La Republica Food Truck

It’s been about a year since I had La Republica. Long before I dreamed about writing down my scattered thoughts on the pros and cons of restaurants (mostly food trucks) here. So, I felt that it was my by God duty to eat some tacos and tell y’all about them tonight. (I also sampled the new Dopple Bock in TBC which was very tasty. But it was 8.6% ABV. I’m not responsible enough to have that much alcohol in my beer.)

When I got there, they were still setting up. Rather than ignore me and hope I went away for a while, the woman on board told me that it would be about 10 minutes before they were ready. Cool. I sat and looked at memes and other such nonsense on the interwebs. Once they opened up the window, they set out what seemed like 746 different hot sauces. I got three tacos, one with each meat. I sat down to wait for my order. Just a couple minutes later, the woman called my name. She said my order wasn’t ready but they wanted me to have some nachos to snack on while I waited. Now, I don’t know if this is standard practice for them or if my southern charms, my yes ma’ams and thank you ma’ams, paid off. Regardless, class move on their part. Mom, Dad, and I sat and talked and ate the nachos while we waited. My tacos were ready in a short while, perhaps 10 minutes. I took them and a 6 pack of Seed Spitter from TBC and headed home. Note: If you eat at the food trucks at the brewery and you’re taking your food to go, buy something from inside. You don’t have to EVERY time, but do it some at least. The better TBC does, the more trucks we will see. So if you don’t do it just based on morals/ethics, do it for that selfish reason.

After my short drive home, I carefully lined up my tray of food and 6 pack. I captured the attached picture above, like the true professional I am. I fired it off to Instagram and Facebook to try to get people to go to TBC. Again, your civic duty if you are enjoying the food trucks. Tell all your friends and family about TBC and about the trucks. Off my soapbox and on to these tacos. I think what sets La Republica apart for me is the avocado sauce. It’s just…yum. Let’s break these reviews down by each taco. Mango Habanero Pork was exceptionally good. It was the perfect blend of sweet and spicy. If you don’t like spicy foods, it would still be a safe bet for you. It’s not too spicy at all. And again, that avocado sauce just meshes with all the other ingredients so well. Next I had the Chipotle Chicken. Chicken can get dry. I’ve had a lot of dry chicken tacos, which is why I started ordering chorripollo to begin. This chicken was tender and flavorful. That daggone avocado sauce was the truth too. Seriously, trying to hammer this point home about the avocado sauce. Avocado sauce. Trust me. The sauce. Last, I had the beef taco. Again, it was nice and juicy, tender, and flavorful. Also, say it with me, avocado sauce.

Look, I didn’t try everything on the menu and didn’t need to. I’ve got the perfect order for you. Get three tacos, one with each meat. Make sure those jokers have that avocado sauce on them. Add your hot sauce if you want. Then enjoy some of the best tacos you can find in central to eastern North Carolina. La Republica is Muse approved. Avocado sauce.