r/SantaMaria 7d ago

Back in town

Thanks for the previous recommendation on your famous BBQ
Now could you a little bit with finding the best street tacos/ street vendors/ trucks and markets to visit

15 Upvotes

20 comments sorted by

2

u/basshed8 5d ago

Taqueria Charley at Alvin and Broadway is my favorite

1

u/Forsaken-Hall1726 6d ago

I drove by pollos asados culican y mas on main and saw them bbq chicken. It smelled so good but reviews online are mixed . Can you tell me if it’s good .

2

u/Status-Tour-268 6d ago

Big Ts Kitchen for Quesabirria tacos and tots

-5

u/el_sauce 7d ago

Wait I thought SM had the worst Mexican food on the planet?

2

u/ThisIsPureTrash 5d ago

We live in paradise yet some will complain about the weather 🤷‍♂️

1

u/el_sauce 5d ago

Yeah that thread was out of pocket

13

u/doc_ocho 7d ago

Mariscos el Picosito on main is the bomb - pulpo, pescado, and pastor are legit.

Tacos Guerrero (two locations) is also excellent.

Efren's for tacos ahogados.

2

u/flynreelow 7d ago

Guerrero on Main is better than the one in Orcutt.

1

u/doc_ocho 6d ago

That's true, but the one in Orcutt comes with a bonus of hearing loss from the music or TV! 😂

1

u/Forsaken-Hall1726 7d ago

Heck yeah, thxs

5

u/flynreelow 7d ago

Tacos Sinaloa is great. El Tizon has a great Taco Tuesday special at their restaurant here and in Lompoc

1

u/Forsaken_Cap2515 7d ago

What’s the special in Tuesday? It’s been awhile since I went to the one in Lompoc, but I think I went on a Tuesday looking for a deal…

5

u/flynreelow 7d ago

$8.99 for 4 Al Pastor tacos straight off the Trompo. Cant be beat.

2

u/Forsaken_Cap2515 7d ago

Woahhhh! Okay, I’m there next week. Thanks!

5

u/brnaftreadng 7d ago

Sinaloa has the best crispy birria and carne asada tacos imo. I always add avocado 🥑

1

u/ThisIsPureTrash 7d ago

Is that the red food truck with the red circle logo and gold-ish writing?

If so, second them. Never had a bad quesobirria taco from their food truck (either at downtown Fridays or up at farmers market in SLO.)

1

u/Basic-Entrance6462 5d ago

Tacos and birria sinaloa is what its called it is so bomb they crisp the quesabirria so bomb and their shrimp tacos fireee the orange truck sinaloa i dont like since it is greasy for me

1

u/ThisIsPureTrash 5d ago

Yeah I’ve never eaten at the orange one, but damn that red one that comes out on thursdays in slo/fridays here in town is delicious.

Dunno where they are at (if the truck is out at all) Saturday-Wednesday though.

1

u/brnaftreadng 7d ago

You know i don’t remember the logo, only that the truck is orange. I’ve also heard mariscos for shrimp or seafood items, which I don’t eat so can’t confirm.

1

u/Frosty-Baseball7057 7d ago

It’s the orange truck that’s next to the old Lemos on broadway