Friday, May 10, 2013

Taqueria El Cazador 2

Me: So... we're going to eat in a bus restaurant for lunch today.
Smalls: I don't want to!

Well, we did anyway, and it was fun.

Taqueria El Cazador #2 is the bus that's parked on Governors Drive in Huntsville. They have another location at 10099 South Memorial Parkway.

We had a good experience, but you can be more prepared than I was (which is always a good thing when you have a toddler with you). Here's what you do: first, you go up into the bus. There are about ten seats inside, counter-style, facing the windows. They were mostly full when we got there at 11:45 on a Friday. Next, you order at the counter that separates the back 1/3 of the bus, which is the kitchen, from the dining area. You pay, then you get a ticket with a number. Pick up your napkins and utensils from inside. Then you go sit and wait inside the bus (we would have enjoyed sitting in the bus, but it was mostly full) or outside, on the covered picnic table. Then they call your number, and if you're outside, an employee hands you your order through a window in the bus (that was neat).

While waiting for our food at the picnic table outside:
Smalls: I thought the bus was going to be moving while we ate!
Me: Oh, well, it doesn't. It stays here.
Smalls: Why does it have wheels, then?

Smalls and I shared a chicken quesadilla plate and a bottle of water. It was $6. The drink choices are bottled water, Coke, and Jarritos. As far as I could tell, there's no kids' menu, and most of the choices were like combo plates, so I don't know if you can order, say, one cheese quesadilla or something (which is what Smalls likes at Mexican restaurants). But Smalls loved the quesadilla we shared (she said it was "forty" good--I think that's a lot).


You can eat here with your toddlers, and you should because the food is good (for grownups, at least), and it's fun to eat food cooked in a bus. But bring another adult with you, and go on a warm day, so one of you can stay outside of the bus with the kids while the other goes inside to order. It was a little tight waiting to order in the bus, and I didn't want to annoy anyone sitting at the counter/window seats. You can take the kids in one at a time if they're curious, so they can see the bus restaurant and say they've done it. But there's no room for playing around or pretending you're a pigeon that wants to drive the bus or anything. You know, normal things people want to do on buses.

Bathroom report: None.

Toddler friendliness ratings:
Atmosphere: 2.5 out of 5. There's not much room to maneuver with a toddler inside the bus.
Food: 3 out of 5. Smalls liked the chicken quesadilla, but I didn't see a way to get smaller portions. Sharing off your plate might be the way to go.

Taqueria El Cazador #2
3414 Governors Drive
Huntsville, AL
(256) 698-8682
Hours: 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM Taqueria El Cazador 2 on Urbanspoon

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