Food Truck Friday: 'La Riviera Maya'

Fox - Seattle
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Oct 17, 2026
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All right, it is a beautiful, almost summer-like day.
The leaves are changing, and guess what, everybody?
It's Food Truck Friday!
We are here with Xiomala, and this is La Riviera Maya, the food truck.
Please tell us, what kind of food truck is this,
and what can people expect when they come?
Okay, this is Guatemalan and Honduras fusion food.
And they're expecting, like, fresh and nice food.
Okay, so tell me what was your inspiration?
Why did you decide to start this and where did you get
the inspiration for your food?
My inspiration is my mom.
Yeah?
Yeah, my mom, she have a lot of passion to cook for us,
that's where I get my passion
for my mom.
Did you start at a young age learning how to cook for mom?
Not really.
Not really.
You only did it when you had to, right?
Exactly.
When you have family.
Okay, well, let's get right to the food,
I wanna see, what do you have right in front
of you right here?
Those are the most popular dish in Guatemala,
which is the plantains, yeah.
And what does it come with?
It's come with the sour cream, cinnamon and sugar, they're so good.
I'm gonna try one of these here, what does Bill have over there?
That's the breakfast chorizo burrito.
Is that really popular?
It looks amazing.
Yes, it's super good.
hearty and fantastic.
It is, yeah, it looks amazing.
And then what does John have?
The breakfast tacos.
Breakfast tacos.
Yes, and the red salsa and
the green mayo salsa.
My goodness.
So you do a lot of breakfast
foods, that's fantastic.
Is eating a hearty breakfast a big
thing there in Latin America?
It's actually really good, and
especially when the people taste
those, they really love it, yeah.
All right, and
John's all covered in makeup,
right?
It's funny to see a zombie.
But yeah, how is it John?
Well, I'm a scary scarecrow.
That's right.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
Yeah.
It's excellent.
And I love the hot sauce too.
That's so good.
I love it.
I love it.
What do people...
What's your favorite thing on the menu?
The favorite...
One of the most favorite right now is the baleada,
which looks like a quesadilla but
it's from Honduras.
It's a dish from Honduras.
Yes.
And for those who don't know, how is the Honduran food,
the Guatemalan food different,
from mexican food?
Honduras, they don't eat too many tortillas, like corn tortillas, they
eat like Tajadas, which is plantains.
Yes. And then Guatemala with everything.
I love it. Really quick, where can people find your truck?
We are located in Woodinville,
Washington and 19150 Woodinville, Duval Road,
and we are open seven days a week.
I love it. Thank you so much. Thank you
for sharing our food. This is La Riviera Maya.
Go see them in Woodinville. And hey,
have a wonderful Friday.
Enjoy the sunshine, everybody, and we'll catch you next week.
