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The Taco Truck Gourmet: Mi Lindo Huetamo #2

Thu Aug 07, 2008 at 06:51:02 AM
This stately white and stainless steel-clad taco truck can be found at the corner of Hillcroft and Jessamine on the same block as Droubi’s Middle Eastern grocery and bakery. The cooking is top-notch and the garnishes are unusually elaborate.

Try the quesadillas al pastor, lovingly topped off with sour cream, avocado, and cilantro. You get two salsas with every order, a fiery red and a tart green, and a little foil pouch full of radishes and marinated onions.

Photos by Robb Walsh
Chef Nicolas?
”My beautiful Huetamo” is named after the town in the Tierra Caliente region of Michocan.

The truck was recently purchased by a seasoned kitchen veteran named Nicolas who has worked in Houston restaurants, including Carraba’s and Pappa’s Brothers Seafood, for the past 22 years. Nicolas decided it was time to run his own business. He says the hours are long, but he doesn’t have a boss anymore, so it's worth it. -- Robb Walsh

1 Comments:

brucesw says:

I've seen this one many times but never stopped; it does a good business. I'll have to give it a try. There's another one by the same name usually parked on Bissonnet about a mile outside the Beltway and a 3rd one that seems to move around a lot.

Glad to see some another entry in the Taco Truck Gourmet series.

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