This Season's Topics: Local Food Trucks & Farmer's Markets!

This season's topics for the Summer of 2013...Local Food Trucks and Farmers Markets!

Tuesday 18 June 2013

Topolo Taco Truck

To kick off the season, I started with a taco truck that you may have seen out on Marquette or 2nd Street in downtown Minneapolis. They're formally known as "Topolo Tacos." I must say, I was pleasantly surprised in more ways than one. For a food truck, their prices are pretty decent if you are on a budget and if you are watching your calories (aren't we all these days) their food is pretty healthy. 

They offer three different kinds of tacos, starting with chicken, pork shank, and beef. Their menu is based on authentic Mexican recipes that originated from a restaurant that is located in a 200 year old hacienda in Centro Historico Mazatlan, Mexico. The location is famous for beautiful beaches and amazing flavorful authentic food. The pork shank is slow cooked in their Adobo sauce for six hours and served with their fire roasted tomatillo salsa prepared right at your table side. 


Their menu is simple, basic, and budget friendly. If your eyes are horrible like mine, I will type out what is written on the menu and save you some squinting! 


#1) $8.00 Chamorro (Pork Shank) Slow roasted in Adobo Sauce with red cabbage, tomatillo salsa, onion, cilantro & queso fresco cheese. 
#2) $8.00 Carne Asada (Beef Shirt Steak) Topped with their roasted tomato salsa, onion, radish, fresh cilantro & queso fresco cheese. 
#3) $7.00 Pollo (Chicken) Topped with corn & black bean salsa, onion, tomatillo salsa, cilantro and queso fresco cheese. 
#4) $8.50 Picadas (Mexican Sliders) Topped with pork shank, refried beans, tomatillo salsa, onion, cilantro & queso fresco cheese. 



They also offer baskets of fresh tortilla chips with their roasted tomatillo salsa for $3.50. One ala carte taco is $3.00 and one Mexican Slider is $3.00 as well. The prices on the menu include two tacos with your order and a side of tortilla chips and salsa. Their taco shells are actually grilled tortillas instead of just your basic hard or soft shells. 

Below is a picture of what I ordered. I received two chicken tacos with chips and salsa for $7.00. Considering how messy tacos usually can be, these were pretty easy to eat so if you needed to walk and eat, that would be very feasible! I would highly recommend this truck, it's budget and calorie friendly!


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