Taco Teresa's

A new Mexican restaurant opened near us recently called Taco Teresa’s in the strip mall near the Cub off highway 55 and 169 in Plymouth. I could not find a website or much information, so we just decided to give it a try. (I have since added website information below.)

The restaurant is very large and open with an industrial look and open kitchen. The menu definitely features authentic Mexican standards like tacos, burritos with many different fillings to choose from.

Each order includes tortilla chips and salsa bar.

I had the al pastor tacos. The meat was very tender and juicy and there was a nice amount of grilled pineapple inside as well. These were probably some of the best al pastor tacos I have had outside of Mexico.

John had a burrito filled with steak.  It was huge and very filling.

The service was counter service, but someone did come around later on and ask if our food was OK. This is certainly a nice addition to the area.


Taco Teresa's
10100 6th Ave N
Plymouth, MN 55441
Phone: (763) 270-5572
https://www.loc8nearme.com/minnesota/plymouth/taco-teresa-s/4890517/

Sweeto Burrito - Grand Forks, ND

We went to a couple new places on our last trip to Grand Forks to visit family. The main menu items are tacos, and burritos with French fries and tots as sides. We placed our order at the counter and it was brought out to us pretty quickly.

I had the grilled chicken street tacos chipotle lime style. The chicken had a rather sweet sauce and it was topped with chopped cabbage and chipotle lime sauce. The lime sauce got lost in the sauce the chicken was cooked in. Some of the chicken was dry and chewy too. The cabbage was fresh. There was also only a single sift taco shell. It really needed two as it broke halfway through on all of them. I ordered chips and salsa as my side item. The salsa was pretty potent with a lot of garlic flavor. Not bad, but quite strong.

John had the chicken tacos fresca style with a side of tater tots. Fresca style is chopped tomatoes and onions. His also only had a single soft taco shell.

I maybe should have tried the burritos as it is their core menu item. The tacos are newer to the menu apparently.  The nice thing about their burritos is that you can order them in different sizes depending on how much you can eat. The food is certainly interesting and has potential. We should probably try it again next time we are in the area.

The brand has an interesting story- they started as aa food truck in the oil patch in western North Dakota and grew from there with franchise locations. They currently have five locations with more on the way.


Sweeto Burrito
1419 S Columbia Rd
Grand Forks, ND 58201
(701) 757-4455
http://sweetoburrito.com/

Velee Deli truck

I think this will likely be my last food truck post of the season. The trucks are wrapping things up for the year and most of the good ones are already off the streets. But a few remain, and one of them is the Vellee Deli truck.


I’ve visited the Vellee Deli truck before for burritos. The post is here if you'd like more information: http://whereshouldwegomsp.blogspot.com/2012/05/vellee-deli.html 

But I don’t think I have remembered to take a photos of their very delicious quesadillas. They offer a couple types of quesadillas one vegetarian and one chicken. I tried the Dragon Melt quesadilla with chicken, shallots, cilantro, lime, queso cheese and baja sauce. It also comes with a side of sour cream. I added two kicks to it as well, which is their spicy sauce. Last time I got just one kick and it was not spicy at all. This time, I could certainly taste the kicker sauce! The exterior of the quesadilla was pleasantly crunchy and it has a lot of fillings inside. It is definitely enough to fill me up at lunch, but I tend to eat smaller portions at lunch time.

Vellee Deli
http://velleedeli.com/
Twitter: @velleedeli

World Street Kitchen

One of my favorite food trucks has become a brick and mortar restaurant that I can visit whenever I want! No more waiting days and days for the World Street Kitchen truck to have mt favorite yum yum bowl on the menu. They have it every day now! I am very happy to see the recent transformation of food trucks into restaurants. It is a testament to the dedication of the entrepreneurs willing to take a chance and launch a food truck based business.

The World Street Kitchen restaurant is a counter service place- just order at the counter and your items will be delivered as they are ready. The atmosphere is very industrial and functional.  They have a nice variety of local beers on tap and in bottles in addition to wines and sangria. I like that they offer alcoholic drinks, it definitely adds to the food and atmosphere.

love the sign!

I had the daily special- a fish sandwich with lettuce, special sauce and potato chips.

John had the Korean BBQ Bangkok burrito.

white sangria - white wine, grapefruit and honey

I had the fish sandwich that was the daily special and it was very delicious. The bun was toasted and had a special sauce on it that added a bit of spice. The fish was crunchy, not greasy and very light and flaky. The lettuce and potato chips added a bit of extra crunch. At first, I thought the portion was a bit small, but once I was finished I was full, so the portion was just right. This is a very delicious and crave-worthy sandwich.

John had the Korean BBQ beef short rib Bangkok burrito. It was a gigantic monster of a burrito and rolled perfectly. It was stuffed with fried rice, secret sauce, cilantro basil and the flavorful beef short ribs. He loved the burrito and can't wait to go back and have it again.

The food and drink was great and I look forward to returning.  The food is just as good as it was on the truck, though I still look forward to the truck being out and about this summer.

Deals & Discounts: Happy hour is available daily from 3-6pm and 9 to close. Right now it includes half price snacks, $5 cocktails, $3 house wine and $3 local tap beer. Though I am sure the specials can change without notice.

World Street Kitchen

2743 Lyndale Ave. S  #5,

Minneapolis, MN 55408

(612) 424-8855

www.eatwsk.com/



Vellee Deli

I hit the food trucks the other day with a few co-workers and managed to get a couple photos. I had the Korean BBQ burrito, which was excellent. It had a lot of tender meat inside with rice, lettuce and salsa. The meat had great flavor and the portion was large and very filling.

Jenny had the bahn mi, which is a Vietnamese sandwich, and it had the Korean BBQ meat, carrots, cucumber, jalapeno and cilantro. We had to take a few bites before taking a photo so you could see what was inside. Sorry for the bite marks!

The weekly schedule of where the truck will be is usually posted on their website if you want to look ahead and figure out where to find them. Otherwise, follow them on Twitter for up to date information.

Vellee Deli
http://velleedeli.com/
Twitter: @velleedeli