Midtown Lunch

Sadly, another food truck bites the dust. Mexico Blvd who have been a regular Friday visitor to Midtown West announced on Twitter yesterday that they will be shutting down their mobile operation after four years in business. The reasoning given on their website is as expected: impossible permitting system and difficult parking laws among others.

This is the second hugely successful food truck to close this year after The Cinnamon Snail bid adieu back in February. And these are just the publicized closings. I can only imagine how many food carts in less explored neighborhoods close every day due to the difficulties of obtaining a legal permit. Street Vendor Project continues to campaign for lifitng the caps, in order to allow more fair opportunities for small mobile food businesses.

Today will be Mexico Blvd’s last day on the streets. They’ll be parked on 46th and 6th and if you’ve never tried their al pastor tacos with crispy cheese, then today’s the day!

Mexico Blvd hit the streets last year, and after Anna’s first look, I made a mental note that I needed to get myself a torta. Fast forward an entire year, and I realized I had totally failed at doing that. Luckily, they’ve parked in Midtown often lately, so I was able to remedy this wrong pretty easily. Better yet, I got to check out their lunch combos.

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Back in January, we announced the arrival of the Mexico Blvd truck to the crowded streets of Midtown. However, we hadn’t gotten around to a full review until now. When I saw that it was parked in my neighborhood last week, I decided it was time to see what kind of food this place has to offer.

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Mexico Blvd, the truck we told you about last month, is attempting to park in Midtown today. As of 20 minutes ago they were parked on 40th & 6th. Also, Gorilla Cheese is on 55th & 6th, Crisp on Wheels and Big D’s are on 50th btw. 6+7th, Morris Grilled Cheese is on Park btw. 51+52nd, Valducci’s is on 52nd & Park, Seoul Food is on 50th btw. Park+Mad, Wafels & Dinges is on 46th btw. 5+6th, lunch is free at 4Food if you download the Level Up app, and Cer Te has chubby chinese girl sandwiches. As always you’ll want to check the ML Twitter Tracker before heading out.

There is definitely no shortage of Mexican food in Midtown but good tasting authentic Mexican food is a bit harder to come by. Enter Mexico Blvd, a new food truck set to hit the streets in February, which according to their website plans to “bring to New York the food and culture of Mexico that we loved so much.  Apparently the owner of the truck has worked at Riverpark the Tom Collichio restaurant run by ‘wichcraft chef Sisha Ortuzar.  You can check our their menu and a gallery of photos on their website, plus follow them on twitter or the ML tracker for updates, and as soon as we know more we’ll let you know.