What you’re eating: Tacos, tacos and more tacos – all made with fresh ingredients and available for only $1. But don’t let the price fool you, these tacos are bursting with flavor and, if you’re up for trying something a little more fiery, Tacos Don Carlos has a trendy and Instagram-worthy option for you. (Hint: It involves Flamin’ Hot Cheetos).
That’s right, here you can get Flamin’ Cheeto Tacos with homemade fiery shells and topped with Cheetos, or a Flamin’ Cheeto Rito (burrito). Meat choices include steak, grilled chicken, chorizo, al pastor (pork), carne asada, and pollo asado.
Gluten-free corn tortillas are also available and, according to the owners, pair well with a side of guacamole.
Who’s making your food: Speaking of the owner, it is often Carlos himself who you will see inside the truck alongside either his wife, Maria or one of his other family members.
“I want to keep it a family business,” says Carlos Mata, who works six days a week to run the truck with his family. He is at the store every morning by 7 a.m. to buy supplies, opens the truck up by 11:30 and keeps at until they sell-out, usually about 9 p.m.
“We cook to order – we’re constantly cooking,” Mata says.
Mata first started selling food from a taco cart a few years ago Friday and Saturday nights at Trower Avenue and Jefferson Street in Napa. He was serving between 60 and 80 people each night, but, he says, he didn’t know at the time he needed a permit. Unable to afford one at the time, he was forced to close.
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