Tacos Juanita

This restaurant is right behind Harvey's peach stand on State highway 55 and Riverside Rd. in Caldwell. It's just two roads before you get to Chicken Dinner Road. Or two roads past Chicken Dinner road if you are coming from Marsing.

Juanita's tacos cost a bit more but at $1.59 that's still a bargain.

I ordered carne asada tacos. They were served with cabbage on fried tortillas. Delicious. This time of year you can go next door to Harvey's and get a juicy red globe peach for dessert. Or a cantaloupe, or a two pound bag of green beans. Or all of the above which is what I did.

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Basilio's

On my way to the fair I stumbled upon this taco trailer advertising “Mexican Tacos.” I love Mexican tacos, so I ordered three al pastor tacos. They were good and they cost $1 each, my favorite price.

I went back a day later and ordered a shrimp tostada. The shrimp are medium sized and served cold with pico de gallo and avocado; a great choice for a hot day. The only problem with the tostada is the crispy corn tortilla that broke into pieces when I bit into it. Maybe this is not a problem with the tostada but a problem with the biter? Either way, this biter ended up with the tostada toppings on his shirt and lap. That did not stop him (once I switched from first person to third person I couldn’t switch back) from eating 90% of the shrimp tostada. He ended up eating it like chips and salsa, picking up the broken pieces and dipping them into the pico de gallo. The tostada cost $3.50, the price of a corn dog at the fair.

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Chez Bruno

This is not a taco truck. As expected, taco trucks are very rare indeed in France. This truck serves wood fired pizza, the kind with the the cracker thin crust. You will find Chez Bruno parked in the city center of Sault, which is in Provence near Mont Ventoux. The Pizza my colleague and I tried was called the Provencial and it had fresh tomatoes and olives. Beware, the olives had pits and for the first time in my life I broke and olive pit with my teeth. I am glad it was not the other way around. The pizza was the best pizza from a truck that I've ever had. And there was an actual wood fired oven in the truck. Tre cool.

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I suppose there are two or three people out there hoping for word about another taco truck (or two or three) in or near Idaho. Unfortunately, I am out of Idaho and soon I'll be way out of Idaho in France, Europe. I have been warned that the tacos in France are rather sucky. I will let you know.

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Beautiful pinhole (Leica pinhole!) photographs of El Torito by T. Apel.

Lily's

Finally hungry enough to eat at Lily's taco truck. I am not sure if the above spitted meat and pineapple is a special product for Cinco de Mayo or if this is something we can get on a regular basis from Lily's. It cost 25 cents more than the other taco choices for a grand total of $1.25. Perhaps the best taco in the treasure valley. They are served on a corn tortilla dredged in flavor (grease). They are also served with a pile of caramelized onions and peppers. These tacos are so good that I am going to have to unpack my adjectives to do them any justice. I usually only use adjectives like, "good," or "delicious," so this is not easy for me. I am a little self-conscious. Here goes: Lily’s al pastor tacos are extremely tender, succulent, mouthwatering, toothsome and expertly spiced. That wasn’t so bad.
According to one of my operatives, Lily's is usually parked at the Walmart in Nampa. I will report back with any further findings.

An Embarrassment of Riches

And I just ate breakfast.
At first I thought there were five (Cinco) taco trucks parked in front of the Student Union at Boise State University, but one (uno) was a Hawaiian Shaved Ice and cotton candy trailor. Cinco made sense to me because today, May 3rd, is Cinco De Mayo here at Boise State University.
But what has me so excited are all the solar panels:

It is nice to know that truck dining is one of the "greener" options in Idaho.
Of the four taco trucks I have only NOT eaten at one of them, Lily's. Lily's is the one on the left that says "Mariscos" on the side. Unfortunately, I really had just eaten breakfast so I have yet to sample a taco from Lily's.

By the way, none of the solar panels are actually solar panels.