July 14, 2011
I couldn’t think of anything to do tonight and didn’t feel like wandering or doing a Fortress of Solitude post, so I Googled, “late night things to do on the upper west side nyc” And this is what popped up:
So I clicked on the link and I got this:
It turns out that Super Tacos is a late night food truck. They’re open till two in the morning on weeknights and three in the AM on weekend nights. Plus they have two dollar tacos that are supposed to be really good. So that’s tonight’s destination, Thanks, Google!
We'll be traveling uptown via a subway car from Penn Station.
It's been a while since I've checked out the greeting cards here. Regular readers of MAD will recall this place has sold some filthy and vile greeting cards in the past. Let's see if they've cleaned up their act.
(Only funny if you work with me alert!) Aaaahhh! Carlstadt, New Jersey...three of the most vile and obscene words known to mankind! I need to talk to management here about these offensive cards!
And as soon as I get to the tracks a train is pulling up, i always love that!
And it was the express train, so five minutes later we've traveled from 34th Street to 96th Street. Now let's find that Taco Truck, I skipped dinner and I'm starvin' like Marvin over here.
Okay, here we are at 96th and Broadway. From what I've read the truck is close to the Southwest corner, but I'm directionally challenged, so let's just start looking for it.
I don't see it here.
It's not around this one either, that's two down and two to go.
Hey, look, a Two Boots Pizza, I had no idea they had one up here. They have great pizza here. If we don't find the taco truck we can always get a consolation slice here.
What's with the "Walk Up Service" sign? Isn't that a given at McDonald's? And does this mean that if you're a cripple you have to eat at Burger King? Rollin', rollin', rollin'...Rawhide!
Hey, that looks like a truck over there. Could it be? Let's go find out.
Yeah, this is the place and there's a lively taco eating crowd here.
There's lots of choices on the menu and most of them are under six bucks. I think I'll try the standard beef taco.
The guys working on the truck are nice and friendly.
And here they are working on my order.
And within minutes, here's my taco. It looks delicious and it is. And it was only two bucks. Okay, let's go say hi to a few of the other fellow taco eaters here on the block.
Here's John, Jose and Tom who were enjoying some tacos on their lunch break. John said they were working till six in the morning. Ouch!
Here's a quartet of pretty women enjoying themselves, let's go say hi.
They were very nice and said to identify them as "Jess X Four." Watch your back foursquare! Sounds like a new social media site in the works!
And here's the generator up front that powers the whole operation. Hey, wait a second...let's zoom in on something here...
Aaaahhhh!
Super Tacos
96th Street and Broadway (Southwest Corner)
917-837-0866
Further reading: NY Times, New York Street Food, Graveyard Shift NYC and NYNYEATEAT.
You also might like: Planet of the Apes, Lonely Planet and Planet Claire.
Four Best of Food Trucks in NYC Lists
Refinery 29
New York Magazine
CBS New York
Woman Around Town
There'll be lots of time and wine,
Red yellow honey, sassafras and moonshine.
27 Comments
Reader Comments (27)
A taco truck open till 2 in the morning? Only in New York and only on MAD! And I confess I'm a former Deadhead, so I loved that surprise link! Great post!
Great to see this,,,,you broke thru the plank,,,the taco is a very welcome change from you know what. Goat Taco? Tripe Taco? I'll pass on those and would say you made a fine choice. That link to the first "Planet of the Apes" movie reminded me of Linda Harrison who played Nova,,,,a what a sexy gal she was. Heston had her on horseback,,,,maybe more,,,,lol. Then you topped it off with Laura Nyro, an all time favorite, very gifted songwriter,,,,good show today.
@Barfly - believe it or not, there are taco trucks in Walla Walla, WA, out after 2am toprey on the drunken bar crowd. You can't go wrong with a late-nigh taco!
I mis-read the McD's sign as "Wake Up Service" which sounded pretty awesome for all of two seconds.
Marty - you got me going on that Google game...I searched for "late night things to do in my apartment nyc" and came up with "Confessions of a society coke dealer." LOL.
@Barfly: I have to confess to being a former Deadhead myself. Although when I quit doing acid I went to see them and said to a friend of mine, "What the fuck were we thinking?" Ha ha ha!
@Al: I thought you'd like the Laura Nyro nightcap, you have good taste in music, my friend!
@Goggla: Your Google search cracked me up! I'm going to do more Google related searches in the future!
@Goggla: Next time I'm in Walla, Walla I will seek that truck out! Thanks for the information!
That there is some damn fine beer food ! .... gotta feed the beast !
I didn't think it was possible to eat that well in N.Y.C. for two bucks...great find! Looks absolutely delicious. I found the perfect cartoon on the internet to go with today's meal....check your e-mail!
Super Tacos = totally-super-awesome!
Hey, nice taco! There are a ton of taco trucks here in Cowtown too, but they stay mostly on the West Side. I think there's a Story about it.
@GENE: It's probably the best taco I've ever had and it was only two bucks!
@Jaws: I'll check the email soon, it's a little nuts right now here at work!
@Meleah: You summed it up perfectly!
@Biff: When you're a taco you're a taco to your last dying breath...or something like that!
Oh how I love a good taco. I've heard a rumor that the taco trucks in our ghetto are fantastic - but that I really shouldn't go to one. Which was just irritating - how was that helpful information?
wish there was one of those trucks around this neighborhood....nice find...and to a pass a "two boots" w/o stoppin' in...MAD has more will power than i...
As a child my family's menu consisted of two choices: take it or leave it.
~Buddy Hackett
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a big crowd for a late night taco! love it! and that song is so much better than the 5th dimension's version!
@Britta: That is truly weird advice!
@rr: I was too full after the taco! They're really filling and only two bucks! Great quote from Buddy Hackett!
@rita r: A lot of band's ruined Laura Nyro's songs, but I'm sure she didn't mind when the royalty checks came rolling in.
Hooray for tacos!! We've got nothing like that in my home town. In fact I walked about a kilometre in the cold last night....my local hotdog stand was shut and for the second half of the walk I could have been the only dude on earth....very cold and quiet out at this time of year...
Hey guys, check this news article about a food outlet in my area....
http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/news/general/darby-st-takeaway-bans-mobile-phones/2226001.aspx
Tacos!!! Looks like a great meal, Marty! Sunset Park taco trucks stay open until 7 or 8 in the morning - perfect for late night or breakfast eating!
I enjoyed Sheridan F. Hutchinson's recent comments, & am hoping you'll wear some cool Coach glasses this weekend. I think you should have "Your views truly open my mind" (cited) emblazoned at the top of MAD.
@Clacky: So is it winter in Oz now? I love that woman's attitude about cell phones in restaurants. Old Town Bar used to have a sign saying, "No Cell Phones," but it's gone. They probably caved in to pressure. Thanks for the link!
@onemorefoldedsunset:Ha ha ha! Sheridan's my biggest fan! And I done deleted the either!
@MAD: Dead middle of winter. I've even taken the shade umbrella down from the bar so i doesn't get damaged in the wind. No snow here though.
@Clacky ..... send some of that cool weather here -- it's like 1 billion degrees with matching humidity :(
The tacos look great!!I have heard about them. YUM!!
@Clacky:May it pass quickly!
@Melanie: The tacos are great and it's a fun little spot to meet people.
Thanks for the Laura Nyro link! Love her music.
@Katrink: You're more than welcome, always nice to know there's other Laura Nyro fans out there. She wrote great songs.
Yum to tacos! It's pretty hard to find stuff around here open past 9. In fact when I googled what to do late here, it didn't even come up with anything. New York is much cooler. And pretty sure they have tried to ban food carts/trucks here several times. Brings out the questionable people you know.
@kari: That's funny that Google came up blank when you googled it! I"m a night owl, so I'd have trouble living anywhere else.
Carlstadt, New Jersey...three of the most vile and obscene words
Agreed these words really suck and can and will charge people lives. Most of us not for the better.
Wonder what we did in our past lives to deserve this bull shit? We must have really screwed the pooch on this one Marty.
@Knuckles Tiki Bar: Agreed!