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El Picante is a Mexican food truck that has served tacos, burritos and quesadillas at Dogleg Brewing in Vista. The brewery named the truck for its 2026 trivia-night series. That Vista appearance does not establish the truck’s home base or a current route.

El Platillo Loco is a family-owned Mexican food truck. Its Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce description identifies Mexican food and event catering, while the business’s Instagram shows the branded red truck and its food. The truck has a documented Vista connection through Downtown Vista’s Food Truck Friday lineup in 2023. It also advertises a Fallbrook stop on its public Instagram profile.

Famoso Mexican Street Food is a San Diego Mexican food business with a food-truck service listed by Palomar College for cooking and serving on its San Marcos campus. The college includes Famoso among outside vendors that can be considered for campus events under its catering requirements. Famoso’s public phone number is the verified contact for food-truck inquiries. A regular public truck schedule or wider service area has not been confirmed.

About La Cocina del Abuelo La Cocina del Abuelo is a family-run birria food truck with an established San Marcos location. Its own site lists 900 Linda Vista Drive and advertises catering that brings its Mexican street food to private gatherings and larger events. Birria Specialties The published menu centers on birria in several forms, including tacos de birria, quesabirria, mulitas, burritos, tortas and birria ramen. It also lists birria bowls, nachos and fries. Menu offerings and service arrangements may differ for catered events. Catering The business says it plans an event menu with the customer, prepares the food and delivers it to the event with setup and service. Its San Marcos truck provides a local place to find the operator, while the catering offering is separate from that regular stop. Photos: La Cocina del Abuelo / official website.

Phatties is a plant-based Mexican food truck with North County connections. Its food-truck account has promoted pop-up service, including a December 2025 stop in San Marcos, and the brand’s posts show burritos and other prepared dishes. Phatties also appeared in Vista food-truck and vegan-food events in 2023 and 2024.

A food truck based in San Marcos, available for events around North County. See their website for menus, packages and booking.

About Spinning Meats Spinning Meats is a family-owned mobile catering business known for Greek food, including gyros and souvlaki. Its official site advertises private-event service in Vista, Oceanside and Carlsbad, as well as a wider Southern California service area. The business also describes participation at breweries, wineries and local events. Food and Catering Gyros, souvlaki and other Greek dishes are the core offerings, and the team advertises custom menus for private events. Its site has a separate catering menu and invites inquiries for gatherings large and small. Spinning Meats also promotes an event-planning partnership with Ashley’s Party Rentals for decor, tables and linens; rental arrangements are separate from the food listing. North County Connection The company says it is a member of the Oceanside Chamber of Commerce and participates in Oceanside community events. Its site expressly names Vista among the places it serves, but does not identify a public home street address.

A food truck based in Encinitas, available for events around North County. See their website for menus, packages and booking.