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| Wafel & Dinges truck outside!! |
Take a look at their menu which is located above the truck:
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| Menu above the truck |
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| Close-up of the menu |
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| Dinges (toppings) |
Showing posts with label food truck. Show all posts
Showing posts with label food truck. Show all posts
Friday, November 16, 2012
Wafels & Dinges
Friday, unsurprisingly, is a favorite day of the week for many people, but at my office its an even more exciting day: the Wafels & Dinges truck is on our corner! Yippeeeeeee!!!
While the truck does offer some savory waffle options (pulled pork wafel, chili con corne etc), my team and I really love stopping for for a little post-lunch sweet treat!
Take a look at their menu which is located above the truck:
Each wafel order comes with your first dinges (toppings) free with each additional for an extra $1 and scoop of ice cream for $2. Here are your dinges / topping choices:
Take a look at their menu which is located above the truck:
Monday, August 20, 2012
Morris Grilled Cheese
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| Spotted: the Morris Grilled Cheese food truck! |
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| A truck that features grilled cheese. Is this heaven? |
After we managed to control the drooling and made a decision, we placed our orders and snuck at peak at the two-person team running the truck. You can see all the sandwich makers in the truck - how do they keep track of what sandwich is in which machine?! I'll leave the heavy thinking to the professionals and just wait patiently on the side for my order.
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| Taking a peak inside the truck - the grilled cheese specialist was moving so fast he blurred right through my pic! |
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Rickshaw Dumpling Bar
Midtown Manhattan has an abundance of good lunch spots, and Rickshaw Dumpling Bar decided to join in too! They opened up a branch on Lexington Avenue and East 45th Street last year. Walk by during lunch time and you'll often spot a crowd milling around the tiny corner store. It's take out only here, as there are no tables (except for a 6 foot long ledge along the window).
I've known about Rickshaw Dumplings for years but it wasn't until their food truck made an appearance at a holiday party last year that I actually tried it. Wonder why it took this dumpling lover so long? I've heard very mixed reviews, with negative comments coming mainly from friends who have grown up eating authentic fresh made dumplings like me. I wasn't wowed by the dumplings I had at their food truck, but I chalked it up to the limited facilities they had working out of the truck.
I've visited the Midtown branch a couple of times since they opened. While I'm not impressed by the dumplings, it's a nice break from the regular soup/salad lunch options and is still light enough since they're steamed. I've tried the Pork and Chive dumpling and also the Szechuan Chicken one. The skin is nice with medium-thickness, but the meat fillings can tend to be a little dry and lacking flavor. Each order of dumplings comes with a little container of sauce which varies depending on the dumpling you order. The sauces are tasty and unique!
I've known about Rickshaw Dumplings for years but it wasn't until their food truck made an appearance at a holiday party last year that I actually tried it. Wonder why it took this dumpling lover so long? I've heard very mixed reviews, with negative comments coming mainly from friends who have grown up eating authentic fresh made dumplings like me. I wasn't wowed by the dumplings I had at their food truck, but I chalked it up to the limited facilities they had working out of the truck.
I've visited the Midtown branch a couple of times since they opened. While I'm not impressed by the dumplings, it's a nice break from the regular soup/salad lunch options and is still light enough since they're steamed. I've tried the Pork and Chive dumpling and also the Szechuan Chicken one. The skin is nice with medium-thickness, but the meat fillings can tend to be a little dry and lacking flavor. Each order of dumplings comes with a little container of sauce which varies depending on the dumpling you order. The sauces are tasty and unique!
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Kimchi Taco Truck
While heading home after a day of errands, I noticed the Kimchi Taco Truck parked right around the corner from my apartment. I didn't think I was hungry at the time but one whiff as I walked past was all it took for me to rethink my current situation: sudden mouthwatering hunger. Double bonus for me: no line at the truck AND I had cash on me (a rarity).
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| Kimchi Taco Truck |
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| My crooked shot of the menu - you can check out their website here for more details on their menu. |
A quick look in my wallet showed $11. With my budget in mind and a quick scan of the menu, I settled on an order of the Spicy Rice Cakes ($3) and the set of 3 tacos ($7): Grilled Korean BBQ Beef, Pulled Chicken, and Tofu Edamame Falafel.
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| Spicy Rice Cakes |
Monday, October 24, 2011
Coolhaus
Ice cream trucks are a childhood favorite of mine. And by ice cream truck, I mean all ice cream (truck or not). I love it all! When I first moved to the city, Mr. Softee trucks were on almost every corner and I was ecstatic. No more waiting and hoping for the truck to go down my block - I can choose when I want it! Sadly, each time I went to Mr. Softee I walked away disappointed - just didn't quite hit the spot for me.
Lucky for me, the recent explosion of food trucks has brought in lots of new and different ice cream options yay! One that I recently got to try was Coolhaus. Known for eccentric all-natural handmade ice cream flavors and various cookie options, you can pick an ice cream and pair it with two cookies to make your own ice cream sandwich! Each sandwich is $6 and comes in its signature slanty shape (similar to the roof of the truck!) wrapped in edible paper.
Knowing that I've been meaning to try Coolhaus, an old colleague of mine messaged me during lunch one day at work to tell me that Coolhaus was in the area! Upon arrival, I quickly realized that I had underestimated the number of options and possible combinations there could be...
Lucky for me, the recent explosion of food trucks has brought in lots of new and different ice cream options yay! One that I recently got to try was Coolhaus. Known for eccentric all-natural handmade ice cream flavors and various cookie options, you can pick an ice cream and pair it with two cookies to make your own ice cream sandwich! Each sandwich is $6 and comes in its signature slanty shape (similar to the roof of the truck!) wrapped in edible paper.
Knowing that I've been meaning to try Coolhaus, an old colleague of mine messaged me during lunch one day at work to tell me that Coolhaus was in the area! Upon arrival, I quickly realized that I had underestimated the number of options and possible combinations there could be...
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| Coolhaus truck - with its roof in its signature shape! |
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Bian Dang Food Truck
Lucky for me, one of Bian Dang food truck's regular lunch stops happens to be across the street from my office. If you can't make it to their food truck, don't worry because they have a store front inside the Food Court in K-town (West 32nd Street btwn Broadway and 5th Avenue).
They are best known for their Taiwanese-style Fried Pork Chop or Fried Chicken over Rice with Pork Sauce. I had the Fried Chicken over Rice several years ago (back when they were called the NYC Cravings truck). I remember it was a good amount of food for the money, though a bit difficult to eat at the office for lunch.
More recently, I tried their Zongzi (Chinese tamale) and steamed pork dumplings. The dumplings were meaty and plump with thick skin (my favorite kind). For $3 it was worth it!
Unfortunately I'm mixed on the Zongzi. I've gotten it two different times and both instances it was not evenly cooked through. There were parts where the rice was hard and, well for lack of a better word, uncooked. I just ate around these parts, as the rest of the Zongzi was still good. It was disappointing because I was so excited that the truck actually made it! A well-made Zongzi is a hard find in NYC ever since the Queen of them, May May on Pell Street (Chinatown), closed down several years ago.
Bian Dang's are decent - the Zongzi are a good size and the ingredients are savory and plentiful. If only they were fully cooked!
In any case, I don't know of any other Taiwanese food trucks floating around the city so I'll probably still return. Maybe next time I will give the Fried Chicken over Rice another shot.
Piggy says eh for the Zongzi, but yes for the truck!
Happy reading, happy eating - Piggy KL
They are best known for their Taiwanese-style Fried Pork Chop or Fried Chicken over Rice with Pork Sauce. I had the Fried Chicken over Rice several years ago (back when they were called the NYC Cravings truck). I remember it was a good amount of food for the money, though a bit difficult to eat at the office for lunch.
More recently, I tried their Zongzi (Chinese tamale) and steamed pork dumplings. The dumplings were meaty and plump with thick skin (my favorite kind). For $3 it was worth it!
Unfortunately I'm mixed on the Zongzi. I've gotten it two different times and both instances it was not evenly cooked through. There were parts where the rice was hard and, well for lack of a better word, uncooked. I just ate around these parts, as the rest of the Zongzi was still good. It was disappointing because I was so excited that the truck actually made it! A well-made Zongzi is a hard find in NYC ever since the Queen of them, May May on Pell Street (Chinatown), closed down several years ago.
Bian Dang's are decent - the Zongzi are a good size and the ingredients are savory and plentiful. If only they were fully cooked!
In any case, I don't know of any other Taiwanese food trucks floating around the city so I'll probably still return. Maybe next time I will give the Fried Chicken over Rice another shot.
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| Zongzi (Chinese Tamale): wrapped inside bamboo leaves with glutinous rice, peanuts, dried shrimp, pork, Chinese sausage, green beans, radish, mushroom, Szechuan veggies.........$4 |
Piggy says eh for the Zongzi, but yes for the truck!
Happy reading, happy eating - Piggy KL
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