Tacos Tierra Caliente
Montrose — Houston — Since 2004

Tacos Tierra Caliente

Montrose's taco truck since 2004. Foil-wrapped street tacos — al pastor, barbacoa, trompo — piled with cilantro and onion, parked across from the ice house.

Parked at 2003 W Alabama USA Today 10 Best — The Infatuation — goop
The recognition

A truck the critics keep finding.

Named to

10 Best

USA Today, among the country's best taco spots.

Featured by

goop

Gwyneth Paltrow's guide to where to eat in Houston.

Reviewed in

The Infatuation

Listed among Houston's best taco trucks.

Rated across

1,000+

Yelp reviews

Two decades of regulars, counting.

A line at a roadside truck, two homemade salsas, and a foil sheet of street tacos that earned a national headline.

A foil sheet of al pastor and barbacoa street tacos with lime and two homemade salsas
Two salsas, one foil sheet

Off the foil.

Corn or flour tortillas, cilantro and onion, lime on the side. You pick the salsa.

The story

Parked heresince 2004.

No dining room, no reservations — just a white-and-orange truck on West Alabama and a line that keeps coming back.

Tacos Tierra Caliente has held the same corner inMontrose, across from the ice house, for two decades.

Order at the window, watch the meat hit the flat-top,and eat off a foil sheet at a roadside table. That's it.

A line of regulars ordering at the Tacos Tierra Caliente truck at dusk in Montrose
The white-and-orange Tacos Tierra Caliente truck parked on West Alabama Street in Montrose, with a customer at the window
The white-and-orange truck on West Alabama, same corner since 2004.
Order & catering

Roll up, or have us roll out.

The quickest taco in Montrose is the one off the window. For events and large orders, call ahead. We cater.

Call to Order

Call to order — (832) 542-2717.

Catering & events: tacos for the party. Call to plan a spread.

Party trays

Feeding a crowd? We build trays to order.

  • 50
  • 100
  • 250
  • 500
  • 750
  • 1000

Tacos per tray. Call to plan the spread.

Order ahead

Call the truck and we'll have it wrapped and waiting. Straight to the window, no app in the middle.

Order for pickup

Taps to call (832) 542-2717.

Or find us on delivery

When the truck's busy, the apps bring the tacos to you. Each link opens our own store page.

Availability varies by app. At the window we take cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Zelle and cash.

Visit

Find the truck.

Where
2003 W Alabama St
Houston, TX 77098 — Montrose
Across from West Alabama Ice House.
Call
(832) 542-2717
Pay
Debit & credit cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Zelle, and cash.
A roadside truck in Montrose. Pull in, park, and walk up to the window.

Hours

Monday8:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Tuesday8:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Wednesday8:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Thursday8:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Friday8:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Saturday8:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Sunday8:00 AM – 10:00 PM

Breakfast tacos until 11:00 AM. Truck hours can shift — a quick call is the surest bet.