SBRRP redux: Amanecer Mexican Food Truck

I have included food trucks in the restaurant project if they are always parked in the same place, as this one is. I saw someone mention it on social media recently and realized I had missed it when we did the SBRRP a few months ago. It is located on the southwest corner of 120th and South Boulder Road in the Lafayette Lumber parking lot.

I visited on a Monday morning about 10 a.m. in search of breakfast burritos. The cook had a mask, and there was a barrier in the window so that customers don't communicate directly face-to-face. When I ordered, he asked where I was parked and then brought my order to the car. There was a fairly steady flow of customers (who were giving each other plenty of space), but my order was ready in what felt like just a few minutes.

The breakfast burritos have eggs, cheese, potatoes, green chile, and your choice of bacon, sausage, or chorizo. I got two with chorizo, one medium spicy for me and the other hot for G. They were nice big, stuffed burritos for only $3 apiece, and they were delicious! I thought the ingredient ratio was just right (I like lots of egg), and the medium-level green chile was also just right for someone who likes a little heat but does not like her face to melt off. G liked the spice level of his hot breakfast burrito as well.

Amanecer also offers the usual tacos, tortas, burritos, quesadillas, and a few other specialties. I'd be happy to try one of everything. The Juarez hot dog looks intriguing!

Food truck with 120th St in the background 

The Amanecer menu. Breakfast burritos were listed on a separate board.

These are on a small plate, but they were big and nicely stuffed.

Delicious breakfast burrito with chorizo!

PRRP Redux 2: Teocalli Cocina

Teocalli is another restaurant that opened on Public Road (in summer 2019 in the location that was formerly Black Diamond) after we did the original PRRP. We actually ordered curbside pickup a week ago yesterday, but I am just now getting around to posting about it. The curbside menu is on the website (https://www.teocallicocina.com/), and you can either order online or give them a call. I called and was told the food would be ready in 20 minutes, and G walked over to pick it up.

We'd been to the restaurant a couple of times in the prepandemic days, so we tried to pick some new and different (to us) dishes. For an appetizer, instead of the salsa trio, which I know features some interesting flavors, we got the Teocalli guacamole (shallots, jalapeno, lime, green chorizo, pickled fresnos, cotija), which came with a big bag of warm chips. We also got the large kale salad with quail eggs. I just noticed this salad is no longer on the curbside pickup menu; perhaps it wasn't selling as well as other things because it was a bit pricey, but we thought it was delicious with its spicy, creamy dressing, and it was big enough that we had leftovers to eat with dinner another night.

We each selected three tacos, which come on house-made corn tortillas: for G, de birria (short rib, caramelized leeks, tomatillo sauce), grilled chicken (adobo chicken thigh, salsa verde, red onions), and pescado (mahi mahi, kale salad, avocado espuma), and for me, shrimp (chipotle butter, oaxaca and chihuahua cheese, jalapeno cremosa, all grilled), carne asada (chimichurri, cheese crust, smoked onion), and carnitas (pork shoulder, roasted tomatillo, pickled onions, cilantro). We also got a side of Mexican rice. Friends, this was too much food! I had to save two of my tacos for the next day, though I tried a bite of each first to ensure that they were all tasty (they were). G ate two of his and saved the third. Fortunately, they reheated well. It was a great, flavorful meal, and we will be checking out some of the other menu options next time.

We put all the tacos on one plate, so you can't really distinguish them, but in summary, one each of shortrib, grilled chicken, fish, shrimp, carne asada, and carnitas, all on house-made corn tortillas. Also on the table (from top): guacamole, chips, a side of Mexican rice, and the chopped kale salad with quail eggs.

My plate of food. I had to save some of it for later, for obvious reasons.