2 years ago #
Daz
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drew wrote >>
Just wanted to share a new truck that we all felt was 'bump worthy' (actually, drool worthy)- the spit-roasted al pastor serving Los Guachos:
http://tacotruckscolumbus.com/2009/05/13/los-guachos/

Wow. SOLD!

Posted 2 years ago #
drew

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hungrywoolf wrote >>
Mae, I'm not sure if this truck< has the exact dish that you are looking for, but they have a lot of seafood dishes including camarones and tostadas, so I think it would be worth checking out.

They definitely have pulpo tostadas.

Posted 2 years ago #
Rockmastermike
CORNspiracy HQ
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oh holy crap

the chicken at Los Potosinos is easily some of the best slow grilled chicken I've ever tasted. Its better than mine! My new mission in life is to duplicate the spice rub.

The chorizo tacos were awesome too. And so were the salsas.

Posted 2 years ago #
michaelcoyote
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New place "Junior's" at Highland and 5th at the Dairy Family. Supposedly will be open from 1pm-10pm tue-fri and 2-late sat-sun..

Had a mess of tacos tonight and they were great... Maybe not the best ever, but good enough to walk down the street to...

also has Burritos, Tortas and Quesadilas

The truck looks brand spanking new and very clean.. the guy is nice and had his son and another man working with him..

Posted 2 years ago #
drew

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Coyote -

We checked out Junior's when they were parked in Bexley - see here

Posted 2 years ago #
michaelcoyote
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Ah, I thought that truck looked familiar. As I understand it, if this location works out, Junior's will add a rotisserie for carnitas..

Sounds good to me...

Posted 2 years ago #