New York Street Food

The Jalapeno NYC is a relatively new truck that appeared on the New York Street Food scene in April.  They park most days on Hudson St, but since the police said there were too many trucks around King St, the Jalapeno NYC truck moved 2 blocks up Hudson St between Houston and Clarkson Sts.  This seemed to do the trick.

In our First Look, their chorizo, beef and al pastor tacos were each enjoyable, even though the service still had some rough edges. For Today’s Lunch, I wanted to try a couple of their funkier items – lengua (pork tongue) and barbacoa (steamed goat) tacos, which cost $2.50 and $3, respectively.

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There’s a new taco truck in town – the Jalapeno NYC truck.  They were mentioned by Fork In The Road last week, and Friday they were literally 2 blocks from where I live in the West Village.  The truck doesn’t have any fancy artwork on the side, but it is easy to spot – it’s painted the same color as a jalapeno.

The menu is written on the side of the truck, and it’s Mexican street food like tacos, burritos, quesadillas, cemitas, and tamales.  However, the breadth of meats offered is pretty wide.  In addition to beef, salted beef, chicken, pork, spicy pork and chorizo, they also have steamed goat, tongue, and spicy pig’s feet marinated in vinegar.  They also have a vegetarian option with peppers, onions & mushrooms in a taco, burrito or quesadilla.

I got a selection of 3 tacos – al pastor ($3), beef and chorizo ($2.50 each) for Today’s Lunch.

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