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telophase ([personal profile] telophase) wrote2011-11-18 10:08 am

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We're considering booking a food truck for the wedding, so I might as well keep track of the ones we eat at to help us decide.

Last night, we tried Lee's Grilled Cheese. Verdict: good, but when when there's multiple orders it takes too long to have at the reception.

Also tried:

Gennarino's (Facebook page). Handheld Neapolitan-style street food. Tasted great, and the guy they had outside the truck with his Italian on (they're from Naples, but he was laying it on thick!) selling stuff to people sold his ass off and would provide quite a lot of entertainment.

Crazy Sisters. Tex-Mex. Our current front-runner as they have a variety of foods that would suit our various picky-eater friends and family (tacos, burgers, and their specialty grits).

Ssahm BBQ. Korean BBQ. Good, but a little too spicy for me, and would not pass the picky-eater test,* having a limited menu. (Kimchee fries = fabulous, but I'm still a wimp about spicy and can't eat much of anything they serve.)

Nammi Truck. Actually our favorite truck, but does not pass the picky-eater test.

The Butcher's Son. This may become our favorite because it's got a broad menu and the lime fries are fantastic, but as all we've eaten from it are the lime fries, we can't make the call yet. Oh, darn, we're going to have to eat there again, the horror.

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There's a food truck park opening near downtown on Dec. 2nd, which we plan on patronizing a lot while making our selection! Also, last night I found out about The Bacon Wagon, whose specialty you can probably guess. Their website was having issues when I tried it, so dropping the FB link here for reference.


* The picky-eater test being "Would Toby's mom eat off the menu here?"
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[personal profile] umadoshi 2011-11-19 02:29 am (UTC)(link)
That is an amazing idea. *_*

[identity profile] movingfinger.livejournal.com 2011-11-18 06:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Friends of ours booked a BBQ truck and an awesome band for a big birthday bash, and it made for a happy party indeed. A small trailer full of beer may have helped with that.

Ribs-type, BBQ-type food is a good thing look for, as it's easy for the food to be 99% prepared ahead of time. Try searching for (smoker, truck, mobile) kinds of terms in the foodie web around you?

Wish we could send the Creme Brulee Truck to you for the dessert!
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[personal profile] chisotahn 2011-11-19 01:03 am (UTC)(link)
Oh wow, I really want there to be more awesome food trucks here. I suspect they're either in San Francisco (somehow?) or... just not around here. Envy.

[identity profile] telophase.livejournal.com 2011-11-30 10:19 pm (UTC)(link)
From conversation with a total stranger while waiting for a grilled cheese sandwich, apparently there had been some legistlation in this area that was lifted, hence the explosion of food trucks in the area.

[identity profile] madame-manga.livejournal.com 2011-11-19 01:53 am (UTC)(link)
What a good idea! I wish they'd had all these fancy food trucks around when I got hitched. Though I don't know if my husband's mother could have been persuaded to let one of them park out in front of her house where we had the shindig. :P

[identity profile] duncanmoredock.livejournal.com 2012-01-24 06:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Food trucks on a wedding day! It may sound like a casual party, but I bet it would be an enjoyable one. There are a lot of ways to keep weddings and wedding receptions simple, and eating outdoors with a choice of food trucks in hand is a great way to do just that.

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