Hillcroft @ Bellaire, in the Fiesta parking lot
NOTE: THIS UNIT HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A SIMILAR VENDOR CALLED CARRITO CUBANO.
Most Fiestas have FPF (freshly prepared foods) options, either indoors or out. This huge store, which I think of as the Mother Ship even though it wasn't the first one, has 4 indoors and 2 semi-permanent stands just outside the front door. Now, add this mobile unit out at the edge of the parking lot, along Hillcroft.
They were doing a good business during the lunch hour when I checked it out. The Ropa Viejo was not ready yet, unfortunately, my first choice, so I went for Pechuga de Pollo ($8) which was described as 'fried' - everyone on the truck was very friendly but none speaks very good English, a little problem for me as my Spanish has gotten rusty since I haven't been frequenting taco trucks and taquerias much for a couple of years..
The chicken breast was served on a bed (about 2 C) of Moros y Cristianos (black beans and white rice cooked together) with a salad of tomato and cucumber slices, shredded onion and cabbage on lettuce leaves, and with a side of stewed yuca topped with shredded, marinated red onions. A very vinegary hot sauce was offered as a condiment.
What? No Cuban sandwich? One will be added soon, I was told. The proprietor has gotten numerous requests for one.
Belated note: The Cubano sandwich is an American invention. As these operators, and the new ones at this location, seem to be more recent immigrants, it's not surprising they don't have one on the menu.
And I will be back to try it out.
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