This Anchorage Taqueria Started in a Repurposed Bus and Now It Is an Alaska Institution

Seasoned steak and warm tortillas from a little counter window. That smell tells you everything you need to know about this Alaska spot.

Started back in nineteen seventy nine as a repurposed bus parked on the side of the road. No tables, no dress code, no fancy decor. Just really good food and a line of regulars who keep coming back.

The family that runs it clearly cares. One bite and you understand why people have been standing in this line for decades.

How a Bus Became a Landmark: The Origin Story of Oscar’s Taco Grande

Back in 1979, Oscar Hernandez did something that most people would have considered a long shot: he turned a repurposed bus into a Mexican food spot in Anchorage, Alaska. That’s not exactly the most obvious place to launch a taqueria…

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