Juan Maldonado, who began selling steamed tacos with his wife to support their four children after losing his job as a truck driver,
said county and state laws interfere with the style of cooking that his customers expect.
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"People like the food on the sidewalk in the style that it is sold in Mexico," he said. "It's a tradition."Zuniga, who set up her stand next to Maldonado's last week to sell quesadillas and tacos several blocks east of Breed Street, said she can't imagine cooking alongside dozens of other vendors each day instead of in her own kitchen. She worries that it could take years to get the legal hot food market running.