Tacos 203 by Taco Guy Opens at South Norwalk Train Station

As summer dwindles down in Connecticut, lobster rolls are out, tacos are in.

At least that’s the case at the South Norwalk’s Metro-North station’s eastbound side.

When the vacant space where LobsterCraft once slung rolls, lobster mac, and bisque, is now home to Tacos 203, a spinoff of Taco Guy.

Owner Adrian Hurtado, who started his Taco Guy brand, first as a successful food truck, then a brick-and-mortar in Norwalk’s Wall Street area in 2023, snagged the train station spot by putting in an application bid for it with the Norwalk Parking Authority, not knowing whether he’d get it or not.

But he did. And he knew immediately what it was going to be—something that would reflect Taco Guy’s quality, but it wouldn’t be Taco Guy.

Back in April, he stressed that Tacos 203 would be more of the culture, aka, more like Mexican street tacos, plus it’d be super affordable.

“The tacos we don’t have there (at Taco Guy), we will have here,” Hurtado said some months ago. “Taco Guy turned into more than just a taqueria. It became fancier, a date night place, with cocktails. This is not gonna be that. This is $15 for lunch.”

The opening menu is just that.

No taco is over $5.45 and his “Taco’dillas” (on flour tortillas with the addition of Chihuahua cheese) max out at $6.50 per.

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Tacos all come on handmade yellow corn tortillas with choices of al pastor, chorizo, a seasonal veggie option, tripe, and steak trompo that’s cooked on a spit with pineapple just like the al pastor. Each is dressed with cilantro, chopped raw onion, and a non-spicy salsa, but there’s a do-it-yourself toppings bar with extras like pickled veggies, caramelized onions, fire roasted peppers, and some different and spicier salsas.

“It’s all about affordability and doing simple, street tacos; cilantro, salsa, onion,” Hurtado says. “It’s meant to be approachable for everyone and there’s no right to complain! (I’m joking). It’s the friendly taco shop where you come in, eat, drink, call it a day. It’s easy.”

The rest of the compact menu rounds out with street corn, Taco Guy’s popular Valentina Hot Sauce-yuzu wings, and a walking taco—basically a bag of chips with taco toppings sprinkled on top.

Further catering to that commuter customer base (but don’t let that stop you if you don’t take the train) are a trio of agua frescas, canned cocktails, mini champagne bottles, beer, two micheladas, and four cocktails, two of which are a refreshing paloma and a rotating frozen margarita—currently mango with chamoy and a Tajín rim.

Hurtado said his intro hours will be daily from 11:30 a.m. until 9 p.m. and orders can be taken online or in-person.

Back in April when we ran a preview, he also mentioned the possibility of doing some kind of breakfast.

“Right now, I don’t know, but maybe soon.”

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