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| Sandwich with the wonderful truffle fries. We have seen this picture several times but have seen anyone FINISH the fries. |
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| Cheese sandwich with the more conservative fries order. |
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| Food trucks at Clark and Monroe |
Sunday, February 21, 2016
Grilled cheese sandwiches @ The Fat Shallot
There was a block worth of food trucks but our trekkers gravitated to The Fat Shallot and its Grilled Cheese sandwich (Muenster cheese, sauteed spinach, caramelized onions on sourdough bread; Eric opted for bacon as well). We couldn't agree on fries - Kathryn chose the truffle fries and Eric the "normal" fries (how normal are they with "house rosemary salt"?).
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Friday, February 5, 2016
Boo Coo Roux and El Jefa
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| Shrimp Po' Boy - fried shrimp, bacon jam, arugula, carmelized onion aioli |
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| All options for tacos al Mexicano |
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| Scene at Clark & Monroe |
Thursday, February 4, 2016
Mediterranean Express opens 2016 season
The trekkers visited a food truck serving halal Lebanese food at Jackson & Adams, a double cab ride to manage a tight time frame. The truck's claim to fame: Chicago's only all-zabihah halal Middle Eastern food truck. It was our first food truck outing of 2016.
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| 50/50 special - half kafta, half chicken (right) with tabbouli and hummus (left) |
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| Kathryn's pick - Chicken in pita aka "Dearborn Special" (marinated chicken, pickled vegetables, hummus) |
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| View North - old friend 54 11 empanadas |
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| South Wacker Drive |
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| South - more trucks |
Friday, January 1, 2016
Map recaps 20 stops in 2015
The first seven months of the Food Truck Odyssey had 20 stops, most of them near the office, but we are sure to show more range in 2016.
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| Happily, a variety of trucks came to us at Randolph & Columbus |
Sunday, December 20, 2015
Year ends with Spaceship tamales
For their year-ending outing our explorers finally made the trip across the loop to Wacker & Adams and found a season's worth of trucks lined up on the west side South Wacker. We had delicious pork tamales from Chicago’s Tamale Spaceship.
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| Block-long lineup of food trucks on a cold, windy mid-day |
Here's the Spaceship story from a May, 2013 post by The Latin Kitchen: "With a theme of great food and Lucha Libre Mexican wrestlers, Chicago’s Tamale Spaceship food truck is serving Mexican cuisine with character!"
"The truck’s specialty is tamales, serving eight to 10 variations every day. All tamales are gluten free. Vegan options are available."
"The truck’s specialty is tamales, serving eight to 10 variations every day. All tamales are gluten free. Vegan options are available."
"'Our homemade-style food features flavors from all over Mexico,' says Manny Hernandez, the truck’s co-founder. 'From complex Oaxacan mole to simple sauces, our food is all house made, we use local and seasonal ingredients to reach the quality needed to satisfy the Chicago foodies.'"
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| Lucha Libre bobble head perched on the food truck counter. |
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| Masked vendor. Such colorful masks are de rigueur in Luca Libre Mexican wrestling |
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| Pork tamale before unveiling |
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| Two tamales seemed like too many but suddenly they were gone |
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Convenience, and Arepas, prompt return to La Cocinita
That's a cornmeal patty stuffed with meat (spicy sausage, in this case) and cheese. That was one reason for a third time at the same truck. And it was cold and windy. And the truck was parked just outside the building. Another round of "The Bowl" was also consumed, appointed with chunks of avocado. (Debbie Murray from the Tulsa office joined in, regaling us with tales of Tulsa food trucks, as if there could be such things!).
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| The bowl |
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| Arepas |
Thursday, December 10, 2015
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