NoHo Food Trucks

It was food truck night for me tonight – back in the game!  The NoHo Flea Market has a parking lot of trucks every Friday on Burbank Blvd. near my apartment (http://www.nohofoodtruckfest.com/).   Today they had six trucks, but only five were open and running by the time I left close to 7pm, and of course, it was one I was hoping to get to enjoy (Pies and Fries – their menu intrigued me – hope they do show up and open somewhere soon).  Fortunately there were five interesting open and wanting business.

My first tasting was with the Short Rib Korea BBQ truck.  Unfortunately, I couldn’t find a website for them.  They are basically a competitor to Kogi BBQ – Korean Fusion.  I ordered the Spicy Pork Cheesy Fries (small order).  It was $5.  It looked really good and they were generous with the pork.  I was disappointed to find that unfortunately they weren’t spicy at all – they were more sweet than anything.  While they tasted fine, I went I think Korean BBQ and spicy, I expect spicy, and I didn’t get any heat or real spice.  They also offer tacos, and other options, so I am willing to give them the benefit of the doubt and try them again if I see them.

For my second course, I decided to try the Vchos truck (http://www.vchostruck.com/), which does pupusas (think of a really thick tortilla, almost a pita pocket, with filling and grilled up).  I’ve seen them several times at different locations, but I never had the opportunity to partake.  Tonight I tried their chicken and cheese pupusa, which comes with a red sauce and slaw to pour over it.  The pupusa was grilled perfectly, the chicken and cheese filling ground fine and melted together.  It tasted wonderful, and the red sauce gave it a little extra zing.  The slaw added some crunch, but I can do without it the next time I order from them.  But I will definitely be looking for them again.  Yummmmm

Lastly, I tried out Cool Cow (http://www.becoolcow.com/), a relatively new food truck.  They offer organic, fresh gelatos and frozen yogurt made into popsicles.  I asked the guy running the truck how long they had been around since I hadn’t heard of them before, and he said that they literally had been up and running for two weeks!  I ordered the Be Ape, which is banana gelato dipped in milk chocolate and coated with walnuts.  It was very creamy, and you definitely get the banana flavor, and I could tell it was very fresh.  It was $5 for what is a rather small serving, but you definitely high quality and flavor.  I hope they show up at more places!

It feels good to be back visiting the food trucks.