So after trying Monica’s favorite burrito place in the East Bay, Chavez Market in Hayward this weekend, I still haven’t found any burrito superior to the ones from El Ojo de Agua in Fruitvale.
I just found a January 2006 piece from the Chronicle talking about how awesome the taco truck and blue-collar Mexican food scene is on International Blvd.
“Ojo de Agua (on Fruitvale Avenue at E. 12th Street). Legendary for its al pastor tacos, but they can be porcine perfection on one visit, and ordinary on others. Nice touches: grilled onions and nopales with each taco along with the usual stuff, and the shiny-clean truck painted with palm trees.”
The more I think and talk about taco trucks, the more I really would like to do a book (maybe a coffee table book?) about the history and variety of taco trucks. Or maybe one just on the Bay Area taco truck scene. I think this is something that folks outside California absolutely need to know about.
