{"id":206943,"date":"2026-03-06T06:58:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T06:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/206943\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T06:58:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T06:58:11","slug":"tacos-el-cabezon-prepares-permanent-spot-on-fulton-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/206943\/","title":{"rendered":"Tacos El Cabezon prepares permanent spot on Fulton Street"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A large billboard-sized sign has been drawing crowds to Armando Arias Jr.’s new Tacos El Cabezon, a food truck parked at the corner of Shaw and Marks avenues which features his Mexicali style food. Photographed Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025 in Fresno.<\/p>\n

ERIC PAUL ZAMORA<\/p>\n

ezamora@fresnobee.com<\/p>\n

Tacos El Cabezon<\/a> has left its much-hyped spot at Shaw and Maroa avenues, announcing on social media that it will be opening in downtown as soon as next week.<\/p>\n

The Mexicali-style street food truck has been teasing its moves for a while.<\/p>\n

In November, it announced intentions to expand and began work on a restaurant at McKinley and Fruit avenues<\/a> in the Tower District. That restaurant has yet to open and is still making its way through the permitting process with the city.<\/p>\n

But the truck has recently been missing from its original Shaw-and-Maroa location \u2014 while new branding and signage popped up in late February outside the former Chicken King restaurant on Fulton Street downtown.<\/p>\n

The restaurant confirmed the move in an Instagram post Thursday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat started as a small taco stand with faith and a dream is now becoming a permanent home in Downtown Fresno … We officially have our health inspection this Monday and if everything goes well we\u2019ll be opening our doors very soon.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the meantime, the truck has been running daily pop-ups, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. along Fulton followed by evening hours at McKinley and Fruit.<\/p>\n

Owner Aramando Arias hasn\u2019t said whether Tacos El Cabezon is gone from Shaw and Maroa for good, but he said he had begun rethinking the location as the truck outgrew its capabilities there.<\/p>\n

And it was always the plan to expand the business beyond that location, with food trucks and restaurants across Fresno. Within months of opening, Arias had purchased a second food truck for that purpose.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis journey hasn\u2019t been easy,\u201d the post said. \u201cThere were nights of doubt, pressure, and obstacles\u2026 but God always made a way.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Salsa Salsa is added to an al pastor burrito from Tacos El Cabezon, a food truck parked at the corner of Shaw and Marks avenues. Photographed Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025 in Fresno. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
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Joshua Tehee<\/a><\/p>\n

The Fresno Bee<\/p>\n

Joshua Tehee covers breaking news for The Fresno Bee, writing on a wide range of topics from police, politics and weather, to arts and entertainment in the Central Valley.\n <\/p>\n