Bueno Tacos y Poutine EH! taking off in Melfort, moving into Northern Lights Palace
A fairly new and unique venture in northeast Saskatchewan is fitting in well in Melfort.
Joan and Desmond Short are the owners and operators of Bueno Tacos y Poutine and they’ve been seen around Melfort at numerous events. The couple started their food truck venture after neither could find steady work. They say their son gave them the idea of running a food truck and after nearly nine months or so of planning, they had a menu and were up and running in May. Joan said their idea for tacos and poutine came from wanting to serve and make food quick and remember all the great foods from everyone’s childhood.
“I wanted to serve my favorite foods,” she said. “And my favorite foods were tacos and poutine, and they are most people’s favorite foods. But I also serve homemade cinnamon buns, orange soda, grape soda, just those super yummy, yummy things I loved as a kid.”
The Short’s started their venture in Prince Albert, but things didn’t go as planned there. After a few months there, Bueno Tacos y Poutine EH! tried their hand in Melfort, and Joan said it’s been a roaring success. She calls the city ‘a gem’.