Kimchi Taco Truck

Today the Kimchi Taco truck was in midtown. It was the first time I actually had the time to go, so I jumped at the chance to make it. They were scheduled to be at that spot until 2:30. I showed up around 2:25. (I'm trying to eat lunch earlier, but when you get a work call from Russia, you kind of have to take it!)


The first thing I noticed was the crowd. There was no line but a whole bunch of people waiting for food. I can only imagine what the line had been like earlier, considering they were completely out of beef and some other items:


The time between ordering and getting my food was pretty quick, maybe 5 minutes. I also liked how they have a computerized system in the truck for orders and print out real receipts. I always forget to record my spending at food trucks because there are no receipts, so that was nice.

I got a side order of the kimchi arancini, which are basically rice balls with parmesan, mozzarella, kimchi juice, korean red pepper paste and panko.


These were really good! Split in half, you can see the melted cheese:


I really liked these, but the price comes out to about $1 per rice ball, so it's not that cheap. But they're good. The chips & beans and nachos also seem to be popular; maybe I'll try those next time!

For the bulk of my lunch, I went with the three taco platter (for $7):


I decided, like we did last week with our Big D's lunch, to go with 3 different tacos - this time, the pork, the chicken, and the falafel. I think my least favorite was the braised pork. I found it a little on the chewier side, but I generally don't really eat much pork because I don't like the texture that much, so it's entirely possible that this is how it should be. (There I go again, evaluating meats I don't usually eat.) The pulled chicken was good, as was the tofu edamame falafel. I think the falafel might have been my favorite, which was pleasantly surprising. I tried it just to see what it would be like, but ended up really liking it. Each taco consists of 2 tortillas, the meat/falafel filling, Asian pico de gallo, kimchi and green onions.

I was trying to decide between the tacos and the kim-cheesesteak (chicken with provolone). Clearly, my taco obsession won out. The tacos were good, but I am so intrigued by the kim-cheesesteak that I think next time I have to get that. And the kimchi infused refried beans. Another item that I want to try. Hopefully the days when I have more time for lunch coincide with the days the truck is in my area - I want to go back to try more!