Los Cuates Pupusería & Taqueria in Des Moines, Iowa
Location: 2900 East University beside the car lot.
Online at: facebook page is HERE
Open Since: Spring 2022.
Specialties: Pupusas and tacos.
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Cafe Con Leche in Des Moines, Iowa
Location: 2905 Hubbell Ave
Online at: facebook page is HERE
Open Since: Spring 2022.
Specialties: Breakfasts, coffee drinks, and baked goods.
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Gorditas Mi Torreón Gordita truck in Des Moines, Iowa
Gorditas Mi Torreón has a menu that reads Estilo Comarca Lagunera, a reference to a region in Northern Mexico. The gorditas here are “de harina”, made of flour instead of the corn massa.
Location: 2427 E University Ave, next to a pawn shop.
Open Since: I first saw them in Summer of 2022.
Online at: no profiles found.
Specialties: gorditas made from white flour, they have a different texture. The fillings range from plain beans and cheese to pork or steak cooked in salsa that will push spicy food fans to their limit.
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La Favorita is a Mexican Grocery Store that serves food in a side room in Des Moines, Iowa.
The menu is written on a poster by the checkout counter, sometimes you have to order from the meat counter in the back.
Location: 1700 E Grand Ave. in Des Moines
Online at: facebook page is HERE.
Open Since: Celebrating 15 years of service this year.
Specialties: Tacos, tortas, breakfast plates and pozole on weekends.
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El Chero Honduran and Salvadoran Food in Des Moines, Iowa
Location: 1832 E Hubbell Ave. in Des Moines
Online at: web page is HERE
Open Since: Early 2022.
Specialties: They serve both Honduran and Salvadoran specialties like pupusas, baleadas, meats on platters with tajadas, and breakfasts.
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Estilo Boricua Puerto Rican food stall at the Mercado Latino
Location: Inside the Mercado Latino at 900 E Army Post Rd. on Saturdays and Sundays.
Online at: Facebook page is HERE. One website is HERE.
Open Since: at least a year in service at the Mercado.
Specialties: Seafood stew, tripleta, chicken, sides of “pigeon rice”, and fried stuff like empanadas, rice balls, potato balls.
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Big Taco Truck in Des Moines, Iowa
Location: 2305 MLK Jr PKWY in the parking lot of the auto parts store.
Online At: No profiles found, but they do service from some of the food delivery apps when they are open.
Open Since: Early 2022
Specialties: birria, nachos, sopes.
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Taqueria Marissa Taco Truck in Des Moines, Iowa
Location: 4200 SE 14th St.
Online at: Facebook page is HERE
Open Since: Spring 2022.
Specialties: Tacos and quesabirria.
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Nina’s Tacos in Des Moines, Iowa
This place that specializes in birria opened in the spot that had been empty for a while.
Location: 1301 E Watrous Ave. Ste B
Online at: facebook page is HERE
Open Since: Fall 2021, they had done events with their truck before then.
Specialties: Birria is the main ingredient served in many forms including nachos, gorditas, tacos, and pizza.
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