Where the fuck have I been? About two months has passed since I've touched a keyboard with smelly salsa fingers, and I just couldn't take it any longer. Between Peru, Backpacking, and being in Visalia (ugh) I haven't been able to do what I have come to love over the past year: eating tacos and writing about them.
"But Jason, there wasn't any mexican food in Peru?"
Are you fucking kidding me? That place might as well be in the Orient, because their idea of a tortilla chip is what we call here in the states, "won ton." One good thing came out of that though, now I know won tons and guacamole taste good together!
"Visalia? Come on, there's some good mexican food there!"
Hmmm, you're right. There is good mexican food there. But most places are restaraunts, and sometimes I don't feel like having to get served...what's up with the lack of taquerias? Another thing, the places that are grubby downs are in the Northside, nuff said.
So, I'm back, LA. Your old friend is here...and ready to eat some mother fucking tacos!
YADI'S TACO TRUCK
You can tell alot about a business' food by the type of customers it attracts. And this taco truck, thank God, had ALL MEXICANS at it. And I'm not talking like, two or three people, I'm talking two or three FAMILIES, all chillin, eating outta their trucks; one family even had some chairs out by their cars! There were kids whizzing past me while I was waiting in line, adults behind me laughing and eating...it truly was a beautiful site. All on a Monday night. And not a gringo in sight, except yours truly :)
How awesome does that look? Anyways, I order two pastor and two asada tacos. Seriously folks, at this point, I was about to explode. I took about four to five pictures before my mouth was so full of saliva I had to put the camera away and start grubbin' it.
OK, I really just want to talk about how awesome this night was for me, but at some point I have to tell you how the tacos tasted, what the truck served, all that nonsense you would get from a proper review of a place. But you know what? Believe me when I say this...This truck is good. And not because I haven't had a proper taco from a truck in lord knows how long, but because everything came together in a way that seemed almost predestined. Read my writing, look at my pictures. Trust me...
Besides the obvious, this truck had a couple things that stuck out to me. First, the tortillas came to me hot, so hot they were a bit stiff. But if that's how they wanna do it...by God, I'm going to let them. There was no lack of flavor, and not a problem when it came to getting it in my mouth. Second, they served the tacos with grilled green onions. That's just special to me.
Yet, if I were to gripe about this place...I'd say the tacos were on the small side. But this isn't anything I'm not used to...and don't expect.
I'm so glad to be back. Only for a week, but damnit, I'm going to fit as much tacos in this week as I can!
Tacos ~ $1.25
Yadi's Taco Truck ~ On the corner of Venice Blvd & Sepulveda...in front of the Chevron.