Old Fig – The Fresnan

What is up with that taco truck line at Shaw & Maroa!?

September 30, 2025October 3, 2025 The Fresnan

UPDATE: My friend Joshua Tehee did a write-up in the Bee about this place, and it softens my stance on it some. Apparently, this truck relocated here, like, moved up here and hired locals. Instead of what I believed was that they just had an extra truck up to Fresno from L.A. to make it off us. Still interesting how we are getting so fired up about a truck not from here.

The corner of Maroa & Shaw has been the hot topic around the Fig area of town.

The truck pictured above is often brought up at Out Of The Barrel and around Fig Garden. Everyone is amazed at the lines and wondering what the hell?!

It’s called Tacos El Cabezon.

The word is they came up from Los Angeles (Bell Gardens) because the market was too saturated down there, and they tried their luck here. Turns out it was a good decision.

Yeah, I want to try this truck out, it sounds really good.

But, sorry, it pisses me off that an L.A. Mexican food truck can come up to the taco capital (Fresno, yo!) and be so popular. What the hell, Fresnans?

I wonder how they would do at the Taco Truck Throwdown?!

A great comment came in on Fresno!Fresno! by Mark & Patti:

IMG_9410-1024x523 What is up with that taco truck line at Shaw & Maroa!?

I love this idea. Sadly, though, for it to work, the L.A. people can never find out the truck is from Fresno.

A Certified Fresno Habitat

August 6, 2025August 6, 2025 The Fresnan

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I saw this sign on a fence in front of an Old Fig house while on a walk the other day and now I want to have my own yard certified!

Okay, well, I don’t have a house or a yard at the moment, but if I ever get one again, I am totally doing it!

Things you need to do to get your Fresno habitat certified:

Food: Your habitat needs to provide a minimum of three natural food sources for wildlife.
Water: Your habitat needs to provide clean water for wildlife to drink and bathe. If an existing water source is visible from and adjacent to your property, that can count for this requirement.
Cover: Your habitat needs at least two places for wildlife to find shelter from the weather and predators.
Breeding Ground: Your habitat must have at least two places for courting, mating, and raising.
Sustainable Practices: Your habitat must practice at least two from a list if options.

Check https://www.nwf.org/Native-Plant-Habitats/Create-and-Certify/At-Home for a detailed list of requirements.

Go to nwf.org/garden for more details on the requirements and more info.

Gazebo Gardens Is a Needed Fresno Space

August 1, 2025August 6, 2025 The Fresnan

Feeling thankful to have Gazebo Gardens around. It’s pretty damn unique and borders on something necessary for a city.

I am not talking about the nursery/plant aspect of it either. I am talking about the third space feature for friend and family groups.

In case you don’t know, Thursday – Saturday evenings Gazebo Gardens nursery turns into a beer garden & food truck court. Complete with seating and some shade.

There are very few places you can meet up with people without having to reserve or hawk a big table, or worry if “all of your party is here yet”.

Just show up around a time. Eat, don’t eat. Drink beer, don’t drink. Kids can wander around. You can wander around. It’s great.

Sure, I get tired of it too, like any place. I am here to appreciate the looseness of it all, and there isn’t much of that out there.

Related: As I sat on Shields yesterday waiting for a train to pass, I caught a little bit of the blues coming from Gazebo