This place is a hidden gem for sure. I only found them because I turned around there on Wolf Street. I'm assuming they're new.
The experience was super disorienting, but the food was worth whatever the heck that was. To make it simple, you walk in and place the order at the counter inside. The guy in the food truck doesn't speak English, but one of the guys at the counter will run the order out to him.
The first time we went, we walked up to the truck and started to order, but realized the guy was trying to tell us to go inside and order. We went inside and there were four guys at the counter who took my order and told me it'd be ready. I went back and sat in the car for a while, but noticed the guy was just sitting at the window looking out. I was confused, so I walked back to the food truck and he kept pointing inside again. I eventually realized they never relayed my order to him. The guys inside were also not super easy to talk to, but we finally sorted it out, and one of the guys ran out and told him what to make. It'd be cool if they put up some signs explaining what's happening.
It was a Saturday, and for a reason I didn't pick up, they don't do fish tacos on Saturdays. I think they said they clean their fryer that day, so weekend options might be limited.
We did manage to try all three tacos over two visits. There's a discount if you get three. All of them were drizzled with salsa and cilantro. If you can get the fish, get the fish. The fish is lightly crispy and goes best with the setup. Chicken was a close second, and then beef. The beef was a bit tough, but the chicken and beef were seasoned well and those two contain salsa verde. They should put some roasted jalapenos on the side. They do use regular, probably store bought flour tortillas for these. If they used fresh corn tortillas, they would be unstoppable. I get why they don't, given their space and the complete vacuum of Mexican resources in Syracuse.
We also tried lamb and chicken rice bowls, which were absolutely solid. Everything tasted totally fresh. The meat was melt in your mouth tender, and very well seasoned over fluffy yellow rice and several amazing sauces drizzled over it. Normally I like to pause and try to understand the flavor profile of what I'm eating. I genuinely forgot to do that. Once we started on these bowls, we didn't really slow down.
The bowls come with a C&C brand soda from the cooler. You can get whatever flavor you're into, but obviously get blue.
You need to try this place out. These are some of the best Mediterranean style rice bowls we've had around here, and some amazing tacos as well. read more