Built on a truck.
Powered by Alaska.
It started with one truck, two friends, and a stubborn belief: real food, made by real people, served to a community that shows up for itself.
A real Alaskan story.
Tyler grew up smoking salmon with his dad on the Kenai. Crystal cooked through college kitchens in Anchorage. They met working a brewery pop-up — and the idea for a Mexican-Alaskan, smoked, organic taco shop was born somewhere between a long shift and a longer drive home.
They opened with one cherrywood smoker, a single-burner griddle, and a borrowed POS. Within a year, the L Street truck had a daily 30-deep line.
Today, El Green-Go's is two locations strong, employs a crew of locals, mentors at-risk youth, and sources from Alaska's farms and fishermen whenever the season allows.
The road so far.
- 2018One truck. One dream.
Tyler and Crystal park a converted truck on L Street and start serving smoked tacos to a downtown lunch crowd.
- 2019The line grows.
Word spreads. Tourists, locals, and oil-patch crews lining up by 11am. Brisket sells out daily.
- 2021SIP is born.
We launch the SIP initiative — mentoring at-risk youth through the kitchen, paying real wages and teaching real skills.
- 2023Northern Lights opens.
A real sit-down kitchen on E Northern Lights Blvd. Same recipes, same wood, more space.
- TodayTwo kitchens, one mission.
Local. Organic. Alaska raised. We sling it daily and feed our community.
Sourced Local
We buy from Alaska first. Mat-Su veg, Copper River salmon, Kenai halibut, in-state grass-fed beef.
Made From Scratch
Salsas, tortillas, marinades, dressings. If we can make it, we do.
Community First
Real wages, real mentorship, real opportunities through the SIP program.