Chris’ take: So, it turns out, that almost all of the Seattle food trucks only operate between 10:00 and 2:00, which makes it a little tough to have lunch there, seeing that Soph is in school, and I’m at work in Puyallup. So today, we decided to hit one of the local taco buses here in Puyallup, Mis Chiquititas on Meridian. It lacks the ambiance of Taqueria Los Amigos, our usual haunt, which is in an old school bus, and co-located with a bikini barista stand. Mis Chiquititas owner was super friendly, and gave me the opportunity to practice my spanish. Generally speaking, I only know enough spanish to get myself in trouble, but today I was able to use it to learn an interesting piece of trivia. The owner has four children and fifteen grandchildren. I’m wondering if that is where the name Mis Chiquititas comes from?
I had my usual, the carnitas torta, and it did not disappoint. The meat was tasty, with just the right amount of crunch and spice, the bun was toasted to perfection, and the sandwich provided a juicy, chin dripping highlight to our beautiful sunny day.
Sophie’s take: From a vegetarian’s perspective, this place rocks! Most food trucks I’ve heard about, aren’t necessarily the most vegetarian-friendly. That is, unless you like to drink soda pop for a meal… They may not have many specifically “vegetarian” options, (one to be exact), but you can easily order a dish with no meat. For instance, today I ordered a Regular Quesadilla. Normally, this comes with some type of meat, but you can easily ask for “no meat”, in which they’ll ask you if everything else on the quesadilla is OK.
I have to say, quesadillas are a food dear to my heart, and Mis Chiquititas… Well, their quesadillas are quite amazing. Not only did they use multiple types of cheeses, but they had lettuce in the quesadilla. Genius! Now, every time I eat a quesadilla, I’m going to want lettuce. Mis Chiquititas, your food does not fail to impress!
Guest blogger’s take: Today we brought famed taco bus aficionado, Maxwell Oliver Ollivant the First along for his expert opinion. Max chose to sample Mis Chiquititas tacos, three spicy pork tacos, and three carne asada tacos, all six ordered “extra hot” Max states that the tacos had excellent flavor, tangy zest, and were plenty spicy. He definitely liked one of the selections better than the other, but to be honest, we weren’t quite sure whether it was the spicy pork or the carne asada, but my guess is the pork was the one he liked better. Both were excellent though, he says.
The 411: Mis Chiquititas is located at 12413 Meridian Ave E. Puyallup, Wa.
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