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    La Mamalona Birria

    4.1 (45 reviews)
    Closed 9:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Dogs allowed

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    Pastor Burrito
    Daniel L.

    I ordered the Al Pastor Burrito. It was definitely fresh. After they rolled my burrito, they put it on the grill to give it some more love. The tortilla tasted fresh and I had some nice chunks of meat throughout the entire burrito. I had a little bit of everything in every bite. I even took a picture of my last bit with some good looking meat. I used the green sauce and the orange color sauce, they were both very good. Everything was made with love. I will be back!!

    Birria Tacos
    Lynne T.

    10/10 birria tacos, super crunchy, cheesy, and yummy‼ We went to the Friday Night Munchies event and their truck was there, so that's where we got the tacos.

    crispy mulita
    Sharon G.

    Yummy spot for birria. We got the mamalona plate which comes with a taco suave, taco dorado, quesataco, mulita, tostada, and consome. We got it with the birria de res and it was so delicious! The quesataco was chefs kiss I really enjoyed the crispy tortillas on each of the choices. This taco truck posts where they're located on ig and are often with other trucks on the weekends.

    Mamalona plate
    Daisy G.

    Loved this! Split this between three people as we weren't that hungry but wanted tacos. Would definitely come back. The crunchy quesotaco was my favorite for sure.

    Hella meat, would appreciate a little more cheese but it is technically light cheese lol
    Angela B.

    4 stars is for the birria + salsa , and they accept card with a minimal fee Birria is tender and not tough! Green salsas are off the walllll Consome needed a bit of work, a touch watery/not strong enough beefiness for my taste ===== Came here the other night with bae. $20 gets you a birria quesadilla, a quesotaco, birria soft taco (suave) birria crunchy taco (Rico?) Birria quesadilla They really pack on the meat here. We did request light cheese, but would have appreciated just a touch more lol maybe ask for "some" cheese and not "light cheese" haha Birria soft taco I didn't try this, but bae preferred the crunchy one. He said he'd stick to the crunchy Birria crunchy taco Crunchy indeed, ample filling. Deep fried and dipped into the consome, what is there to not like. Birria quesotaco I liked this a lot! The cheese kinda congealed, and it was a bit much, but I loved how it was chewy and crunchy and when you dip it into the consome/salsa, it was more elevated. The salsas!!! Avocado one had chunks of avocado and was just uniquely flavored. I really liked this, would love if they gave more though. The brown green one is really good too!! Idk what I'm eating, but I'd def come back for a quesadilla dipped into their glorious salsas. Service was friendly, I think it's family owned. Show them some love since parking is easy on the corner of a plaza! Thanks for existing!

    Horchata

    I got two queso tacos, one of Al Pastor, and one of Birria de res. The Al pastor was tender and flavorful! The Birria was juicy, flavorful as well, and not excessively greasy which birria can tend to be. I also ordered an horchata agua fresca, which is huge by the way and also pretty sweet. Service was friendly, and very helpful! They had outside seating for about 8 to 12 people. I look forward to coming back again.

    Birria
    Yasmeen E.

    We got Birria tacos with consome. The tacos were very salty and the consome was okay. The quantity was very little compared to other places. We came here at 9:30 pm, so 30 min before closing, so maybe the quality wasn't at its best. But anyways, we got what we were craving at the time. Service was quick. This taco truck is located next to many other ones.

    Birria ramen with avocado

    I'm going to start with I don't think they have updated their location I find them at birch st, I was craving a birria ramen so I went to get it, it was all worth it, the service was amazing!

    "Quesadilla?"
    Will H.

    I've been to this place plenty of times and the food is always good. I went tonight ordering 3 Al Pastor Tacos and a soft quesadilla. They seemed really busy only one person cooking up everything, but I didn't mind the wait because I know the food is good. I was told Al Pastor ran out waiting around for 15 minutes, so I changed my tacos to asada. I get home and the quesadilla they advertised on their tv, instagram, and this Yelp page show a single flour tortilla folded in half. The item I got looks like something entirely different. You're killing me here...

    Birria Mulitas, asada, tripa and birria tacos Salsa verde and habanero was dank

    Great spot for my cravings. Had burria mulitas, asada, Burria, and tripa Tacos. Miguel and chingon had great salsa and Jugo de Jamaica. Fast and dope service. Eating outside at their table setup was a good start for my day.

    Birria tacos durados
    Desiree P.

    Meat is tender and delicious, but should have ordered with cheese. My bad! For the picky eater (aka my kid) they can do a plain quesadilla. If you are hungry or a good eater, the burrito is your best bet. And if you get the birria for the burrito you will need to order the side of cosome for it otherwise it's just like having plain shredded beef.

    Center Street taco truck line up.
    Cesar A.

    On a recent weekend night we came looking for the Mamalona specifically. My wife has been wanting to try this truck and we knew it has been posting up in the Central Ave taco truck area. So off we went. Luckily it was not too hard to find and not many people had shown up yet. Kinda early. As veterans of this taco truck street you will know that you'll have to park on the outskirts and walk in towards the trucks. For around $40 we got the Mamalona fries, Quesadilla w/ birria, and probably like 6 tacos? Not too bad, not 100 percent on exact order, but the Mamalona fries were sure worth the money. like 3 people ate off that. What can I say Birria was really good as was the consome that was included with order. It was to go and they included everything like salsas, limes, napkins, etc.... Tacos were pretty good size as was the quesadilla. One thing i did not realize was that they also had a sit down area and you could order from there and the truck. Take your pick.

    Trina D.

    My bf and I went to the Tianguis Farmers Market over the weekend and saw a few food trucks were stationed there. La Mamalona Birria was one of the ones I wanted to check out because I'm a fan of birria. I ordered two birria tacos, two birria quesadillas, and a Mexican Coke to share with the bf. Let me just say, I think we could have just done one of the quesadillas instead of two because it was really heavy and filling. The tacos were the perfect street taco size and that was delicious. They were stuffed with birria and we added the salsa for our enjoyment. Be careful of the red sauce, it has a bit of a spicy kick. Our order came out to just under $27 which is a tad pricey but it's a food truck and entrance to the Farmers Market was free. We were stuffed but that was a good thing. If you see them around, try the birria tacos!

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    this food truck somehow keeps prices low, food quality high, and service friendly! Great goat!

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    2 years ago

    One of my favorite birrias in the area! Always good and the folks are lovely. Highly recommend

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    3 years ago

    Regular tacos were great! The made a veggie burrito off menu for my wife. 100% solid choice

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    Great tasting Birria no doubt, hand made tortillas just completes the taste, totally recommend it

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    Best taco truck out there.. I recommend all people to try it out cx pieces good , staffing very response good taco truck highly recommend

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