A project by hungrywoolf, CMH Gourmand and Taco Drew with help from many other Taco Truck enthusiasts and Columbus Underground posters.
This project was started in January 2009 to try and locate, sample and document the taco truck culture of Columbus Ohio. Here is an account of our taco truckin’ adventures.
Taco Truck Tidbits
In 2000, the Columbus Metropolitan area Latino population was 17,471 – 2.5% of our citizens. In 2005, it was 3.3%. Estimates (2009) of the local Latino population suggest 6% or more of the population is Latino. Local Latino immigrants come from several regions in Mexico as well as El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and the rest of Central America.
Taco Trucks are found in any city that has a significant Latino population. In Los Angeles, Houston as well as other locales, these mobile kitchens are a valued and celebrated part of local culture that adds spice to the people and palates of the community. Viva la Vida Taco!
We need your help to keep our information up to date. If you find a Taco Truck we do not have listed or if truck moves, changes a phone number, etc., please let us know so we can update our posts to share with everyone. Thanks.
e-mail updates: Taco Trucks Columbus
And to help you keep track of what the taco Truckers are up to – by popular demand – Taco Trucks on Facebook
15 Comments
March 24, 2009 at 12:07 PM
I love this site! This is awesome! I just found your site while looking up a Google Map. This should be done in every city/town. A map to all the taco trucks! That is awesome!
(ok, maybe I am a little overly excited. But honestly it is just really hard to find good food while traveling some times. You just don’t know where things are, the hidden little gem type of places where even the locals barely know them. Besides, good Latin food can be hard to find!)
I so have my eating cut out for me next time I pass through Columbus. I love the Taco trucks every time I am in LA, so it’s good to see other people value them and want them as part of an urban landscape in other parts of the country.
May 21, 2009 at 2:41 PM
Mmmm looks like I’ve been missing out on a great culinary experience in Columbus! Keep up the good work. I will continue to follow!
May 26, 2009 at 9:54 AM
What a great site! Thank you for keeping it current–
I didn’t see Mr. Grill Tacos on the list (unless I missed it) located at 1040 Georgesville Rd., (614)732-2773.
Thanks again!
May 26, 2009 at 10:10 AM
Thanks Karen. we do have Mr Grill Tacos – an interesting one because they serve pupusas which none of the other open trucks do.
June 16, 2009 at 3:43 PM
Hey, FYI. I checked out another West Side Taco truck on Sullivant ave. It’s only been open a few days. While the taco truck’s food was good, what was even better was checking out the Mexican bakery next door and meeting the owner. He is incredibly friendly and the pastries look amazing — everything from croissant to traditional Mexican pastries. Unfortunately I don’t have the name off the top of my head. Be on the lookout!
June 17, 2009 at 11:43 AM
Could it be Taqueria Los Tolucos?
June 18, 2009 at 10:49 AM
Yes – we went there last night Taqueria Los Tolucos
June 24, 2009 at 10:42 AM
I posted this comment under the El Manantial truck, thinking that there was a general blog somewhere that ultimately listed all comments. Anyway, here is the comment.
At St. Stephen the Martyr parish on the West Side, we have a large Latino community. This Sunday, starting at 1 pm, (after the noon Mass in Spanish) we are having a garage sale/carwash/TACO SALE! fundraiser. The proceeds from the fundraiser are going to the Bring The Sisters to Columbus fund; our parish, in conjunction with the Diocese of Columbus are bringing some missionary sisters from Mexico to aid in the Latino ministry throughout the Columbus area. So, if you want homemade, authentic tacos (and other food) and would like to contribute to a worthy cause, show up and buy some tacos! St. Stephen the Martyr Church, 4131 Clime Road; parish phone 614-272-5206. See the website link for the event flyer!
August 11, 2009 at 11:48 AM
This is a great site! I visit frequently. I also found a group on Facebook! I never new eating tacos could be so exciting!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Taco-Trucks-Columbus/97445998158?ref=sgm
September 9, 2009 at 3:00 AM
Interesting coming across this. I did a report for the City of Columbus, focusing on taco stands, in 2006. If you want it I can forward you a pdf copy. I am currently doing work using GIS and taco stands in Oakland, California.
September 9, 2009 at 10:04 AM
Robert – Would love to see your report! Please send it to tacotruckscolumbus (at) live (dot) com
Also interested to hear more of your work using GIS in Oakland.
October 6, 2009 at 12:36 AM
I recently moved to DC from Columbus and for the life of me can’t find a taco truck. I took you guys and your work for granted and I apologize. Not every city has an awesome website devoted to the city’s taco trucks.
Who knew it was easier to get taco’s in Columbus OH than Wash DC.
That said, y’all got any friends out east? What does a guy gotta do to get a taco around here?
October 6, 2009 at 10:06 AM
There are some DC taco trucks showing up on the ‘world taco truck map’
I have no idea how up to date or accurate it is because it doesn’t show any of the 35 Columbus trucks.
October 30, 2009 at 10:59 AM
Didn’t know if you’ve seen this.
http://www.merinews.com/article/gwyneth-paltrow-endorses-gourmet-taco-trucks/15786851.shtml
February 7, 2010 at 9:54 PM
Hey everyone! There is a new taco truck rolling out in Cincinnati at the end of March. It is called Taco Azul, but I can not vouch for the authenticity. I will post a review as soon as I am able to sample the food.