I’ve eaten at this food truck several times and it never disappoints. Their menu is ever changing and in the past I’ve tried their lamb kebabs wrapped in naan, their chickpea salad with puffed rice and chai tea with pistachios. Today I went for another of my faves – their butter chicken. Vij’s unique take on butter chicken is a fusion of chicken schnitzel over a generous bed of rice with flavourful butter sauce and mango raita. They also throw in a piece of their seasoned naan. Omg, this is sooo good! I was not disappointed. The portion sizes are pretty good. Presentation and taste are both top notch. My only complaints are – 1. Today the sauce to rice ratio wasn’t quite right – we needed either more sauce or a little less rice and 2. This food truck is hard to find! I don’t think they’re open all the time because sometimes I’ll see them and then weeks will go by and they won’t be around. Today I couldn’t decide what to eat for lunch and luckily I follow them on twitter so a tweet notification came through at the perfect time to tell me that they were open at 1075 West Georgia. It was fate. Hopefully they’ll be around a lot more this summer because I want more soon!
I’ve walked past the Kaboom Box food truck on Granville Street millions of times with great curiosity. Before lunch today, I was craving some fish and chips so I decided today was the day I would give it a shot. I walked up to the food truck and took my first close look at it. It’s not as nice, new and flashy as some of the other food trucks I’ve seen around town The menu looks a bit worn and faded, but still seemed interesting enough. They market themselves as “West Coast Street Cuisine”. I had every intention of ordering their fish and chips which looked very appealing in their photographs , but as I approached the front of the line I blurted out “oysters and chips”. It had piqued my interest and this happens to me sometimes, haha. My meal was ready pretty quickly. It was a generous portion for $12.00. It looked terrific and I was excited to dig in. The fries were easily the highlight of the plate. They were crispy and salted to perfection. The fried oysters had a crispy batter, but I found them to be a bit on the greasy side. They were good, but not amazing…I’ve had better. The homemade tartar sauce was really delicious. Unfortunately, the cole slaw was fairly underwhelming. Overall, my experience was just okay. I don’t think I’ll be back.
For lunch on Friday, my friend and I headed down to Burrard Street to try out “The Frying Pan” food truck. This food truck boasts of the “best fried chicken in town”. I’d walked past it numerous times and there’s often a line-up at lunch. The menu offers several different chicken burgers, fries, chicken rice bowls and lemonades. They use Maple Hills Farm free-range chicken. I decided to try the “firestarter” burger as I love spicy food. I’d recently tried Nashville style hot chicken before and I was eager to try Chef J’s version. The truck was pretty busy, but the line-up moved quickly. The people running the truck were very friendly and were happy to offer advice and answer questions. The wait for my meal was about 10 minutes which is fine as they are frying up everything fresh. The burger was massive and looked so delectable. My mouth is watering as I’m writing this. The main location of this food truck is 505 Burrard Street. We were there on a beautiful, sunny day. There are tables and seats available nearby which is nice as we were able to quickly find a seat. The fried chicken is doused in just enough Nashville style hot sauce, then topped with coleslaw. The addition to sweet pickles with the spice is so delicious. The burger has the perfect amount of kick. This particular sandwich may be too much for people who cannot handle spice, but I’m sure the other options are just as great. I would highly recommend getting yourself to the Frying Pan.
