Week 4 Rankings

So only one new truck in the last week with a few other trucks out there that I am going to have to try sooner than later. I ate at Eat On Monday which is basically a fusion of asian food and tacos. See below where it ranks and updates on both The Rib Whip and 3-SumEats which I enjoyed again at Off The Grid UN Plaza.

1. @TheRibWhip - (updated 6/16/11) Had the brisket sandwich again as did 2 friends I brought. All loved it. The thing is just so simple and utterly perfect! Still #1 (updated 6/9/11) See my post with the review of the ribs and mac and cheese. (updated 6/2/11) I said I wanted to go back and try some real BBQ and I got there just in time for some brisket. This vaulted them to #2. (previous post) Ventured up to SF for lunch to try this place out. Unfortunately I caught them on a day where they had no brisket or pulled pork. Still a GREAT burger. They will more than likely slide up the list once I try some actual bbq.
2. @3sumeats - (updated 6/16/11) Again dessert only but wow again. Homemade twinkies which were so delicious and then a 'candy bar pie' which means a mini pie with chocolate, nougat, caramel and pretzels. After having the brisket sandwich and some desserts I felt like falling asleep at my desk when I got back to the office. (updated 6/2/11) Holy crap I had a peanut butter mousse moon pie from them today at OTG at the UN center for lunch. WOW is all I can say about this treat, wow. The moon pie completely solidified them as my #1. (previous notes) This is a truck run by a former Top Chef contestant. I had some philly cheesesteak potstickers and possibly the best BLT I have ever eaten (rosemary encrusted bacon). Really, REALLY good stuff.
3. @Brassknucklesf - Had a sandwich that was pork and ham served with a rosemary waffle (named Notorious P.I.G.). Kitchy names and a really bad ass sandwich.
4. @BttrScotchOnGo (up 1) - Ventured over to this truck to pick up desserts for the house. Easily the best butterscotch pudding I have EVER eaten. Butterscotch sugar cookies were a treat and a tort that was rich and really delicious. On the first visit I had a butterscotch brownie (more like a blondie) which was great and then a rice krispy treat that was a bit unspectacular. They also have salads and sandwiches but yet to try them.
5. @eatmobowl - Ate from this truck 2x in 1 day if that says something. Had a 5 spice pulled pork bowl and then a tofu (umami) bowl. Both with fried eggs on top. Simple and perfect!
6. @OaxacanKitchen - Ate me some great tacos that were some of the best taco truck tacos I could imagine (and most know I love me some taco trucks). This truck took the place of a restaurant that they shuttered to focus on catering and the mobile food biz.
7. @IzItFreshGrill - Yummy Hawaiian food and super yummy (surprisingly) SPAM! See review.
8. @BBQKalbi - Another Edgewood Eats enjoyment. Really tasty kimchi fried rice burrito. Good and enjoyable to say the least.
9. @EatOnMonday - Yet another fusion type place. Asian tacos. I had a pulled pork and a pork belly taco. Both were really well seasoned and well cooked. They had some seafood fusion tacos as well which looked interesting (although I am allergic to them). Middle of the road as it seems like there are a million of these fusion trucks in the area.
10. @ChairmanTruck - went and wanted a steamed bun and a baked bun but no baked buns the day that I went. I enjoyed the steamed buns a lot but this is a bit lower on the rankings as the value to the $$ is pretty low actually. Good food, really good!
11. @LIBAfalafel - Really good falafel and a crazy condiment bar.
12. @CurryUpNow - Liked it a lot just nothing spectacular. Easily a recommend but just Indian food wrapped in some naan. The plates look yummy though.
13. @TikkaBytesTruck - Another Indian truck. Daughter loved the samosa but again not impressed with a limited fusion menu.
14. @SFWHISK - So I just had a dessert from them and it was really good strawberry pana cotta. Some yummy looking sandwiches and salads on the menu.
15. @lilgreencyclo - Wow the lemonade just killed any shot this thing had at a good review. Mediocre was the word of the day. Review here.
16. @SouthrnSandwich - Another BBQ truck but I was really unimpressed by it. The pork had no real smoke flavor and the brisket was a touch dry. Big fan of BBQ and will try it again to see if it shifts up.
17. @treatbot - This is an ice cream AND karaoke truck!?!?!?!? The ice cream was good not great they were out of cones so I got a sandwich on a cookie and the cookie was a bit unspectacular.
18. @MoGoBBQ - got 2 things from them 1 really good and one meh but really yummy short rib sliders.

Rankings Take 3

Yep my 3rd weeks worth of reviews. Adding 2 trucks and bumping The Rib Whip to #1 only because 3-SumEats has yet to prove the consistency that my fave bbq truck has (my fault not theirs as I have only eaten savory there once). Astonished that I have eaten at 17 different trucks in 3.5 weeks with several receiving multiple visits.

1. @TheRibWhip - (updated 6/9/11) See my post with the review of the ribs and mac and cheese. (updated 6/2/11) I said I wanted to go back and try some real BBQ and I got there just in time for some brisket. This vaulted them to #2. (previous post) Ventured up to SF for lunch to try this place out. Unfortunately I caught them on a day where they had no brisket or pulled pork. Still a GREAT burger. They will more than likely slide up the list once I try some actual bbq.
2. @3sumeats - (updated 6/2/11) Holy crap I had a peanut butter mousse moon pie from them today at OTG at the UN center for lunch. WOW is all I can say about this treat, wow. The moon pie completely solidified them as my #1. (previous notes) This is a truck run by a former Top Chef contestant. I had some philly cheesesteak potstickers and possibly the best BLT I have ever eaten (rosemary encrusted bacon). Really, REALLY good stuff.
3. @Brassknucklesf - Had a sandwich that was pork and ham served with a rosemary waffle (named Notorious P.I.G.). Kitchy names and a really bad ass sandwich.
4. @BttrScotchOnGo (up 1) - Ventured over to this truck to pick up desserts for the house. Easily the best butterscotch pudding I have EVER eaten. Butterscotch sugar cookies were a treat and a tort that was rich and really delicious. On the first visit I had a butterscotch brownie (more like a blondie) which was great and then a rice krispy treat that was a bit unspectacular. They also have salads and sandwiches but yet to try them.
5. @eatmobowl - Ate from this truck 2x in 1 day if that says something. Had a 5 spice pulled pork bowl and then a tofu (umami) bowl. Both with fried eggs on top. Simple and perfect!
6. @OaxacanKitchen - Ate me some great tacos that were some of the best taco truck tacos I could imagine (and most know I love me some taco trucks). This truck took the place of a restaurant that they shuttered to focus on catering and the mobile food biz.
7. @IzItFreshGrill - Yummy Hawaiian food and super yummy (surprisingly) SPAM! See review.
8. @BBQKalbi - Another Edgewood Eats enjoyment. Really tasty kimchi fried rice burrito. Good and enjoyable to say the least.
9. @ChairmanTruck - went and wanted a steamed bun and a baked bun but no baked buns the day that I went. I enjoyed the steamed buns a lot but this is a bit lower on the rankings as the value to the $$ is pretty low actually. Good food, really good!
10. @LIBAfalafel - Really good falafel and a crazy condiment bar.
11. @CurryUpNow - Liked it a lot just nothing spectacular. Easily a recommend but just Indian food wrapped in some naan. The plates look yummy though.
12. @TikkaBytesTruck - Another Indian truck. Daughter loved the samosa but again not impressed with a limited fusion menu.
13. @SFWHISK - So I just had a dessert from them and it was really good strawberry pana cotta. Some yummy looking sandwiches and salads on the menu.
14. @lilgreencyclo - Wow the lemonade just killed any shot this thing had at a good review. Mediocre was the word of the day. Review here.
15. @SouthrnSandwich - Another BBQ truck but I was really unimpressed by it. The pork had no real smoke flavor and the brisket was a touch dry. Big fan of BBQ and will try it again to see if it shifts up.
16. @treatbot - This is an ice cream AND karaoke truck!?!?!?!? The ice cream was good not great they were out of cones so I got a sandwich on a cookie and the cookie was a bit unspectacular.
17. @MoGoBBQ - got 2 things from them 1 really good and one meh but really yummy short rib sliders.

This Week in Food Trucks

So this week I was able to go to 3 different trucks (potentially 4 if there are any in the area tomorrow).

Tuesday: Lil Green Cyclo (@lilgreencyclo on twitter). Vietnamese food and definitely a truck I was interested in trying. They sometimes come to Edgewood Eats (local Monday food truck gathering in Palo Alto) and seem to come once a week to Brisbane which is just north of my work. I love me some Vietnamese food thus my excitement. So here's what I ordered: chicken bahn mi (sandwich), sweet potato tater tots, and salted lemonade. My review is pretty short and pretty sweet: mediocre. The tater tots were good but not great (came with a 'spicy mango ketchup' that tasted like heinz). The bahn mi was bready and not that much filling. Lastly, the salted lemonade oh the lemonade. I felt like Kurtz from Apocalypse Now: "The HOOOORRRROR." Both me and the person I was lunching with ordered it, took one sip and threw it away. Maybe it is an acquired taste but it was TERRIBLE. Wow it was bad. The noodle/meat dish my friend got was good but this is certainly not a truck I am going to run out to try again.

Wednesday: IZ IT Fresh Grill (@IZITfreshgrill on Twitter) Another truck I was excited to try and glad I did. Hawaiian food plain and simple and that's a good thing. I got a combo which was a piece of fried chicken, a kicker (taco) and a SPAM musubi (basically a SPAM sushi type dish). The chicken was crispy and ultra moist, not a TON of flavor but that was mitigated by some siracha. The taco (aka a kicker) was good but not great. I have found that trying to put 'ethnic' food in a taco can be pretty hit or miss and this was somewhere in the middle. The SPAM musubi was unique and really good actually. This is definitely a truck I'd drive out of my way (10+ miles) to go visit again, and again.

Thursday: The Rib Whip (@TheRibWhip on Twitter). What? Again? Yes! More like YES! Today I got the ribs (1/3 rack=4 decent sized ribs). Yum. Came off the bone clean and well sauced. Good smoke ring. My friend got the spinach salad with pulled pork and he seemed satisfied with it. Today for sides I got Mac n' Cheese and baked beans. The MnC was really good, creamy which I normally don't like but this had some nice flavor. The beans were good (I actually prefer my baked bbq baked beans). This is still my favorite truck and becoming a bit of an obsession. Talked with the guy that runs the truck today which was great, kind of personalizes it a bit. Love that they respond to tweet questions about the menu. Also LOVE that they use Square cardcase. Something nerdy but nice to be able to pay without doing much of anything. Kudos to the truck.