Category: Food Trucks

Xolotacos Food Truck (Chula Vista)

Food Trucks, Mexican Restaurants, Taco Shops

For some reason, I’ve been wanting some Birria recently…..some decent birria. I actually had my heart set on finally heading back down to Ed Fernandez Restaurant….yes, I was actually willing to drive down to Nestor. But then, I had started hearing about a truck located off Main Street in Chula Vista that had some buzz surrounding it….I believe that the original location is in TJ and an acquaintance told me that the folks who took Anthony Bourdain around TJ on No Reservations back in 2012 have been recommending it on Social Media as well.

The name of the truck is Xolotacos and is located on Taco Truck Main Street in Chula Vista. So, I drove on down and found the truck in the parking lot of Bobar Liqour along with another truck. It was still fairly early, but the Xolotacos Truck was quite busy.

What was strange was that the carnitas truck across from it, did not have a single customer during my entire time there. All the customers eating and ordering were speaking Spanish…..for some reason, I found that comforting.

The truck has their salsas and agua frescas on a cart under the tent with the tables.

I quickly made my decision…..

And you know I wasn’t going to be having Mariscos, right?

Wanting to see how the birria itself was, I ordered a Taco de Birria ($3.75) and of course some Consome ($2). I was excited to see Taco de Birria con Nervio (tendon – $3.99)…something that I really enjoyed at Fernandez. All together about $10.50 before tip. Soon enough, my name was called and I went to pick up my order.

Man, these tacos were pretty huge!

They also come with beans, I wasn’t sure how I felt about that. But the beans did add another layer of earthy-nutty flavor which I kind of enjoyed. I tasted the birria…slightly beefy-savory, very buttery in texture. Not as good as Fernandez in my opinion, but the best I’ve had in a while.

I added some of the salsa to this taco and whoa….it’s pretty spicy! The were fine held up, even after some dunks in the consome.

Which I really enjoyed.

It was richer, spicier, and more flavorful than others I’ve had. Perhaps not as beefy….but really full of onion-cilantro and spices. Great with a squeeze of lime.

But my favorite item of the day was the Taco de Birria con Nervio. Oh my goodness, so much buttery, almost creamy and soft tendon in this!

The textures were so wonderful! For some reason, the beefiness seemed to come thru a bit more with this taco. Though I still think that the beefy flavor is a bit mild here.

I was stuffed after this. I was tempted to order the Taco de Birria con Tuetano, but am glad I didn’t! It gives me a reason to return, right?

Xolotacos
3189 Main St. (In the parking lot of Bobar Liqour Store)
Chula Vista, CA 91911
Current Hours:
Daily 7am – 5pm

Tacos Minali

Dog Friendly, Food Trucks, Mexican Restaurants, Taco Shops

I’ve often mentioned my “list” in posts. Places that I’ve listed to visit or revisit….it’s actually a Google Map that keeps getting more and more “crowded” on a daily basis it seems. Well, I only got one stomach so…..

Anyway, sometimes I take too long to visit and places will close before I have a chance to check them out. Case in point Voqozo. And sometimes I’m in for a surprise. Last year an acquaintance recommended a taco stand that opened off of Park named Tacos el Flaco. So, I put it on my map and read that since it’s a trailer set-up with outdoor seating; well, JJ could hang with me.

Recently, I took JJ to Old Trolley Barn Park for a little change of pace. And when things started getting a bit on the warmer side I thought it would be nice to grab some lunch. I initially thought of heading to BFD, since I hadn’t been there since they moved. But, in the end, I thought I’d try Tacos el Flaco. I lucked out and found parking on Park, then went looking for the taco trailer.

Finding this “clue” along the way.

Even though the address listed is for Park Avenue; the place is located on Lincoln Avenue. And even more to my surprise, it’s not Tacos el Flaco, but Tacos Minali!

Hmmm……well now I wasn’t too sure, but then I spied the trompo! Sorry about the terrible photo!

So, I knew I had to try this place out. Next, the prices gave me pause…….the Tripa Tacos were $4.85. The birria and adobado $4.25! Ouch!

Anyway, I ordered and JJ and I had a seat.

And soon enough my tacos were ready. They looked quite good.

I started with the Adobada, which turned out to be the best of the three.

I did find that mashed avocado to be a bit odd, but quickly got past that. I enjoyed the nice crisp and charred edges; really good caramelization. Savory-smoky, a touch of spiciness, I did miss the hint of acidic sweetness….if I ever have this again, I’ll do what the guy who came by as I was finishing up did and make sure to get some pineapple on the taco.

That salsa had some good heat and the tortilla was nice and maizey and held together well.

The tripas was my second favorite.

I loved the crisp and charred pieces, such good texture. The flavor was earthy-savory, not overwhelmingly “offalish”. The onions, cilantro, and other toppings went well with this.

I was not impressed with the birria. I did appreciate the fact that the double tortillas were crisped up; almost like vampiros, thus it held up well.

The beef was a bit too fatty, the seasoning on the milder side, and for some reason, it was a bit weak in the beefiness department.

Overall, two out of three ain’t bad. And JJ enjoyed himself.

Kind of pricey for tacos; especially from a trailer, but I’m glad to have tried it. The 9am opening time might also get me back here…though I’m sticking to Birrieria Enriquez in area for birria.

Tacos Minali
4005 Park Blvd. (actually on Lincoln)
San Diego, CA 92103
Current Hours:
Daily 9am – 11pm

Roast Duck from Noble Chef and Tacos from the Tacos La Chorreada Truck

Chinese BBQ, Chinese Restaurants, Food Trucks, Mexican Restaurants, Taco Shops

I’m still kinda “feeling it” from all the recent driving so just a quick post on some recent takeout revisits.

Roast Duck from Noble Chef:

I was in Balboa Crest Shopping Center checking on something, when I decided to pop into Noble Chef to see what roast duck prices were like. It had been a while since we’d been to Noble Chef. The prices and our visits to Eastern Dynasty have basically kept us away. The last time I’d had roast duck from Noble Chef it was a whopping $28 for a half duck! What the “duck” is going on? I was curious so I popped my head in…..

And to my surprise; on this day the half roast duck was $20.95. Like the same price as Eastern Dynasty. Hmmm……I’m wondering if there’s some competitive pricing going on now?

So, here’s what it looked like.

The skin was nice and firm and most of the fat had been rendered off nicely.

The meat was toothsome and moist-juicy. It did seem a bit short in flavor, really lacking in the five-spice/anise tones, sweetness, though it was nice and savory. Also, the duck seemed a bit leaner then on previous visits.

Still, perhaps our favorite roast duck in San Diego……I guess I’ll keep popping in and doing price checks for duck. The other dishes here just seem over-priced still.

The Noble Chef
6159 Balboa Avenue
San Diego, CA 92111

I’m always up to try some roast duck if anyone has a current favorite!

The Tacos La Chorreada Truck:

On a recent hot afternoon; the Missus just wanted a light dinner and figured three tacos from the La Chorreada Truck would fit the bill. I actually had not visited since the truck moved two lots over back in November. So, JJ and I walked on over. I ordered my tacos “para lleva” and JJ and I went to have a cerveza at BHT. We then returned for my tacos.

They actually have a pretty nice sitting area set-up now.

Anyway, here’s our taco threesome…..

From left to right. Lengua…nice and waxy, fatty-beefiness. The cabeza…the best of the bunch on this day, very beefy, great with the salsa verde. And the smoky-savory-lightly spicy chorizo and the “neba-neba” of the nopales.

This was a nice and light dinner for us. It fit the bill since we weren’t hungry in the least on this day.

The Tacos La Chorreada Truck
3040 Clairemont Dr
San Diego, CA 92117

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

Midweek Meanderings – The Macaron Shop Replacing GyroGrill, El Sazon de Nayarit Truck replacing Mariscos Tone Camaron at Harland (Bay Park), and Sumo Go Coming to the Former Bunny Chow Spot

Desserts, Food Trucks, Japanese Restaurants

Well, since we’re hitting the trifecta of Valentine’s Day, President’s Day, and Lunar New Year, I’m thinknig all of you are pretty busy right now so I thought I’d just do a quick post of places I’ve come across over the last couple of weeks.

The Macaron Shop Replacing GyroGrill:

I was a bit surprised to learn that GyroGrill closed recently. I knew a few folks that really liked the place. I recently revisited Tenkatori and saw that the Macaron Shop was replacing GyroGrill and they even had a stand already set-up on the walkway.

6780 Miramar Rd.
San Diego, CA 92121

El Sazon de Nayarit Truck replacing Mariscos Tone Camaron:

A couple of weeks back, I noticed that the Mariscos Tone Camaron trailer was gone from the side street behind Harland on Napier in Bay Park.

A couple of weeks later, I saw this Food Truck in the spot.

Not sure if the folks from the Mariscos Tone Camaron took over this truck, I waited a bit until I saw Logan, one of the great guys who works at Harland and he told me this is another truck. The Mariscos Tone folks have also upgraded to a truck, but it’s now at a different location.

4112 Napier St.
San Diego, CA 92110

Sumo Go Coming to the Former Bunny Chow Spot:

Bunny Chow which replaced LouZiana Food closed a while ago. I’ve finally seen some activity in the spot. Looks like something named Sumo Go is taking the spot?

Not 100% sure, but I’m thinking it might be part of the Japanese Grab-n-Go trend?

7128 Miramar Rd.
San Diego, CA 92121

Anyway, hope everyone is staying warm and dry with another storm hitting us the next couple of days!

Road Trip – Tacos Los Hermanos (Lone Pine), Old New York Deli and Bakery, and Shelter Distilling (Mammoth Lakes)

American/New American Restaurants, Cocktails, Distilleries, Dog Friendly, Food Trucks, Road Trip, Sandwiches, Sierra Nevada, California, Taco Shops, Travel

Just about a month after we returned from our two week road trip up to Mendicino, we were back on the road again. This time to where the Missus wanted to go, Mammoth Lakes. One great thing I found out was that The Westin Monache Resort, Mammoth Lakes is dog friendly. And it was right across the street from the Village at Mammoth, which had a variety of restaurants. We’d been to the area around Old Mammoth Road before and really hadn’t enjoyed ourselves.

We decided to make an overnight stop in Lone Pine to rest up before heading to Mammoth. So, I got us a night at the Dow Villa Hotel. This was back in June, so it was pretty darn hot already in Lone Pine. We checked in and basically just stayed in air conditioned comfort. When dinner time rolled around we just wanted to eat in the back garden area of the motel. It was too hot for JJ, so I walked the four blocks up to the Tacos Los Hermanos Truck. I was in a rush so I didn’t take photos of the truck which is on the corner of North Main and Willow Streets. I hustled back to the Dow Villa and we had dinner in the shaded public area behind the offices.

I got us four tacos, Adobada, CArne Asada, Buche, and Cachete. The Adobada wasn’t too bad, some good smokiness, sweet tones, and not too tough. The worst was the Carne Asada which was quite tough.

The Buche was pretty chewy, but the Cachete, beef cheek was nice and beefy. The tortillas were no big deal, but the salsas pretty good and spicy.

Not too much variety in Lone Pine, so this was a decent meal.

Tacos Los Hermanos
120 E Willow St.
Lone Pine, CA 93545

This is what Lone Pine looked like when I took JJ out for his 430am potty break…..

In the morning I took JJ for a short walk before things got too hot…..

And then we headed out….stopping in Bishop at Erick Schat’s Bakery which I’ve posted on twice before. The Missus ran in and got us some stuffs and we ate at the park across the street, under the trees. JJ needed the shade!

We then headed up the 395. We knew we were going to be early, so we decided to take a detour to Convict Lake and did the easy loop trail.

JJ got to try out his “boots” which we would later find that he really didn’t need.

He even saw horses for the first time and did well when they passed by!

We then headed up to Mammoth Lakes. We were still too early to check in, so we got our parking pass and headed across the road to the Village.

We walked around Village Plaza and found this sandwich and bakery along the side facing Minaret Road.

And as you might know, I’m a sucker for a club sandwich ($18.99) which seemed kinda pricy, but I added sweet potato fries (+ $1.89) which ended up being a good move.

The Missus enjoyed the sweet potato fries, which while not crisp, was quite creamy with a nice sweet and earthy flavor. The sandwich was pretty massive and this was enough for the both of us for lunch! The sourdough was fine, the turkey thinly sliced and quite moist…….. Good crisp bacon.

This would end up being our “go-to” lunch during our visits to Mammoth Lakes.

Old New York Deli & Bakery
6201 Minaret Rd. Suite 105
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546

Soon enough we got to check in at the Westin. We enjoyed the service there…in fact, one of the Bell men is from San Diego….Bay Park! He was so nice to JJ. To get an idea of how closed we were to the Village; this is the view from our room.

And there was a lot of space for JJ to do “his thing” as well.

When dinner time came along er headed down and across the street. It was interesting to see folks who didn’t want to walk down the steps actually drive their cars around the block! We came across Shelter Distilling, they actually make many of their own spirits, have outdoor dining, and serve food. So, we thought, why not?

Of course we started with some cocktails and man were we hooked!

I think the favorite was the “Crib” which was made with Jalapeno infused Blue Agave.

So good! We actually ordered another one!

We also tried the Beet It, made with Bourbon, honey, lemon, and of course beets! It was a bit sweeter.

We liked the fact that you could actually taste the spirits and it wasn’t overly watered down or overly sweet.

As for the food…well, we weren’t impressed. The Mandarin Orange Salad ingredients were good, but the Ginger-Soy dressing didn’t have enough savory-salty-tangy tones.

Like PF Chang’s lite…..

The Crispy Confit Pork Belly Tacos was fine, but one was served on a pita? The Harissa Shrimp Taco didn’t have much of a kick.

The pork was more chewy than crisp. The pico de gallo was too mild. The Harissa Shrimp was at least served on a tortilla…which fell to pieces quickly. The shrimp was overcooked and rubbery.

On a good note, we’d found a place to have cocktails each night we were here. And I also noticed a back outdoor dining area which we enjoyed the next evening. We’d be looking to dine elsewhere…..

Shelter Distilling
100 Canyon Blvd. #217
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546

And the Missus and JJ both were really enjoying Mammoth….

Saturday Stuffs – Trader Joe’s Coming to Clairemont Town Square, Oi Shiba Replacing Da Nang Corner, Hongdae DakGalbi Replacing Nice 2 Meet U, and the Tacos La Chorreada Truck Has Moved Two lots Down

Food Trucks, Japanese Restaurants, Korean Restaurants, Markets & Grocers, Taco Shops

Here’s a bunch of things I’ve found or noticed over the last three weeks.

Trader Joe’s Coming to Clairemont Town Square:

I had to run to Ace Hardware to get something and I noticed that Burlington Coat Factory was being downsized, with a bunch of construction going on. I asked the friendly guy working what was going on. And to my surprise he told me that a Homegoods and a Trader Joe’s was coming! Which confirms what “FOY” Peter mentioned in the comments of a previous post.

Did some searching and found this on Instagram.

With this background – sorry for the terrible screen capture.

I knew that the old AMC theatres were becoming LA Fitness, but man….it’s about time, right?

Not sure what the exact address is for the new units….

Thanks for the initial heads-up Peter!

3962 Clairemont Mesa Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92117

Oi Shiba Replacing Da Nang Corner and Hongdae DakGalbi Replacing Nice 2 Meet U:

I knew that Nice 2 Meet U at 4428 Convoy had closed, but then read that Da Nang Corner had closed as well.

So, I drove over and the two businesses which sit next to each other have their signage up.

Oi Shiba, is moving from PB….you know the folks, they own Steamy Piggy, Formoosa, Viet Nom, Flama Llama, etc, etc…..the one’s who will give out free desserts if you review them on Yelp. Though you gotta show the Server your review first. So let’s see, the SDB Restaurant Group does Taiwanese, dumplings, pho, Korean Fried Chicken, ramen, Peruvian….

HongDae from Seoul specializes in Cheese Dak Galbi, which I’ve heard folks call Cheese Fondue Dakgalbi.

4428 Convoy St Suites 120 & 130
San Diego, CA 92111

Tacos La Chorreada Truck Has Moved Two lots Down:

I had noticed that the Tacos La Chorreada Truck seemed MIA in the V Outlet Parking Lot.

Then I noticed a bunch of “Tacos” signs in the parking lot at 3040 Clairemont Drive; two lots down.

They actually have a nice spot with some tables and seating. I saw one of the guys who works in the truck and he told me they moved on the 2nd.

So, in case you were wondering!

The Tacos La Chorreada Truck
3040 Clairemont Dr
San Diego, CA 92117

Hope you’re having a wonderful weekend!

Lunch with JJ – The Kiko’s Place-The Seafood King Mariscos Truck (Morena)

Food Trucks, Mexican Restaurants, Seafood

I was wondering where to take JJ for lunch and then I remembered the Kiko’s Place Truck which had relocated to Morena last year. Since Cole’s has sadly closed, there would be ample parking, and the horrendous street construction had now moved further up Morena. So JJ got into the car and we were off.

We arrived around 10am and were the only customers. For some reason JJ got real excited when he heard the music blaring!

The woman working was very friendly and even waved to JJ! I thoguht that the better of the two tacos I had last time was the Tacos de Marlyn (Smoked Fish) and well; I decided to try the Gobernador – boy $16 for two tacos…..who’d have thought????

We went to one of the free standing “tables” and hung out….like I said; for some reason, JJ liked the music? What the heck?

The woman called me over and handed me some consomme and this time she also gave me some very crisp and still warm chips.

The consomme was better this time around; more savory-briny-seafood flavors. And still not overly salty.

Soon enough, my tacos were ready…good lord, these were very hefty. The Marlyn was still the better of the two; though both were overloaded with cheese. I’m thinking I’ll order them easy on the queso.

The shrimp on the Gobernador was on the tougher side; slightly fishy. Luckily the lime, pickled onions, and salsa roja handled things nicely. There was less smoked fish on the tacos de marlyn then on my last visit; but the fish seemed to have much more savory-smoky flavor, and those onions and peppers come in handy. The tortillas stood up fine and didn’t fall apart….of course having that layer of melted cheese protected the tortillas.

Kiko’s was fine; perhaps I need out a Mariscos truck I like better, but it is fairly close to home and JJ seemed to be having a good time hanging out….and listening to the music!

Kiko’s Place-The Seafood King Mariscos Truck
1170 West Morena Blvd. (In the parking lot of Coles Fine Flooring)
San Diego, CA 92110

Revisits to the Tacos La Chorreada Truck

Food Trucks, Mexican Restaurants, Taco Shops

Back almost three years ago, I paid my first visit to the Tacos La Chorreada Truck which is parked in V-Outlet lot on Clairemont Drive. I thought some of the tacos were decent, so I told the Missus. Of course She didn't believe me. It took me almost three years to convince Her that it might be worth a try. And so, She finally gave in. And guess what? She does indeed think of it as being one of the better options within walking distance….possibly the best. And since that first takeout visit, well…..we've I've been walking up to the truck with JJ to do takeout when the Missus is craving some tacos.

La Chorreada Rev 01

There are just a couple of items from the menu that we order.

La Chorreada Rev 02

No pollo, carne asada, or carnitas……..and it turns out that the Missus didn't care for the rubbery buche (pork stomach).

La Chorreada Rev 03

We'll usually get 4 tacos, some salsa verde and salsa rojo…the Missus likes the greasy, but tasty onions as well as the rustic, maizey tortillas. 

La Chorreada Rev 04  La Chorreada Rev 05 Since I've already done a post on this truck; I'll list the Missus's current favorites.

Tied for 1 – Cabeza and Lengua: I guess it depends on the day, but these two are the Missus's "must order". The lengua is a bit more beefy, but amazingly tender. The cabeza, when done with a slight char has a great texture; though milder in flavor than the lengua, it's goes well with the salsa rojo and a squeeze of lime to cut the richness. We always order these two.

3 – Chorizo con Nopales – The Missus enjoys both the mildly smoky flavor paprika brings to chorizo, along with a bit of the savory-pungent-earthy tones. The Nopales adds that gooey "neba-neba" texture She enjoys as well. The flavor of the tortillas and the onions really come thru on this one. 

4 – Cueritos (pork skin) – The Missus is on the fence on this one; though I enjoy the contrasts in textures that the gooey-rubbery pork skin brings to taco. I enjoy this with the salsa verde as the tanginess can be really made out.

It's nice finally having an option nearby that the Missus enjoys. As a plus, I can place my order, and JJ to visit his "aunties and uncles" Bay Hill Tavern for a cerveza, then pick up tacos "para llevar" (to go) and head on home.

La Chorreada Rev 06

And it seems that this truck is doing some good business. On two of my visits folks placed order for the 30 taco special!

The Tacos La Chorreada Truck (In the Parking Lot of V-Outlet)
3030 Clairemont Dr
San Diego, CA 92117

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Road Trip – The Sando Truck (Santa Barbara)

Food Trucks, Japanese Restaurants, Road Trip, Sandwiches, Santa Barbara County, Travel

JJ had done so well on our road trip to Morro Bay and Cambria that when the Missus had another string of days off, we decided to try it again. This time, we'd head to Santa Barbara. Granted, we have kind of mixed feelings about the city; it's kind of touristy, we hadn't always enjoyed our stays too much, but I had an idea. This time we'd stay in the Funk Zone…..at the Moxy Hotel and just kind of see how we like it this time around.

As with our previous road trip; JJ was a champ and we made it to our destination in no time. We even managed an early check in! Our room was interesting, but comfortable; I'll go into a bit more detail a bit later.

The Funk Zone is located across the 101 from the busy portion of State Street. It was a nice short walk to Stearns Wharf.

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This was a Sunday and we were shocked at how "quiet" things were….more on that later.

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We enjoyed the walk as did JJ who got a lot of "pets" from folks.

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We even had a photo-op or two…..

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What I had found interesting was that there weren't reservations available for many places or various restaurants were closed. We looked for a place to grab lunch and I had noticed this food truck just around the corner from the hotel.

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And we thought "what the heck"? We weren't too hungry, so this sounded good. We got a Pork Katsu (that's what it is on the menu…I guess folks wouldn't know tonkatsu???) Sando – 3 piece (which I think is one sando) $11 and an order of Potato Salad ($5). The guy working was very nice; he pointed us to a table we could use.

We liked that shokupan was used for the sandwich and yes, the crust was trimmed off!

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The "sizing" was a bit off as the tonkatsu was significantly smaller than the bread and had been over-fried a bit. The pork was toothsome and not tough; a bit too much katsu sauce as well. Overall, an ok sando…..in Santa Barbara!

The Potato Salad was actually quite good.

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At first glance we thought it might have a bit too much mayo; but this was nice and refreshing. The potatoes nicely mashed, a good amount of egg in this, but our favorite ingredient was that instead of just plain cucumber, kyuri asazuke, pickled cucumbers were used. This added a nice sour-acidity which helped to balance out the mayo.

This was pretty filling and a nice start to our stay in Santa Barbara.

The Sando Truck
210 State St.
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

We decided to take a stroll after our meal. We headed under the 101 and over to the main part of State Street…..usually busy with tourists, today it was totally empty.

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We actually enjoyed this…..

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Many of the businesses were closed as were the restaurants I'd tried to reservations at. What was going on? 

Well, I guess that many places don't open on Super Bowl Sunday? The bars were open, but there didn't seem very full. I guess this is what SBS is like in downtown Santa Barbara?

Mariscos Tone Camaron at Harland Brewing Bay Park

Beer, Food Trucks, Mexican Restaurants, Seafood

**** The Mariscos Tone Camaron trailer has been placed by the El Sazon de Nayarit Truck

Sometimes it’s just the smallest thing. A couple of weeks ago, I went to get my morning caffeine fix from Bay Park Coffee. I guess everyone else, and their mother decided that it would be a great time for an energy boost and there was no parking to be found on Napier or Ashton, so I had to park on Morena. While walking toward Napier, I noticed this trailer in the back of the Harland Tasting Room.

Mariscos Tone 01

Interesting, a Mariscos Truck/Trailer was now in back of Harland. I guess they needed something to replace Rosemarie’s which was here for quite a long time until they got their own brick and mortar shop.

An interesting recent development is that the Missus enjoyed the Japanese Lager from June Lake Brewing, that I had Her try Harland’s version which She enjoyed even more! So, we decided to take a walk down Milton and check out Harland and the Mariscos trailer.

Harland BP 01

The place was fairly busy when we arrived. I ordered a Japanese Lager for the Missus and tried a sour.

Harland BP 02

The Missus said that She couldn’t tell the difference between the draft JL versus the canned.

Harland BP 03

The Raspberry Sour was very light and I think a good candidate as a “gateway sour”.

Harland BP 04

As for the food, it was done via QR code. And I’m guessing they do burgers as well as Mariscos?

Mariscos Tone 02a

As for the Mariscos, well, the name of the trailer includes “camaron” and that’s what they basically have; shrimp except for the $25 rib-eye tostada.

Mariscos Tone 03a

So, we ordered the “OG Shrimp Ceviche” and the Aguachile Verde Tostadas. In a nice touch, our order was delivered to our table.

Mariscos Tone 04

The portion sizes for $12 was quite good, though we’ll be the first to say that the shrimp were really tough and rubbery. Each portion was enough to make three tostadas. Though I will say, it seems to us to be more about quantity than quality. The OG was really mild, lacking in spice, quite watery.

The Aguachile was better, with nice citrus tones.

Mariscos Tone 05

The cucumbers were nice and palate cleansing and went well with the maize-y tostadas. Both dishes had a generous portion of creamy, mildly sweet avocado. It was still mild in terms of “heat”, but maybe that’s based on the demographic. This wasn’t bad, though it lacked a good amount of spice and seemed a bit dumbed down.

Overall, while not my first choice with regards to Mariscos, decently priced with fairly generous portion to price.

Mariscos Tone Camarón at Harland Brewing
4112 Napier St.
San Diego, CA 92110