East Austin, Austin · restaurant
Yellow food truck in the Arbor Food Park on E. 12th, where suadero and cachete land on double-layer nixtamalized corn tortillas brought in from the Colonial Tortilla Factory in San Antonio. Order the champiñones quesadilla even if you came for tacos, and get the frijoles especiales, a spicy meat-and-bean soup that technically counts as a side.
Spicy bean soup with meat scraps, jalapeños, and broth — too good to be just a side
Mushroom quesadilla on flour tortilla, stuffed with cheese, grilled onions on the side
Mexico City-style street taco on nixtamalized corn tortillas, topped with onion and cilantro