My Food Truck Face-Off: Taco Truck A vs Taco Truck B on Elm Street

I did a taste test last Saturday between two taco trucks parked just three blocks apart. Truck A had the $3.50 al pastor with this weird pineapple situation, and Truck B had the $4.00 carnitas that smelled amazing from down the street. Honestly Truck B won HANDS DOWN because their meat was actually crispy and they gave me a free side of salsa verde without asking. Has anyone else found a food truck that just destroys the competition on price and quality?

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jake_martin1615d ago

It's wild how the cheaper option sometimes just gets outclassed like that, makes you think the whole "you get what you pay for" thing is way more about luck and whoever's running the grill that day than any real rule.

eva_garcia5615d ago

Nah see I gotta disagree with you there lol. The reason the expensive stuff usually wins out is because they put better ingredients into it, not just because of luck or who's working that day. Like you can have the most talented cook in the world but if you give them cheap, low quality meat or produce it's never gonna taste as good as the fancy place's basic option. The whole "you get what you pay for" thing holds up way more often than not, it's just that sometimes the cheap place has a good batch or the expensive one is having an off night. But over time the pattern is pretty clear.