Rolled our wheels over here twice in two days. First night, Friday. Came here perfectly sober after a night of binge eating: Uchiko to Gourdough's to ChiLantro. Was with my girlfriend's cousin's cousin, who just finished freshman year at UT. He professed he was still hungry (oh, to be 19 again...), so we made a pit-stop at ChiLantro. Picked up some chicken and beef tacos. Limited flavor and a corn tortilla to boot. Thoroughly disappointed. 2 of 5. Second night, Saturday. Came here serfectly pober after a wedding reception and a visit to Warehouse District. Was told by girlfriend's cousin that the burrito is where it's at. Picked up the beef burrito. Rice, sauce, and a FRIED EGG to boot. Bibimbap in a wrap. Was in heaven. 5 of 5. Which night do I trust more? Split the difference--3.5. Wait, Yelp doesn't give half-stars? I'm feeling generous; let's round up to 4. read more

A friend won bottle service at some club downtown a few years ago. Next thing I know, I'm standing in front of the Chilantro trailer eating kimchi fries, stuffing them into my face using every finger of both hands. I pawed at those fries like they'd just given me a lapdance. Now Chilantro comes by the office some days, and I gotta say that it's much easier to discern the flavors in their food now than it was on that first try. Of their tacos ($6), I prefer the pork, steak, and chicken in that order. Their sauce can be spicy (!!) for me, but I need to grow a tougher skin. This is the obvious way to accomplish that. Check out their website calendar and they'll tell you where they are. You need to keep tabs on potential lapdances. Am I still inebriated? read more

I can count on two hands the number of food trailers I've eaten at in the past two years. I know - I am totally NOT taking advantage of this food scene. My lame excuse is that I have an aversion to eating food while sitting on street curbs or in dusty lots. I need to get over that. With that said, I braved the street curbs and the rowdy late night crowds, and ate at ChiLantro the other night. We had pork bulgogi tacos, chicken bulgogi tacos, spicy fries, and kim chi fries. I ate everything - I mean, I literally inhaled everything. So, it must either have been really good, or tequila makes everything taste better. I'll give ChiLantro the benefit of the doubt. The difference for me between ChiLantro and the "other Korean taco truck" lies in the tortilla and the marinade. ChiLantro's tortillas taste fresher and don't have the gritty texture most corn tortillas have and their bulgogi is kick ass spicy and super flavorful. The fries were on point - crispy, spicy, salty - they were really good. For me, this is one food truck I would definitely revisit. There are few other food trucks I could say the same about. read more

The kimchi fries will change your life. They encompass the PERFECT amount of Sriracha (cock sauce?), entailing the perfect, slightly lingering burn in your mouth. Perfectly quenched by beer or the sweet milk stuff in a can that they sell. Only four stars because they were difficult to find in the Domain and I don't make a habit of going all the way downtown on weekends. I could very much be in less than three (type it out, Yelp wouldn't allow the "less than" symbol) with them. read more

Their signature Chilantro fries are absolutely awesome. They're like poutines and I can eat them all day... The bowl and the burrito was just so-so, but the fries made it all the more worth it. read more

I absolutely adore Chilantro. I'm a big fan of their BBQ pork burger with its toasted bun and sesame seeds, and their beef and pork tacos are always craved by my family when they visit Austin--even my aunts, uncles, and cousins MAKE SURE to visit Chilantro when they drop by Austin. Also, I must pay homage to the lengendary spicy kimchi fries, which sell out like hot cakes during SXSW and are the best friend that I hang out with during a good 2 a.m. downtown afterparty. You can't go wrong with anything on their menu while it's made fresh out of their truck on any given day, even a rainy one (as I can clearly remember trekking to Chilantro to pick up burgers as per my aunt's request before returning to Dallas). My favorite is their BBQ pork burger by far, and make sure to get an egg on it. NOTE: I will say, however, that I was incredibly, incredibly disappointed in the quality of their tacos at ACL festival this year, because they tasted NOTHING like the tacos that I expect when I visit Chilantro. I was utterly embarassed that out of town visitors expecting good korean-mex fusion were faced with those "tacos," which were some sort of dry rice flavored concoction with a sprinkling of meat packed for quick mass distribution. Yeeugh. What happened there? I don't know either. read more

I flat out love this place. I have driven there straight from the airport before even making it home to unload my bags, driven clear across town to find the truck, and had it once 3 times in the same week. Yes, I fear I may have an emerging ChiLantro addiction. It's a novel concept, Korean Mexican fusion and it's the third such place I've tried with the same approach (one in Round Rock, TX, the other in Orange County, CA). But this truck just pulls it off great...all of the menu items are great. But after sampling it all, I go back to ol' steady - the Kimchi Fries Burrito. Yes it is ridiculous and a work of art if you can ignore calories/portion size for a meal. Pick your bulgogi (I do tofu), add French fries (not a typo), gooey cheese and saracha sauce, kimchi salsa, and wrap it in a tortilla. It just ends up a melty mess of awesome flavor. For those truly living on the edge, you can add a fried egg. read more

If Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez and Akira Kurosawa were to open a food trailer together it would be ChiLantro. OK, let's forget that those 3 directors are really one and the same person.... Act 1: Open the mouth and enter Beef Bulgoki. Yeah, it's all sweet and BBQey. Almost walks like John Travolta does in ALL of his frickin movies. Act 2: Open the mouth and enter Some French Fries. Hey, I hear that in France they serve them with may-o-naise! This version is spicy. Act 3: Harvey Keitel breaks your teeth with the butt of a gun and shoves in some Kimchi. Whoa! And now you have the M&#%er F!*ker of all Mexican Standoffs! Either that or the makings of a bad bar room joke. And that's all from ONE dish in ONE rather large paper french fry holder. I'm not even mentioning the bolas wielding burritos or the tanto wielding tacos of multi-ethnicity! I'm not even mentioning Rosario Dawson! I'll tell you how serious I was about hitting this place. I allotted a whole hour in my SXSW schedule for it, and it didn't disappoint. You just have to close your eyes and become the spicy mayo for a brief moment. There, did you do it??? Are you listening, or just waiting to talk??? Now get your white asses down there....wherever "there" happens to be at any given time and let your face get blown off. read more

Disclaimer: I know what Kogi is. I've heard people from L.A. rave about it and I've seen it on Top Chef. But I've never eaten it. So I'm new to the recent Mexi-Korean fusion craze. What is it? Well you're probably familiar with the taco truck idea. Basically you have ridiculously inexpensive but very tasty tacos in a truck. That moves around. If you catch it, you catch it, if you don't, then Taco Bell for you. Throw in some Korean flavor profiles (Bulgogi, Kim-Chi, etc.) some 21st century technology like Twitter (to announce where you're going to be and when) and you've got the Mexi-Korean craze that is now in Austin! So what's the scoop on ChiLantro? Solid four-star quality and the only reason it's not a five is because Jae Kim (the proprietor) needs to have some room to play with and really amp up the flavors he's working with. Location: Dude - it's a freaking taco truck. Maybe there's a place to sit and maybe there's not, but there's always the ground. Try not to sit against any nearby walls as they tend to serve as weekend toilets. Food: Maybe my expectations were a little off, but I wanted the taco to explode with rich Korean and Mexican flavors. I wanted every bite to remind me with this particular mix of styles is a match made in Food Heaven. And it was good - the taste was good, but I'll just say there's a little room for improvement in the POW! Bang! WHAM! department - hence the four stars. I had a Spicy Pork taco and a Beef taco - both for $2 a piece. We also ordered up some spicy fries that are served with an out-of-this-world spicy kim-chi flavored sauce. Proprietor: Jae Kim is the owner and he was working the window today when we tracked 'im down. Dude is super cool. I told him that we'd been following Yelp and Thrillist and biding our time until we tried it out. We both hail from H-Town (that's Houston for the un-informed) so we have a brotherhood of humidity thing going between us. Anyhow I asked him if he could ramp up the spice a bit and he obliged by putting a bit more salsa on the taco and giving me some more salsa on the side. Rock on. You can tell dude has a love for food and I respect that. I'd like to see him come up with some not so middle of the road stuff. There are those of out there who are familiar with Kim-Chi and are not afraid to smell like it. Let me have it! Congrats on the new biz and for being the first Korean Taco Truck in Austin! read more

Korean fusion? Kimchee? Tacos??? I'm down!!! Had a beef taco with kimchee, spicy pork taco, chicken quesadilla, and a beef burger (Yes I am that skinny person that eats like I've never seen it). It was fantastic, but could have been better. The beef and pork taco were great, but very runny and messy to eat standing up next to the trailer. If I had any amount of alcohol in me, it would never had made it to my mouth. The bulgogi beef was a bit bland and could have used more marinade, but the pork was awesome. The quesadilla had a bit too much cheese in it for my taste. It also had a korean red pepper sauce all over the top, so by the time I got to this portion of my meal, they were a bit soggy. Sauce on the side would have been better. Also, the whole texture of the dish was one consistency...soft. Maybe some raw onions or jalapenos for some crunch? The bulgogi burger was by far my favorite!!! It had a delicious chipotle mayo thing on top and came on a nice toasted bun. My only gripe was that it needed more meat. Will definitely stop by for more food. They change locations daily so check there twitter. Places they stop don't always have benches or places to eat so prepare to pop a swat on the curb or eat in the car. Like I said, the tacos get messy, maybe bring along some wipes for your hands for after and this place takes cash only. read more

Late night munchies? Get the kimchi fries and call it a night. That's it! I normally don't give a 5 star just for one product alone, because I have tried their burritos and I do NOT like them at all. But the kimchi fries, get them, get them!! read more

A great asian fusion combo. Good sauce and veggie selection. Tofu option is available for vegetarians

I rolled up with some fellow Yelp CMs - hungover (as usual), I was craving something comforting and a Korean/Mexican taco hit just the spot! Although it was sweat-your-face-off hot, the triangle of trucks gathered in this spot offered some much needed covered space to indulge in our quick and cheap lunch. I got one chicken taco and one beef taco, without the kimchee (not a fan of the stuff). I ate the chicken first expecting it to be my favorite, but the beef was a hells yeah! Next time I visit ChiLantro, it's two beef tacos fo' sho'. I also thought they'd be hella spicy, but the tacos provided a small amount of heat that wasn't overbearing. The fresh squeezed lime also added a nice zing. Their selection of Korean drinks was awesome, but I stuck with a Diet Coke to play it safe. Dallas totally needs to jump on the food truck bandwagon, because places like ChiLantro rock my socks off. read more

The 404th ChiLantro BBQ Review. ( i.e. The most important one) I had bookmarked this place like forever ago (ok, fine, two weeks) and since God loves me and makes stars align for me on a daily (ok, fine, semi daily) basis, I passed this place whilst wading through the herd of SXSW film badges who looked like they were really getting their money's worth standing in a mile long line, not. Food: 4.5 Stars Super Effing Good. Got the Pork tacos and the beef kimchi fries. And Holy mother Korean those fries were the IZ! I had to share them with two other people and lets just say I hate those people, and every bite they stole from me. Fast and friendly service and a nice drink selection all on ice. I just love that. read more

I'd heard about this place from Michelle C.'s review and thought, "Korean ...tacos?! Odd..." Honestly, I thought it would be gross. Yep, I said it. Call me hippo, but I was skeptical (Here's the link to better understand that comment: http://bit.ly/6cfyd5) But as fate would have it, the other weekend I was walking through downtown for a late night adventure when I saw the truck. Something inside just said, "DO IT." I ordered the spicy chicken and the guy taking my order was really nice! 2 bucks? Heck yes! My food arrived within a minute and I could just smell how delicious and flavorful it was. Took my first bite and that was it. I was hooked. I don't know what that chicken was swimming in but it was flavorful, spicy, and delicious. Nom nom nom! As I write this, my stomach started begging me for more. Stalk them on twitter @Chilantro to find out where they'll be next! read more

Delicious and definitely a new take on the original Korean food of Kimchi with fries. The menu is quite simple and the food came out fast. Only place of improvement was to melt the cheese more, but it might of been the crazy lunch hour at SXSW where kitchen staff couldn't spend as much time on each dish. Very good experience overall. read more

Chi'Lantro - Korean Near Me - Austin, Texas

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Ok, so I'm not gonna lie, the first few times I had Chi'Lantro I may not have been the soberest of people. Their food truck is located on 5th and Colorado in the late evening and often caters to bar hoppers after a long night out. So, needless to say, the first few times I had their food, it was THE BOMB. Surprisingly though, their food was still delicious when eaten during the day, like, as a real meal. You can find their truck at 23rd and San Antonio (right next to the Castilian) from 5-8pm. I've stopped by a couple of times as a study break, and Chi'Lantro always hits the spot. From what I can somewhat remember, I've had the KimChi Fries, the Quesadilla, and the Tacos--AMAZING. From what I can definitely remember, I've had the Chicken Tacos and Beef Tacos. The Tacos are 2 for $5. The meat is savory and it's topped with lots of greens, and comes with a lime wedge that you can squeeze on yourself for that little extra twang. I normally consider anything that I eat downtown to be really bad for me and reason to be guilty in the morning. However, after having the tacos as a normal human being, I don't feel all that bad anymore. The Tacos are served on corn tortillas and are topped with Soy Vinaigrette Korean salad, onion, and cilantro. I'm not gonna go as far as to say this meal is healthy, but as long as you stay away from the KimChi Fries, you may be able to leave Chi'Lantro not feeling like a fatty. (But seriously, you have to try those fries at least once--freakin' delicious.) I'm glad to know that, sober or not so sober, Chi'Lantro is always a good choice. read more

My go-to trailer for some quick, tasty "korean-mexican" fusion food. I've been a loyal fan since the beginning. I can still remember that wonderful first experience like it was yesterday... At the time, Chi'lantro didn't have a website just a twitter, so they tweeted that they would be on the UT Campus in about 30 minutes. I hustled my way towards Dobie Mall where they would be parked. I lurked around the building look for a trailer of food, alas I found my oasis. This trailer is no normal trailed, its a badass suped up trailer. Nice giant menu, taps on the side for fountain drinks, a vast array of chips and sodas including jarritos. What I immediately fell in love with is the affordability of this place. Each taco is only $2. A burrito is $5. You choose between pork, chicken or beef. I prefer the pork or beef, I think those have the most flavor when choosing which Korean bbq style meat. So you get a taco, with double corn tortilla, filled with Korean bbq style meat of your choice, topped with lettuce, cilantro and onions tossed in soy vinaigrette. You can ask for a side of Kimchi to dump on and in addition some extra sauce. It was just so delicious and simple! The fries were your standard fries but they gave us some spicy mayo? sauce to dip with, that was pretty tasty and had a good amount of heat. The burrito is probably the most food/per dollar type thing. They roll you up a burrito similar to the size of Chipotle, except this one is stuff with your choice of korean-style marinated meat, a FRIED EGG (yes fried eggs ALWAYS except me in ALL my reviews), kimchi, rice, lettuce, the works basically. It is delicious! I could only finish about half of this baby, it was so gigantic. It looked so good people kept stopping me and asking me what it was and where I got it. They were like OMG is that Chipotle? I'm like ZOMG, it's not Chipotle, it's this trailer called.... well you get the picture. They also serve burgers/quesadillas which I have yet to try, but sound awesome. The owner is freakin cool and this place is awesome, drunk or sober. Best Korean-Mexican trailer in Austin fo sho. read more

I love that this truck comes around to The Domain and the Google building on Mopac, it makes it a great lunch option for those of us slaving away on the North side. The burger/taco/burrito options are cool but I'm not cool so I usually just stick to the bowl. You get several meat options and if you smile enough you can convince them to let you do a combo which is nice for wannabe vegetarians like me who want to get pork and tofu. You MUST add the fried egg to get the full effect. I can't resist kimchi fries and they're great for sharing but Henry W. had it right when he said " it just tasted like french fries with mayo and spicy sauce all over it," Oh My Gogi in Houston is still the reigning kimchi fries champion in my heart. The workers are really friendly and funny...did you know that the counter is clear so they can see if you're stealing their shit? I betcha didn't. read more

Today was my first trip in awhile to ChiLantro. I was quite bit disappointed. I was the very first person to line up and I waited about 20 minutes for my food. I guess that was expected, but the food disappointed me. I ordered the beef burrito with an egg and the kimchi beef fries with an egg. The burrito was okay, but I've tasted better at Coreanos. The kimchi fries was the most anticipated item for this trip. I was soo disappointed. The "orange spicy sauce" was so disappointing. It was literally some sauce mixed with a hot sauce. I've tasted the kimchi fries at Oh My Gogi and Coreanos and its way better. Did I also mentioned that I ordered KIMCHI fries with an EGG? I got no egg and no kimchi. That was the utmost disappointing thing ever. Overall, the fries compare nothing to my most favorite, Oh My Gogi. The service: They really are presistant with tipping. They'll ask you to tip when you make a credit purchase, which only pressures you to tip or suffer with the consequences. I decided to pay in cash and I didn't tip. In the end, I did face the consequences because not only did I wait a long time for my food, but half of the things were missing. In all, I didn't get the kimchi in my fries nor did I get my fried egg. I paid for those items and in the end I lost them and perhaps they'll just pocket what I paid extra for those items and keep it as a tip. I wouldn't come back here unless I was desperate in Austin and Coreanos is closed. Go to Oh My Gogi for Houstonians and Coreanos for Austonians. read more

I've never tried Korean BBQ, but for some reason I knew it would be amazing. For a mere $6, you can get a heap of beef and kimchi quesadillas that are just the right amount of spicy. Tender meats, fresh vegetables, and an overall palatable experience at an extremely reasonable price. My vote goes to ChiLantro for the best food trailer in the entire city. If you're a bit skeptical about the kimchi, give it a chance anyway! You'll be surprised how much it complements the other ingredients. read more

Whaaaaat!!! My mind just got blown this past weekend! These guys are making the most legit korean tacos I've ever had, and I hate to throw the race card, but are any of you guys up there even Korean?!? Again: queue blown mind. My friends and I walked past the truck on Saturday night on our way to the bar.. And I'm from out of town, so naturally, I'm compelled to try at least their bulgogi taco. The wait was minimal and I had heard good things from my friends, so FOMO, let's do it! Well, it was the best decision! Super flavorful, good balance of texture, overall just an outstanding taco. But the night must go on. We enjoy. We leave. We drink. We. Get. Drunk. Now as we stumble back, BOOM! There it is! The great truck! We're back for seconds! And it's YOLO time. Burger, Kimchi fries, Quesadilla, more tacos. Kimchi fries are the obvious must have. If you come here, order it or die! So. Freaking. Good. Now one more time: queue blown mind. read more

Chilantro lives up to it's hype! Tacos were outstanding! We ordered one of everything: beef, spicy pork, and chicken. All were oh so yummy and fresh! What a bargain for $2! Follow them on Twitter for the hours and location. They accept Visa and Mastercard for $1 convenience fee. All done very professionally on their iPad. Yup, this is NOT your father's taco truck! read more

I'll be honest, I only had the kimchi fries here. While I've never had kimchi fries anywhere else before, so I really don't have anything to compare it to, this place was amazing. I got it topped with a ribeye, which was so well marinated! I would love to make a stop here if I am ever in Austin again! read more

Chi'Lantro - Kimchi fries with ribeye - Korean Near Me - Austin, Texas

I heard about Korean Taco trailers via NPR Food podcast about a year ago. When I saw that the fabulous Michelle C. Yelp about them, I put them in my foodie bookmark. While strolling around downtown after meeting up with some friends, we stumbled across ChiLantro. There wasn't really a question of whether or not I should try it. The question was what to try. I picked the spicy chicken taco ($2). The tacos are incredibly inexpensive, tasty, and curious at the same time. I had no idea what to expect with Korean tacos, but it was fusion done right. Too bad I had already eaten dinner prior, or I would have tried everything else on the menu. No joke. read more

I just don't know what to say. The whole experience was like a party in my mouth. Korean + Mexican???? say what?? That's like a frat boy in a sweater going to a monster truck derby. or a swagged out, tattooed straight from the hood gangster going to an art exhibit. I had the beef bulgogi taco and kimchi fries. Nothing kimchi about them, mostly bulgogi meat and spicy mayo. But they were an explosion of my-little-asian-granny-wearing-cowboy-boots-to-the-rodeo type of interesting goodness. My tastebuds enjoyed the ride and it was fun checking out on an ipad. The people who operate the truck are also super nice! read more

I finally checked out ChiLantro today, thanks to noticing a promotion on Twitter where they were giving out free tacos and being nearby. Really glad I did! I tried 1 each of their spicy pork and spicy chicken tacos and LOVED them. Not too spicy, but just really delicious and the fixings added to the whole experience. They're somewhat exotic compared to most Austin taco joints, but the whole thing really works for me. At $2 these tacos are a great deal! They have a whole bunch of other menu items which I'd like to try at some point, like quesadillas, burritos and burgers. Another high point - due to the promotion, there were a LOT of people around the truck, maybe more than a dozen, but my tacos were ready in under two minutes. The staff were really friendly and professional too. That is awesome. read more

This is about as good as it gets at any price downtown. Everything is balanced, bursting with flavor, and simply tastes great. I introduced a few friends who don't like anything spicy to the food this past weekend. They spit fire from the spicy and kimchi fries, but they loved every bite. This is the place to go after bar time, and Best Wurst is the place to go earlier on. Between the two, you'll be in Austin food stand heaven. The bottom line: you are a sucker if you skip this excellent food at reasonable prices to get one of those tasteless $15 pizzas being flogged outside the bars at 2 am. read more

Hey, why didn't you guys tell me about this place? Oh wait... you did. Why didn't you FORCE me to eat here instead instead of allowing me to wait an entire year? I'm sittin here with 1/4 chicken burrito and half a tray of fries and I'm SO full but I can't stop eating. Why does egg and chicken and rooster sauce work so well and why didn't anyone think of it before? Does orange sauce sound gross on french fries? Yeah, I thought so too. Don't be retarded like me, it's awesome. What's even more surprising is how gosh darn friendly and chipper everyone on that truck is. Not chipper in the "I'm having a bad day if you don't tone it down I'll punch your face in you stupid cheerleader" chipper. Pleasant, good service and polite chipper. If you can actually find them, don't even hesitate. Eat the food. read more

I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you! I don't know what else to say. I was on the patio of Speakeasy and spied you across the street...suddenly all the eye candy and adult style beverages the patio had to offer faded into the background. All I could think of was a pork bulgogi taco with kimchee...not one, not two...but three! You rock my world... read more

So many different options only so much stomach space. They have a very eclectic interesting menu at this food truck. I love that Chi'Lantro is now located outside my office every Friday in the Domain, so I will have many future opportunities to taste some of the other flavors. It was worth the wait in line, and worth the wait while they cooked the food up fresh. I ordered the Kimchi fries after reading so many great things about them, they were out of beef so went for chicken. They looked as beautiful as it tasted. I loved that this was not just toppings dumped on top of fries, every flavor complimented each other, into a tangy sweet and spicy goodness. Even being under the saucy meat and cheese goodness the fries still were crispy and fresh. YUMMY! read more

Chi'Lantro - Kimchi Fries - Korean Near Me - Austin, Texas

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Hurray for the Spicy Pork taco! I think that tacos should become the official food of Korea because if ChiLantro is any indication, they do it wayyyyyyy better. The spiciness of the meat was perfect, the greens on top were refreshing, and the sweet sauce was the icing on the cake. And I totally agree about that lower compartment with the drinks. How could an A&W root beer look so good? and I'm a Barq's girl all the way!!!! It's like the cans are packed into the side of snowy mountainside. They sure know your weaknesses when it's hot and you've been on 6th street dancing next to sweaty strangers all night (that wasn't me). read more

LOVE this place!! My friend always raves about this place, so I absolutely had to go! She recommended the burrito with kimchi, so that's exactly what I got. It was filling and scrumptious and nothing like I've had before. It was slightly dry, but that was forgivable, as the burrito was unbelievable. I got it with tofu. The tofu was cooked just right, as was the rice, kimchi, and everything else. Even the tortilla was exceptional! This place is a MUST go. read more

My friends and I started our "Epic Trailer Tapas Food Tour of Austin" with ChiLantro about 10:30 PM on a Saturday night. Our food trailer hopping consisted of hitting up 11 places in less than 24 hours. After hearing about ChiLantro for months from friends including fellow Elite Yelper Matt C, I had to try it. The cart was located at 5th and Colorado the night we went. Food ordered: -1 tofu taco -1 spicy pork taco -1 order of kimchi fries topped with tofu Verdict: We all loved the combination of veggies, spice, and lime with our respective proteins. The kimchi fries had some serious heat to them! I tasted Japanese mayo in the spicy orange sauce. Either way it was good stuff but be armed with some water. read more

Stumbled upon the ChiLantro Korean + Mexican BBQ truck last night near Kenichi. Had heard about it before or probably wouldn't have stopped as Korean + Mexican doesn't really sound all that appealing. OMG, am I glad we ate here. We tried the pork, chicken and beef tacos, and ended up stopping by at the end of the night for two more beef tacos each. Absolutely mouthwateringly incredible. Beef bulgogi (which I basically describe to people as a slightly sweeter more tender version of fajitas) on two delicious corn tortillas with sauce and lettuce + spicy kimchi if you want it. These tacos literally melt in your mouth. This place is so good that they had a group of Korean customers who actually were singing a song they made up about ChiLantro the night before as they awaited their tacos. Incredible. Everyone eating here was smiling and happy, and not just because they were all wasted. Apparently, the truck moves around, so find them on Twitter. They also have burritos and bowls, but the beef tacos were are so incredible that I might never try anything else. If this was by my house or office, I'd eat it every day... read more

Move over, Kebablicious! This is now my new post-Downtown food of choice! I absolutely LOVE the Korean/Tex-Mex fusion concept because they are two of my favorite genres of food. I've tried the beef, spicy pork, and spicy chicken tacos. I would say that the spicy pork is the most flavorful out of those three, and thus my favorite! However, the beef taco with kimchi added is a close second. This food trailer is super affordable, only $2/taco. I've also tried the beef burrito once. It's a good size and will definitely fill you up for $5, but I thought there were too many sides (egg, rice, kimchi) and not enough of the meat! This trailer is definitely undergoing exponential increases in popularity. They have expanded their locations (Domain during some weekday lunches) and were even filmed by Food Network today! Definitely give this place a try next time you're hungry after a night on the town! But don't think that you need to be tipsy to think this food is good. I've also tried it not under the influence for lunch one day, and it was just as, if not more, delish! read more

I went on a food trailer excursion this week for SXSW and I just happened upon this place because a friend kept talking about Korean BBQ tacos. My friend got chicken tacos and I got a chicken bowl. My food was definitely a better value - I got more food than my friend for the same price. (If I remember correctly, both of our meals cost $7.) The bowl wasn't bad, but it wasn't great, either. I still ate every bit of it, though. We both agreed the food had been overhyped. I might come back, but only if a friend was dead set on eating here. They do get credit for being fast, though. Lines were long due to SXSW, but they moved efficiently and we didn't wait long for our food to arrive. Major bonus points for that, because I was starving. The guy who took our order was also super friendly and looked like he wasn't annoyed by all the drunk people ordering food. I was thrilled by the service, just not by the food. read more

ChLantro is in fact the name of a taco truck and not that of a Mexican hooker's pimp in Tiajuana In another story from my former traveling escapades posing as a overly health conscious near PETA member, I jumped all over a chance to partake in this fine establishment when I cam across it during the river walk art festival (which is totally kickass btw) I ordered up a spicy tofu taco and about 10 minutes later, the taco in question arrived for my consumption Much to my gleeful surprise, I saw my favorite little red bottle of hell (aka rooster sauce) and subsequently became as giddy as a school girl when a fellow taco patron proceeded to add the sauce to his already spicy taco More pain in my mouth? Yes please The resulting flavor in my mouth was an explosion of fiery goodness. Nearly every element of the taco could be equally experienced despite the fire truck backing up at your tonsils. The cilantro and salsa in these tacos really help to pull them together in my book. All in all it was a pretty good experience, just nothing that makes me jump for joy and hit my Italian head on the ceiling. Next time I pass by the aforementioned taco truck and feel the urge, i will gladly cop another feel and opt for some pork or chicken to really give the final word Leave the tofu for the tree huggers Gabriel read more

Let's just say I am very pleased that this taco trailer is less than one block away from my office downtown (2nd and congress). Not because I'm lazy, but because I love kimchi, and I love tacos. The owner Jae is super nice and accommodating-- one time they ran out of beef when I requested a beef burrito, so he gave me 3 tacos at the price of 2. I had the beef burrito today, and it was a delicious melange of kimchi, marinated beef, and cheese. The tacos are also super yummy. I've tried them all-- pork, chicken, and tofu. Yes please! Take a nice walk to your meal if you're downtown, it will be worth your while! read more

Meh, nothing special. Perhaps I wasn't drunk enough? I don't know, I was pretty drunk. I told the guy manning the truck to give me whatever he thought was the best taco. Player's choice & it wasn't even very delicious? That's a problem. Meat was very dry & overall relied too heavy on the Mexican & not enough on the Korean part of the fusion. Also, whattup with the extremely lame names of the food trucks in Austin? read more