Ride the taco truck to YumTown

Let me tell you about one of the happiest places on Earth. I know it as the Taco Truck and, to be honest, I didn’t know its actual name was Taqueria El Jalisciense until I had to write this story.

Even though I’ve frequented this truck since second grade, I was probably in too much of a rush or just distracted by the thought of the upcoming tacos. Which are fantastic, by the way – don’t let the 2.5 star rating on Facebook (the only feedback available online) fool you; Yolanda wouldn’t know a good taco if it slapped her in the mouth.

The truck is located in Boring, in that strangely large parking lot between the Red Apple pub and the Green Food Market. The scenery is delicious, in that you can look at the truck, which has beautiful tacos plastered on its side, or at the concrete.

Upon approaching the truck, you get a peek inside the window and wonder how three people fit in there, then you’re greeted by a very loud “Whaddya want, big guy?” If that didn’t happen, watch out because the owner, Raoul, is walking up behind you right now and he is definitely going to give you a few hearty back-pat/pummels.

Glancing over the menu can take a while, since it’s surprisingly large for a mobile restaurant. There’s the Mex-American classics, including nachos and burritos, both of which are massive, see my head for reference. There’s your typical arrangement of tacos, my personal favorite being the tacos de lingua. Yes, that means tongue, and yes they’re to die for. If you tell me otherwise you either haven’t had them yet, or are one of the Yolandas of the world – who clearly don’t even derive pleasure from sunshine.

These people are black pits of despair.

The tacos de lingua taste pretty much just like beef, except with a much better texture, kind of like fish, but without the negative connotation that fish-beef would have.

Just don’t think about it, and your taste buds will immediately reward you. Get the salsa while you’re there, too. Your options are green or red, they’re both very spicy, and worth the pain/occasional tear.