Sara S.
Yelp
Such a delight!
I'm so happy that we have a phenomenal taco truck that can call downtown Flint home. Both the food and service are pretty much beyond reproach.
Yes, I'm talking about a food truck, but the food is really good. I'm talking really good! Fresh ingredients, ginormous portions and everything is prepared to order with limited waiting time.
At this point, I've had the Rooter, Nachos Verde sans meat, regular tortilla chips with salsa, and the Capper. There is nothing I wouldn't recommend. Another thing I love about VCT is the selection of vegetarian-friendly items on the menu- namely, the Capper and the Rooter, along with a handful of terrific sides. Plus, those items can be specially hand-prepared as "vegan" upon request. Now that's something that keeps me coming back over and over again. On top of that, my special request to leave the meat off of the Nachos Verde was no issue at all.
I love how their tortillas and chips are just oily enough, but not overly greasy, just the way I like them. Thus far, the Rooter is my favorite entree, loaded with sweet potato fries, black beans, jalapeno avocado sauce and fresh cilantro and packed with flavor. It's huge and filling and so delicious, though the Nachos Verde (meatless version) is an ever bigger bang for your buck and holds its own when it comes to flavor with its pickled red onions, queso fresco and poblano peppers smothering some of my favorite tortilla chips. Yes, most of the items are a little spicier than expected, but that's because they've been dining at Taco Bell too long. For myself, I rather like the little extra "kick" the food has- it beats that bland assembly line fast food any day.
My husband (and some of our friends) raved about the Oinker and especially the Clucker during a trip downtown to visit VCT after Art Walk last October. Now they've all become huge VCT devotees as well. We even got my friend, Jen, who is super picky when it comes to food, to try it and she hasn't stopped talking about it since.
Admittedly, it's not super authentic Mexican fare. Nope, rather it's a Mexican-fusion style, but it's so good, who cares? Plus, the prices are unbelievably cheap. The most expensive item on the menu is the Rooter at $9 (cheaper without meat) and it feeds two people (sometimes three) easily. Most everything else is $3-$4 apiece and the portions are large. I think my husband and I have rarely spent more than $9 total together at one time and we weren't hungry afterward, either.