Taqueria La Villa is a food truck, or, rather a food BUS. They feature a variety of tacos, enchiladas, and burritos at incredible prices. They also feature Mexican Coca-Cola, sangria soda, and Jarritos soft drinks.
I've only been here once, but if anything else they serve is anything like what I just ate, this place is my new favorite Mexican restaurant in Logan.
The only thing they lost a star for is not having some kind of air conditioner, window cooler, or fan inside the bus. It was a pretty warm day (in the upper 90s), and it would have been nice to be completely absorbed in my delicious food rather than focus on the heat. I feel bad for the cooks, too! But, no matter. I'll keep going back. It was so good.
Husband and I shared a #5 and each got a soda (sangria for me, Coke for him). Our total came to $9 ($5 for the meal, $4 for the sodas), and it was more than enough food for both of us. The #5 was a big burrito with refried beans, seasoned rice, and the meat of our choice--we got the picadillo (shredded beef) and asked for the sauce inside and on the side rather than smothering the burrito (I like the taste and texture of flour tortillas without sauce). It came out on a pretty Mexican plate with finely cut lettuce (they do it themselves, not from a bag--I watched the cook slicing some more in the back while we ate), diced tomatoes, and a good-sized plop of sour cream. $5.00. Five dollars. FIVE DOLLARS DO YOU HEAR ME?!
Not only was it inexpensive, it was GOOD. Good good good good. Probably the best burrito I've ever had, and I'm a really big fan of Cafe Rio's and Costa Vida's burritos. This was better. Each component was beautifully seasoned--the rice, the beans, and the shredded beef--and it all came together in this balanced, beautiful symphony of flavors. That's something a lot of American cuisine loses--seasoning each part so it comes together with complexity. This was magnificent. Tortilla was perfect, too.
And then there was the sauce. The sauce gets its own paragraph. It was a mellow orange color and had a great consistency--not too thick, not too thin--and like the rest of the burrito, it was seasoned perfectly so as not to overpower anything--only to complement. I could have ordered a cup of that sauce and had it as a drink and enjoyed it immensely. My mouth is watering as I write this, and I ate it just a few hours ago. Magnifico.
Our only regrets: not coming hungrier, and not noticing the bottle of chile sauce on the counter until we had polished our entire plate off. We both had a sniff and agreed it will be amazing. Guess we'll just have to go back. Like maybe for dinner. Or right now. read more