We went to the Juneteenth celebration in Laurel Park, Santa Cruz (2024). My Moms Mole was one of a few food trucks there. We were enticed by the appearance of the plates purchased by others leaving the food truck area. All plates come with rice and beans -- and your choice of: (1) jerk chicken ($15). Or roasted vegetables ($12). Or combo of chicken and roasted vegetables ($17). (2) Side dish, choice of fried plantain (4 circles), green salad with vinaigrette, or watermelon, cucumbers, mint salad. (3) choice of one of 3 mole sauces. (Mole sauces are also available to purchase separately). All items were still available when we visited around 1 pm but when we were leaving around 2:30, they had already run out of the plantains and watermelon salad. (The festival was scheduled to run from noon to 5 pm). Between us, we got -- and shared-- the jerk chicken, roasted vegetables, rice and beans, plantains, green salad, and the traditional mole sauce. Overall, the food was good -- but was over-powered by the abundant helping of the mole sauce. We would've preferred about half of the quantity that was served. Portions were generous. Service was friendly. read more

My Moms Mole - Jerk chicken with mole sauce, rice and beans, and fried plantain. June. 2024. Santa Cruz Juneteenth Festival. - Mexican Near Me

OMG!!! It's a game changer! Delicious nachos, always fresh and i mean good! It's not ur typical Mexican mole!!!

Wow, this is absolutely amazing. Some of the best source I've ever had. If you happen to see this food truck do not miss a chance to try the nachos for only $12. read more

My Moms Mole - Vegetarian nachos with special mole sauce - Mexican Near Me

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I didn't have that great of a meal from the food truck. I had the Queso Molé Nachos. Basically the sauce just tasted like Molé amd no cheese and the chicken wasn't that great, had some fatty pieces. read more

My Moms Mole - the side of a food truck - Mexican Near Me

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Oh my god. Let me tell you. The FLAVORS. THE TEXTURE! A beautifully curated dish that was comforting, filling and refreshing all at the same time. I just asked Cesario to make me his favorite thing (sans cheese) and I got a roasted veggie and chicken bowl. Topped with a perfectly cooked egg and a mix of crunchy seeds, it was like nothing I've ever eaten before. I believe I got the mole verde sauce (which is gluten free) and it was so full of flavor and umami! If you like mole... or if you like good food in general, you will LOVE my mom's mole! read more

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I never know where this food truck is going to be. The only posting I see is where they have previously been. Their food is really good, but the location where they are selling is non existent. I don't know how they stay in business if their customers don't know where to find the truck. read more

YES! These guys nailed it! Nothing makes better beer food than nachos except for really kickass awesome nachos! I got to try their pop-up offerings at my favorite local brewery Steel Bonnet the other day and I was more than stoked! Two humble guys offering up really well prepared and super tasty nachos with either perfectly roasted veggies (potato, carrot, butternut squash), or pulled Turkey, or "The Works" (a combo of both) topped with one of three home made (Mom's recipe) Mole's. Traditional Mole, Mole Queso, or Mole Verde were the choices or any combo of the three. I got to try all three and my favorite was the Mole Queso. Although all three were excellent, they said the Mole Queso was made with 4 different cheeses in the mix. Rather than getting the gooey cheese experience one would imagine, you get a more complex and fuller bodied mole with an awesome texture. The nacho chips were homemade and cut in a unique wide aspect that was great for trying to build the perfect nacho bite(s). The chips were thick so the crunch lasted to the last bite of the perfect portion... One gripe is the price, $15 for the works. A previous picture from Yelp showed the same dish for $3 less just 9 months ago. That being said, these were fricken awesome nachos and I would eat them again and again. The high price pop-up / food truck trend is here to stay and that sucks but these guys make a great and unique treat that makes even the best beer more fun to drink. Definitely give'em a try! read more

My Moms Mole - Mole queso / Mole Verde The "works" nachos Yes! - Mexican Near Me

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The flavor of the Mole was absolutely amazing, we had a verde mole for our first time and it was fantastic. The vibe at shanty shack brewery is top notch too. read more

Great food. Wish they had a brick and mortar location. Just happened to find them a couple time.

My Mom's Mole has a fixed menu, 3 items ish similar to higher end gourmet eateries. locale: eat real fest '16 (9/23) menu: veggie taco, chicken taco, kale salad, 3.50@ or 3/$9 eats: veggie taco, chicken taco, kale salad (3/$9) -chicken just a few pieces, veggies just a few twigs, beans, squash bits, kale a couple of forkfulls. -not a lot of food, similar to gourmet tapas. -tasty, faint taste, not overwhelming. leftovers: -is that all this is? 3.5 stars. read more

The dinner was fantastic and our guests loved everything! and you made it so easy for us. Great job! and THANK YOU. I highly recommend My Mom's Mole for anyone looking to cater an event. read more

Excellent quality and taste! I discovered My Mom's Mole at the West Side Farmers Market and I loved the refreshing approach to their menu such as the mole bowl served with fresh and sautéed greens and topped with a fried egg. read more

This is a portable truck-like mole kitchen thingy that you'll found out and about at farmers markets and outside local breweries from time to time. Specifically I've found them at Corralitos brewing and at the Santa Cruz Westside farmers market. Usually I try to start with some parking tips, as in the bay area parking is not by any means a guaranteed thing, but this is a food truck, so parking doesn't really apply. What they specialize in is just like it says in the name, mole, which can be a tricky dish to get right. The thing with mole is both that it's a complex, richly flavored dish that varies a lot from region to region, and also that everyone has at least one inflexible idea of what it should taste like. Thus if you get two people together you'll have three different notions of what the taste should be. Not to mention that when mole is done right it's pretty damn awesome, but when it's done wrong......it's really wrong. I'm pleased to say that Mom's Mole gets a really complex dish down pat. They aim for guanajuato style which means this is a savory-not sweet and not really spicy. It's a richly textured thick sauce, and while they offer it with chicken it's the vegetarian/vegan styles that really shine. Specifically get the works with quinoa. Very healthy, with a sizable portion and the different textures and flavors combine in the most exquisite way. Not too go into too many details, but it does wonders for a hangover, which given that you can find it at breweries may be especially helpful. At any rate they aim for different fare then the typical truck. You could say it's exotic almost, and yeah the mole here is a fantastic thing to try. read more

My Moms Mole - At the westside farmer's market Santa Cruz - Mexican Near Me

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Excellent mole, amazing flavors! You could tell MMM have a passion for their food. They explained what they recommended + gave us a sample. We had amazing chicken mole nachos with 2 different sauces, so so good with the cider from Santa Cruz cidery where they had their food truck. Highly recommend!! read more

Thank you to MMM! The entire experience from introduction, tasting, communication, invoicing, and the final service at our wedding was easy and awesome. On the business end Chris was wonderful to work with and getting the details sorted out was seamless. Service the day of our wedding happened without any interruption and the staff was friendly and cheerful. Food was hot, ready, and plentiful o the day of our wedding and everyone was very happy. MMM catered my September 2018 wedding in Santa Cruz, CA for 160 people. Service included passed appetizer service and buffet service. The team worked in balance with my front of house staff provided by my wedding coordinator. This team was also quick to provide all insurance and paperwork needed for my venue (UCSC Haybarn). read more

My Mom's Mole is great food. I loved their mole nachos and mole bowls. They came on August 4, 2021 to DTI school to feed the freshmen. The food was good. I'm the kid who was asking all the questions. Your mole rocks!!!!!! Hopefully we'll cater you again at the next party. read more

Their mole is artisanal and delightful. These guys have great customer service and are always pushing the envelope with new menu items. We usually catch them at Elkhorn Brewery but during quarantine they're mostly doing pop up service out of the Pajaro Kitchen on Riverside. The traditional Mole is my favorite, bitter and savory and rich. My partner's favorite is the mole verde. read more

I had my first meal from MMM at Elkhorn Slough Brewing in Watsonville. Hands down, they were the best tacos I have had in ages. We ordered the works and tried all 3 moles. Our spice-adverse parents from New Zealand reveled in the complexity and richness of the mole sauce. It is smoky, spicy, piquant -perfectly balanced. We all had our favorites between the traditional, verde and queso styles. The chicken was moist and the veggies perfectly roasted. The blue corn tortillas had the perfect texture and earthiness to hold up to the bold flavors. Bravo! Well worth the $15 for 3 tacos. read more

Had chicken tacos, one with the red mole, one with the green mole and one with a combo of both. I loved the tacos and I love Cesario's story. read more

I got some enmoladas to go from a pop up at the elk horn slough brewing company. I got 'the works' because I wanted both veggies and chicken. These were fresh and delicious. They did not just fill it up with beans and rice - it had peppers and asparagus etc. The sauce was rich and just the right amount of spiciness. Everything was good I can not pick one thing out that was not amazing. I will definitely be back for more. If you don't know now you know ! read more

Take home mole is okay. I added extra spices for depth of flavor. Tacos are fresh and made to order, but are not full of flavor.