Simón is a vibrant food truck in Silver Lake dishing out upscale Mexican seafood like tantalizing soft shell crab and fish al pastor tacos, all while you sit right on a traffic barrier.
"In roughly 16 feet of space, this Silver Lake food truck can whip up mariscos that wouldn’t look out of place in a fine dining restaurant. Imagine smoky octopus barbacoa, soft shell crab tacos that pop from spicy pineapple salsa, and an aguachile negro with a silky and properly punchy, jet-black sauce made with burnt tomatillos. Whatever you end up getting, top it with one of the truck’s salsas in the refrigerated cabinet. These range from nutty salsa macha to an unexpected carrot-habanero that’s so creamy and tangy that we mindlessly put it on everything we order here. " - sylvio martins, garrett snyder, brant cox
"From the presentation to the thoughtful tastes and textures, Simón pushes the curbside taco experience to another level. You can find their blue truck across from Bacari Silver Lake Tuesday through Sunday serving creative mariscos dishes cooked by a Oaxacan chef with a fine dining background. Imagine spicy tempura soft shell crab tacos topped with tangy pineapple salsa and a slathering of smoked chile mayo. Imagine a fish al pastor taco that gets dressed in nutty salsa macha and very spicy carrot habanero. These dishes wouldn't be out of place at a fine dining restaurant, which feels kind of magical in its own right. " - sylvio martins, garrett snyder, brant cox, nikko duren
"This Silver Lake mariscos truck serves two very different fish tacos with complementary flavors and textures, so naturally, you should order both. The fish in their classic Baja-style taco is wrapped in a delicate beer-battered shell that somehow holds its shape under a heap of chipotle crema and limón-massaged cabbage. The grilled fish al pastor features an adobo marinade and two kinds of onions (crispy and grilled), plus some charred pineapple combined to mimic an al pastor spit’s smokiness. Don't be shy about adding splatters of Simón’s tangy pica piña salsa (designed to pair with the fish) or really, any of the truck’s half-dozen other incredible self-serve salsas." - sylvio martins, arden shore, garrett snyder
"One of the latest contemporary Mexican seafood trucks to draw a crowd comes from Oaxacan chef Francisco Aguilar’s bright blue lonchera, which offers sharp ceviches, refreshing seafood cocktails, and an impressive lineup of modern Mexican seafood tacos. Start with fish al pastor, marinated then grilled, and placed on a corn tortilla with grilled pineapple, fried and grilled onions, and guacamole. A pair of tacos is not a bad start, but follow them up with a crispy soft shell crab taco dotted with smoky chintexle aioli, a stinging, delicious Oaxacan chile paste. Dip into the colorful array of homemade salsas like a blistering hot habanero-garlic salsa called “no mames” (which roughly translates to “you’re fucking kidding”) to spice up Aguilar’s inventive tacos that evoke the multilayered flavors of Oaxaca." - Bill Esparza
"Known for dishes like aguachile and ceviche, with the baja fish taco being a standout. The taco features crispy fried fish on a thick corn tortilla with bright purple cabbage slaw." - Eater Staff
