Taqueria Sin Nombre is found in an unassuming building down a Chinatown laneway.
Quincy Malesovas
Taqueria Sin Nombre (Spanish for “taqueria without a name”) in Chinatown is on the same laneway as long-standing Supper Inn, Heyday Hong Kong Cafe and One or Two cocktail bar. It’s a nondescript building, save for the small neon outline of a dingo – the only clue to the restaurant’s origin.
Dingo Ate My Taco, which launched as a Mexican food truck in 2020, is behind the spot. A nameless restaurant signals a change of pace for the brand, which has become just as notorious for its tongue-in-cheek name as for its brisket and birria. At Taqueria Sin Nombre, diners can expect a rotating menu, starting with snacks like molten queso with tortilla chips, and smoked chicken skin that’s deep-fried to become crispy sheets of chicharron.
Tacos come on house-made tortillas with fillings including Texas-style brisket, carnitas (slow-cooked shredded pork) and “kanga asada” – a riff on carne asada made with kangaroo. There’s also a whole prawn taco, head and all, and quesabirria – cheesy, meaty tacos served with consomme for dipping – which are a crowd favourite at Dingo’s St Kilda shop and roving food truck.
The on-site trompo, a vertical spit, allows for al pastor, a style of grilling marinated pork introduced to Mexico by Lebanese migrants. Choripapas (potato and chorizo) tacos, typically reserved for breakfast, will also be served well into the evening.
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