OVERVIEW

• Pili's Party Taco is a family owned business 

• Pili's Party Taco was started by Maria del Pilar Gonzalez

• Pili's Party Taco serves Mexican tacos originated from Puebla.

• Pili's Party Taco is a very friendly place and an important part in the Bloomington community.

HISTORY c 

Pili’s Party Taco started by Maria del Pilar Gonzalez in 2016 in the backyard of Maria del Pilar Gonzalez and Armando Piquinto. Maria del Pilar Gonzalez started it because she wanted to make something for her daughters. She struggled to help her oldest daughter with her homework due to a language barrier, so she wanted to prove to them that she could still help and support them.  She also started it because she wanted to bring poblano food to Bloomington and share it with people in Bloomington.

Maria del Pilar Gonzalez made tacos and other Mexican food for a party she was hosting, and the people at the party liked it so much that she started selling tacos and other Mexican food in her backyard. As time went on, they were shut down because they were not allowed to have a business in their backyard, so they later turned it into a food truck in 2017. In 2020, they got their first building called Pili’s Party Deli; they wanted to make their building bigger, so they bought the building next to their current location and then broke the wall to expand the building. Today they have a store and three food trucks.

ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY

Pilis Party Taco is a very friendly family owned business  and an important part in the Bloomington community. They are very welcoming and nice with top notch customer service! They serve Mexican tacos originated from Puebla. The tacos can be pork, steak, and arabes. They also serve tortas and antojiots ,which are in their newly added tortas shop, and it brings with it the perfect Mexican flare to our little Bloomington. They even serve seasonal things. For example in Christmas they serve Pan Dulce Mexicano, Elote, and more! For one of the many sides to add to a delicious meal they have butterfly fries, and if you are not in the mood for fries they have fresh fruit with chamoy, lime,and tajin, authentic from Puebla Mexico.

  If you are wondering where you can find Pili’s Party Taco, then you are in luck because the trucks go to Food Truck Friday, toy expo, weddings, graduations, farmers markets, and even football games. Not only do they go to a bunch of events ,they also work with a lot of other local businesses. They work with Chocolate Moose, Doner Kebab ,and Little Bowl Thai too! Some other places that they rely on are IU, the local college, Chocolate Moose, and Pizza X.