El Cartel
Buy BC (independent) · RestaurantEl Cartel is a Mexican street food restaurant housed in the lower level of the AMS Nest at UBC, born from a food truck run by an international team of chefs drawing on culinary traditions from Mexico, Korea, India, Ireland, and Vietnam. The menu features handmade corn tortilla tacos, burritos, and rice bowls with inventive fusions like Korean Bulgogi Steak Tacos alongside classic Beef Birria. It serves the UBC campus community with fresh, fast street food and also offers catering for events.
This place is in the traditional territory of the Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group, S’ólh Téméxw (Stó:lō), səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), Stz’uminus, šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmaɁɬ təməxʷ (Musqueam), and Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla.
Territory data from Native Land Digital, for educational purposes only.
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