Philladilla

I don’t mean to be cruel, and I have a sneaking suspicion that this review will be joined by several which contradict my own, but there was nothing special going on here.
This is not to say that they were bad. I have had, and have *made* tacos which made me want to spit it out, and no such situation occurred here. But no appraisal occurs in a vacuum and I have the dubious benefit of having sampled from many of the other trucks in the area… but I’ll get to that.
I’ll start with the good: the tacos were well sized for their cost, running $ 6 for a pair, so I decided to get one pork and one chicken. The food came out quickly, and looked artistically prepared.
The bad: With the food coming out fast, the filling wasn’t piping hot. With them being artistically prepared, the tops were left open to pile more ingredients in. As you might have noticed, these reflect some of the compliments I just gave. On their own, I would have taken this as the price of doing business, but each of those aspects led to what truly was the downfall: Really. Awful. Slaw.
I can’t even place precisely what it was, but this absolutely ruined it. I can understand the logic, I really can. Adding a slaw would be a great way to add some texture to the dish, and if they maybe did a more vinegary/​citrusy version of it, the slaw might soften a bit but some extra flavors could be added, perhaps giving a sour note to the savory filling and the slightly bitter corn tortilla.
This didn’t happen.
The slaw was about as raw vegetable as you can get. There was no seasoning on it, no sauce, so spices, no salt, no pepper, and it occupied about 2/​3rds of the taco. I got maybe one or two good bites before the entire experience became *CRUNCH* *RAW* *CRUNCH* followed by the bitter note from the tortilla. In addition, the slaw was stone cold, so when it was applied, the already «not terribly hot filling» quickly leached all heat, leaving a cold mess.
The protein itself was pretty good, but not spectacular. This isn’t always a problem, as the other ingredients provide balance and make it better as a whole, but this clearly didn’t happen. I honestly don’t know if any meat filling could have shone through that mess.
Finally, while not the worst, this place is right around at least three other trucks which do tacos, two of which I have been to, and have been head over heels better than Philladilla. Tacos Don Memo on Market and Cucina Zapata on 31^st and Ludlow both have tacos which blow these out of the water, and do it for the same price or cheaper. Their wait is certainly longer, but that is a price I would gladly pay as opposed to… this.