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In the Wild Wild West: Dine in a trailer park

by Grant Martin (RSS feed) on Nov 16th 2009 at 8:00AM

The new trend on dining out in Austin, Texas is in trailer parks. Street food trailer parks, to be exact. Warm, temperate weather makes the capital of Austin an excellent destination for outdoor eating, so why not plant a few street food stalls in permanent slots and let the masses come forth?

South Austin's Trailer Park and Eatery is a series of several, small street food stands parked on a dusty lot on South 1st St. At just over one mile from the capitol building, it's packed on a Sunday morning, imported cars and strollers stuffing the small parking lot as patrons wait in line for a greasy taco or hot dog. A fan of picnic tables snarl out from the village, constantly populated by families and hungover youth, ravenously feasting on their morning fare.

Arguably the most popular trailer at this spot is from Torchy's Tacos, an Austin favorite for well done and better priced tex-mex fare. Breakfast tacos will set you back a solid $2.50, while perennial favorites such as the Democrat (shredded beef barbacoa and onions topped off with fresh avocado, queso fresco, cilantro and a lime wedge served on a corn tortilla with house green salsa) cost an easy $4. First hand, it doesn't get much better than this.

Filed under: Food and Drink, North America, United States

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Pilot DJ Frost Nov 16th 2009 8:40AM

My mouth is watering.

I usually find the best food at these 'dives'. Whenever I travel, I go straight to the street vendor or local favorites. That's where I find the best food and interesting people.

Hope to make it to Austin soon.

Pilot DJ Frost
http://www.PilotDJFrost.com

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