Ta-que barbecue and taco truck opening for season at Millwright’s
Ta-que, the taco, barbecue and cocktail food truck that parks in the parking lot of the acclaimed Millwright’s Restaurant in Simsbury during summers, opens for the season Thursday, the restaurant announced on Facebook.
The truck will be open this week Thursday to Saturday from 5 to 9 p.m. The following week, it will expand its hours to Tuesday to Saturday from 5 to 9 p.m. and stay in the parking lot until the weather gets cold.
Last year, the chef in the truck was Alejandro Leiva. This year, it is Millwright’s owner Tyler Anderson. “I like working it so much I decided I wanted to do it,” he said.
In an interview last season, Anderson said the truck is an homage to his childhood in Orange County, California.
“Some of my fondest dining experiences came from my neighborhood in Santa Ana. My friends’ families would set up pop-up taco places in their garages,” Anderson said. “There’d be a griddle; their moms would make tortillas; they would smoke meats. I loved the soul of that food.”
This year, burritos will be added to the menu, for $10 to $12. “Not a lot of people are doing burritos around here,” Anderson said. “When I was growing up, my main thing was to go surfing and then get a burrito. That was my main staple. We’ll do that, without the surfing part, unfortunately, in Simsbury.”
Tacos include smoked brisket, sausage or chicken; Baja fish; mushroom; and pork belly. Rice bowls have chicken, brisket, pork or mushroom. Sides include chips and salsa, rice, beans, nachos, street corn, banana pudding, cole slaw and tomato-and-cucumber salad.
In addition to food, the truck sells wine, beer, margaritas and soft drinks. Diners can take the food to-go or sit at the deck picnic tables at Millwright’s, which overlook the Hop Brook mill pond waterfall behind the restaurant.
For more information, visit ta-que.com and millwrightsrestaurant.com.