There's a taco truck at the corner of Fairview and Five Mile, which is on my route when I go for a run over lunch at work. They have a big sign that says "Fish Tacos" waving in the breeze. But no obvious name on the truck. Or so I thought, could have been a product of my exhaustion induced haze because there are multiple places where the truck says "Rolling Tacos". They have been added to the list and I stopped by on Wednesday for lunch.
Presentation - Always tricky with a food truck. I may have been the first customer, there was little activity inside until they saw me waiting, at which point someone who may have been of legal working age took my order and handed me my Diet Coke. I accidentally knocked their tip jar off its precarious perch with a handful of quarters. It was a weird interaction. Anyway, "plating" was a foil wrapped tub. Worked fine, nothing fancy. 2/10
No Interior Pic of the Truck. Someday...
Aroma - Dug these, the chipotle sauce and fresh red cabbage smelled great. 4/5
Value - The fish tacos are on the wrinkly neon green sign in the above pic. You may notice there's no price on there. I had to deduce it from the total cost. $6.09 for 2 tacos and a drink, which equates to 5.75 before tax. I'm going to assume this means $2.50 per taco with a 75 cent can of soda, possibly $2.25 each and a $1.25 soda. Either way solid for tasty tacos. The man-boy said two was a good lunch. I would get 3 if I did it again, just a bit light. 6/10
Fish - The sign doesn't specify, but they are grilled filets of a whitefish of some sort. Not overly seasoned but there's something there. The fish flavor was stronger on these than average, but not overpowering. Well prepared for grilled, no real complaints. 6/10
Not Fish - Flour tortillas, and thick ones at that. Almost pita thick. They worked. Super juicy lime slices, great fresh tasting pico and cabbage, and a really solid chipotle sauce as mentioned above. I had the first one as is, I added the salsa to the second one, which was really good. Spicier than the chipotle sauce with a nice smoky flavor. Dug em both. 8/10
Overall Taste - Not at all bad, among the better grilled options I've had. If the choice were mine to make I'd add a bit more seasoning on the fish and maybe some cotija cheese. Also chips, because sides. 7/10
Bonus Points - Tough category for a food truck. They get the normal +0
So there's a solid grilled option at Five Mile and Fairview, and a really solid fried option at Five Mile and ~Emerald. Those are both within about a mile of work. This is a good thing.
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