Usually located between South 1st and 2nd Avenues on Main Street, and mostly only during peak downtown nights (weds thru saturday).
3 thumbs up
The Tacos Locos food truck has become a permanent fixture of downtown nightlife over the past year and change. Let's face it. Everyone can go for a late-night taco, especially after a few drinks, and these guys capitalize on that market big time. I've tried 3 things off their menu over the past few months and am finally weighing in.
First off, much like Burrito Brothers, it's not terribly authentic tex-mex street food. But that's not the worst thing in the world. I sampled their nachos with cheese (which of course was delicious), the shredded chicken taco (which wasn't so great), and their spicy beef taco (which was good but a bit unusual).
The nachos with cheese sauce was pretty awesome. I believe they made their own cheese sauce, and I thought it was quite tasty.
The shredded chicken wasn't very flavorful and the toppings didn't wow me. The iceberg lettuce was soggy and a bit of a bummer. I would have much preferred the reliable crunch of cabbage on there.
The spicy beef was much better, but it didn't taste terribly authentic. It almost tasted like a beef stew taco. It wasn't bad though, and I enjoyed it.
I think the truck is a much needed addition to late night food offerings downtown, and the tacos are pretty good overall. You can certainly get a better street taco from Pelican Brothers if they're serving them that night, but you really won't be bummed to have chosen Tacos Locos. I think a few little changes would make them much better (more sauces, better seasoning of the chicken and beef, crunchier cabbage instead of lettuce). But overall, it's pretty good.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
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