Ooh, that looks phenomenal!
I live right around the corner, and I’m out on foot a lot, and haven’t seen this stand yet.
Bookwich, do you happen to know what days/times they are usually there?
No, I forgot to ask. It was all very serendipitous.
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Serendipity is the spice of life!
But if I happen to luck out on them, I’ll try to remember to ask and report back.
(I gotta get some of those spiced cucumbers.)
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I live right around the corner, and I’m out on foot a lot, and haven’t seen this stand yet.
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I live right around the corner, and I’m out on foot a lot, and haven’t seen this stand yet.
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Do you go to the mariscos stand? I thought the aguachile was pretty darn decent.
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That place is classic! It used to be my go-to spot for years. When I discovered the truck that parks on Rose at 4th (La Isla Bonita), good o’l La Playita kinda fell off my radar.
I just walked Lincoln, and your No Parking Zone taco team wasn’t there…walked a little further south to try and sniff out the new-ish taco cart that I’m told parks across from the sketchy Rite-Aid…but no luck. Maybe it’s there evenings only. (Different truck than La Oaxaqueña, which was also on my regular rotation for a long time).
(…I did notice that The Pie Hole is opening a storefront on Lincoln just south of Rose, and that there is now a Cava Grill there too. I’m not familiar with the Cava brand, but I welcome more mediterranean options nearby. Sorry for the digression on non-street food!)
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Lol, maybe we,should start a Lincoln Blvd./Venice thread. (-Abbott Kinney.)
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Trrrrrrrompo Thurrrrrrrsday!
I finally ran across your No Parking Zone tacos tonight. Oh man, that bubbling cauldron of buche looked pretty wild, and it was selling like crazy.
I stuck to al pastor, which was really good. (No photos 'cuz I snarfed the tacos down while walking Lincoln Blvd in the dark…Lincoln’s “ambiance” adds to the piquancy of the food, I’ll say.)
(Also reporting in that the hot pink NUDE MALE MAIDS van is still parked nearby. Does that thing ever move?)
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You should knock. I’m sure they have candy. And wifi. 
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Don’t bother knockin’ if this van’s a… And I don’t have any candy to - oops! Dropped my apron.
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Sir, your Swiffer is showing! 
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Static electricity can be a bitch in them there parts…
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There’s this taco set up way in the ghetto on Figueroa and 90s streets that has really bomb habanero salsa, their cabeza is top notch too.
Barbacoa de borrego guy at Mercado Olympic, Mundo is the character in the front taking orders and cash. Park on Stanford and walk over. It’s the second truck that serves barbacoa de borrego from the west. The first one is not very good. I would avoid. Mundo’s family makes barbacoa the traditional way in a pit in the ground. From what he’s told me they have a big place in the SFV where they can dig a pit in the ground, build a fire and not bother their neighbors too much.
Smoky, gelatinous consomme booming with char lambey-ness. Generous taco portions, and super dank salsas. Only thing is their tortillas blow, better than Mission but usually of the Vallarta/Superior/North Gate quality.
Weekends only. Some seating available. Small consomme is free!
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Unless it’s a rockin’…
EDIT: sigh I just noticed @bulavinaka beat me to the punch. And here I was feeling all smug in my cleverness. Well played, sir. Well played.
If the van is a-rockin’…
You might wanna have your shocks looked at.
I think we are putting generation stamps across our foreheads.
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i’ve recently gotten very into the fruit cups stands…5 bucks with a bunch of bomb ass fruit/veggie stuff. love it.
No shame in our game. We’re all good!
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Sharing my post for my favorite street-food fruit stand.
Dish of the Month (DoTM) – MAY 2017 – FRUIT:
Rose Avenue at Penmar, Venice
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