3720 East 5th Avenue (East of Stelzer)
Hours: Mon-Sat 9am,-5pm
614.592.3123
The 8th Taste is owned by a Colombian couple who have lived in Columbus for 8 years. They recently moved from their original location on Cleveland Avenue. They do serve tacos but the food offered is a mixture of Colombian dishes and western targeted items.
I wouldn’t go out of my way for the tacos which are a choice of beef or chicken and served in a platter and (to us at least) American style.
However, I would go a long way for some of their empanadas. These were filled with a tasty mix of chicken, potato and vegetables and were reminiscent of an Indian samosa. Straight from the fryer, they were hot and crispy and irresistible.
Also popular with our tasting team were the arepas. I hadn’t had them anywhere else in Columbus other than El Arepazo the popular downtown Venezuelan restaurant. We ordered two, a cheese and a beef arepa and opinions varied as to the favorite. Both were good with the hot sauce, which looked a lot more lethal than it actually was.
Drinks wise the truck has a range of pepsi products and Jarritos mexican sodas. Located at a noisy intersection 8th Taste isn’t the kind of truck you linger at while you enjoy your food. Definitely more suited to take out or eat and run. The location is perfect though to combine with a trip to the Habitat for Humanity Restore.
Thanks to Joe A for the tip off about this taco truck.
5 Comments
May 30, 2009 at 8:18 PM
yesterday, i went to the 8th taste and i want to say that this place its awesome the taste its incredibly good.
i tried the hamburger and it was really good, it had a little bit of colombian taste and i really like it.
all i know is that they are going to see me more often there.
June 6, 2009 at 8:49 PM
Haven’t tried yet. The arepas, and the empanadas, are completely different than the Venezuelan style you see at El Arepazo. I prefer the Venezuelan arepas (they really are like two different products), but the Colombian empanadas. The best come from the Valle del Cauca and Cauca departments, I wonder where the owners are from.
June 16, 2009 at 7:19 AM
8th Taste, as of 6/15/2009, was sitting in the parking lot of a car shop on 5th Ave. near James Rd. I haven’t driven by it during normal business hours to see if it has set up shop there or if it’s being fixed…If I happen to find ouy, I’ll let you know.
June 28, 2009 at 6:59 PM
i just wanted to let you know that we’d moved there, we are available from 9 am to 5 pm, monday-saturday
October 23, 2009 at 4:42 PM
I just found this place 2 weeks ago and have been there 4 times!! Its too close to my house so its easy to run and get an empanada on saturdays. The stuffed potatoes are great too! I’d like to try other stuff, but I hate going there without eating those 2 things.