It is raining everyday Florida, and today was no exception. The rain was pouring and I was sitting…read morein my car waiting for it to stop, but it just kept coming. Then, there was a tap on my window and I looked over to see a kind man grinning at me. Normally, I do not open house or car doors for just any smiling man. But, this man could not hurt a fly and was nice enough to escort me under his umbrella to the overhang of his taco truck to order my lunch. I told the staff that I want tacos, but I only have $6.50 (cash only), they nodded and a woman proceeded to cook up some food. It became:
2 fajita tacos on corn tortillas $1.75 each
2 chicken tacos on corn tortillas $1.50 each
Both served with the usual chopped raw onion and cilantro. These did not come with a side of lime, and the green chili sauce was most interesting...
The Tacos el Indio truck has by the far the most unique and homemade tasting tacos and chili sauce that I have had so far. I watched as the woman lightly dipped each of the corn shells into melted lard and placed all ingredients onto a large iron griddle. This gave the shells a delicious char of black and brown spots and toasty/nutty taste.
The chicken was all white meat that was shredded like rotisserie chicken style. The cook seared the shredded meat on the griddle and sprinkled lemon pepper on it. It actually still tasted like a taco with the toppings and the chili sauce, but just a little more interesting. The fajita beef was cut into long thin strips (about 4 inches) and seared just like the chicken on the griddle. The meat was tough and somewhat buttery, like cheaper cuts of beef can taste. I will usually use a marinade to prevent this sort of taste.
The green chili sauce was runny, but the ingredients were pureed into a smooth liquid that consisted of: green chili, avocado, lime, cilantro, salt, and beer. I actually think that the main ingredient was beer. It was delicious! But, since it was so runny, I had some trouble keeping it on the taco. Now I am at work, hoping that my breath does not wreak of beer from the sauce.
After I received my food, to take back to work to eat, the man was nice enough again to escort me back to my car with the umbrella in hand. I told him that I will see him again soon, and I will, but hopefully in nicer weather and with people accompanying me.
They have a large list of other items; tortas, sopas, burritos, menudo. There were no prices posted and I would have loved to sneak a photo of the menu. I did not see any bottles sodas for sale, but it does say that they have aguas frescas on the menu, and lists horchata as one of them. It is really hard to get photos of the trucks, because everyone is so paranoid. It is only two buildings North of Taqueria Mi Rancho, but they are still the busiest I have seen. They are in the parking lot of "Vessels Into Honour" ministries. There is a listing for a Tacos el Indio at another address on Yelp, but I cannot locate a business of that name under the address that is on the listing.
