The newest hype to hit Indianapolis, a Taco Truck. But not just any taco truck, it's West Coast Tacos. I started seeing mentions of this place on Twitter and decided to do a bit more digging.
Apparently, the founder is originally from Indianapolis, moved out to LA for a few year, and brought back the idea of a Taco Truck (serving West Coast style tacos). The tricky thing is, they don't have a dedicated location. Rather, they have a few regular spots, and tweet the night before where they will be (follow @WestCoastTacos). Conveniently, they are usually in Broad Ripple on Friday and Saturday nights. Personally, I love the concept of using new media. However, I wonder how well it will work when the newness wears off and they aren't so popular any longer.
The menu is very simple as when we went, they had three types of tacos, chicken, steak, and pork. For those of you not familiar with the style of tacos from the left coast, take your regular taco, get rid of all the lettuce, tomatoes, etc, and wrap up some very flavorful meat in a corn tortilla. The prices are rather reasonable, $2/taco, or 3 for $5. If you are a bigger dude, I recommend getting more than the 3.
My opinion, as well as a few others, is that overall, these tacos are great! The meat is full of flavor, but be warned, it's not bland like most tacos. One bite left me wanting more. My one knock is that the tortillas were a bit dry. I'm not a food expert, but maybe a bit of steaming of the tortillas would help. However, Melissa and I agreed, we will be getting these tacos again, but probably when they are closer to home.
