taco truck

Mobile Mexican vendor

A taco truck is a mobile food vendor operating from a converted truck or trailer, serving tacos and other Mexican food.

Taco trucks typically park in urban areas, at construction sites, or outside bars and events.

The term became politicized in 2016 when a Trump supporter warned that without immigration restrictions, there would be "a taco truck on every corner"—which many took as an endorsement rather than a threat.

Related

vendor · curbside · cilantro · lime · carnitas · al pastor · carne asada · street corner · wheels · lunch · sidewalk · onions · guacamole · horn · menu · cash only · cash · line

Categories
Opposites
dining establishment type

taco truckformal dining room

Ceremonial eating area

steakhouse · hotel restaurant · banquet hall · home cooking · grocery store

culinary formality and prestige

taco truckhaute cuisine

Elevated culinary artistry

state dinner · white-glove service · gala dinner · champagne reception

cuisine type

taco truckdim sum cart

Mobile Cantonese small-plates service

hot dog cart · falafel cart

Family

taco, truck, tacos, trucks, trucked, trucking, trucker, truckers

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G