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Ever since California decriminalized street vending statewide in 2018, I definitely started to notice more and more random street taco vendors in the city of San Gabriel. As of February 2024, there are at least three street taco vendors (excluding taco trucks) scattered across the city. Recently I drove past the New Ave & Valley Blvd intersection and noticed this taco stand with a light crowd. I decided to park & come here for a quick taco bite. Apparently this is not the only Super Tacos location and please see their IG @supertacos0420 for details on other locations (never been to other locations so can't confirm).
[Parking]: Street parking only as the strip mall behind this taco stand was burned down in May 2018 (https://www.sgvtribune.com/2018/05/16/fire-is-burning-at-alhambra-area-strip-mall/). If street parking is not available, then customers can also park at the CVS & 168 Market parking lot and walk here.
[Ambiance]: Standing only; cashier asked whether I want my tacos to-go or here and I mistakenly said to-go. My tacos were wrapped in an aluminum foil sheet and I completely forgot to get their green and red sauces as I heistly walked back to my car. However I did come back again the next day and try their green and red sauces.
[Menu]: Categories include tortas (telera, meat, lettuce, tomato, avocado, mayonnaise, and Monterey Jack cheese), burritos (meat, rice, beans, onion, and cilantro), papa rellena (meat, Monterey Jack cheese, butter, and 5 tortillas), vampiros (golden tortilla, meat, Monterey Jack cheese, onion, and cilantro), tacos, quesadillas, mulitas (beef, Monterey Jack cheese in corn tortilla), and alambres (meat, onion, bell pepper, Monterey Jack cheese, and 6 tortillas). Meat options include asada (grilled steak), pastor (spit-grilled slices of pork), pollo (chicken), chorizo (pork sausage), cabeza (beef head), and tripas (small beef intestines).
[Price]: Each taco is $2 except that tripa taco is $3 instead.
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Al pastor taco ($2): You know this al pastor taco is a real deal when the cook sliced a piece pineapple & added to it.. The taco had double-wrapped tortilla and overall this spit-grilled pork taco tasted pretty good.
Asada taco ($2): Smelled really good and a solid option.
Tripa taco ($3): Not sure why it had a grainy texture.
Complimentary sauces: Red sauce tasted really really really spicy. Green salsa tasted pretty solid, but avocado salsa tasted a bit bland.
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Personally stick with asada and al pastor - can't really go wrong with both options as both options are better than tacos from Arandinos Tacos El Patron (a popular taco truck stationed at San Gabriel Superstore). While tacos here are perhaps the best in town, there are better taco options for anyone who's willing to drive to East Los Angeles or El Gato Night Market in Westlake. read more