I just learned today that Rancho Bravo in Wallingford had its doors forcibly shut by the health department.
I’ve been a devout patron of Rancho Bravo ever since it was parked at a Chevron down in Totem Lake, and it makes me sad to see it go. Yes, towards the end the quality of the food did decline steadily and yes, the price jump did make the food hard to stomach. But the pescado tacos were to die for in the summer time, and their mole was indeed the best mole I could get in this chocolate-bbq sauce deprived town.
Rancho Bravo’s popularity skyrocketed ever since it moved near the UW, and with it came the haters. But while food elitists will point to their own hole-in-the-wall taco trucks (taco’s aren’t music; obscurity doesn’t equal quality), I’m happy that, for a short while, one of my favorite taco trucks came close to home. RIP Pepe’s on the ave. RIP Rancho Bravo. Time to go find a new truck.
I just drove by Rancho Bravo this evening and it looked to be going strong. Take that, health department!
