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July 11, 2009

Photoblog: The Korean Taco Truck in Seoul

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Written by: Daniel
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Don’t worry, the 3 chefs have their clothes on.

Here they are. They speak English well and I think they might have studied overseas.

W4,000 won gets you a beef taco, chicken taco, or chili dog. It’s not bad for Itaewon. Oh and look! They have all the spelling right.

Here is their piquant salsa. It is definitely homemade.

The finished taco is overflowing with goodness. You can catch the Naked Chef Taco truck in Itaewon on Friday and Saturday Nights. They usually park in front of the Hard Rock Cafe.

If you see a puke yellow truck passing through Itaewon with “Naked Chef” written on the side, don’t puke. They serve up some pretty mean tacos with homemade sauces and salsas.

Dan



About the Author

Daniel
Daniel Gray is a Korean adoptee that returned to Korean in 2005 because he wanted to try and find his birth mother and to learn about Korean culture. He started a restaurant review blog in 2007, www.seouleats.com, that became a local and international hit. He and his blog has been featured in the New York Times, Monocle Magazine, The Kimchi Chronicles, Bizarre Foods, Rudy Maxa, Olive Magazine, Euronews and much more. He now is a partner at O’ngo Food Communications (www.ongofood.com), which is a culinary tourism and consulting company that offers Korean cooking classes and restaurant tours to travelers. Their food tours and cooking classes are ranked as one of the top attractions in Seoul according to tripadvisor.




 
 

 
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5 Comments


  1. davidy

    Does the "Naked Chef" truck have updates on Twitter?


  2. seoulfoodyo

    oh wow! do they have fusion korean/mexican items like the Kogi trucks? Or is it just mexican only? Either way, I'm definitely going to hit this place up.


  3. Pirooz M. Kalayeh

    I know the guy in the picture. He actually works at the Hard Rock Cafe. I also think he's from Los Angeles. We had a chat once about that.


  4. Kerja Keras Adalah Energi Kita

    Picture Naked Chef, is that use daid coperfield trick?? lol
    Success for you!


  5. Jonny Cakes

    this is in no way authentic mexican food- or even a close approximation. just another case of korean food crime.



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