Welcome to the third—and, for the time being, final—installment in the SW 59th St. chapter of my ongoing series, Taco Truck Chronicles.
While I have mapped out and tested all the taco trucks (and a few outliers) in Oklahoma City and beyond, this south OKC stretch knocked it out of the shell, with everything from breakfast tortas to creamy bananas, and—of course—all the tacos and burritos you could ever want.
It’s good to know that even though I haven’t decided which neighborhood I’ll try next, I will always have 59th to fall back on!
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El Sazon Latino (In the parking lot of OKC Tires and Wheels, 20 SW 59th.)
Even though the day was pretty gray and bleak, the festive El Sazon Latino, along with its parrot mascot, lifted my spirits with some unorthodox food choices.
It’s a small menu, but with selections like enchiladas de carne molida and chuleta con tajoidas, it rallied me, and I settled on the Tacos Fritos de Res ($13.00), or the fried beef tacos.
Four tacos are rolled and loaded with beef and corresponding vegetables. Then, they are deep-fried and garnished with pickled red cabbage slaw. Feeling like “spindlier” flautas, each taco is springy and filled with loads of beef and cheese. It’s truly a new way to go with tacos, and I am here for it.
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Taqueria “La Flor de Jalisco” (On the corner of SW 59th and Walker.)
Rarely do you see breakfast offerings from a taco truck, so when you find one, you have to champion it.
In a truck adorned by the Virgin Mary—praise be—the Breakfast Torta ($9.00) is a true sign of wonder. Aided with pickled carrots, onions, and jalapenos wrapped separately in foil, this might be the best breakfast I have ever eaten... in a parking lot.
Starting with the fresh and buttery grilled bolillo roll, it's piled to the toasted top with scrambled eggs, bacon strips, ham chunks, multiple cheeses, and, of course, mayo.
This is my new preferred breakfast of champions, and I think I will come back next week during my off time for another one.
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Los Tacos Y Sabor Catracho (In the parking lot of Ricky’s Beauty Salon, 1035 SW 59th.)
In the parking lot of the fabulously monikered Ricky’s Beauty Salon sits the well-covered Honduran food truck Los Tacos Y Sabor Catracho. With multiple dry benches to sit down and eat on, this is how seating should be done at food trucks.
That being said, even though they have many Honduran delicacies on the menu, the one I truly wanted was their take on the Platano Maduro ($10.00), or their Pan-Fried Sweet Plantains. They are a real treat if done right….
And they are! A plantain is split down the middle, fried golden brown, and covered in a thin layer of refried beans, Honduran crema, and loads of cajeta cheese. Even though they had more of a tart taste than I previously imagined, with every bite, it became more of a meal than a snack. Outside of extra napkins, what more could you want?
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Burritos Montado (In the parking lot of Weed Nation, 2545 SW 59th.)
Originally, Burritos Montado was going to be my first stop. Though the menu was kind of small, I liked the fact that they were all about the burritos, with many different varieties. But, apparently, they were out of propane and told us to come back in an hour or two.
Thankfully, in those two hours, the propane was pumping and the customers waiting. When it was time to order, I chose the paternal Papa Burrito ($9.00), loaded with fried potatoes, sour cream, and, even though they were scant, a bit of tomatoes.
With a side of freshly fried potato chips—odd—it is a slimmer burrito than I was accustomed to, but in the end, it’s a perfectly serviceable burrito. Though I wish I had tried a different one, I can always go back to Burritos Montado and try something new—unless, of course, they run out of propane again.
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That’s a pretty good haul from a pretty good fucking incredible strip. As I think about the next neighborhood I want to profile, you go try one or two of the 59th St. taco trucks during your lunch break and report back to me. Until next time, tacos up!
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