Chupacabra Food Truck Review | Washington, D.C.
One sizzling reason to find lunch outdoors
Clothes, holiday lights and building façades are all red and green this time of year.
Some red and green salsas seemed only fitting as an edible way to continue the trend.
The month-old food truck Chupacabra, from the team behind Dangerously Delicious Pies and Sticky Rice, trolls the streets with soft tacos, fiery salsas and warming tortilla soup.
Two tacos make a decent lunch. Start with a short-rib barbacoa taco ($3). Its chile-enhanced guacamole balances the tangy meat, wrapped in a warm corn tortilla. Pollo sofrito ($2.50), with tender shredded chicken, benefits from a spoonful of tomatillo sauce.
Sticky Rice has always offered a wide spread of vegan-friendly eats. Its chef, Matt DiGangi, continues the trend on board the Chupacabra truck. There is always a vegan option, including a recent combination of purple potatoes with a spinach-lentil mash ($2.50) that we recommend spicing with red chipotle salsa.
Bowls of the instantly warming tortilla soup ($4) are another truck mainstay. Bright with tomato, lime and chiles, the spicy, chicken-based soup is tempered by creamy avocado slices and snappy tortilla chips.