So many food trucks, how do you choose? I went to Yelp of course and Ixtapa came up as the most visited/reviewed truck. Ixtapa it is! One Birria plate and a cheese quesadilla please! Of course Birria is messy and eating it in the car can be a challenge but we are up for the challenge! Over the last year, we have been on a birria kick. So I can share, this birria was good but I have had better. Their quesadilla was the winner for me! Super soft, loaded with cheese and flavorful. Maybe it's 2 kids of cheese inside? I would visit again. read more

Ixtapa Mexican Tacos - Birria - Mexican Near Me - New Haven, Connecticut

The food was horrible. I ordered birria tacos, and they barely had any meat. The meat was only around the edges of the tacos, giving the illusion that they were filled, but the inside was mostly empty. I also ordered a jamaica drink, and it was served warm. Overall, the food was bland and disappointing. It's a terrible place to spend your money, especially when you're craving good Mexican food. read more

We've driven by the Food Truck Paradise so many times & finally, at long last, we decided to check it out. I'm so glad we did. It's such a great lil stretch of food trucks along the water. So many options, all of which specialize in different kinds of Latin American food. There's plenty of parking along the stretch. It's worth getting out & walking down the line of trucks to check out the options. There are no real tables or facilities, though. We noticed a few portable bathrooms, but they were locked. The food from Ixtapa was delicious & affordable. They made me an excellent elote, & I appreciate that they stabbed it with a stick so that eating it was a neater, cleaner experience. The tacos were great, too. I definitely recommend stopping for the whole experience. read more

Ixtapa Mexican Tacos - Truck - Mexican Near Me - New Haven, Connecticut

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Been driving by the food tuck line up off 95 for years. Finally got a chance to stop. Looking at the reviews, this looked like the place to stop and it was right. Started with the pork tacos which were good. The burrito was particularly good. The burrito was very good. It was well stuffed and the flavor was on point. Would definitely stop again. read more

Ixtapa Mexican Tacos - Carne Burrito - Mexican Near Me - New Haven, Connecticut

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Extremely Friendly Family, always very warm and thorough service, food is ALWAYS prepared fresh and served promptly, the food is always delicious! read more

Fantastic and cheap. I could not ask for more. Tacos pastor w piña and Chalupas. Delicious!! And I'm Mexican. read more

Ixtapa Mexican Tacos - It's a food truck among many. This one is great. - Mexican Near Me - New Haven, Connecticut

I love this taco truck. We live in Rhode Island and try to stop by about every month. Tacos are $2. My favorite thing to order from here is the lingua nachos. The meat is so tender and the freshly fried tortilla chips totally blow those food chains out of the water. It's $10 for a huge square styrofoam container. It comes topped with grilled onions, grilled jalapeños, sour cream, guacamole, refried beans, radish slices, shredded cheese. If you have a particular large order they'll give you a beeper to alert you when the order is ready ( maybe it's given out every order but we always get about $30 worth of food). Grab some Mexican bottled sodas. Tons of flavors - tamarind, champagne kola, pineapple, apple, lime, orange, fruit punch, mango, etc) Come by (bring a jacket. Always breezy here). Watch the shipping boats, seagulls, and walk the beach. A few minutes drive from IKEA. read more

Located in Food Truck Paradise in New Haven. This is a stretch of food trucks right off I-95. It's right on the waterfront, but they havent developed this area so there's no proper picnic area or bathroom facilities. They used to have generators in each truck, but the city built connections directly to the grid. This was a great addition because it reduced the noise/smell/smog from the generators. There are a ton of taco trucks and some other latin options (cuban, puerto rican). Ixtapa is one of the more consistent trucks with good prices. We usually make a pitstop here and enjoy the tacos every time. I wish they would improve the waterfront with proper seating areas, otherwise highly recommend stopping next time you are in the area. read more

Food Truck Paradise is a stretch of food trucks that have lined up daily in New Haven, Connecticut since 1960. Every day as many as 29 food trucks can be found along Long Wharf Drive: a majority of them serving some form of Latinx cuisine. The Sweeney's Hot Dog truck, owned by Bob Sweeney, is often credited as the first truck to begin parking along the stretch all those many years ago... and it's still showing up today. By 2017, the stretch of road was becoming crowded with too many trucks. The city set up a special vending program as well as a lottery for licenses. Power hookups were also built along the street in order to eliminate the need for noisy generators. Each vendor pays $3,000 a year for a reserved spot and electricity. Plans are underway to build a permanent waterfront promenade on Long Wharf with benches, a bathroom facility, and picnic tables for customers. In addition to Long Wharf, New Haven also has additional designated food cart districts along Cedar Street (in front of the Yale School of Medicine), Sachem Street (in front of Ingalls Rink), and a downtown zone by the New Haven Green. My family and I visited Food Truck Paradise this past August. I'm ashamed to admit it, but I've lived in New Haven all my life and this was my first visit to the stretch of food trucks. For as long as I can remember, there have always been food trucks parked here... since way before food trucks became the 'gourmet restaurants-on-wheels' as we know them today. I stopped at the 'Sandwiches El Cubano' truck and ordered their "Original Cuban Sandwich" (ham, roast pork, Swiss cheese, pickles, mayo, mustard, Italian bread). My wife and son stopped at the 'Ixtapa' truck and ordered their "Chicken Tacos" as well as their "Nachos" platter. We also grabbed a couple of Mexican sodas and had a picnic lunch across the street by the water. Everything was so delicious and authentic! This may have been our first trip to Food Truck Paradise but it certainly won't be our last! read more

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Ixtapa is still one of the more solid options in New Haven, but after an additional visit, I would stick with the barbacoa & al pastor tacos, as the carne asada is less consistent. Currently, tacos run about $3 each here. It's nice to stop by on a warm weekend and eat/walk along the water afterwards! read more

Ixtapa Mexican Tacos - Quesabirria - Mexican Near Me - New Haven, Connecticut

Excellent tacos! The orange salsa is amazing. I could eat these every day. Open early on the weekend as well is good.

while checking directions, saw this location, so decided to stop by. Parked and walked around to see which truck I should visit... majority of all the trucks offered the same/similar products... I did walk around but went with Ixtapa Mexican Tacos as they had people lined up. I looked at the menu and went with: - taco birria tacos - al pastor taco The seasoning of both were lacking. I expected the meats to be over seasoned at least, but it was not. The al pastor taco was decent, sorry to say it, but had better al pastor tacos. The meat chunks in birria was awesome, it was cooked perfectly, meat broke off easily... only draw back, the seasoning was lacking. The meat was very bland and unfortunately the cheese did not really help to enhance the overall flavor. The dipping sauce also lacked the flavors as well. Overall, good place to walk around, do food taste tour. Parking was free as well. read more

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We absolutely love this taco truck. Hands down one of my favorite trucks on the water. They almost always have a line and serve people up until closing (some trucks stop taking orders 10-15 before closing). My wife and I come here every Thursday for Taco Thursday and while we want to venture out and try a new truck, this one is so good that we can't do it!! We get the same order: six carnitas tacos (2 a pop) and an order of birria tacos (10 bucks) and it never disappoints. Their grilled onions and veggies were especially on point today. We add them to the tacos, sprinkle lime on it, and add both green and red salsa on top. Best tacos you'll ever have (in CT. I used to live in LA so the disclaimer is necessary). The birria meat is always juicy and tasty and while I never eat the stew, I hear it's good too I can't recommend this place enough! Just look for the birria flags on the truck! You can't miss them! read more

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The food was served so hot I burnt the ends of four fingers. I asked for no sour cream, it was loaded with sour cream. The bathroom was the most disgusting experience Amy has ever had in her life. I am in no rush to visit this line of food trucks again. read more

Decent tacos but kind of small/less filling, that being said-good prices, hot sauce was great. Echo the sentiments of others saying to bring wet naps. Wasn't busy when we went so service was quick. Wouldn't come out of my way to revisit. What I should've done was order the same style taco from 3-4 different trucks to compare. Maybe next time! read more

Ixtapa Mexican Tacos - Mexican Near Me - New Haven, Connecticut

Bullseye. I've been through here many times and never stopped..... glad I did though. There is a long line of "taco trucks" on this road, which one to choose? This one had the most people waiting in line, they must know what's up. Not bad, about 10 minutes to get three tacos (1 asada, 1 pastor, and 1 chorizo). THREE BUCKS EACH including tax. They had a sign announcing the new higher prices. This is still HALF or less of what local restaurants are charging. These were all great! Keep some wet wipes handy because you WILL get hot sauce or jalapeño residue on your fingers. They also have coolers full of Mexican coke, Jarritos, other drinks. Good stuff. read more

Ixtapa Mexican Tacos - IXTAPA truck - Mexican Near Me - New Haven, Connecticut

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Good food for a low price The taco truck with the longest line, looks like many people like to eat from here. The hot sauce is on point. Quick service. Only downfall they didn't provide napkins in the bag with the order. Enjoy read more

Ixtapa Mexican Tacos - Taco de canasta 4 X $5 - Mexican Near Me - New Haven, Connecticut

I had been coming to this place this year. Food is very good, burritos, tacos, and soup (birria). I also had shrimp cocktail, is very good. Staff is friendly, even when there is a lot of people there. Due to the location lunch / Dinner with a view is included. read more

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My wife and I recently moved to this area and we were excited to check out this food truck paradise area. As we strolled along the street looking at several food trucks we decided to order from this red truck. I didn't look at any reviews but this placed smelled good and there were more people coming to this spot as well. The man who took our orders was super nice and when we asked for his recommendation he said Tacos de Birria. We got that along with pork quesadillas. Both were extremely delicious but the tacos de birria was the highlight for sure. Dipping the tacos in the soup was so yummy and the volume was pretty good for its price. We'll definitely come back here again haha oh and make sure to grab enough napkins :) read more

Ixtapa Mexican Tacos - Tacos de birria - Mexican Near Me - New Haven, Connecticut

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This truck is a 5 star for me! I recently went there and tried their birria tacos and let me tell you.. OMGGG to die for! Seriously it's like heaven in your mouth. Sooooooo good and heavenly. Due to the commute to New Haven I can't go there often. Wish I lived closer! Please try their birria tacos! read more

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Stopped here today for the first time! I cannot believe what I've been missing! At 11:30am on a Saturday they already had a line of 10 people or so but it moves very quickly. I ordered two tacos - one carnitas and one carne asada. Both were absolutely simple and delicious. True authentic Tacos. They were served with a couple cold cucumber slices and several lime wedges. The fresh squeezed lime on these tacos puts them over the top. I also tried some of the salsas they offered and all of them were good with varying levels of spice. I will definitely going back! I cannot wait to try other things on their menu. Every dish coming out of the food truck looked amazing. read more

Ixtapa Mexican Tacos - Carnitas taco and Carne Asada Taco - Mexican Near Me - New Haven, Connecticut

This is a very popular truck in Long Wharf, New Haven. This is a pretty big place for a truck. They have some pretty good amenities like tortilla chips, tissues, sanitizer and different sauces. Their tacos were the best. Barbacao and carne asada tacos were extremely good. Chicken one was also good. I liked elote, but think they could have put some more spices in it. read more

Ixtapa Mexican Tacos - 3 tacos - carne asada, chicken and barbacoa - Mexican Near Me - New Haven, Connecticut

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Damn good tacos. Great other food though, but you can get seriously full for probably less money on the tacos. They give a little extra touch here compared to some of the other food trucks nearby. The corn tortillas might be made in house. The reduced onions and radish is a great touch on top of the rest of the taco. I wish I could say more about the rest of the menu, but I've only had some nibbles. Trust me, I will be back and will try more things though. read more

Absolutely delicious homemade Mexican. We had a quesadilla and tacos. All the sauces were delicious and the meat was seasoned perfectly.

Line was long. Must get: Quesadilla de Birria... so good! $10 Cheesy with juicy meat, the consome was very beefy in flavor. Huge portions good enough to share by 2 ppl We also got the tacos de casita 4 for $5 - which consist of pork and chorizo, filler was a bit on the skimpy side but it was good read more

Ixtapa Mexican Tacos - Quesadilla de birria ... must get it! - Mexican Near Me - New Haven, Connecticut

Best tacos birria I've ever had. Absolutely amazing. The mango smoothie was also very good. My husband and daughter seemed to enjoy their burritos as well. read more

Excellent food. Can't complain. Had the $2 taco - 4 with different protein combinations. Was very good. Great service. The Horchata was fresh and perfect as well. Not sure why I never stopped at Food Truck Paradise right off of 95. A must do next time trekking down south or going back home. read more

Ixtapa Mexican Tacos - Mexican Near Me - New Haven, Connecticut

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The best truck at Long Wharf for tacos! Served with cucumbers, onion, lime, sauce, and chips on the side. Affordable and delicious! 3 tacos fill me up for dinner. read more

Ixtapa Mexican Tacos - Steak Tacos - Mexican Near Me - New Haven, Connecticut

I ordered up the mean dish (in a good sense of the word) and the avocados were fresh, cilantro added a nice flavor profile to my ever so tender pork. Care and love went into the creation of this plate and I was impressed at how extensive the menu was for a food truck. Keep on doing what you are all doing to make the people want to keep coming back FOR MORE!!! read more

10/10 really recommend it the barría tacos,cemitas and tortas also the workers were really nice and hard working

Good Tacos and very convenient! Ordered three tacos (Pastor, Carnitas and Asada), and it came with all the fixings - not sure if I got it all but included onions, cilantro, pepper, lime, onions and radishes. The tacos were excellent - had better in the west coast, but pretty good for the north east. The meat was flavorful and juicy and the sauces/salsas they provided added some nice kick. The Pastor doesn't have the nice char that would've made it even better, but the flavor was great (although lacking that bit of a crisp taste that would have been nice). The tacos came to $2/taco and although there was a line, it moved pretty quickly. They accept credit cards in case you don't have cash. We tried the same tacos from another truck next to this one to do a comparison and this one definitely came out the winner. These stayed intact and didn't get soggy. It was interesting to see that the long lines seemed to rotate from different trucks so following the crowd may not always get you to the "best". There were porta potties all around, however every one that I saw was locked (we went early October 2020). read more

Ixtapa Mexican Tacos - Ixtapa truck - different lines for ordering and waiting to pick up the order. - Mexican Near Me - New Haven, Connecticut

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The chicken plate is excellent. The chicken is pounded so thin and it is so flavorful. Tacos are of course great. View by the trucks is beautiful. Parking is right by the trucks. Food is cheap too. Nothing bad to say. If you're in the area, definitely stop here. read more

I drove 45 min and was excited to try this place based on the reviews. I was disappointed I showed up and ordered one chicken taco and a corn. The taco was ok. However the corn was horrible, it seemed to be over cooked and soggy. It was a waste of time for me. Maybe I got them on a wrong day for tacos & corn. read more

That was the worst burrito I have ever had excluding frozen burritos and taco bell. The barbacoa had absolutely no flavor - all I could taste was shredded iceberg lettuce and sour cream. Also got veggie tacos which were a disaster. Grilled veggies that tastes....old...... And packaged oxidized guacamole!!!!!!!!!!!!!! read more

The food is excellent but the service is a little slow. I've been coming here since their inception, and I don't think I've ever had a bad meal. The food has always impressed me, especially their homemade salsa. My go-to are the fajitas, in my opinion no place does them better. My only issue with this place is the slow service. Fix that and I would gladly give them 5 stars. read more

I have to say this was one of the best taco, burrito experiences I have had. The freshness of ingredients, the salsas and perhaps 7 or 8 different condiments for your selections were nothing short of amazing. The memory of this little food truck still haunts me and you can be sure, when I am in the area again, I will make a beeline to Ixtapa as this little oasis is the thing that " Mexican foodie dreams" are made from. read more

Ixtapa Mexican Tacos - Condiments: Ranchera, Tomatillo, lettuce, combination salad, jalapenos, roasted jalapenos, habichuela. - Mexican Near Me - New Haven, Connecticut

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Incredible food! Highly recommended - best food truck in the area for sure. We tried the birria tacos, burritos, and chorizo tacos.

I often find a long line in front of this food truck and get tempted to try their food. But none of my experiences were good enough. I have tried their quesadillas and tacos and it was totally disappointing. read more

I've gone to this food truck for vegetable quesadillas for years. They've always been my favorite food truck, even when ingredients were missing like rice, guacamole, or sour cream. Since the pandemic, the quality is consistent and all the ingredients are there. I have definitely seen an improvement. read more

Ixtapa Mexican Tacos - Ixtapa's new signage - Mexican Near Me - New Haven, Connecticut

Great place! The halal guys of Mexican food trucks! The quality, flavor, authenticity and selection were great. Oh- and best of all, all of these perks plus the affordability! YUM!! We ordered carnitas and beef tacos and a beef burrito. Very impressed! They have great sauces and tortilla chips you can add to your meals as well. If we're ever heading out this way, will need to stop by every time! read more