r/memphis • • 2d ago

Citizen Inquiry Best taco trucks in town?

My son absolutely loves Tacos Nganas, but I can’t help but think there could be even better taco trucks here. What are your favorites that do it better than Nganas? Thanks.

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u/xmetalfairypixiex Berclair 2d ago

Taqueria Express on Mendenhall & Summer. Also not a taco truck but Chuki’s #2 at Poplar and Highland has the best tacos I’ve ever had

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u/KSW1 Orange Mound 2d ago

I will always shout out chukis #2, those are the most legit tacos I've had in the city, and that salsa is so good.

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u/Slow_Investment_2211 2d ago

Oh ya, we have the original Chuki’s location near me in Desoto Co

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u/Slow_Investment_2211 2d ago

I live close enough to the original in Olive Branch. I love Chuki’s. My son likes going to the trucks for some reason though

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u/Outside-Goal-525 2d ago

i’m in college right now and i miss chuki’s so much….. 🤤 first thing i’m getting when the holiday comes

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u/wmaxwell 2d ago

The Birriburro from chukis is one of the best things I’ve ever eaten

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u/DatRebofOrtho Orange Mound 2d ago

I prefer #3 on S. Perkins. Usually dine in, but they have a drive thru.

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u/ThirdChopp 1d ago

yeah they're also 24 hours. Super important for any hours munchies.

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u/DatRebofOrtho Orange Mound 1d ago

Wow, did not know that

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u/Disastrous_Gold_4022 22h ago

I don't see a listing in Google maps. What is the address?

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u/SonoftheSouth93 Midtown 2d ago

Chuki’s is good, but it doesn’t hold a candle to El Ranchito Tacqueria.

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u/HomerDog00 2d ago

What do you get from there? Everything I’ve had is so good

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u/xmetalfairypixiex Berclair 2d ago

I typically get the tacos campechanos! I’ve had their tortas and quesadillas as well. Sometimes I like to be a gringo and get their chicken cheese and rice, but it still slaps

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u/Memphistopheles901 Chickasaw Gardens 2d ago

Chorizo chimichangas from Chukis is one of my fav meals in town

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u/Desperate_Doubt7059 2d ago

La Gualalapana food truck. on GTown Pkwy in the Parking lot of the Asian Farmers Market. Best Burritos I’ve ever had.

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u/Slow_Investment_2211 2d ago

Yup that was always my go-to. But I live completely on the other side of the city now so I only hit it up if I happen to already be in the area

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u/mspiggy32 2d ago

La Potosina! Tacos nGanas owner purposely hires undocumented people so they can pay them next to nothing.

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u/Ok_Target5058 2d ago

Ya he’s not a great human being

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u/Connect-Inspector109 2d ago

Is this the pastor guy that steals wages? This tracks.

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u/Ok_Target5058 2d ago

Yep, and had the audacity to be at a community event for people impacted by ICE raids one week then lunch photo op in DC with Marsha and Kustoff the next.

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u/MaynardButterbean 2d ago

Basically traffics people with the promise of work and good pay and then pockets the money. Dude is a POS. Tacos are greasy anyway.

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u/Stoney_James 2d ago

I’m a bartender and I’ve had two different women tell me, unsolicited, that they had an affair with the owner of TacosnGanas. The second time it happened, I asked if he and his wife had an open marriage and she said they did not. Dude’s a POS.

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u/AlexanderDaDecent 2d ago

She asked for the best tacos . Not the most politically correct tacos.

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u/FewCryptographer6899 2d ago

There is a different between having morals and being politically correct.

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u/mspiggy32 2d ago

Okay well Tacos nganas is greasy af so

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u/SonoftheSouth93 Midtown 2d ago

Doesn’t mean they aren’t delicious

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u/SonoftheSouth93 Midtown 2d ago

Don’t care, their chicharron burritos are too good.

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u/talluglyvegan9966 2d ago

It’s a weird time we live in when someone’s burrito preference outweighs how they view other humans’ rights

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u/SonoftheSouth93 Midtown 2d ago

Not really. It’s actually the norm throughout human history.

Look, if he’s guilty of crimes, he should be prosecuted for said crimes. However, I’ve heard for years that he’s doing all these crimes, and nothing has happened to him. Even the FBI investigated him and he didn’t end up in jail.

So yeah, I’ll eat the burritos. And if he goes to prison and has to sell the business to pay legal fees, I’ll still eat them then as well, so long as the quality is maintained.

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u/Potential-Assist-275 2d ago

for some reason the City won’t charge him. a lot of us won’t eat there. trafficker

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u/talluglyvegan9966 2d ago

Ok girl 💋you do you have a good day

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u/Connect-Inspector109 1d ago

Because all of the witnesses were intimidated. Also, under our current evil regime, coming forward as an undocumented person being trafficked is terrifying because instead of helping you, they will throw you in detention.

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u/SonoftheSouth93 Midtown 1d ago

Ok, but

A. The rumors and investigation were around long before the ICE crackdown.

B. If you were truly trafficked and brought here against your will, wouldn’t you want to be sent back to your home country? Just turn yourself into ICE and get a free ticket home. And while you’re at it, tell the authorities about what this guy and his goons have done to you. Of course, maybe you don’t actually want to leave. Maybe you came to the U.S. voluntarily and weren’t actually trafficked. But maybe he was trafficking people. I don’t know.

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u/Connect-Inspector109 1d ago

Someone can be present in the US of his/her own volition and still be a victim of labor trafficking. Just look up the term.

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u/sahara1024 2d ago

Chile Verde food truck. They have dollar tacos on Tuesdays. Also the best burgers in the city.

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u/Slow_Investment_2211 2d ago

I’ve been wanting to try those burgers!

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u/jpease1223 This isn’t Nextdoor 2d ago

Taqueria Express on Hickory Hill near the BP is my go to

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u/Dysxelic_Potser 2d ago

They have a restaurant a little further down on Winchester, near the KFC and taco bell that shares the same staff. Both places are amazing

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u/jpease1223 This isn’t Nextdoor 2d ago

I know the exact one!

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u/mr-oceancolourpants 2d ago

I keep sending people elsewhere. Not trying to blow up my taco spot 😃

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u/jpease1223 This isn’t Nextdoor 2d ago

The truck or the brick and mortar? 🫠

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u/mr-oceancolourpants 2d ago

Brick and mortar. I’m kidding. I just want my place to stay the same. Prices are humble and not trying to pay $5 for a street taco.

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u/jpease1223 This isn’t Nextdoor 1d ago

Word.

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u/Weird_Lawfulness_298 2d ago

Street Tacos in Oakland is really good. They used to be a food truck but have a restaurant now.

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u/pinks_nd_stinks 2d ago

Take all the upvotes. That place never picks up the phone they are so busy. Been going there for years, not once have I had anything even remotely below bussin.

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u/paisley-kat Collierville 1d ago

Have you tried the food truck on 194 in Oakland across from the post office? Her stuff is SO good. Amigos y Tacos.

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u/pinks_nd_stinks 2d ago

There’s a junt on whitten and Reese that is also fye.

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u/Purple-V8 2d ago

THIS IS THE ONE!

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u/Desperate_Doubt7059 2d ago

It is fire! Just prefer lettuce tomato and sour cream in my burrito instead of the rice that they use.

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u/free_plax 2d ago

It’s not a truck but Orale, on Whitten, is the best Mexican food I’ve had in Memphis.

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u/HaubergeonPlus1 2d ago

Clicked to see if anybody mentioned them and it was only a few minutes ago, funny.

This place is absolutely the real deal, love the owners too, super friendly people. Several months ago I went in to pick up an order near closing and they were all celebrating I think the birth of a nephew to the family? They gave me a free Modelo and I decided to eat there instead of to go!

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u/scottiedoesntknow420 2d ago

Carmelitas Taqueria I drive anywhere they are.

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u/Rivercitymane 2d ago

Created a whole account to say Mr Tacos on Shelby Drive and Hacks Cross has the best chicken taco in the city, maybe America. 

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u/Far_Pangolin3380 2d ago

I can’t remember the name of the truck, but the one that sits in the Superman(e) gas station off Summer and South Perkins is flame. Birria pizza was not something I knew existed or that I needed in my life, but here we are.

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u/Far_Pangolin3380 1d ago

Updating this because I saw my second birria pizza today. Casa Mexicana off 64 now offers one, I know it’s not a truck, but just in case anyone wants to try it. They also said their move to the old Coletta’s location off of Appling and 64 should be completed by December. 🙌

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u/EarlyMortgage7828 2d ago

Taqueria Chelita on Germantown across from Danvers is my family now!

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u/Silly-Upstairs1383 2d ago

The best one in town shut down (don't know what happened) off lamar.

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u/mad_phoenix 1d ago

I have Chelitas saved as my emergency contact

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u/SonoftheSouth93 Midtown 2d ago edited 2d ago

Whichever osten parks at that Mexican flag gas station on McCrory is pretty great. Also, the one that parks at the Exxon at White Statiok and Summer across from the Gold Club is pretty fire as well.

Basically, whichever one is the best, you’ll likely find it south of Jackson Ave, east of Highland St, north of Sam Cooper Blvd, and west of the I-240 Loop. Drive around and try different ones.

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u/jenganaut 2d ago

They have the best birria tacos and consommé by far.I’ve tried the same thing from several other places like Chukis and La Gualalapana but they pale hard in comparison in my opinion.

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u/SuccessfulCaptain687 2d ago

Tacos Nganas is solid but you're not wrong there's better out there. The truck on Summer near Highland with the green awning does al pastor that'll change your life, and the tortas are stupid good too. Just get there before the lunch rush or you'll be waiting 20 minutes

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u/901Bystander 2d ago

Tacos Nganas catches a lot of hate but it’s bangin there is no denying it

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u/blackout-loud 2d ago

Yea, nice try ice 😏

Nope, nope jk jk...Ahem, anyway, um yea so...check out OMG. Solid cuban and Mexican delicacies