Nepantla Food Trailer
Vegan restaurant · Mexicantown
5410 Vernor Hwy, Detroit, MI 48209
Highlights
Vegan Mexican tacos, mocktails, coffee, and juices.
Vegan Mexican tacos, mocktails, coffee, and juices.
"Vegan Mexican meets mocktails, juices, and coffee at Nepantla, a food truck situated next to the long-vacant Charlie Clark’s Bar on West Vernor Highway. Founder Rocky Coronado was named a 2024 semifinalist for a James Beard Award in the Emerging Chef category. As Coronado builds out the bar to be Nepantla’s permanent home, they operate out of their red food trailer, where customers can order vegan dishes like tacos with fried avocado and Baja-style fish tacos made with battered banana blossoms, and a variety of beverages like Vietnamese coffee, matcha lattes, and aguas frescas. Be sure to check Nepantla’s social media for updates on hours." - Serena Maria Daniels
"Vegan Mexican, meets zero-ABV mocktails, juices, and coffee at Nepantla, a cafe/food truck situated next to the long-vacant Charlie Clark’s Bar on West Vernor Highway. Customers can order vegan delicacies, which have included tacos with fried avocado and Baja-style fish tacos made with battered banana blossoms, and a variety of NA beverages like Vietnamese coffee, matcha lattes, and housemade aguas frescas." - Serena Maria Daniels
"Southwest Detroit-based food truck Napantla is helmed by James Beard Foundation Awards semifinalist Rocky Coronado, who offers their take on meatless Mexican. The menu for this mobile eatery has included jackfruit and mushroom quesabirria tacos, fried avocado tacos, and Armadillo Eggs — a stuffed jalapenos wrapped in vegan “bacon” and fried to perfection. Keep an eye on their social media for the latest locations updates." - Eater Staff
"A long-gestating cafe project inside a formerly vacant bar on West Vernor Highway will offer a plant-forward take on Mexican cuisine with vegan menu items paired with zero-ABV mocktails, fresh juices, and coffee. Led by an operator who continues to run a reliable food-truck presence while final buildout details are sorted, the concept emphasizes cultural hybridity and will update the long-empty space when it opens." - Serena Maria Daniels
"Vegan Mexican, meets zero-ABV mocktails, juices, and coffee at Nepantla, a cafe/food truck situated next to the long-vacant Charlie Clark’s Bar on West Vernor Highway. Founder Rocky Coronado was named a 2024 semifinalist for a James Beard Award in the Emerging Chef category. As Coronado builds out the bar to be Nepantla’s permanent home, in the meantime, customers can order vegan delicacies, which have included tacos with fried avocado and Baja-style fish tacos made with battered banana blossoms, and a variety of beverages like Vietnamese coffee, matcha lattes, and housemade agua frescas. Be sure to check Nepantla’s social media for updates." - Serena Maria Daniels
