Munchies Locos, the New Braunfels food truck known for its loaded corn cups and towering mangonadas, is expanding into a sit-down storefront at 840 S. Business I-35 this fall. Owner Juanita Rocha expects the new spot to open in early October, giving longtime fans of the mobile Mexican snack stand somewhere to sit down for the first time.
The new location sits less than two blocks from the truck's current spot at 675 S. Business I-35, according to Community Impact, which means regulars won't have to venture far to find the new digs. Rocha founded the business in 2023 as a mobile pop-up called Aguuitas muy frescas y más before growing it into the full food truck now parked along the corridor, the outlet reports. The current truck is known for its lotería-fiesta branding, with hand-painted papel picado and a menu styled after traditional Mexican lotería cards.
More Space Means a Bigger Menu
With actual indoor seating on the way, Rocha plans to expand what Munchies Locos serves. New additions will include dirty sodas, ice cream cones, waffle cones and fresas con crema, according to the same report. Even with the added variety, Rocha said the business will stick strictly to snacks rather than moving into full meals.
The truck's existing menu already includes crowd favorites like the $11 deluxe corn in a cup, loaded with corn, mayonnaise, Cotija cheese, Tajín, Hot Cheetos and warm nacho cheese sauce, and the $12 Crazy Mangonada, piled with chamoy, gummy bears, sour belts, Hot Cheetos and pickles. The dirty soda addition taps into a trend that started in Utah during the 2010s before exploding nationally on TikTok, later drawing in major beverage makers like Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, as reported by Forbes.
A Corridor Built for Food Truck Graduates
The 840 S. Business I-35 address has something of a track record for launching mobile vendors into permanent spaces. UBP Burgers used the same site as its original food truck home before moving into a drive-thru storefront down the street, a jump Hoodline detailed in March. Açaí bowl truck Fruition Fruit Blendz also announced plans to move into a brick-and-mortar at the same address last August, per Community Impact.
The pattern fits into a broader wave of New Braunfels mobile vendors settling into permanent storefronts, including a coffee trailer that made a similar leap into a full cafe this past spring. The city has been growing fast enough to support it: New Braunfels' population climbed from 90,403 at the 2020 U.S. Census to an estimated 122,492 by July 2025, a 35.5% jump over five years along the I-35 corridor between San Antonio and Austin, according to Compass Flats. Comal County's median household income also reached $90,284 in 2025, ranking among the top 5% of Texas counties, per city economic data.
The Truck Isn't Going Anywhere Yet
Rocha doesn't plan to retire the food truck once the storefront opens. She intends to keep it running and eventually move it to nearby markets such as San Marcos or Kyle. That kind of multi-city move just got simpler: Texas rolled out a new statewide food truck permitting law on July 1, managed by the Department of State Health Services to standardize health regulations across municipal boundaries, according to the San Antonio Current.
For now, the focus is on getting the new dining room ready for its early October debut. Rocha's plan keeps the original truck running as the storefront takes shape, giving New Braunfels two ways to get its fix of loaded corn cups and mangonadas while she eyes expansion beyond the city limits.
