Ricos Tacos: From A Food Truck To A Store In Chippendale

From serving tacos from a food truck at Gelato Messina Rosebery’s car park and at The Grifter Brewery Co, Ricos Tacos has levelled up and opened a permanent venue along Meagher Street in Chippendale. 

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Taco lovers can now expect new dishes and flavours from the shop. Check out their tortas -– Mexican sandwiches filled with a wide variety of ingredients including different types of meats.

At Ricos Tacos, tortas are served on soft milk buns and filled with their house-made chorizo, black beans, charred tomato salsa, pasilla mayo, and fermented chilli. Those who are not big fans of chorizo can opt for beer battered fish for the filling, served with some mayo, salsa roja, and salted cabbage. 

For those who feel like munching on tacos for breakfast, owner-chef Toby Wilson has prepared chorizo which are made in-house every week, greens (kale, leek, silverbeet, cabbage, potato); and beef and pinto bean (braised in adobo). 

Aside from tacos, which are the star of the restaurant, Ricos Tacos’ Chippendale taco shop also offers crispy-brown hash browns, and pancakes topped with chorizo syrup and butter. Other interesting menu items include chorizo and potato quesadilla, coupla fish tacos, smoked franks poached in beer with pasilla mayo and salsa roja.

Like a traditional Mexican taqueria, Ricos Tacos’ interiors are full of colours and have a warm, comfortable feel. Customers will be greeted with a mural by Mike Delaney, Chef Wilson’s former business partner. Another very Mexican practice here is the pairing of hibiscus iced tea with tacos.

For his new venture, Chef Wilson is planning to move breakfast into brunch and introduce a dinner menu, where beers from The Grifter Brewing Co and seltzers from Cantina OK! will be served. For now, customers can check them out at the Gift Brewery every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday for an evening chill. 

To stay updated about Ricos Tacos in Chippendale, follow them on Instagram @ricostacotruck. The store is open from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Thursdays to Sundays.