Authentic Mexican · Ankeny, Iowa

Handmade Gorditas Tacos & Más

Masa pressed by hand every morning, meat straight off the plancha, and salsa made in house. Family recipes from Villa Madero, Michoacán — served hot from our truck on S Ankeny Blvd.

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$3Street tacos
starting at
100%Fresh masa
made daily
7 DaysOpen
a week

A plate of handmade gorditas, street tacos, salsa and lime

Fresh Masa
Every Single Morning

Pressed, griddled & stuffed to order

$4 gorditas

Street-Style Tacos

Asada, pastor, lengua & tripa with onion, cilantro and lime.

Off The Comal

Gorditas griddled thick, split and stuffed the moment you order.

Salsa Made Fresh

Roja and verde from the molcajete — never from a jar.

Aguas Frescas

Horchata and jamaica poured cold from the jar, medium or large.

Straight From The Comal

Our Best Dishes

Handmade gordita stuffed with chicharrón in red salsa

House Specialty

Gordita de Chicharrón

Thick hand-pressed masa off the comal, split open and packed with pork chicharrón stewed slow in salsa verde or roja. The dish the truck is named for.

$4.00 See Menu

Customer Favorite

Taco Dorado

Filled with cheese or beans, fried golden and crisp, then finished with salsa roja, shredded cabbage and queso on top. Messy in the best way.

$8.00 See Menu

El Menú Completo

Popular Dishes

Everything we make, at the price you pay at the window.

Signature

Gordita de Chicharrón

Pork chitlings stewed in salsa verde or roja, stuffed into fresh masa.

$4.00verde o roja

Gordita de Asada

Chopped steak off the plancha with onion and cilantro.

$4.00steak

Gordita de Pollo

Slow-cooked seasoned chicken in a hand-pressed masa pocket.

$4.00chicken

Taco de Asada

Grilled steak on double corn tortillas, onion, cilantro, lime.

$3.00steak

Taco de Pollo

Seasoned grilled chicken, chopped fine and piled hot.

$3.00chicken

Classic

Taco al Pastor

Chile-marinated pork, sweet and smoky, off the trompo.

$3.50marinated pork

Taco de Chorizo

Mexican sausage crisped on the plancha until the edges catch.

$3.50sausage

Taco de Discada

Mixed meats cooked down together on the disc — a little of everything.

$3.50discada

Taco de Lengua

Beef tongue simmered until tender, then seared. Ask the regulars.

$4.00beef tongue

Taco de Tripa

Tripe fried crisp on the outside, soft in the middle. Squeeze of lime.

$4.00tripe

Favorite

Taco Dorado

Cheese or beans fried golden, topped with red sauce, cabbage and queso.

$8.00queso o frijol

Torta de Asada

Pressed roll loaded with steak, beans, avocado and all the fixings.

$10.99steak

Burrito de Asada

Big flour tortilla, chopped steak, beans and salsa, rolled tight.

$10.99steak

Quesadilla

Melted cheese and your pick of mushroom, chicken, steak or chorizo.

$10.99hongos · pollo · asada · chorizo

Papa y Chorizo

Potato and sausage cooked down together — hearty and a little spicy.

$10.99potato & sausage

Big Plate

Huaraches

Long masa base with beans, meat, lettuce, crema and queso fresco.

$12.99asada · pollo · chorizo

Guajolotes

The classic Michoacán sandwich, made with sausage or ham.

$10.00salchicha · jamón

Horchata

Rice and cinnamon, poured cold from the jar. Medium or large.

$4.00large $5.00

Jamaica

Hibiscus agua fresca — tart, deep red and very cold.

$4.00large $5.00

Jarritos & Sodas

Jarritos in assorted flavors, plus Coca-Cola and Sprite.

$3.00bottled

Flan Napolitano

Silky baked custard under a spoonful of dark caramel.

$5.00postre

Pastel

A slice of cake to finish — ask what we have today.

$5.00cake

Aguacate

Fresh sliced avocado added to anything on the menu.

$1.50avocado

Nopal

Grilled cactus paddle, charred and sliced.

$1.00cactus

Cebolla

Grilled onions, soft and sweet off the plancha.

$1.00onions

Limón

An extra side of fresh lime wedges.

$1.00lime

Rábano

Crisp sliced radish on the side.

$1.00radish

Onion, cilantro, salsa roja and verde always come free. Cash and card taken at the window. The board on the truck is always the final word on prices.

Est. Ankeny, IA

Our Story

About Villa Madero

Villa Madero is a small town in Michoacán, and it's where every recipe on this truck was learned — standing next to a comal, being told "otra vez, pero más delgada." Nothing here came out of a supplier's binder.

We cook in small batches all day long, so what reaches your hand has never been sitting under a lamp. Pull up to the window on S Ankeny Blvd, order, and give us a few minutes — you'll watch it happen.