Tacos El Campesino

Campesino is open once again, though it has moved across the street (Happy Burrito truck took it’s place there next to Dan’s).
I went to Campesino today looking for a tasty quick lunch. Rrrr, I don’t know, it was quick, not particularly tasty, probably on the barely okay side, still…
I opted for a cabeza quesadilla. The cheese looked and tasted like american (nasty stuff), and the toppings, again, meh… just getting by. The gentleman serving was super nice and cheerful (of course, it’s a beautiful day in Seattle, so what can I say). Had a can of 30% mango juice to kick. Everything was alright, but I wouldn’t get it again.
I really wish there was a fabulous taco place nearby, I just haven’t found anything worth going back to. We’ll see what happens.
Thanks for listening!

Great tacos! I was starving one day and decided to check out the taco truck. I was blown away! It was very authentic and filling and Fernando being the counter was so friendly! I would recommend this to a lot of my buddies looking for a quick eat

It’s always good to see a taco truck!
The guy inside the truck was friendly. The taco was a bit small and cost I think $ 1.50. It was pretty wet for a taco, but still pretty tasty.
The menu was very diverse for a taco truck, including things like hot dogs, and a bunch of other American food.
I’d stop by again.

Although Marination does visit on Tuesdays, it is exciting to see at last a Mexican taco truck in Belltown. The first challenge is figuring out what they actually sell — the menu appears in bits and pieces all over the truck, and different places seem to contradict each other. Near as I can tell, the meat choices are pollo, carne asada, lengua, cabeza, and al pastor.
I chose lengua, cabeza, and carne asada and said «spicy» when given the choice. This got me three tacos covered in so much green salsa that it was difficult to tell them apart. Although the salsa was tasty, it seems sort of pointless to sell so many different types of meat only to make everything taste the same. What makes this all the more confusing is that the meat that avoided the salsa was flavorful on its own, so I don’t know why they thought it was a good idea to throw so much sauce on everything. The tortillas seem small, but the fillings were generous and thus three tacos made a reasonable meal.
It really seems like they’re trying to cater to recovering Taco Bell eaters, since the menu includes a hard taco and what’s essentially a soft taco supreme. For further amusement, you can also get hot dogs, Philly cheesesteaks, and grilled cheese sandwiches… but not tortas. Reading the menu on a taco truck is not often so vexing.
At $ 4.50 for three good but not great tacos, it’s hard to get too upset at wasted potential. Furthermore, $ 4.50 for a meal is staggeringly cheap for the neighborhood. I encourage anyone already in the area to check this place out, but there’s no reason to head to Belltown just for this truck.

We finally have our own taco truck in Belltown!
Tacos El Campesino fills that empty hole next to Dan’s Belltown Grocery as of last Friday from 8am to 4pm daily. On each side of the truck, there are wire fences with signs that say «TACOS Y COPIAS AQUI», and on the truck, there’s a Mexican flag with a picture menu. This truck sells tacos (hardshell and soft), burritos, grilled cheese and philly cheese steaks along with soda, sangria, and by the end of the week they’ll have horchata!
I ordered one veggie taco for $ 1.50, which was two mini tortillas with salsa, sour cream, cheese, slaw, cilantro, beans, and rice. The veggie isn’t completely vegetarian though because they use chicken base in the rice, but luckily no lard in the beans. They have two types of salsa, and I regret getting the mild one. The taco was delicious though, and I can’t believe I only got one! Next time, I’ll be getting a burrito (which, on the menu has a subtitle that «it’s huge!») for $ 5 or three of those tacos.
I’ll be back by the end of the week to try their horchata. I am so beyond excited to have horchata within walking distance of my house. This city needs more street food and horchata, and Tacos El Campesino has both for us.