Tour de Taco: February 20, 2010 (Fruitvale BART)
Posted by Cyrus Farivar on January 28, 2010
So after my last Taco Truck Tour, the good peoples at Oaklandish and the East Bay Bicycle Coalition connected with me and wanted to put together a sort of “best-of” taco truck ride for those who didn’t make it the other times, along with some new ones. And they even made this sweet art for it, too!
I apologize in advance for not organizing one in December (holidays), nor January (work). But I hope I can make up for it, as in a way, this one will sort of be the grand finale of my taco truck tours. In late March 2010, my wife and I will be moving to Bonn, Germany — where there is sadly, a great dearth of taco trucks. I’ll do my best to update the blog remotely as best as I can.
So why would I forsake my beloved tierra de tacos? I’ve just taken a job at Deutsche Welle English (German public radio), where I’ll be the new host of Spectrum, a weekly science and technology show. (Maybe I’ll organize a döner kebab bike ride or something over there.) If any folks are interested in organizing future rides here in Oakland, let me know, and I’ll put you guys in touch.
Thanks again to all who’ve come out for the previous two rides and have made them as fun and delicious as possible!
Here’s the itinerary:
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Meet: 11:00 am at Fruitvale BART (Oakland)
1. El Ojo De Agua – 12th St. & Fruitvale Ave.
2. Tamales Mi Lupita – 34th Ave. & Foothill Blvd.
3. El Gordo – International & 42nd Ave.
4. Tacos Guadalajara – 10th St. & Fruitvale Ave.
This should all be wrapped up around 4 pm, but as with the previous rides, feel free to arrive/depart as you please.
5. (Bonus) Cinco de Mayo Ice Cream – 3340 E 12th St & 33rd Ave.
6. (Bonus) The Trappist – 460 8th St (& Broadway)
Bring: Bike, helmet, camera, $10-15 for tacos, maybe $5-$10 for ice cream/beer.
RSVP: Facebook event page
If even half of the 115 people that have RSVPed as of now show up, this will be the largest taco truck ride to date and we’ll definitely need to go in shifts so we don’t totally overwhelm the taqueros. But we’ll figure that out later.
Questions? Leave ‘em in the comments, or email me: cyrus [at] californiatacotrucks.com
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I forget which magazine it was in (Readymade?) but there was a little section that read something like “How did you get that fucking awesome job?!” Coincidentally I was looking for taco trucks and Al Pastor tacos when I stumbled on your post- I’ve become a fan of Al Pastor tacos as a poor substitute for Doenner Kebabs. Too bad there aren’t any really good Doenner stands in the Bay Area (or am I mistaken?) In any case good luck with your new job, I’m so jealous!
yo what about sinaloa on 22nd avenue? that orange truck makes some whoop-ass carnitas.
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