Food trucks are definitely becoming more of a staple in D.C. as far as I can see.  It’s been a year since I’ve worked my internship here (at this point in time 0of December in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 I was only three 3 ½ months removed from being DC) and there are at least triple the amount of food trucks than what I remember.

When I left the offie for lunch on my first day back, I was just planning to grab something really quick at the cafeteria tht is rgiht inside my building =. it’s fast, cheap, and it’s right hrere – and the flavor is actually pretty much on par with anything you’d find at one of the chain restaurants in the city.

I changed my mind quickly. Suddenly I was craving a Chicken Caesar Flatbread salad from Quizno’s. I hadn’t had one of these in more than a year, but I knew that there was a Quizno’s within walking distance from the building.  I’m all about efficiency and I was planning on bringing this particular meal back to my desk.

As I stepped outside of my office, I see a huge line of food trucks. I originally was just planning to peruse the menus and then continue on the way to Quizno’s.  But one immediately and really caught my eye.

These tacos were pretty impressive! Their menu was considerably inexpensive for the amount of food I was getting. It was nice to see the size of the tacos prior to ordering based on the people who ordered before me.  Food truck etiquette was something I was new at, so I felt kind of last…wasn’t sure where to stand and when to order.  But this truck got an extra number of cool points because they were using a Square card reader to accept payment (but I did pay with cash).

So, now that the atmosphere is out of the way, let’s get down to the food.  I decided to get 1 chicken taco and 2 fish tacos.  It said all the meat was grilled, not fried, I couldn’t remember ever taking part in a grilled fish taco! They also had a deal where you got a free soda with three tacos and based on the fact that I didn’t sleep a whole lot the night before, I was definitely itching for a nice caffeinated Coca-Cola.

The tacos were served on flour tortillas which I was fine with.

The chicken was pretty tame in flavor, but the fish seasoning was fantastic.  I did like how it was grilled and not fried – it made it taste more fish but it wasn’t overly fishy either.  The shredded cheese was almost TOO standard – it was just shredded mozzarella which had almost no flavor to it.  The pico de gallo was literally out of this world.  It was so flavorly and had a nice spice to it.

 

Speaking of the pico, with the avocado on top it literally made  every bite feel like a super fresh guacamole on top. The cilantro is always the selling point for me. You need fresh cilantro and this tasted like they chopped it right before they mixed it into the salsa.  The inclusion of cabbage of top of the taco was also great – the crunch was very welcome. The sour cream was so tangy – chipotle mayo. So it also had a little bit of a kick to it, but again, not too much.  The taco flavor was very, very balanced.

All I needed was a nice modelo or maybe a margarita to wash those bad boys down.  Makes me sad that el rods doesn’t have fried fish tacos…or do they? But then again, neither of those is appropriate during noon at work unfortunately.

Not the best fish tacos I’ve ever had (here are the best I’ve ever had. EVER.), but I’d go back.

TL:DR (Too long, Didn’t read) – If you have the chance to go to DC Taco Truck, do it! Not the absolutely best in the world but for a quick, inexpensive DC lunch I would definitely recommend it.  I can’t wait to try the other meat options that they have or even their soup – they have a wide selection which is good, but it’s not too wide that they aren’t using quality ingredients.  I believe small menus make the dream work when it comes to restaurants, and I think they are on to something here.

Flavor? (1-10) 8
Customer Service? (1-10) 8
Would I go back? (Yes/No) Yes