Archive for 'Tacos El Idolo Truck'

The Long Walk To Tacos El Idolo Yields A Massive Pork Cemita

Note: I wrote this before hurricane Sandy messed up the Financial District and its lunch options. And because I’ve been unable to work at my office due to lack of phone or Internet service I haven’t been able to confirm if this truck has continued to park in its usual spot. If nothing else, you get to read about a pork sandwich.

After a couple of failed attempts at catching Tacos El Idolo in its spot off of Whitehall St., (usually on Pearl St. but I think they’ve been on Bridge too), I finally caught up with them late last week after spotting a crowd of be-suited guys waiting on the sidewalk. The menu is similar to the Tacos Morelos truck that parks at Wall & Water everyday, but if you work at the bottommost reaches of the Financial District, Tacos El Idolo is the closer option. While I was tempted by the tacos (as I always am), instead I ordered a cemita and was not disappointed with what I got. Read more »

Tacos El Idolo Truck Now Parking At Bottom Of The FiDi

Lunch’er Serene wrote in earlier this week to let us know that another Mexican food truck’s been parking in the nether regions of the Financial District. Sure enough, Tacos El Idolo which some of you may know from its usual spot in Chelsea has started parking at Pearl St. & Whitehall. This is likely good news for those of you whose Mexican food options near Bowling Green until now have included Chipotle, Mad Dog & Beans and terrible deli burritos. Click through for a look at the menu and what Serene said about the food she and a co-worker got from the truck. Read more »