Chef Wes Avila pulled into his last ever taco truck service Thursday wearing locs and a hat that said “No Cerveza. No trabajo.” No beer. No Work. It was the last night Guerrilla Tacos would serve its gourmet fare from the truck and Avila was ready to move to the next phase.
“I’m so done with this motherfucker,” Avila told L.A. Taco.
It was the calm before the storm, before hundreds of people would come out to Silver Lake to pay tribute and devour the menu at the last stop on the truck’s farewell tour. But Avila gave no indication that it was anything but another day at the office. No signs of nostalgia for police confiscations of his taco cart, for nights broken down on the side of the road in Venice, for being the best tortilla meal on four wheels.
“None of this was ever been by choice,” Avila explained. “First it was the cart because we had no other options. Then they forced us into a truck. But now this is my choice. The restaurant is by free will.”