Oishii Tacos

Oishii Tacos Stationed at various Orange County spots, many in Irvine and Santa Ana Official Site

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More gourmet food trucks:

The Lime Truck

Blue Crab Ceviche

Wild Mushroom Quesadilla

Seabirds Truck

Chipotle at the Bluffs

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El Mejor Tacos

El Mejor Tacos 1 Holland Irvine, CA 92618 (714) 612-0790 Find it on Google Maps No known official website.

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Here's a very authentic Mexican lunch truck ("lonchera") that can be found at the intersection of Sterling and Holland in Irvine, just off of Muirlands Blvd. Its hours are approximately 7:30am - 2:30pm during the week. I wouldn't have known about it if it weren't pointed out to me by a faithful reader. I haven't been able to find a single thing about this truck online so far.

I've made a number of trips there and have always engaged in conversation with the friendly owner (Armando?). And I've always seen people driving up and talking with the owner as though they've known him forever. You've got to ask him what they are cooking each day because it varies.

Here's a chile relleno:

And some ceviche:

Griffin of Griffin Eats OC went with me on my last visit and got a carne asada taco, a lengua taco and a carnitas sope:

And I got a gordita (no, Taco Bell didn't invent gorditas; they are an authentic Mexican item):

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Tacos Jerez

Tacos Jerez 17673 Beach Blvd Huntington Beach, CA 92647 (714) 842-3240 Listing on Urbanspoon Facebook Page Official Site

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Read OC Weekly's writeup here and Notes from the Napkin writeup here.

Disneys California Food and Wine Festival 2010

Time for Disneys California Food and Wine Festival again. From now until May 31st Disney's California Adventure theme park will be holding its popular Food and Wine Festival. Highlights include appearances from celebrity chefs such as Guy Fieri:

Each restaurant in the park will also feature a special item throughout the run of the festival such as the chile relleno at Cocina Cucamonga:

Here's some video footage from The Orange County Register:

Del Taco Santa Fe Chicken Taco

For Immediate Release

New Santa Fe Flavor Fires Up Del Taco's Popular Chicken Soft Taco

(Lake Forest, CA) April 14, 2010-- Long-time fans of Del Taco’s popular Chicken Soft Taco will want to try the new Santa Fe version of this menu favorite, which is available now.

The Santa Fe Chicken Soft Taco features Del Taco’s signature marinated grilled chicken, lettuce and cheddar cheese with a new roasted corn and black bean salsa and Santa Fe sauce with a kick that will inspire anyone looking for a change of pace.

The Santa Fe Chicken Soft Taco, priced at $1.49, is available at participating Del Taco restaurants for a limited time only.

“With the Santa Fe Chicken Soft Taco, we’ve fired up a menu favorite with a delicious fire-roasted corn and black bean salsa and sweet, smoky chipotle sauce with just the right amount of spice. This is just the kind of dialed-up flavor consumers seek out at Del Taco,” Cappasola said. “One won’t be enough for our fans, and this is precisely where our Santa Fe Chicken Soft Taco meal deal offers real value.”

The Santa Fe Chicken Soft Taco will be promoted via Del Taco’s multi-platform advertising campaign - The Del Taco Super Special Show. The latest episode of the show, which can be viewed at Facebook.com/deltaco, focuses on the chain’s popular Chicken Soft Tacos, with prices starting at 99-cents. This new episode features new vignettes such as the Taco Diaries, Name that Stain and introduces the soda fountain bong that delivers every soda flavor at once. Del Taco’s Facebook fans can download a coupon on the “Free Chicken Soft Taco” tab at facebook.com/deltaco for a free regular Chicken Soft Taco with any purchase.

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This is what it looked like in test markets:

El Portal de Veracruz

El Portal de Veracruz 4530 E Chapman Ave Orange, CA 92869 (714) 538-1660 Listing on Yahoo! Local Listing on Ask.com's Citysearch No known official website.

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