Today, Friday
Rainey Street Late Night
70 Rainey St, Austin
6 PM to 1 AM
Find the smoke.
Smoked 14 hours
TUE
Cesar Chavez Food Park
11-3
WED
Aldrich Street Lunch Row
11-2
THU
South Lamar Night Lot
5-10
FRI
Rainey Street Late Night
6-1
SAT
Barton Springs Road Lot
11-4
SUN
Hyde Park Farmers Lot
10-2
Six lots,
seven days.
The week goes up every Monday at 9 AM. Rain or a sold-out brisket can move a stop, and when it does the board and the stop-update email change with it.
“Salt, pepper and a long night. The Korean part goes on after the brisket rests, never before.”
Luis Garza, pitmaster and co-founder
The board.
Twelve things, done properly. Brisket and pork belly go on the smoker at midnight, and every taco is pressed to order at the window.
Prices in USD. Cards and tap to pay.
Tacos
Flour tortillas, pressed to order
Most ordered
Brisket Bulgogi Taco
$5.50
Mild
Gochujang Pork Belly Taco
$5
Medium
Crispy Tofu Taco
$4.50
Mild
Bowls
Over sesame rice
Smoked Galbi Rice Bowl
$14
Mild
Kimchi Fried Rice Bowl
$13
Medium
Sesame Chicken Bowl
$12.50
No heat
Sides
Made to share
Kimchi Queso Fries
$8
Medium
Gochugaru Street Corn
$5
Mild
Smoked Wings
$11
Hot
Drinks
Brewed and squeezed here
Iced Barley Tea
$3.50
No heat
Yuzu Lemonade
$4.50
No heat
Hibiscus Agua Fresca
$4
No heat
Post oak at 225°F. Somebody checks the fire at 3 AM and again at 6.
Midnight
to sold out.
The brisket you eat at lunch went on the smoker before you went to bed. This is the whole day of the truck, start to finish.
12:00 AM
Brisket and pork belly go on
Fourteen hours over post oak at Kitchen HQ on East 6th. The rub is gochugaru, black pepper and brown sugar.
6:30 AM
Kimchi, pickles, tortillas
Cabbage from Monday’s batch, cucumbers quick-pickled, flour tortillas pressed by hand for about 400 tacos.
10:15 AM
Big Red rolls out
The red truck leaves 1200 E 6th St loaded and heads to the lot on this week’s board.
11:00 AM
The window opens
Lunch stops open at 11, night stops at 5 or 6. The line is shortest in the first twenty minutes.
2:47 PM
Brisket sells out
Our average sell-out time on lunch stops this summer. Pork belly and tofu usually last until close.
Lunch Drop
$16
per person, 20 minimum
Boxed lunches for the office, labeled by name and dropped off hot within 15 miles of East 6th.
Party Tray
$19
per person, 15 to 150 guests
Self-serve trays of tacos, bowls and sides with serving gear, for birthdays, game days and backyards.
Truck at your event
$1,200
starting price, up to 250 guests
Big Red parks at your wedding, festival or company party and cooks six menu items to order for two hours.
“We drove in from Round Rock for the brisket bulgogi taco. Worth every one of the 40 minutes.”
Dana R., Tuesday regular at Cesar Chavez
“The truck did our wedding, 180 guests, and people still text us about the galbi bowl.”
Marcus and Leigh, married in Dripping Springs
Coming up
on weekends.
Festivals and night markets where the truck is booked. Same menu, a longer line and usually a brisket special you can’t get on a weekday.
Ask
the window.
Still wondering about spice, cards or the kitchen? Text or call the truck. A real person answers between services.
How do I know where the truck is today?
Check the stops board on this page or the Schedule page. We post the week every Monday, and if rain or a sell-out changes plans we update the board and send an email to stop-update subscribers.
Do you take cards?
What if I can't handle spice?
Do you have vegetarian or gluten-free food?
How far ahead should I book catering?
Can I pick up an order at the kitchen?
See you at
the window.
Kitchen HQ, 1200 E 6th St, catering pickup only