A North Fork food truck owner and CIA-trained chef combined forces for the cozy, colorful Mattitaco in Mattituck, where cheeseburger tacos share the menu with dirty fries and grilled Mexican street corn.

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"Hawaiian" tacos are filled with pork carnitas and topped with grilled pineapple salsa and chipotle aioli at Mattitaco in Mattituck.

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Mattitaco is a cute, hippie surf-shack of a spot in Mattituck.

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There's plenty of counter space at Mattitaco in Mattituck.

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Dirty fries are battered fries topped with roasted tomato salsa, chipotle aioli and beef barbacoa at Mattitaco in Mattituck.

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Esquitas, or creamy Mexican street corn, is served in a cup and dusted with spices at Mattitaco in Mattituck.

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Surf tacos are filled with Charissa-dusted shrimp, mango-pineapple salsa and cabbage, and accented with lime and aioli, at Mattitaco in Mattituck.

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Jess Jerome tends to the drink station at Mattitaco in Mattituck.

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Justin Schwartz, owner of Mattitaco in Mattituck, peeks out from the kitchen.

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