Jose Garces' Guapos Tacos launches


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Trusted Meal Ticket tipster JC, who's braving the crowds at industry night at Amis (412 S. 13th St.) right now, checks in with these quick pics of Jose Garces' Guapos Tacos, the truck he unveiled a few hours back. (We first told you about it back in May.) Looks like they're starting out by offering guacamole with cotija cheese, and carnitas, rib/tongue and vegetarian tacos. A few more pics after the jump. UPDATE: "I had the carnitas and the tongue," JC tells Meal Ticket. "They were both exactly what you would want from a street taco. Simple. Delicious. ... If I didn't know it was a Garces truck, I would never have known." UPDATE [07sept10]: The next time you'll be able to check out Guapos Tacos will be at Whole Foods' 30th anniversary celebration, which will take place at the South Street market (929 South St.) Fairmount location (2001 Pennsylvania Ave.) on Sunday, Sept. 19 from noon to 4 p.m. The truck will be available for special event bookings until late October, at which point it will start roaming freely. Guapos has a Twitter @guapostacos but it won't be turned live until the truck starts it regular street schedule.


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Foobooz » Guapos Tacos Debuts

Posted 2010-09-07 08:45:04

[...] have some better photos up in a bit but until then, check out these from Meal Ticket. geopress_addEvent(window,"load", function() { [...]

Drew Lazor

Posted 2010-09-07 10:59:22

Andy: Nothing official just yet. Will keep y'all posted.

Nov. 1: Amis and Paesano’s team up for Industry Night :: Meal Ticket :: Food Blog :: Philadelphia City Paper

Posted 2010-10-27 11:32:16

[...] Industry Night at Amis (412 S. 13th St.), which has featured Jose Garces‘ Guapos Tacos as well as Percy Street Barbecue in its last two iterations, will see a visit from Peter McAndrews [...]

andy b

Posted 2010-09-07 08:20:01

Does the truck have an official schedule or a Twitter yet?

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Posted 2010-10-04 16:52:42

[...] that include Guapos Tacos (a Mexican food truck which we have been eagerly anticipating since Meal Ticket told us about it last month) and Frohman’s Wursthaus, a beer-and-bratwursts spot. At this rate, where does he [...]

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 2:52 PM, 03/13/2011

Jose Garces' latest project, the Guapos Tacos food truck has only been out and about for two weekends now, but is generating quite a buzz. 22nd&Philly tracked it this Friday night to 2nd and Poplar Streets, thanks to Twitter. Here's how it went down, and why I think the Guapos Tacos Truck is a home run, for now.

Can read more about our visit and see pics below.

http://22ndandphilly.blogspot.com/2011/03/guapos-tacos-food-truck-bringing-jose.html

— 22ndandphilly

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