Speedy Taco Truck — Restaurant in Eureka

The high ratings and glowing reviews for Speedy Taco don't surprise me at all. This is simply the best taco truck this side of paradise.

When I lived and worked in Eureka, Speedy Taco parked across the street from my place of employment every day around lunch. The temptation was too great to resist; I ate there most days, and then spent the next hour recovering, because their burritos are so enormous that I could barely move after wolfing one down.

I have to admit that I didn't try many of Speedy's offerings. The first time I ate there, I had the carne asada burrito and adored it so much I hardly ever ordered anything else--and, as I stated, the burrito was so huge that ordering more food would have been a waste of money.

This was the first Mexican joint I frequented that had salsa that I truly loved. The pureed red tomatillo salsa is spicy, tangy and may be ambrosia's spicy cousin. I nearly drank the stuff.

Now I'm back in LA and I've been searching for a taco truck or restaurant that can compare to Speedy Taco. The only one I've found is in Pasadena, miles away, unfortunately, and while their salsa is delicious, it can't compare to Speedy's (though this place--Puebla Tacos--does make the best carnitas I've ever had).

My greatest desire is that Speedy Taco can someday clone their taco truck (and staff, of course) and situate one in every major city, starting with LA. Just be sure you park it somewhere...

First off, I am a local and absolutely recommend Speedy Taco as an affordable healthy place to feed yourself or your family for lunch or dinner any day they are open.

I will admit that I didn't have high expectations the first time going to Speedy Taco Taco Truck... I have this belief that ANY place with the word "speedy" in it is to be avoided. I was absolutely pleasantly surprised!!!

For people who are going to get hung up on how authentic things are, it is what you would expect from a truck in northern CA. More importantly, everything was fresh, made by them, and the flavors were well developed.

We fed our family of 3 and got our teenager a Horchata (that wasn't super watery like a lot of them are at the end of the day, actually flavorful!) for $36 and the portions were large enough that my spouse and I got 2 meals out of each of our meals.

It was really pretty great! They adjusted the heat level to each person in our family from my mild but a warm hug level to my teens "why are you trying to kill me with mouth fire?!?" level....

This is the worst Mexican food I have ever had. It was inedible. I asked for a fish taco and was immediately told it was breaded. I should have known something was off. I tried to chew the breaded fish and it was like hard pieces of chewy fish that could not be chewed. Then I had a tamale that was just bad. The worst though was the breakfast burrito. Wow, I opened it and it was like toy food. Think of melted cheese and chorizo and egg just flattened and stuck together. I’ll add photos for those who don’t believe. I’ve had mediocre Mexican before but this was inedible. Literally could not chew through the fish that I was told was breaded and the chorizo burrito taste and looks like a regret. I will never eat here again even for free. Be cautious of this place. The food looks old and sloppy. I wonder how old the food is that is...