Sunday, 4 May 2014

*Vancouver Food Truck Reviews*

Vancouver street food has now reached a new level of quality and flavor with the rise of unique and exciting food trucks that can be found all over the city at any time!The food trucks are a great way to eat reasonably priced food on the go in sunshine as the summer rolls in. We spent a week during our photo and blogging class sampling and reviewing a few interesting new food trucks. With the help of the Vancouver street food smart phone application ( http://streetfoodapp.com/vancouver  ) we were able to locate the trucks and their opening times during our two hour class from 1.30-3.20. This is what we found, enjoy! We certainly did :)

Mom's Grilled Cheese Truck
 We absolutely %100 recommend Mom's Food Truck! There are great sandwiches, a nice location and vivacious counter sellers. Mom is there herself everyday and they all like to recommend different sandwiches to try. When you get your sandwiches, you will also get a big smile and decadent food You do not have to wait to get your order. We tried a Mom's classic, which has rich thick cheese and bacon. They can be simple or classic sandwich styles and are served with crispy potato chips and big pickles inside a cone. It was so good we went back a second time and they even remembered us. you can find it most days from 11.30-3pm out side the Vancouver Art Gallery.

The Menu
Mori and Calvin


Enjoying grilled cheese in the sun!
The lovely 'Mom' and amazing server Shirai! So friendly






Kaboom Box 
Kaboom Box sells Sandwiches. We ordered the 'Salmwich combo' (Salmon burger and Poutine).
  Every Tuesday, any combo costs $10! It is chewy and very moist inside. This food is smooth and we can taste the fresh smoked salmon.The seller was friendly, and they explained everything on the menu and he had a smile. When we tried to take a photo, he posed for us. Lastly, this Salmwich is big portion for one person. Awesome value!

Kaboom box 'Salmwich"
 
 Garbanzos
Falafel and fries
Garbanzos sells some vegetarian plates. We ordered the 'Falafel Plate', which costs $7.They use fresh vegetables so it was really delicious. You can really smell the fresh cilantro.However, if you do not like cilantro, this food is not good for you. Also, they use fried garbanzo beans instead of meat. It was a large portion! The woman, seller was really kind. . Additionally, we ordered a wrap, and it was little bit hard to eat.So be prepare to get messy! We recommend this food to vegetarians. Also, this food is good for your health. Pretty great!
Our class in front of garbanzo's with Brazilians Thauan and Victor~



EAT Chicken Wraps
Eats chicken sells different kinds of chicken rolls. We ordered the 'Hoisin Chicken Roll', which costs $8 This food is Chinese influenced. They wrap the chicken in a thin fried pancake, so it's a little bit oily and crispy. But delicious! This truck has peanuts for free so you can eat them while you wait! It was a large portion. The Roll and Wrap are fresh and unique. If you try this food, it will give you a unique experience experience. We recommend this food truck.




Free peanuts while you wait.



Soho Road
Naan Kebabs
Soho Road sells Indian style kebabs. We ordered the 'Butter Chicken and Tandoori chicken (small size) which costs $6.5 per each one. This food tastes very nice because the chicken and sauce were both delicious. It was crispy and little bit oily.The seller was so kind to us, and he had shown us sauce before we ordered it.  It was quite a large portion. If you go with a your friend, it would be best to order the bigger size and divide into 2 people. Then you can save some money.




Butter chicken Wrap

CHAI TEA


                                              Mogu
 Mogu is a Japanese style Sandwich truck. We tried the "Ebikatsu Sandwich" (shrimp). The sandwich has rich shrimps inside a deep fried patty, with vegetables and a special sauce, it tasted so good. And the food truck has very cute. It's price was $8.5. You might have to wait a little time for it. During that time, the sellers talk with you and give you a cup of Japanese tea. The Sandwich size was satisfactory for one person. Maybe it was a little expensive but it was a very rich and delicious sandwich. They have likeable Japanese sellers, and we think that will improve their market.
Shrimp sandwich
  Arturo's 
Mexico to go
Arturo's is a Mexico style food. It's near Waterfront Station. We tried the chicken and pork Taco. The tacos have pork, chicken, tomato, sauerkraut, and some tomato sauce, it tasted a little spicy but had a lot of meat so it was very delicious. Arturo's taco price was cheap, it's one taco for $3. The food truck's owner (Arturo) is very friendly, when you were waiting for the food he would talk about everything and anything with you. The taco size was so-so, but it's enough for for an on-the-go snack. I think you should try it. Then you will want to eat it again.

The class with Arturo

Pork taco






















                                                   Aussie Pie Guy
We found the Aussie Pie Guy near I.H. School on Granville St. We tried the cheeky pie (all the other pies were sold out). On the outside it has pastry and inside a rich red wine gravy sauce with mushrooms, carrot mash, rosemary and garlic.It was small portion but it was really awesome. The irish seller gave us lots of friendly information and let us try on some Australian costumes.
Costume time while we wait!

















Japadog
Japadog sells Japanese and Korean infused hot dogs. We ordered the 'Kurobuta terimayo', which costs $6.25.It is chewy and smells really great. It is almost the same as a normal hot dog, but a little bit different with .It was good, but it was small portion. Also, it took some time waiting after we ordered food. The seller was really kind, and explained everything on the menu. If you are hungry, you can try good quality hotdogs here . It is not very expensive.
            





Food Truck Rank 
/10
1st> Moms 9.5
2nd> EAT chicken 9
3rd >Kaboom Box 8.5
4th> Mogu 8
5th >Soho Road 7.8
6th> Japadog 7.5
7th> Garbanzos 7
8th> Aussie Pie 7










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