Tacos La Carreta

This spot has the best pastor tacos and most importantly, the best hot sauces in town!

One of my top three favorite taco spots in Vegas, and without a doubt my favorite cart! About a year ago a friend of mine brought me the «Dorados Tacos» which is basically a deep fried potato taco. HOLY SHIT I was in love. Then I learned you can add carne asada to the potato taco, and the love grew deep. ($ 1.25 without meat/​$ 2.00 with)
This is a tiny cart, currently parked in China Town next to Play it Again Sams on Spring Mountain. They have heaters, real plates, and a mini salsa bar!
A few of their well known, most loved plates include the above mentioned tacos, carne asada fries where they fresh cut the potato in front of you, potato enchiladas, and unique stuff like pigs feet, beef jerky, and a Hawaiian burger. I even heard the hot dog is delicious but I have yet to try it.
They add in some of their home made salsa when you get the tacos, but I always ask for a couple extra containers because their fresh salsa bar is
!
Notes: They close on Tuesday and Wednesday. I am not 100% sure of the hours, but they open up some time in the evening and stay open til about 2:00 AM. They are almost always busy! My daughter and I went on a 1:00 AM taco hunt last weekend, and we were not the only people at this cart. I can easily kill 4 tacos by myself, not that they are tiny, they are just THAT good!
So yes it might sound crazy, but come to China Town for tacos, you won’t be disappointed!

Their food truck is located outside an auto shop across one of the biggest grocery stores in Chinatown. Interesting location actually. We almost got lost at first since it’s close to an intersection. We didn’t have a hard time with parking though since we went there late in the evening. They have some chairs set up for those who wanted to eat there but we opted for take out.
Don’t be fooled by the exterior because they have really good food. We tried all their tacos and my favorite was the tripe. The quesadillas was also good for the serving and price. The Carne Asada fries had a nice blend of marinated meat, sauce, caramelized onions, and avocados. They went all out on that one. The sizes of their burritos can be shared among 2 people especially the addition of rice can really make it filling. Overall a great experience. Will definitely try it again next time.
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Tonight was my first time having their tacos so I tried one of each meat taco. I liked the asada the best so I’ll be back soon.

Hands down, best mexican food I’ve ever tasted! I can inhale everything they have. They make the best enchiladas I’ve tasted outside my mom’s kitchen. I could eat here every day for the rest of my life!

These guys have the best tacos in town, if you are visiting, you have to visit these guys, I’ll not go to any other taqueria in town. The first time I eat these tacos I fell in love with them, I’m not going to lie, they aren’t what I’m used to in México of course but you want authentic traditional street tacos? This is the place. Tacos el gordo don’t even come close to these guys and that is my honest recommendation.

these tacos are so dank, i never give 5 stars but damn these tacos are flame.
they give you grilled/​fried onions and what everyone needs to do is request for avocados on their tacos it makes it more fire.

This place was excellent. Sometimes I can’t find it but the food is fresh the ingredients are fresh and worth the trip. A great late night snack.

Late night early morning taco crave! I must say Great food and Great people! Must try!

This da place right hurr you go to when you’re partied out but still want to grub. :))
It can be easy to miss but just keep your eyes peeled for a blinking cone… or just look for a big white truck! Parking is fairly easy as the place never gets crowded. The place is pretty chill lots of people finishing up their night from clubbing or bar hopping trying to sober up.
I usually just get one of each of their tacos and carne asada fries to share with my friends. If I were to narrow it to the best flavors though it’d be the tongue and marinated pork :). As for the carne asada fries they’re pretty much average but its a good filler food.
Other from that it’s pretty much self serving, they have the drinks on the side. DON’T FORGET THE SAUCES, it’s usually covered but feel free to open up that metal cart. They usually are pretty stocked with everything and if not you can ask them directly for any sauce you want. Prices are $ 1.50 a taco which isn’t too bad. If anything I’m always too smashed too care.
TIP: They add a $ 1 charge for card so bring cash ^^

Tacos la carreta. have the best tacos Dorados de papa. O.m.g love them. N the workers are so nice. they take good care of u.

Tacos in Chinatown? No way!!! Well, may be. I went here with couple of my very good friends and fellow Unilocalers. The tacos are pretty good and the sauces are also flavorful and spicy. I went for their 6 el pastor tacos, 3 the first time, then 3 more later. The meat was juicy and the toppings on the tacos were fresh.
The only negative thing I can say is that the parking lot is very odd. People are total a-​holes when they park their cars behind yours and leave. It took me 5 minutes to get my little car out. So, just be careful when parking.

Worst taco truck ever. They wait was unreal more than 30 mins. Not a well run place. And they microwave everything!

TOTALY traditional! !! Just like the tacos from the street vendors in Mexico city. So good and cheap. I could eat 10 of the tripa!

If you blink, you’ll miss this place. It’s next door to Sam’s Gentleman’s Strip Bar. And it’s not technically a food truck, more like an oversized tacos cart.
This place is great for a late nite taco fix.
Al Pastor Quesadilla is delicious. Chorizo Tacos are more spicy than you expect from Chorizo. Carne asada is not the best quality meat tho, unless you like ur meat with more fat. But if you can eat around the fat chunks, these are decent. And all the tacos come with grilled onions… yum!
Burritos are made with bomb refried beans. Like ur momma used to make with extra lard. Lol. Horchata was also freakin delicious!
Go for that Al Pastor meat if u come here. It’s super juicy and flavorful.

This taco stand is A-​OK. This stand sits in the same parking lot as Luv-​it Frozen Custard and the infamous OG club.
I love their tacos de tripa and I would suggest getting these extra crispy. The only odd thing is I have seen them come straight out of a frozen bag into the fryer. The taste is still great, just odd to me as I have never seen it done this way. This may however be a good thing as they can tend to be a little on the gamey side if not cleaned thoroughly, so coming from a pre-​package source may ensure quality.
Their burritos are also tasty and will cost you $ 5.50 or an extra $ 2.00 if choosing lengua or tripa and best of all their tortillas are freshly made.
Not a bad stop for a quick bite and the service is pleasant most of the time.
This taco stand is A-​OK. This stand sits in the same parking lot as Luv-​it Frozen Custard and the infamous OG club.
I love their «tacos de tripa» and I would suggest getting these extra crispy. The only odd thing is I have seen them come straight out of a frozen bag into the fryer. The taste is still great, just odd to me as I have never seen it done this way. This may however be a good thing as they can tend to be a little on the gamey side if not cleaned thoroughly, so coming from a pre-​package source may ensure consistency on quality and taste.
Their burritos are also tasty and will cost you $ 5.50 or an extra $ 2.00 if choosing lengua or tripa and best of all their tortillas are freshly made.
Not a bad stop for a quick bite and the service is pleasant most of the time.

One of the things I miss from the Bay are the taco trucks. Where are the taco trucks in Vegas? I like eating in Chinatown area and I have been driving past this taco trailer until one day I had to stop for a bite and I am glad I did.
It was so good I forgot to take a picture of it. lol. Or I could have been really hungry. I got the carne asada, tripas, and lengua tacos — all tasty and not greasy. Just what I would expect from a quality street taco.
This spot has been becoming more and more popular and the lines are getting longer. So be prepared for a little bit of a wait to fill your street taco craving.

Are you around China Town area? You HAVE to try this taco truck! Yup, it’s that simple!
They’ve been around and moved to various locations, but they are back in China Town. They are located inside the parking lot of KAO auto styling, you simply can’t miss it, the taco truck also opens late, it usually stays open after 2am.
I’ve tried most things on the menu, except for the hamburger and hot dogs. Why would you go to a taco truck to get a burger? I’ve had all the meats they’ve got to offer, from al pastor, carne asada, lengua (beef tongue) to tripa (stomach). They are all delicious! Try one, try all! Also, their burritos are great, get it with al pastor!
Don’t want to wait for your food? call ahead!!! The staffs are very friendly! =)

This place is definitely my favorite taco spot in Las Vegas. Never lets me down for a late night snack. Their meat for their tacos is a mouthful of flavor and you could tell how authentic their meat is. I would highly recommend this place if you guys are looking for street tacos. PEACE!

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WHO: STREET VENDORS ALL AROUND LAS VEGAS (Brick and Mortars like Los Tacos and El Gordo DO NOT COUNT!)
Nice staff and pretty good tacos in Chinatown next to Tofu Hut… Open for just about 2 weeks, Tacos La Carreta is in a great location and is one of the newer street vendors popping up on the streets.
They have a very extensive menu of items, and one item that caught my eye was their Taco de Papa (Potato) at $.75/​each, they’re not bad… Think Jack-​In-​The Box style taco crossed with the flavor of a potato pierogie… reminds me of my mother-​in-​laws Tacos de Papa. I also tried a Taco de Tripa (Beef Intestine) It was kinda small and still pretty good. Right now, the best Tripa IMO is at Tacos Cancun.
Definitely room for improvement and with time, they’ll get better… ALOHA!!!
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