12/18/09

Pasadena's Late Night Street Food

If you are driving after 7pm headed South on Fair Oaks Avenue towards South Pasadena you may see a line forming in front of a taco truck on Nishikawa Auto Service's drive way after hours. This loyal following has been coming for nearly 20 years.I have been stopping by this late night "roach coach" since I was attending Art Center in the late 90's.Their menu has traditional meats like pork, carne asada, chicken, beef, and my favorite Al Pastor (Pork that is marinated over one or two days in a combination of dried chiles and then slowly cooked on a vertical rotisserie, very similar to how Shawarma)and also the hardcore mexican style meat like lengua (Beef tongue), and sesos (Beef brain)Their tasty tiny taquitos have filled me up on those late night cravings.Four al pastor with everything on it, and make it hot!