Food Truck Vs. Traditional Catering: Which Is Right for Your Event?

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Even though the big holidays have come to an end, you may be already planning your next event, because let’s face it, EVERY season is the season for shindigs, fiestas, and events. And although you may not be as busy now as you were during those holidays, you are still busy enough to be thinking about hiring a catering service for your upcoming event. Should you go for a traditional caterer or hire a food truck in Phoenix with Modern Tortilla? Obviously, you can guess that we vote for the latter but we aren’t going to make you take our word for it, as we have done the research and have created this guide to help you determine, on your own, that our vote is a good one!

We’re Not Big on Formality in the Desert

One of our favorite things about living in the desert is the informality of it all. No one cares if women wear pantyhose, and ties bear too close of a resemblance to the hangman’s noose of the Wild West, and when it comes to parties, we just don’t want to bother. So, why go for formality with a catered meal that makes everyone feel uncomfortable when tacos, beer, and good music is all you need for a truly excellent fiesta?

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Saving Money Is Always a Good Thing

Did you know that on average you will spend 10 to 15% less on a food truck in comparison to what you would spend with a traditional caterer? Unless you’re a Rockefeller or Vanderbilt, we can’t imagine that you are free to spend your money willy nilly, and by spending less on food, you have more money for a new outfit or to purchase a gift for the guest of honor!

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The Wonder of Wow

Caterers are good at their jobs—we aren’t saying they aren’t—but quite frankly, their uniform of white shirt and black pants is kind of boring. When a Modern Tortilla food truck pulls into your event, its bright colors popping and its wonderful aromas wafting, no one will be able to turn away from the sight. And when you are trying to throw a party that will be remembered by all, wowing them with a food truck and tacos is the only way to go. Give us a call today at 602-848-8823 and start preparing to wow!

 

Have a Food Truck Date with Your Valentine

Arizona Valentine’s Day

Sometimes the most romantic moments aren’t the big dramatic ones involving impromptu flights, fancy dinners, and maybe the colorful lights of the Eiffel Tower shining down on your meal. The moments that matter most are the ones where the food is as spicy as your love for each other, where the city buildings that surround you disappear as you stare into each other’s eyes, and the food truck lines are short and as sweet as your love. Enjoy a Valentine’s Day dinner in Phoenix with Modern Tortilla!

Forget Chocolate

A box of chocolates is nice, but nothing says love like a chicken tinga taco shared at a picnic table on a glorious Phoenix winter day. Winter might truly be our favorite time of the year, and as you find a quiet bench to sit and share tacos, salsa, and quiet conversation about the love you share, you will feel the bond between you grow stronger. Of course, it doesn’t have to be a chicken taco that will make your heart beat faster; it could be the carne asada that brings joy to your soul. Or it doesn’t even have to be a taco! Maybe your love will bloom brighter while sharing a Southwest Steak Burrito or even a chicken fajita quesadilla. The point of all of this is that the important ingredients in this recipe for love includes two happy Valentines, and an authentic taste of Valley of the Sun.

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The Quickest Way to Anyone’s Heart

We’ve always heard that the quickest way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, but we think that’s awful shortsighted. Good food always finds a way to everyone’s heart, male, female, and especially your sweet pooch who loves food as much as he loves you. Modern Tortilla has been feeding hungry souls for many years, and we have seen beautiful stories play out right in front of the window of our food truck. True love strikes while the tacos are hot, and as your hands accidentally brush against each other while dipping your tortilla chips in a container of salsa, your story will suddenly start a new chapter.

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Modern Tortilla Believes in Love

Every couple has that one place that reminds them of all the reasons they fell in love, so why not let Modern Tortilla’s food trucks be yours? Plan a food truck date with your Valentine today!

 

All About Our Taco Cart

An image of our stylish Phoenix Taco Cart

As you begin planning your end of the year bash, your beginning of the year fiesta, or any party any time, you may be feeling the after effects of a holiday season filled with too much. Too much work, too much shopping, and way too much cooking! Although we can’t help with the work and the shopping, we can take the burden of cooking off your shoulders when you choose Modern Tortilla to cater your event. And because not every host has the room needed for our full-sized food trucks, we offer a compact taco cart that will fit into the smallest of spaces and still deliver the full-sized flavor that you have grown to expect from Modern Tortilla!

Noticeably Smaller Yet Packed with Flavor

Fresh tacos at our taco food truck in Phoenix

Your postage stamp sized condo patio, your single car lane driveway, even the petite cul de sac in which your property is located may not look like they could be the sites that will be havens of taste and tacos, but we assure you, they can be. Our taco carts are petite sized dynamos, manned by skilled artisans of the culinary sort, ready and waiting to create the hand held of your dreams. And although your party may still rock without tacos and you are perfectly capable of creating a menu that everyone will love, don’t you think you deserve to have someone help carry the load of the celebration? We at Modern Tortilla have a passion for feeding hungry people and creating spicy goodness, and our taco carts provide a beautiful example of both!

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An Event to Remember

There are three common ingredients needed for holding an event to remember: the music, the host, and the food that is being served. When you serve tacos, you will always be remembered as the “hostess with the mostest!” The music we will leave up to you, it is a very personal choice, and we can tell that you are a caring host because you are looking at ordering our taco cart for your guest’s happy tastings, so your party is already more than halfway on the road to success. So, put the closed sign on your oven, take a little more time relaxing with a glass of wine before the big event begins, give us a call, and park the taco cart in whatever corner you have available, this night is destined to be one that will be remembered by all!

 

New Modern Tortilla Menu Items to Try

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As we boldly stride into the new year, we find ourselves looking forward to the new and as of yet undiscovered and that includes the foods you may not have tried before today. Modern Tortilla has long been known as a food truck serving traditional food with a new age twist and even as you may have been following us for a while, there may still be Modern Tortilla menu items that you have yet to try and today, we invite you to color outside the lines of your normal tastes. This guide to something new found at Modern Tortilla will allow you to discover your latest obsessions.

Healthy Can Taste Good

One of the most common New Year’s resolutions is the one where we promise to lose weight and if you think that losing weight and eating Mexican food can not go hand in hand we are excited to prove you wrong. You may have seen our veggie taco on the menu, preferring to ignore anything with vegetable in the title, but trust us. The taste of this taco will stun and its heartiness will surprise, encouraging guests to discover a new and healthy taste they will love forever.

The Tortilla That Changes It All

Anyone who spent any amount of time in Arizona understands the importance of the tortilla when it comes to tacos and burritos, but you may not know that tortillas come in many different flavors as well. If this is a new concept for you and you find yourself feeling especially hungry in this first month of the new year, we invite you to sample our Modern Tortilla Southwest Steak Burrito. Wrapped in a chili flour tortilla that enhances the savory flavors of the meat, veggies, rice, and cheese that lie inside, its red hue offers a hint as to the flavor explosion you are about to ingest.

Not Just Food

Something new doesn’t have to be a food, it can be a beverage that is refreshing, sweet, and a little tart. We are, of course, talking about our house-made mason jar lemonade, coming in a variety of innovative flavors, and tasting like what we imagine heaven would if it had a taste. If you really want to savor a sip of the Southwest, try our Prickly Pear lemonade, and live like a native.

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Life is better when you try new things but blending the new with the traditional will bring you greater joy.

End of Summer Flavors

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For most parts of the world, the end of summer is a melancholy event, greeted with heavy sighs and quiet contemplation of the busy season that is about to begin, but in the desert, this is not always the case. As the calendar page turns to September, our smiles come more readily, and our outlooks become brighter as we know the end of the scorching heat is near! Of course, we do mourn the end of summer vacations and roads that are less crowded, but when the end of summer blues hit, you can count on a visit to Modern Tortilla and a taste of our menu’s delights to cheer you up, no matter what season of the year!

Feel the Burn

No, we’re not talking about the summer sun shining down with the heat of a million fires, we are, of course, discussing the spicy deliciousness of the food we serve to happy customers all over the Valley of the Sun! It’s hard to feel depressed about anything when you start the evening out with a Mexican tradition, the elote. Featuring roasted sweet corn, cilantro lime mayo, cotija cheese, and sprinkled with the fiery flavor of smoked paprika, this south of the border version of an American summer favorite is the perfect way to say so long to the season. Tacos don’t have to be restricted to enjoying on Tuesdays only, and our Modern Mayan is one of our guests’ favorites. Created with slow braised pork in achiote, roasted tomato, garlic, pineapple, fresh avocado, pickled red onion, cotija cheese, and served in a traditional corn tortilla, this specialty of la casa is also a great way to welcome fall as we sit on the fence between the two seasons!

The dry heat of a desert summer can cause you to become quite parched; an ice-cold soda gulped straight from the glass bottle is a sure way to quench any thirst. We also serve horchata, water, and canned sodas for those who never quite appreciated a soda in a bottle. And finally, for those hard working moms who deserve a summer break just as much as the kids do, our meal prep menus offer a generous selection of end of summer specials, including a BBQ Pork Bowl, Shaved French Dip, and a fan favorite, Turkey Lasagna!

Squeeze Every Bit of Enjoyment Out of the Last Days of Summer

Even with the heat, you have to love a lazy summer day, and the best way to squeeze every bit of enjoyment out of these final days of summer is to stop by one of our Modern Tortilla food trucks today. Hope to see you soon!

Menu Spotlight: El Ranchero Food

Ranchero food

Working as we do, we develop a close relationship with the items on our menus, aspiring to make each dish taste as good to our guests as they do to us. We tweak a little here, add a pinch of something special there, and only when everyone agrees it is absolutely perfect does it make its way to a place of honor on our menu. And because we want you to get to know these meals as well as we do, we want to give you the behind the scenes details that will make you appreciate our foods even more. Take a look below at what goes into making the El Ranchero food!

Not to Be Confused with a Popular Netflix Series

To be specific, El Ranchero is a taco on our regular menu, perfect for adding a spicy treat to Taco Tuesday or any other day of the week you feel the need for tacos; there’s no need to limit your taco enjoyment to just one day of the week! As always, every item on our menu is created from fresh and local ingredients whenever possible, and this particular combination of ingredients has proven to be a very popular one!

Our El Ranchero meal is a hearty dish, coming with two tacos made with beef steak that has been marinated for 24 hours, topped with white onions, chipotle salsa, shredded cheddar cheese, lime crema, and a spicy jalapeño on the side. Cut the jalapeño into pieces and add it to your tacos, or if you love the heat, it tastes great all by itself! Taco traditionalists may be wondering about the lettuce, but never fear, it comes on the side, allowing diners to add it to the tacos if they wish!

Finally, because we don’t believe in the whole less is more theory when it comes to food, the El Ranchero meal doesn’t just come with two tacos; there is also a choice of one side included! Spanish rice is a popular side choice but the chips and fire roasted salsa we offer should not be overlooked. As every Mexican food fan knows, chips and salsa are what makes our days shine even brighter!

Every Bite is Better than the Last

We love food and it shows in our meals that we love to share with the hungry diners who flock to our food truck each day! Our food truck can be found all over the valley, so when the lunchtime hunger pangs strike, seek us out and discover what so many already know: Our food is really delicious! Check out our gallery today!