So I’m in California visiting my dad for two weeks. I’m leaving on the 3rd to go back home and just now did I discover the fantastic delights of the Taco Truck. I’ve read about them before on several food blogs, and heard about them from my cousin and my brother, but I never actually thought about going to one until today…I forgot I was in California.
I was forewarned that it wouldn’t look at all impressive when we drove up, but I wasn’t really expecting anything more than a truck selling tacos. Which is exactly what it is. But as we parked…HOLY CRAP do you see that sign? TACOS 2×1.00 !! This totally beats the 4$ mountain of chinese food you get at the Dragon Centre back home (more on that later). As we went to the other side there were signs displaying the many types of tacos they had, lengua (tongue), carnitas (braised pork), carne asada (roasted beef), cabeza (cows head, chicharonnes (fried lard!), cerizo (sausage) and others that I forgot. I got so heady with the choices I forgot I was gonna get all the different types (its 2 for a 1$ for godsakes!) and ordered two cerizo and carnitas since I instantly recognized them…dammit.
Mine came with this huge pickled jalapeno which made my brother jealous. I had to share it with him since his didn’t come with any. He also said he forgot to get fresh pineapple juice, which they apparently give out for free. DAMMIT. We weren’t doing this right. I LOVE that they used corn tortillas instead of the regular flour ones you get at faux-Mexican places. They’re drier, but they have more texture and flavor to them then the tasteless flour tortillas you get at Taco Bell. The cherizo was awesome, but what spicy fried sausage isn’t? The carnitas however we’re dry and tasteless. I was warned before hand but I forgot. Throw some lime on those babies, some radishes, and a bite of jalapeno made these tacos fucking sing!
Christian went for the cabeza and the carne asada. These were good, really good, they were better than mine. There is nothing like roasted head stuff in a taco. Seriously. The meat was tender, whatever part of the head it might have came from, and it was flavorful. And the carne asada beats any mystery beef that Taco Bell shoves its flour sheets of death. At least we know its head and real meat we’re eating. The picture above really demonstrates the delicious pondering you get when you bite into a cow head taco.
El Chavito also sells burritos and tortas, YUM. I think another visit soon is expected
TACOS EL CHAVITO
Morgan Lane (its a truck on a street…)
Huntington Beach CA 92647
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