Taco Bus 4801 Central Ave NW Open Late · Closed Mondays
On Central Ave · Albuquerque

Birria de chivo,off a realcity bus.

A retired Detroit transit bus, painted school-bus yellow, parked on Route 66, with actual booths inside, so you eat on the bus. Goat birria, carne asada, Mexican burgers, tortas and ceviche tostadas, served late.

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See the menu & find us Call (505) 301-7512
4.6Google rating699 reviews
4.5Yelp rating75 reviews · 115 photos
96%Recommend on Facebook225 reviews
2015Rolling sinceNow on its second bus
The Bus

It's not a truck. It's a bus.

Most food trucks hand you a plate and point at a curb. Here you climb aboard, sit in a booth bolted to a real transit floor, and eat under the grab rails.

  • The vehicleA retired Detroit city bus, stripped out and repainted school-bus yellow, with the menu and Route 66 artwork down both sides.
  • InsideThe seats were rebuilt into booths with tables: air conditioning, a TV, and windows onto Central.
  • SinceThe first Taco Bus launched in 2015. This is the second one.
  • The hoursNothing opens before 2:30pm, and Friday and Saturday run past 1:30am. This is a late-night stop.
  • OrderAt the window up front. Dine in on the bus, take it to go, or get it delivered.
The Board

Seven meats. Four ways.

Pick your meat, then pick how you want it: tacos, burrito, torta or quesadilla. Prices below are from the menu posted on the bus.

Tacos come 4 to an order Cilantro, onions & lime Red and green salsa on the side

Tacos

All orders served with 4 tacos, cilantro, onions and limes.

AsadaGrilled beef$6
AdobadaMarinated pork$6
PastorPineapple marinated pork$6
Cabeza de ResCow head$7
Barbacoa de BorregoLamb barbacoa$7
TripitasBeef tripe$7
Birria de ChivoGoat birria$7

Burritos

Includes rice, beans and cheese. Salsas on the side. Any of the seven meats.

Any meatAsada · adobada · pastor · cabeza · barbacoa · tripitas · birria$7

Tortas

Your choice of meat on fresh bread with tomatoes, avocado, lettuce, onions, ham, cheese, mayo and beans. Salsas on the side.

Any meatAll seven, same as the tacos$7
Torta de JamónHam, cheese, onions, tomato, avocado, jalapeño, lettuce, mayo$5

Quesadillas

With onions and green chile.

AsadaGrilled beef$7
PastorPineapple marinated pork$7
AdobadaMarinated pork$7
RegularCheese quesadilla$5

Burgers & Del Mar

Mexican-style burgers with patties made in house and cooked over coals, plus seafood off the specials board.

Monster BurgerAsk at the window
Fuego BurgerAsk at the window
Taco Bus BurgerAsk at the window
Ceviche TostadaAsk at the window
The Taco Bus menu board showing tacos and burritos with prices.
Tacos & burritos, straight off the bus
The Taco Bus menu board showing tortas and quesadillas with prices.
Tortas & quesadillas
What to Order

Start with the goat.

Birria de chivo is the one people come back for. After that, the burgers are their own event.

$7 · four tacos

Birria de Chivo

Goat, slow-cooked, with cilantro, onion and lime. Also in a burrito, torta or quesadilla.

Mexican-style burger

The Monster Burger

Patties made in house over coals, then loaded: ham, bacon, hot dog, egg, the works. It arrives with a flag in it.

Cold & sharp

Ceviche Tostada

Shrimp, avocado, cucumber, red onion, green chile.

$7

Pastor Quesadilla

Pineapple-marinated pork with onions and green chile.

$7 · four tacos

Tripitas

Beef tripe, crisped. For the people who know.

The Reviews

Nearly a thousand people have weighed in.

What a fun concept having Mexican food served off of a bus! The goat birria is to die for! We ordered it in a burrito and next time we will get it in tacos with consomé. Stephanie S. · Yelp
The TacoBus is pretty unique in that they have the kitchen and order window up front, with indoor seating in the back for guests. Simple authentic Mexican street tacos at one of the best values in town. Gerrit K. · Yelp
We also had the Birria tacos, made with goat and OMG so yummy! The Cebaza was tender and delicious as well. We ate inside "The Bus". The gentlemen that work there are very friendly. Liz S. · Yelp
Truly the best tacos I've ever had. TacoBus made me understand for the first time what a craving for tacos feels like. This was one of the only restaurants still serving that late. Ida J. · Yelp
“Beef patties made in house… cooked over coals.” Gil Garduño · Gil's Thrilling (And Filling) Blog
Find Us

Parked on Route 66.

You can't miss it. It's a yellow bus. Pull in, order at the window, and grab a booth inside.

4801 Central Ave NW Albuquerque, NM 87105
  • MondayClosed
  • Tuesday6:00pm – 11:30pm
  • Wednesday6:00pm – 11:30pm
  • Thursday6:00pm – 11:30pm
  • Friday6:00pm – 1:30am
  • Saturday2:30pm – 2:30am
  • Sunday2:30pm – 11:00pm
(505) 301-7512
Get directions Call to order

Taco Bus4801 Central Ave NW

Send us a message

Question about the menu, or bringing a group in? Tell us here.

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Call (505) 301-7512

We read every message. Open late on Central.

Dine in on the bus, take it to go, or order delivery.