fergal-dude t1_iso78tq wrote on October 17, 2022 at 1:31 PM

Why can’t we have one awesome taco truck in Vermont? I’ve been here 20 years, but traveling to The Midwest last year in my hometown, found 3 taquerias in town. This place is smaller than Burlington. My favorite on had tacos for $2 a pop and they were delicious.

I think it would be in the realm of possibility for ONE person to have ONE truck where they made a decent taco… hell, you really only have to have about 10 ingredients in the thing. Well, then you’d have to have some gringo tacos with Vermonty shit on them, like some sort of maple one and a vegan one, but still.

ShadowPyronic t1_ispc75l wrote on October 17, 2022 at 6:24 PM

Tac-o' de Town in Midd is good, but is done for the season.

Twombls t1_iso9f2s wrote on October 17, 2022 at 1:48 PM

The economics really don't work in burlington for a cheap taco truck.

fergal-dude t1_iso9r8p wrote on October 17, 2022 at 1:50 PM

Dude, I’ll pay full Burlington price, don’t miss the important points. For example, pre-pandemic my kids begged for $12 crepes from a stand on Church Street, and they seemed steady busy…

cpujockey OP t1_iso7lf8 wrote on October 17, 2022 at 1:34 PM

> The Midwest last year in my hometown, found 3 taquerias in town.

Sorry to break it to you - but this is vermont.

> I think it would be in the realm of possibility for ONE person to have ONE truck where they made a decent taco… hell, you really only have to have about 10 ingredients in the thing.

could be a game changer, but I don't think the business model works in vermont unless there are a lot of events happening where the truck could be profitable. I'm surprised Beansies does so well.

> We’ll, then you’d have to have some gringo tacos with Vermonty shit on them, like some sort of maple one and a vegan one, but still.

I don't know about that. That kinda sounds awful. Then again, I'm just a native vermonter and an omnivore.

fergal-dude t1_iso8ksx wrote on October 17, 2022 at 1:41 PM

I know where I’m at dude. But here I sit on a conversation about how bad the tacos are here, so seems there may be a market?

My wife is a health inspector and spends a great deal of time inspecting…food trucks around the state. I’ve personally been to Vermont taco trucks, they sucked but they are around, just not any good ones.

I would think a good business model would be to have a couple options to feed others, but then again I’m a flatlander married to a vegetarian who would love to eat at the same place as my wife. Loads of Mexican dishes are easily made vegetarian by using vegetarian beans. Pretty sure they have vegetarians in Mexico as well…