Deep-Fried Oreos

… from a food truck for $5.  Can you believe it?  Next time, I’ll just make the batter and fry the oreos myself.

Actually, I walked out there to get a burger, but when I saw the $12 price tag, I changed my mind and ended up with the oreos.

$12??  I could drive to In & Out a few blocks away to get burger & fries that I’m sure I will enjoy for half that price.

Alegría Cobb

What’s for lunch:  chopped chicken, applewood smoked bacon, queso fresco, roasted tomato, avocado, preserved lemon, shredded romaine, herb & citrus Greek yogurt vinaigrette.

The crew: very friendly

The food:  well, it doesn’t taste as good as it looks. I think it’s too sour like they poured lemon juice in there. Also, I bit into what seem like lemon seeds… a few of them.  Not sure if it’s the preserved lemon, but it did sure taste very bitter.

Korean BBQ

… for lunch from a food truck.  Quite disappointing. The meat was too rubbery I had to chew and spit.  A waste of money.

Burger for Lunch

This is “She’s Smokin” from Baby’s Badass Burgers which is made of smoked cheddar, bbq sauce, crispy onions and bacon.

What’s for Lunch?

Carne asada burrito bowl from a food truck… yum!

Souvlaki & Dolma

Today's lunch is Greek food from a gourmet food truck... three skewers of chicken souvlaki on a bed of rice, warm pita, eggplant dip, dolma and Greek salad.

Opa!

Maine Lobster Roll

A New England style roll filled with mouthwatering lobster meat with a touch of mayo.

Beyond delicious!!!

I love lobster.  I like Maine.  Ogunquit, Maine is actually one of my favorite seaside towns in the United States -- so quaint, so pretty.  More here

Another Taco Lunch

The gourmet food truck that brought the $4.75 shrimp taco last week came back.  I queued again, the line was a little long. The guy in front couldn't quite decide what to get -- nor I.  Ahi tuna or shrimp? Two or three tacos? With or without fries? Hmmm...  

When it was finally my turn, they ran out of shrimp and tuna. They offered mahi-mahi ceviche with avocado and mango which I ended up getting. Two tacos and garlic fries.  

Garlic fries? I forgot I had a meeting in the afternoon. Oh, well.

$4.75 Shrimp Tacos

I brought lunch, salad and leftover pasta from last night, but these gourmet tacos are way too enticing I could not resist.  I got two of the grilled shrimp with asparagus and mushroom drizzled with avocado wasabi parmesan aioli.  Deliciousness!  I could finish another three, but at $4.75 each,  why not just recreate it, I thought.

The Best Burger from a Food Truck

Being in Los Angeles, the food trucks are on my fingertips.  From the traditional taco trucks to gourmet food trucks, I have tried many of them -- Kogi, The Lobsta Truck, Grill 'Em All, Currywurst, Don Chow, Tainamite, Vchos, Dogtown Dogs, Mandoline, Grilled Cheese, Cousins Maine Lobster... the list goes on and on.  Italian, Mexican, German,  Japanese, Vietnamese, Kosher, non-Kosher, Organic, Local, Fusion.

Some of them I like, some are so-so.  The burger below from Farmer's Belly is the best I had from a truck.

 

Nitropod - The Future of Ice Cream

On our way to Whole Foods we saw a futuristic looking truck with a sign that says, “the future of ice cream.”

Sounds familiar to me.  I think I’ve seen a similar slogan before.  Oh yes, from Dippin’ Dots… “the ice cream of the future.”

I love Dippin’ Dots  so I need to try this one. 

Got a scoop of vanilla and a scoop of chocolate for $5.

The process: instantly freezing the ice cream mix with 321 degrees liquid nitrogen.

The result: a super smooth and super creamy ice cream.

It’s organic and kosher too.

The two scoops… gone in an instant. The Little Guy kept on saying, “more, more..” We need to get six scoops next time we stumble upon this truck.

Walked 2 Miles for a Burger

Fresh hand-pressed burger with avocado, caramelized onion, cheese, pesto mayo and egg over easy... yum-O! Definitely worth the 2-mile walk to burn it off.

Dogtown Dogs

The food truck craze have lost some of their appeal to me after I realized that a lot of them are over-priced for what you get. Gone are the days when I would stand in line for 30 minutes or so just to get my food.  These days, I would rather drive and eat at a sit down restaurant.

Today, however, I did not see a line at Dogtown Dogs so I gave it a try.  I had the California Dog which is all beef dog with avocado, aragula, basil, aioli, friend onions and vinaigrette.  For six bucks it was a great deal and it was oh....so, so, so yummy!