NY Food Truck Lunch: Tacos & Sliders From Mike 'n' Willies

Perry, the voice behind New York Street Food, brings you his latest review on New York City food trucks and carts.

One of the newer food trucks on the street is Mike 'n' Willies, who started serving in late January. Their focus is tacos and sliders - with the truck and the food both taking cues from fairy tales.

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The menu isn't large, but they are one of the few food trucks where you can get a fish taco, probably my favorite type of taco. You can also eat veggie here, if that's important to you.

You probably only need two dishes for lunch, but I got three. Hey, someone has to do the dirty work! I got a fish taco, a brisket slider, and wanted to try the lime chicken taco, but it was sold out. I substituted a short rib taco for the third dish.

I started with the Big, Bad Brisket slider for $4.

It wasn't wide, but was piled high, with meat, barbecue sauce and fried onions spilling out the sides. It was a little messy to pick up, but quite tasty once I did.

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There were small pieces of crispy breaded onions, and the barbecue sauce had a smoky little kick. They told me it was a homemade chipotle barbecue sauce.

The bun did get a little soggy on the bottom from the meat juices and sauce, but held together until the end. Glad I ate it right away.

The fish taco was $4.50 and had a large piece of beer battered cod, with a mild, crunchy slaw on top and a slightly spicy mayo-type sauce on the bottom.

The breading on the fish was puffed up and crunchy, and there was a nice piece of fish inside the batter. I like that they used 2 tortillas. It really helps keep everything from falling apart.

Last was the short rib taco, which cost $3.50, and was also served on two tortillas. Good thing, because there was so much meat in the taco, it would have been a disaster with only one tortilla.

There was crumbled cojita cheese on top and a little shredded lettuce, but what brought it all together was a sweet barbecue sauce. It was utterly delicious, and probably my favorite of the three dishes.

While the portions are generous, they also have a couple of side dishes (and sometimes soup) if you have an appetite. It makes mixing and matching easy.

If you're vegetarian, there's the Pea-Nocchio (a fried chickpea slider), guacamole or salsa and chips, and they often have butternut aquash soup.

Mike 'n' Willies does make the rounds of different areas, so check their Twitter feed here.

The food is not inexpensive for tacos and sliders, but it is flavorful and filling.

Next time, I want to try a Lil' Piggie (bbq pulled pork) and either the Lime Chicken Taco or the Pea-Nocchio.