Green Jar Cocina returns to SouthCoast
- Green Jar Cocina is reopening on the SouthCoast after shutting down in October 2024, with owner Carla DiCorpo restarting truck service on May 5. - The first stop is Solar Cannabis Co. in Somerset on Cinco de Mayo, with rotating locations, private events, new menus, and hiring underway. - That matters because the truck had fully closed, so this is a real comeback — not just another seasonal schedule update.
Food trucks are a summer ritual on the SouthCoast, but this one is a genuine return story. Green Jar Cocina, the Fall River taco truck and catering business, is reopening after closing at the end of October 2024. Owner Carla DiCorpo said the truck is back open, back to rotating stops, and restarting with a May 5 appearance at Solar Cannabis Co. in Somerset. That turns this from a routine spring schedule post into something bigger — a local food business that actually went dark and is now trying again. (fun107.com) ### What exactly came back? Green Jar isn’t just a truck window selling tacos. The business has two sides — traditional catering for private and corporate events, plus the mobile Cocina taco truck. The company’s own site still pitches both pieces together, serving Massachusetts and Rhode Island, which matters because the reopening isn’t limited to one parking lot or one weekly stop. The plan is broader than that. (greenjarcatering.com) ### Why is this a comeback at all? Because Green Jar had already announced the end. Coverage from late October 2024 said the Fall River-based catering business and taco truck were closing up shop at the end of that month. So when DiCorpo says the business is back open, that means an actual reversal of a shutdown — not a winter break, not a soft relaunch, and not a rumor built from a couple social posts. (heraldnews.com) ### What happens first? The first public stop in this new run is May 5 — Cinco de Mayo — at Solar Cannabis Co. in Somerset. That date is doing a lot of work. Cinco de Mayo is one of the biggest natural demand spikes for taco trucks, so reopening there is basically th(heraldnews.com)ving again. (fun107.com) ### Is it going back to one fixed spot? No — and that’s one of the most important details here. The reopening notes point to multiple locations, not a single permanent home base. That’s a shift from summer 2024, when Green Jar had a more fixed Westport presence off Route 6 and was being pitched as an easy regular stop for beach traffic. Now the mode(fun107.com) private bookings. (fun107.com) ### What else is changing? DiCorpo said new menus are on the way, along with a fuller event calendar. She also said the business is hiring for full-time and part-time positions. That usually signals more than a symbolic restart. If a truck is staffing up while reopening catering and mobile service at the same time, the goal is scale — more events, m(fun107.com). (fun107.com) ### Why did people care about this truck? Because Green Jar had already built a recognizable local niche. Past coverage highlighted the truck’s mashup style — tacos with SouthCoast and Portuguese flavor, including a bifana taco that got singled out as a standout. Roaming Hunger also described the menu as a fusion approach that “tacofied” things like(fun107.com)le taco-truck fare. It had a point of view. (fun107.com) ### So what’s the real takeaway? Green Jar Cocina’s return matters because small food businesses rarely get a clean second act after a shutdown. This one does — at least for now. The reopening brings back a known SouthCoast truck, restores its catering arm, and puts it back into the region’s warm-weather rotation right as the busy season starts. If the hirin(fun107.com)ike a comeback post and more like a full reset for 2026. (fun107.com)
