El Diablo Taco Truck
“A Taco Truck that dishes out organic beef, pork and vegetarian tacos in the backyard of Union Pool.”
“Drunk or sober, but especially drunk, I can't get enough of these tacos.”
“The chorizo is amazing in a taco, Torta or quesadilla!”
El Diablo Taco Truck
Take-out: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
8 reviews
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Awesome taco truck. I have fond memories of begin near blackout in the rain, trying to eat a quesadilla and wiping the rain off the tortilla as it fell. This was years ago.
As it stands, one of the few things that makes the pool still bearable – albeit slightly.
Back at it again!
Legit. Went for the pork taco and chicken tostada with a Grapefruit Jarritos! Score.
What a fabulous idea to have a taco truck in the center outdoor area of a bar. Yes, please.
Super quick service and tons of picnic tables or you can take it inside the bar.
The truck is randomly located in the back patio of Union Pool, an oddly named bar that doesn't have a pool and honestly was a little too hipster for me. I got the grilled corn, which was pretty good but bland compared to the version that I had at Café Habana. My friends got tacos and quesadillas, which looked okay, though to me all Mexican food in NYC is overpriced compared to California. I wouldn't call this place a destination spot by any means.
To quote Gob Bluth, I've made a huge mistake. And that mistake was eating at El Diablo truck during the daytime and when I wasn't blackout drunk (yet).
I had the al pastor and the chorizo, and both were just not great. Also, they messed up the preparation of the tortillas and gave me three wraps instead of four. So everything fell apart, just like my life to that point.
Avoid if you can, but you really can't beat the convenience if you're at Union Pool.
Not as delicious as, and more expensive than El Rey Del Taco Truck in Astoria.
El Rey is making it very hard to enjoy any other taco truck…. I'm sure I would have loved El Diablo had I not tried El Rey first.
I'M A FAN!!
My brother took me here a while back and I thought it was kinda funny at first because you have to enter this restaurant and walk through the back door to get to this place. I felt like we were doing some shady business. Finally getting to this place, I thought their roasted corn and fish tacos were absolutely delicious!!! I guess the best foods should be kept hidden.
It appears the kryptonite for this place is sobriety. I ordered the chicken taco and nachos with queso. The taco was not only tiny but not that good – way overpriced at $3. Then, while the quantity of chips are adequate, the quality is lacking. So is the queso – very liquidity and blah.
The redeeming features are the location (part of a cool bar) and that it is outdoors. Other than that, would not eat here again.
I would think that even after some drinks you could do better. Also, they did not have salsa (which is what I originally ordered with my chips) or have fish for tacos. That kind of stunk too 🙂
There were three exclamations that occurred at El Diablo Taco Truck… and it went like:
"FOUR DOLLARS FOR TACOS AL PASTOR!?!?"
"There's no al pastor spit… OR PINEAPPLE!?"
"Um… there are peppers AND salsa in my quesadilla?!"
So here's the thing… El Diablo is better than average for NYC but clearly doesn't really cut it in general. (literally, like I want my taco al pastor CUT off the giant spit.)
My friends and I were at Union Pool, trying to absorb as much hip hop as possible when we decided that food was the biggest priority. So all of us having lived in LA for the past few years before making moves to NY knew that tacos needed to be part of the equation. The two first exclamations were something that we already knew would happen… this isn't Tacos Leo. I can't get my delicious dollar tacos with avocado salsa. But it's still something that we note.
Our other friend got a quesadilla — and it was good for what it was but grilled peppers? Salsa? Weird. It was tasty but not authentic.
Overall, if you're already in Union Pool, it's solid to hit up. It's more than I'm usually willing to pay for tacos but it's NYC standard pricing. The portions are smaller than what you're paying for but when it comes to the drunchies, it's a three star choice and if you close your eyes and pretend you're not cold in November, it almost feels like being at a taco truck back in California.