For the past two years I’ve driven by Long Wharf, in New Haven, CT, and wonderingly taken notice of the line of taco trucks.  I like me some Mexican food as much as the next person, but I admit I was a little hesitant to venture off the highway to eat at one of said trucks because, to be completely frank, I worried that sampling food from these waterfront stands would send me running to the bathroom. 

But this past weekend, I decided to brave the taco trucks, sidekick in tow.  It was to be a very exciting moment.  We pulled off I-95 at the Long Wharf exit and slowly drove down the street scanning truck after truck offering authentic Mexican morsels.  How were we supposed to know which one to choose?!?!  So we parked and decided to get a closer look by doing a stealth walk-by.  Ultimately we decided on the bright yellow truck that offered a tent for it’s customers to stand under.  Protection from the elements… very classy. 

I ordered two chicken tacos.  My sidekick, one beef and one pork.  A couple minutes later we were handed our plates, each with two corn tortillas topped with our meat of choice.  Very simple, perhaps even a little meager.  We topped our meat with the cabbage slaw that so patiently waiting for us, and then a dab or two of select sauces.  There was a spicy red chili sauce, mild green chili sauce and sour cream. 

Our taco truck did offer a picnic table to sit at, but the frigid winds forced us back into the car to eat.  And eat we did, in happy taco heaven until all that was left on our plates was a few shreds of slaw that got away.  What was seemingly a meager meal turned out to be the perfect size for a light yet completely satisfying lunch.  And the grand total for this lunch?  Four tacos and a drink came to a whopping $5.  That right, a satisfying lunch with a view, for F-I-V-E dollars.

And the best part… no bathroom trips afterwards!!!  I no longer fear the taco truck.  In fact I am plotting my next exit from I-95 onto Long Wharf. 

Yo quiero taco truck.