- Who: You, the food truck enthusiast
- What: San Diego Food Truck Festival —> San Diego & LA food trucks (~30 of ‘em)
- Where: 2600 Lanning Road, San Diego CA 92106 (Liberty Station area)
- When: Sunday, June 19 from 12-7pm
- Why: Why not?
- How: $10 general admission; $20 VIP
For more info, click here.
- Truck: Cool Haus NY
- Location: Hudston btw Houston & King
- Date/Time Visited: Wednesday, May 25 @ ~ 2:30pm
The Meal:
Get in there:
- Chewy Ginger Molasses Cookie + Mascarpone & Fig Ice Cream Sandwich: $5.00. Specs: Sweet, creamy, refreshing mascarpone and fig ice cream (look at the size of those juicy figs!) sandwiched between two full-flavored ginger molasses cookies, each with a nice zing. Verdict: Perfection. The ice cream is truly to die for and the cookies are good enough to stand on their own. Run, don’t walk. Good thing Cool Haus is also in LA.
Assembler of Amazing Things:
Check ‘em out: http://eatcoolhaus.com/new-york/
- Truck: Rickshaw Dumpling Bar Truck
- Location: Hudson btw Houston & King
- Date/Time Visited: Wednesday, May 25 @ ~ 2:15pm
The Meal:
Get in there:
- Chicken and Thai Basil Dumplings: $5.00. Specs: Six fresh, not-too-thick-skinned dumplings … filled with chicken, vermicelli, basil, and other delicious things. Served with a hearty, creamy peanut sauce. Verdict: Yes! Great stuff here! Quality dumplings with tasty insides that, especially when combined with the dipping sauce, really deliver.
Not exactly a rickshaw:
Check ‘em out: www.rickshawdumplings.com
- Truck: Lefty’s Silver Cart
- Location: Boston’s Greenway
- Date/Time Visited: Friday, May 20 @ ~ 1:30pm
- Note: The sandwiches are killer!
The Snack:
Get in there:
- Watermelon Tomato Gazpacho: ~$4.00: Specs: Souped up fruits and veggies, served chilled of course. Come with a roll. Verdict: Refreshing. A lil’ cup. A great way to greet an ounce of sunshine after a parade of rain in the Northeast.
Purveyor of Fine Eats:
Like ‘em on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Leftys-Silver-Cart/1525182720
The Truck Stops Here is on an adventure in the Northeast. Stay tuned for food truck noms and roadside eats.
- Truck: Bollywood Bites
- Location: 26th Street Food Truck Strip, Santa Monica
- Date/Time Visited: May 9, 2011
The Meal:
Get in there:
- Naan Chicken Wrap: $7.00. Specs: Marinated hunks of chicken breast, two kinds of onions, a dose of curry, and a few specs of lettuce all wrapped up in naan. Verdict? Hits the spot. Naan wraps are really the way to go when you’re on the go.
Check out the truck’s home base: http://thebollywoodbites.com/
- Truck: Hungry Nomad
- Location: UCLA Court of Sciences
- Date/Time Visited: Thursday, May 5 @ ~1:00pm
The Side:
- Za’atar Pita Chips: $2.49. Specs: Crunch pita chips baked with za’atar and served with a delightful yogurt sauce.
The Meal:
Get in there:
- Fattoush Salad with Steak: $5.50 (salad) + ~$3.00 (steak). Specs: Romaine lettuce, cucumber, tomato, lentils and a touch of fresh mint generously dressed in a lemon vinaigrette and adorned with a few maximum-on-the-surface-area pieces sliced beef and a good amount of za’atar pita chips. Verdict? Filling, this salad surely takes the “hungry” out of Hungry Nomad. You can use your nomadic tendencies to
wander the desert return to the truck/head to a vending machine in search of something with which to wash it all down. Great flavors, but when I read “steak” I envisioned cubes/chunk of meat as opposed to thin, gyro-like slices. Still tasty and the za’atar chip add another dimension. Good stuff.
Purveyor of the Pita:
Check ‘em out: http://www.hungrynomadtruck.com/. Yalla!
The King is Alive:
Photo submitted by a food truck enthusiast classmate.
- Truck: Let’s Be Frank
- Location: UCLA Anderson School of Business
- Date/Time Visited: Monday, May 2 @ ~ 12:45pm
The Meal:
Get in there:
- Frank: $5.01 + tax= $5.50. Specs: Sizable all-beef frank nestled in a slightly toasted bun, topped with grilled onions (upon request) + a hearty self-helping of saurkraut and a self-squeeze of mustard. Verdict: Good dog. A jazzy cousin of the hot dog cart variety. Bun was a bit more toasted than I would have normally preferred, but to each his own. Nice kraut. I love kraut. Nice kraut. Also: big props for letting patrons dress their own dogs (with the basics-mustard, relish, etc.) to their likings.
Little Dude. Bonus Feature: He holds down your cash:
The frankfreighter:
Check ‘em out: http://www.letsbefrankdogs.com/
Ben & Jerry’s Truck will be stopping around LA for the next six weeks, delivering free licks to those who wait. Moooove over.
- Where are they RIGHT NOW? Vermont & Franklin. From 2-4pm.
Follow the truck on twitter.
For the Laist.com source: click here.
