Q: What is Super Mario’s Salvadorian food?

A: Super Mario’s Salvadorian food is a taco truck in downtown Bellingham.  I can see it from my front porch.  The food is good, and they’re nice people.

Q: How do I get there?

A: Its street address is 1422 N. Forest St. in Bellingham, WA.  It faces the old Wilson Motors auto lot on E. Champion street. Click here for a Google Map. Their phone number is (360) 920-4330.

Q: What can I order at Super Mario’s?

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Q: How much do these items cost?

A: Please note that the following prices are subject to change – they have before.  What follows is my transcription of this lousy photograph I took of their pricing list on October 15, 2009:

Pupusas          $2.00

(Corn Tortillas with your choice of filling)

Bean and Cheese or Bean Cheese and Pork

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Wonder Burritos          $6.50

(A layer of cheese, beans, rice, cilantro, onions, cabbage, sour cream, guacamole,  and your choice of meat in a flour tortilla)

Asada (steak), Chicken, Pork, Tongue, and Veggie

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Super Tacos          $2.25

(A layer of bean and cheese, your choice of meat, with cilantro, onion, radish, and lime)

Asada (steak), Chicken, Pork, and Tongue

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Quesadillas          $9.00
(A layer of cheese, your choice of meat, cilantro, onions, sour cream, and guacamole in a flour tortilla)

Asada (steak), Chicken, Pork, Tongue, and Veggie

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Tortas           $6.00
(A sub roll with mayo, lettuce, cilantro, onions, radish, and your choice of meat)

Asada (steak), Chicken, Pork, and Tongue

(with sour cream and guacamole added)              $7.00

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Tacos $1.50
(Your Choice of meat with cilantro, onion, radish, and lime)

Asada (steak), Chicken, Pork, and Tongue

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Regular Burritos         $5.00
(Your choice of meat, beans, rice, cilantro, onions, cabbage, in a flour tortilla)

Asada (steak), Chicken, Pork, Tongue, Bean and Veggie, Bean and Cheese

(With sour cream and guacamole added)           $5.50

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Tamales          $1.75
Chicken Tamales

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Q: What about the combination plates?  How much are they?

A: $6.00 for a two taco plate, $8.00 for the three taco plate.  The rest I never order, so you’ll have to call if you’re interested.

Q: What should I get?

A:  The crowd pleasers seem to be the papusas and the Wonder Burrito.  The papusas are small little handmade self-contained pockets of cheesy, meaty amalgamation.  The Wonder Burrito has a layer of cheese seared between layers of tortilla so it wins the “so good, brah” award. I personally like the regular pork burrito, no sour cream, only guacamole; the 2 taco combo; and the pork torta with guacamole. The tacos are actually really good here. Well balanced flavors.

Q: Which meat is best?

A:  The pork.  Or, at least, I think so.   The pork torta is, in my opinion, one of the best pulled pork sandwiches in town.  The pork is dry and crunchy and well-seasoned.  I like the other meats, too, but the pork is my favorite.

Q: Aaron asks, “What should a vegetarian get? I have a vegetarian friend who goes there all the time.”

A: So long as you’re doing cheese, probably the Bean and Cheese papusa or a bean and cheese burrito.  You could, in theory, get a regular Veggie burrito/only guacamole, which is probably the only thing which approaches vegan. Meaning that there wouldn’t be any big chunks of meat or dairy, but you never know.  Update – Marie chimes in: “The veggie mix is pretty good – lots of cabbage and carrots. I think the textures are nice. There’s also a mushroom and cheese papusa that’s meatless.”

Q: What should I get to drink? What hot sauce is best?

A: Jarritos soda.  Tamirand is the best flavor. But be sure to get a cold one from the left side cooler, not the one directly below the ordering window.  Update – Katie adds: “…their non-a sangria is to die for, it is something i frequently dream about. also, the apple soda is lovely.”

Also, note that if you’re eating at the truck, the sauces are all in squirt bottles in a separate cooler all the way to the left. Put them back when you’re done.  There are two sauces, hot and green.  Both bring out different flavors.  There is maybe a third flavor, “red”.  The hot is pretty darn good, I have to say.

Q: Best practices?

A: Call in your order 15 minutes ahead of time.  Otherwise you’ll be spending a lot of time waiting around for the food to be prepared.  When you walk up to the window, if there’s nobody there, it’s OK to call out a friendly “hello!” as in “hi, friends” to let them know you’re there, because sometimes they can’t see you. But don’t call out “hello?” as in “anybody home?” because that’s rude.  Tip generously.   Say thank you.   Don’t smoke cigarettes on the premises.  Don’t bring beer.  If you want extra to-go sauce, (hint: you might) ask for it nicely.  Bus your own table.  Don’t feed spare morsels to stray cats passing by.

Q: Why is the business called “Super Mario’s”? Is there any relation whatsoever to the Nintendo franchise?
A: The owner’s name is Mario Nolasco. Is he a die-hard SNES Mario Cart gamer? Certainly in my imagination.

Q: Do you have any random pictures of Super Mario’s-related things?

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