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PhoTACOphy: El Chato Taco Truck

By Erin Ng

April 15, 2013 7:08 p.m.

A pastoral-themed mural decorates the back of the truck.

(Erin Ng/Daily Bruin)

"Refreshment" and salsa roja adorn a plate of asada tacos (and others).

(Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin)

An aerial view of the first plate (CW from bottom: asada, al pastor, lengua)

(Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin)

The bees and brains behinds the gustatorial genius of El Chato.

(Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin)

The second plate (CW from bottom): pollo, cabeza, pollo, lengua

(Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin)

A closer look at that lascivious texture.

(Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin)

A nightly crowd lines up for El Chato.

(Erin Ng/Daily Bruin)

The insurmountable, glorious pontificate of quesadillas (inside: al pastor y asada).

(Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin)

For the vegetarians in the world, El Chato has you in its heart.

(Erin Ng/Daily Bruin)

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