Sunday, June 22, 2014

Day date - food trucks

I haven't been venturing to new food sites lately, so MOH and I decided to go on a "day date" out to some food trucks that we've been eyeballing for some time. 

I love food trucks. They run rampant all over cities (there are a ton in Southern California), often tucked behind an obscure street or apartment complex, and each truck is special in its own way. Some trucks specialize only in garlic infused delights (Garlicscapes - stinky goodness but worth the bad breath, trust me), vegetarian/vegan treats (Seabirds - now a restaurant due to high popularity!), solely crepes (Crepes Bonaparte, MOH goes crazy whenever we see them at the Farmer's Market), or even Korean/Mexican cuisine (KogiBBQ - tofu burrito and calamari tacos are to DIE FOR). They combine my love for good food, quick eats, and huge creativity. You get some imaginative eats that tickle your taste buds.



This weekend, we ventured to a hotdog inspired truck (Dogzilla) and a sliders specialty truck (the Burnt Truck). 


We first started our meal with some delicious hot dogs. Dogzilla is a hot dog fusion food truck that flips the hot paradigm on its side with crazy toppings. You can find an assortment of condiments decorating each hot dog, ranging from a sunny side up egg, pizza cheese, or even Japanese seasoning furikake. I ordered the veggie Yaki Dog - a tofu based hot dog topped with yakisoba noodles (noodles, bean sprouts, cabbage, green onions), okonomi sauce, ao nori, and red ginger (bottom left). MOH got the original Dogzilla, which is a hot dog with the "traditional" Dogzilla toppings: grilled onions, avocado, Japanese mayo, homemade teriyaki sauce, furikake, and bacon bits. Served on King's Hawaiian roll buns (bottom right). The hot dogs were delicious - piping hot with just the right amount of heat, and over a sweet Hawaiian bun. I think that this place really excels in the toppings - their creative take on thinking outside the traditional ketchup/mustard/relish mix is so refreshing, not to mention tasty! And who can say no to delicious garlic fries! 


But who can say no to gourmet sliders? The Burnt Truck boasts as the first OC food truck that specializes in gourmet sliders. Run by three classically trained chefs, the Burnt Truck features a select few of classic sliders ranging from vegetarian (mozzarella), fried chicken, meatball, etc (note: their menu rotates between different types) . But the one slider that really stood out for me was their PB&J. PB&J as in peanut butter and jelly. As soon as I saw that, I knew we had to try it... and tater tots. Just because MOH and I go crazy for potato-goodness (even if we ordered fries from Dogzilla).


The slider was absolutely amazing. Very rich, but not bad for the rare splurge. With fresh bananas, homemade butter (I want to say peanuts and almonds?), and blueberry jam, this slider appeals to everyone's inner kid. Eating it brought me back to when I was a kid eating PB&Js. And the tater tots? So simple, yet it was the first thing that we finished eating before anything. 

Great meal to end a weekend-venture.

Till next time, happy eating everyone!


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