This place is a hidden gem. 5 outta 5, no round-ups. Looks to be a family owned business. Got lucky…read moretrying out this taco truck out in the middle of nowhere. Surprised this place doesn't have more reviews! I came really hungry and ordered: 5 Tacos 1. Carne Asada (Grilled Beef) 2. Pollo Asado (Grilled Chicken) 3. Al Pastor (Grilled Pork) 4. Lengua (Beef Tongue) 5. Caveza (Beef Head) 2 Quesa Birrias (Beef) 1 Sopez de Lengua (Beef Tongue) Tacos Analysis * Hand-made tacos OMG! It's soft and fluffy on the inside, crispy and textured on the outside. * The tacos are very well loaded. 3 bucks I think is well worth it. * The condiments are fresh. Both lemons and cucumbers were very juicy. * The salsa was had authentic tomatio flavors. It was spicy in a good way but not out to kill. Quesa Birrias Anaylsis * Still handmade tortillas. Bomb! * Very well loaded with balance of mozzarella and birria. * Tortilla shell is very well toasted outside with birria sauce all over. * The birria itself was very soft with guajillo (the red) sauce. * Hands down best quesa birrias I've had. Sopez de Lengua Analysis * Still handmade tortillas. Win! * Very filling with many ingredients - bean spread, shredded lettuce, queso fresco, and lengua chunks. Verdict / TL;DR This place is amazing and worth stopping for. The highlights are home-made tortillas, generous portions, just fresh ingredients. The flavors come from the ingredients rather than just salt.

Flavorful ! With homemade tortillas.service was amazing. Really flavorful and fast service.read more

$2 CHICKEN TENDERS FOR THE WIN!!!!…read more Came here straight from the Gym. I made sure to track my food intake so I would have room left over for some tenders as I eat them in moderation ( twice a month works for me) First of all Angry Chickz can kick rocks, they got NOTHING on Hot birds. There are multiple definitions of hot, let's be clear: 1. Hot, as in temperature 2. Hot, as in spice level 3. Hot, as in this place is a HOT SPOT because of its popularity. The parking lot is always crowded, so a heads up in advance if you read this review. I live across the street from one of their locations so I can just walk instead of worrying about finding a parking spot. I ordered the 6 piece chicken tender combo. The food is always hot when it's ready. The complimentary bird sauce is good, though mild it has a kick to it. Chicken is always cooked thick and well, and the crunch to the chicken tenders is sweet and juicy with tons of flavor. This is my favorite place for chicken tenders or a chicken sandwich - thank you for the hospitality hot birds 831 and I look forward to my next visit.

I love this place. I always get the Medium spice Loaded fries and they are amazing. Always so fresh…read moreand delicious. Wednesdays are the best for Loaded Mega fries bc they have a special.

Delicious food, good customer service.... Ill be back to try more soon. Thank you Santa Cruzread more

We have seen Saucey'z around, but have never tried it, so when we saw that they would be at Sante…read moreAdarius in Capitola, we headed up for dinner. I ordered two vegan tacos, my spouse ordered two aloha tacos with pork, and we got Brussels sprouts (no bacon) to share. The food came out quickly and was piping hot. The chef delivered it himself and was very pleasant. Food was amazing, but two tacos AND half of the Brussels sprouts was a lot of food. These were massive dishes! That being said, we ate most of it and just had to roll ourselves home. The sauce was a bit too spicy for me, but would probably be fine for someone who enjoys spice more than I do. I'll be on the lookout for this truck from now on!

We went to the Juneteenth celebration in Laurel Park, Santa Cruz (2024). My Moms Mole was one of a…read morefew food trucks there. We were enticed by the appearance of the plates purchased by others leaving the food truck area. All plates come with rice and beans -- and your choice of: (1) jerk chicken ($15). Or roasted vegetables ($12). Or combo of chicken and roasted vegetables ($17). (2) Side dish, choice of fried plantain (4 circles), green salad with vinaigrette, or watermelon, cucumbers, mint salad. (3) choice of one of 3 mole sauces. (Mole sauces are also available to purchase separately). All items were still available when we visited around 1 pm but when we were leaving around 2:30, they had already run out of the plantains and watermelon salad. (The festival was scheduled to run from noon to 5 pm). Between us, we got -- and shared-- the jerk chicken, roasted vegetables, rice and beans, plantains, green salad, and the traditional mole sauce. Overall, the food was good -- but was over-powered by the abundant helping of the mole sauce. We would've preferred about half of the quantity that was served. Portions were generous. Service was friendly.

OMG!!! It's a game changer! Delicious nachos, always fresh and i mean good! It's not ur typical…read moreMexican mole!!!

Hooked on the coctel de camaron!! Definitely a hidden gem that needs more attention, highly…read morerecommend!!

Delicious food, the best agua chile in town! And the coctel is awesome! Fish tacos are fresh and…read moregood, caldo de camaron with the home made tortillas wife's must have on the weekends.

Food trucks - you take your stomach into your hands every time you consider one. This one was a…read morewinning chance. We were camping at the Santa Cruz County fairgrounds and needed to make a trip into town to do some laundry. With a hungry burning in our stomach, we loaded up the clothes and started looking for something to eat in the immediate area. Tacos El Jerry was parked in the lot right out front, and it looked too good to pass up. It ended up being excellent. My wife and I shared some quesabirria tacos, and it was some of the best birria I've had. Their jamica was excellent, and the salsas were superb. I went back the next day for more. The staff is friendly, the truck is clean, and the food is awesome. Definitely worth the detour if you're in the area.

Best way to describe this food is mid and mid is being very nice . They charged me twice because…read morethe person taking my order wasn't listening, I was using card so I got and additional charge TWICE , usually establishments try to make it right maybe by giving you a free drink or something and nothing was done. On top of that my food was cold , it's almost as if they just gave me left over food . They didn't get my order right and I only ordered 2 things . I would never recommend this taco truck even to my worst enemy . Please stay away from this truck . Don't waste your hard earned money .

We had Chubby Tacos cater the birria for our daughter's baptism yesterday, and they absolutely…read moreexceeded our expectations! Everything was delicious, fresh, and full of flavor. The birria was tender, flavorful, and a huge hit with all of our guests. We had so many people compliment the food and ask where we got it from! The entire catering experience was great from start to finish. The food was set up beautifully, everything was organized, and it made one less thing for us to worry about on such an important day. Thank you, Chubby Tacos, for helping make our daughter's baptism so special! We will definitely be recommending you to our family and friends and will be ordering from you again!

Overall: 3.5 stars…read more Loved the menu and specials. Really nice staff. Note: They only take cash or Venmo. And sometimes run out of certain meats (common for food trucks). I ordered a street taco with pollo because the photos looked so good! And I got the large nachos with birria (shredded beef in stew) with everything on it. (There were only these two meats available, so I wanted to try them both.) The order came out in roughly 15 minutes, which was good. The size of the items were okay, but surprisingly the meats were not very warm. The taco looked bland, but it tasted good with the cilantro and diced onions. The nachos, on the other hand, was underwhelming -- mainly because it sat underneath a mountain of what looked and tasted like Velveeta cheese. The squeezed dollop of sour cream didn't make it look more appealing. I think the tacos and platters are the way to go.

Stopped here on our way to the market and decided to get food instead. At the East Lake location…read more Definitely recommend you trying. Their salsas were great too. 10/10

Good prices and good food, can't ever go wrong with a burrito that's affordable and very tasty. I…read morecould give them 6 stars if I could

Wait was way to long for only one order ahead of me. Food was average at best. The horchata water…read morewas actually decent.

For being one of the most expensive taco trucks in town they have terrible service and terrible…read morefood. The guys got my order wrong and blamed me and told me I ordered it wrong. They didn't even offer to correct my order and just expected me to leave with tacos I didn't ask for. Their customer service is awful and they barely put any meat in their tacos.

While this review is long over-due, it is so important to us to thank and praise Karen and Poetry…read morein Motion, who catered our 25th Anniversary celebration at Nestldown. Everything, and I truly mean everything, about working with Karen and her staff was wonderful and enjoyable from start to finish. Karen worked with us seamlessly to plan a menu that included our family favorites, right down to a s'mores station for this former Girl Scout. Everything about the food was delicious and outstanding, and her team was truly a delight! We received so many great comments from our guests about how much they enjoyed all the dishes and desserts, and the impeccable and friendly service. We both savored seconds of the sea bass and ravioli! In addition, it was an unusually hot day in the Santa Cruz mountains, and PIM went the extra mile to set up water stations for our guests in the many areas we gathered. In my career, I worked with dozens of caterers on both intimate and large-scale special events. Hands down, Poetry in Motion raises the bar in every way. Thank you, Karen, for being a vital part of our truly special, once-in-a-lifetime event!

We had Karen and her team cater our Nestldown wedding in August 2026. They did an excellent job!…read moreFrom the start they accommodated not one but two complimentary tastings to iron out our menu and were flexible to menu changes up to two weeks before the event. Karen had a lot of excellent advice for how to best do the menu and catering logistics for the day. They worked seamlessly with the Danny Thomas rental team as well as Bacchus for beverage supplies. Her team delivered above and beyond on the day. The food and drinks were all amazing. Service was expedient and well executed all throughout the night. The desserts were absolutely exceptional. So many guests raved about how amazing the peanut butter chocolate truffles, chocolate chip cookies (seriously the best we've ever eaten), cannolis, and chocolate brownie parfaits were. I would 100% recommend Poetry in Motion as a wedding caterer!