Indian Taco Truck Curry Up Now Debuts in the FiDi
Indian taco truck Curry Up Now took its maiden voyage into San Francisco today, slinging deconstructed samosas and kathi rolls in the Financial District. Blasting a soundtrack that included Bhangra and Wham!, the truck attracted a lunchtime crowd of striped-shirt office workers. 
John Birdsall The S.F. truck parked at Bush and Sansome today.
At 12:45 p.m., the line was 15 deep. Total wait time: 40 minutes ― not bad for the first day. (Rana and Akash Kapoor's first Curry Up Now truck began selling on the Peninsula last September; they've been trying to get the S.F. truck up and licensed since December.) On the menu, besides those samosas and kathi rolls: chicken or paneer burritos, and tacos with protein options (chicken, paneer, keema, i.e., halal ground beef).
The tacos verde we tried (two for $7) didn't skimp on vivid flavor: under a litter of pico de gallo, onion hunks, and crema, its big hunks of spiced chicken were bright-tasting, though the La Palma tortillas they sat on resembled curled, desiccating afterthoughts. The FiDi burrito (we opted for the meatless Om-Veg version, $8) was thick as a toddler's leg, packed with buttery green rice studded with chickpeas and paneer. Seriously filling. 
John Birdsall Just before 1 p.m., the line stretched 15 customers long.
As for when ― and where ― the truck will appear again in San Francisco, well, that's still under review. It might show up at today's location once or twice a week, maybe more, though it'll reportedly show up somewhere in the city every day. Check the company's tweets for updates.
John Birdsall Chicken tacos verde.
Curry Up Now Appearing once or twice weekly at 225 Bush (at Sansome), starting at 11:30 a.m.
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