Midtown Lunch

At first when I spotted the Taco Mexicanos truck on Maiden Lane (at Water) last week, I was excited for their tamales and tacos since I love both of those items. Then I started thinking about the fact that they had something that other places in the Financial District didn’t: Ecuadorian food. That’s right, they have hornado, encebellado, guatita and the favorite of late-night drinkers everywhere, salchipapas, aka hot dogs and french fries. After asking what all they had for the day, and what was recommended from the Equadorian offerings, I was steered in the direction of the hornado ($7) after being asked how hungry I was. Check it out in all its porky glory after the jump. Read more »

Are you guys overwhelmed by all of the new places popping up in the Financial District lately? No? Is it just me? Anyway…this post is about the Tacos Mexicanos truck spotted Tuesday on Maiden Lane at Water St. They serve tacos (natch) and some sandwiches on top of empanadas, salchipapas, tamales and some Ecuadorian fare. A quick Web search shows there’s a truck of the same name that parks in Woodside, Queens so it might just be legit (I’d already had two lunches so there was no more room in the Downtown Lunch stomach). One of the guys on the truck said they’d either be back at the same spot today or on Water near Fulton.