Taco Truck East San Jose appears as a signature dish in 1 United States cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
East San Jose taco · San Jose
The taco trucks of East San Jose, many family-owned since the 1970s, serve carne asada and al pastor on hand-made corn tortillas with onion, cilantro and salsa roja.
East San Jose's Mexican community, which grew rapidly through farm-worker migration from the 1940s through the 1970s, brought the taquero tradition north from Jalisco, Michoacan and Oaxaca. Loncheras and taco trucks began appearing on Alum Rock Avenue and Story Road in the late 1960s, serving construction workers and cannery employees who needed fast, filling food. The trucks evolved into institutions: some families have run the same spots for three generations, and the spit-roasted al pastor preparation remains unchanged.
Where to eat in San Jose:
- La Victoria Taqueria San Carlos
- Adelita's Taqueria