New food truck, Espinoza's Taco Truck, focused on giving 'street vibe' in Canton

Trent Abrego, Sioux Falls Argus Leader
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Espinoza's Taco Truck is the latest venture for the owners of Abelardo's Mexican Food.
Espinoza's Taco Truck is the latest venture for the owners of Abelardo's Mexican Food.

Samuel Espinoza, a partner at Abelardo's Mexican Food, has expanded his restaurant ventures into a food truck located in Canton.

It's called Espinoza's Taco Truck, and they serve street tacos, burritos and tortas. It's a much simpler menu than the one at Abelardo's, Espinoza said. Samuel Espinoza and his uncle Ponciano run the food truck together.

"It is a simple menu as well because the food truck runs different than our restaurant," Espinoza said. "We figured the simpler the better."

The food truck is focused on giving off a "street vibe," Espinoza said. While the food truck is currently located in Canton, Espinoza said he's thinking about venturing out to Sioux Falls.

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Espinoza's Taco Truck serves tacos, tortas, quesadillas and burritos.
Espinoza's Taco Truck serves tacos, tortas, quesadillas and burritos.

"There's a pretty good competition with food trucks here in Sioux Falls as of recently, so I guess it's a matter of finding a location, finding a good spot to put it," Espinoza said. "We do plan on expanding and opening more food trucks sometimes in the near future."

While Espinoza said he always had opening a food truck in his mind, it was spontaneous.

"Honestly, we didn't really have a food truck in mind until my uncle's contact mentioned that he had a food truck for sale, so it wasn't really anything in the works," Espinoza said.

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While opening the food truck in Canton, Espinoza said he wasn't quite sure what to expect, but he's been impressed with the results already. The truck is open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. For breakfast, the Espinoza's Taco Truck serves breakfast burritos.

"We thought it was gonna start off a bit slow, just because (the) population isn't as big as Sioux Falls and everything being a new business, but I guess as soon as we got there, people started coming in," Espinoza said.

This article originally appeared on Sioux Falls Argus Leader: Espinoza's Taco Truck launches business in Canton South Dakota