Dos Amigos Tex-Mex at Thank Granville It's Food trucks (TGIF) | July 2, 2021

Feliz viernes! Happy Saturday!

The South Granville Business Improvement Association (SGBIA) organized Thank Granville It's Food Trucks (TGIF). Every Friday and Saturday from 11 in the morning until 8 in the evening from June through Labour Day, there will be a rotating lineup of food trucks located along West 10th Avenue at Fir Street in front of the Vancouver School Board building.

In my previous post about Dos Amigos Tex-Mex, I mentioned that I love food trucks because they do not have a long menu. Occasionally, they add items to their menu in the guise of a "Special." Today, Dos Amigos have Nachos as a special item. I chose double cheese, and we took it home to enjoy while watching Doom At Your Service.

Special: Nachos

Nachos
Chips, Pico, Cheese, Chipotle, and Salsa Verde

The Nachos are so delicious! It's cheesy, creamy, crunchy, and there's heat as well, which is a welcome surprise. I enjoyed it more than any items from the Kyu Grill, unfortunately.

Dos Amigos Tex-Mex food truck menu

The nachos just made today so much better.

Kyu Grill at Thank Granville It's Food trucks (TGIF)

The South Granville Business Improvement Association (SGBIA) organized Thank Granville It's Food Trucks (TGIF). Every Friday and Saturday from 11 in the morning until 8 in the evening from June through Labour Day, there will be a rotating lineup of food trucks located along West 10th Avenue at Fir Street in front of the Vancouver School Board building.

Happy Friday! For dinner today, we ordered from KYU Grill. First, it's unfortunate that the JPC (Japanese popcorn chicken) is already sold out. But, to be fair, we arrived at around 7:00 PM, an hour before the event ends. So I guess it's a popular item.

Kyu Grill

Okonomi Hero and Spicy Mayo Frites

They have a combo where you can choose your hero, frites, and a drink. So that's what we ordered. Hubby picked Okonomi Hero, while I chose the Spicy Mayo Frites.

Spicy Mayo Frites and Okonomi Hero

Okonomi Hero
Menu Description: Pork skewer, coleslaw, crispy noodles, okonomi sauce, bonito flakes, green onions, mayo, and sesame seed on our Hawaiian egg bun

The hero is like Japadog flavours, but instead of using hotdogs, they are using skewers. The Spicy Mayo Frites came with the French fries still hot and crunchy. We enjoyed it.

Hawaiian Garlic Shrimp Fries

Printed on the food truck are "Japanese" and "Hawaiian," so I originally thought they're a poke food truck. That said, I wanted an item that makes things "Hawaiian" and found one item called "Hawaiian Garlic Shrimp Fries." The flavour is "fresh" with the mangoes, and of course, it has seafood (shrimp). It's a sweet dish.

Hawaiian Garlic Shrimp Fries
Menu Description: Garlic Shrimp served over Crispy Fries, Mango Sauce, Lettuce, Spicy Mayo, and Cayenne.

Overall, I will come back to try the Japanese popcorn chicken (cause I am a sucker for fried chicken). Otherwise, I'll go back to getting my usual at Japadog.

July 17, 2021 Update

They're back in TGIF today! Woot! Since it's a Saturday, we were there early enough to try their Japanese popcorn chicken. The best thing about this dish is the spicy mayo dip.

Japanese Popcorn Chicken
Light, Crispy Boneless Chicken, served with Spicy Mayo.

REEL Mac and Cheese at Thank Granville It's Food trucks (TGIF)

The South Granville Business Improvement Association (SGBIA) organized Thank Granville It's Food Trucks (TGIF). Every Friday and Saturday from 11 in the morning until 8 in the evening from June through Labour Day, there will be a rotating lineup of food trucks located along West 10th Avenue at Fir Street in front of the Vancouver School Board building.

For dinner today, we grabbed a couple mac and cheese from REEL Mac and Cheese to eat while watching the Vancouver Whitecaps FC game.

With today's meal, we have tried most of the items on their menu. We had The Main Event and Godzilla at The Columbia Streat Food Truck Festival three years ago. Then, we had The Green Mile at VanDusen Botanical Garden. Today, I ordered Some Like It Hot while hubby tried Kevin Bacon.

Note for future us to try the Snoop Dogg and Meat The Parent next time.

It was a wrong move to order mac and cheese today during the heatwave. I was so food coma and felt hotter than I would have been.

I didn't grow up with mac and cheese the way kids in the US and maybe Canada did, so I don't have any strong opinions of what's a good mac and cheese. However, I enjoyed the Kevin Bacon more than the Some Like It Hot. I guess the heatwave weather is a big factor in that.

Some Like It Hot
Gourmet Macaroni & Cheese that packs a lot of heat (Banana peppers & cayenne, chili flakes and a dash of Frank's red hot sauce topped with crispy onions)

Kevin Bacon
Gourmet macaroni & cheese topped with crumbled bacon and a panko parmesan crunch

Stay safe and cool.

SAJetarian at Thank Granville It's Food trucks (TGIF)

Mutlu cumalar! جمعة سعيدة Happy Friday!

The South Granville Business Improvement Association (SGBIA) organized Thank Granville It's Food Trucks (TGIF). Every Friday and Saturday from 11 in the morning until 8 in the evening from June through Labour Day, there will be a rotating lineup of food trucks located along West 10th Avenue at Fir Street in front of the Vancouver School Board building.

Saj Bread

I am familiar with naan, pita, and tortilla, but this is the first time I've heard of saj. According to Wikipedia, Saj bread "is a very thin, large unleavened flatbread in Turkish and Arab cuisine baked on a convex metal griddle, a saj."

This is why I love Vancouver. I get to learn about food from other cultures.

SAJetarian

SAJetarian is a food truck in Metro Vancouver that specializes in Saj Bread. For today, I ordered their Ze Kafta. The saj bread is thin like a crepe but crispy like a fried tortilla. It's definitely unique, but what makes this wrap so delicious are the spices. It's so good! The slaw with fresh vegetables provides crunch while the meat is well seasoned.

Ze Kafta
Kafta (a marinated lamb/beef mix) grilled to perfection, with a Pomegranate Molasses drizzle, tomatoes, and Middle Eastern slaw on Saj bread.

I wonder if I can order just the Middle Eastern slaw. It's so good I am willing to eat it on its own.

Poutine

I am uncertain if there's any other dish more "Canadian" than poutine. I remember my former manager telling me how Canadian it is that each culture (restaurant) has some spin or take on the classic poutine. SAJetarian is no different. 

Ze Poutine

Their version of the poutine means Zaatar (spice mixture) gravy served with fries, halloumi (unripened cheese made from goat's and sheep's milk), kashkaval cheese (cheese made from cow's milk, sheep's milk, or both), topped with fried eggplant and green onions. 

IT'S SO DELICIOUS! If you can only get one item from their menu, please get this one! I couldn't stop eating it, and I want more. I wonder if they'll sell their Zaatar gravy.

They have just converted me to a SAJetarian! I can't wait to see them back in South Granville, so I can try their falafel, and I've been eyeing the Ze Grilloumi. If all Turkish / Arab restaurants serve food this good, please let me know which ones I should visit in Metro Vancouver.

Dos Amigos Tex-Mex at Thank Granville It's Food trucks (TGIF) | June 12, 2021

Feliz Sábado! Happy Saturday!

The South Granville Business Improvement Association (SGBIA) organized Thank Granville It's Food Trucks (TGIF). Every Friday and Saturday from 11 in the morning until 8 in the evening from June through Labour Day, there will be a rotating lineup of food trucks located along West 10th Avenue at Fir Street in front of the Vancouver School Board building.

Dos Amigos Tex-Mex

Do you know one of the reasons I enjoy food trucks? They don't have long menus, which means I can try all their dishes in 2-3 visits. Dos Amigos Tex-Mex serves three items: burrito, tacos, and a chicken sandwich. For today, we tried their California Burrito and churros.

California Burrito
Menu Description: 12" tortilla wrapped in cheese, fries, black bean, corns, pico de gayo, and homemade chipotle sauce

The California Burrito is truly 12-inches! They slice it right in the middle, so it's perfect for sharing. I enjoy the mild heat from the chipotle sauce. I honestly can't wait to try more of their dishes.

Churros from Dos Amigos Tex-Mex

The chocolate dip the Churros comes with is so delicious. I'll definitely order this again when we come back.

Dos Amigos Tex-Mex food truck menu

Here is a link to my other post about Dos Amigos Tex-Mex.

Mom's Grilled Cheese Truck at Thank Granville It's Food Trucks (TGIF)

Happy Cheesy Saturday! 🧀

The South Granville Business Improvement Association (SGBIA) organized Thank Granville It's Food Trucks (TGIF). Every Friday and Saturday from 11 in the morning until 8 in the evening from June through Labour Day, there will be a rotating lineup of food trucks located along West 10th Avenue at Fir Street in front of the Vancouver School Board building.

The Hot Angie from Mom's Grilled Cheese Truck
Menu Description: Oh she's hot! Hot cappicolo, spicy red pepper aioli, mozzarella, and Havarti on crusty French bread

Mom's Grilled Cheese Truck

I am not a fan of menus that make me create my own thing, so when ordering at Mom's Grilled Cheese Truck, we opted for their special today: The Hot Angie and Real Cherry Lemonade.

It was definitely cheesy, and I'm waiting for some heat, but it's not spicy at all. I think the mozzarella and Havarti mellowed that the heat from the cappicolo and red pepper aioli.

The Hot Angie

Real Cherry Lemonade

Mom's Grilled Cheese Truck at TGIF

For more information on which products will be at South Granville per week, please check this post.

Tornado Potato at Thank Granville It's Food Trucks (TGIF)

Happy Potato Friday! 

The South Granville Business Improvement Association (SGBIA) organized Thank Granville It's Food Trucks (TGIF). Every Friday and Saturday from 11 in the morning until 8 in the evening from June through Labour Day, there will be a rotating lineup of food trucks located along West 10th Avenue at Fir Street in front of the Vancouver School Board building.

Tornado Potato

Tornado Potato

Here's my tip to you when you're at an event with a lot of food trucks. 

Order from a food truck that will have a wait time just because of the number of people ordering and cook time, then go to Tornado Potato and order a stick of fried potatoes that looks like a tornado. Enjoy it while you wait for your order from the other food truck.

Parmesan and Garlic Tornado Potato

It's the perfect "waiting for other order" snack. Be sure to enjoy it while it's still hot. It rained today, so our fried potatoes got soggy real quick. When we arrived home, I put it in the air fryer for a couple minutes just to heat it up, and it was awesome!

Tornado Potato Food Truck at Thank Granville It's Food trucks (TGIF) event

Do you want to know the schedule and list of food trucks that are part of TGIF? Read here.

Super Thai at Thank Granville It's Food trucks (TGIF)

สุขสันต์วันศุกร์ Happy Friday!

The South Granville Business Improvement Association (SGBIA) organized Thank Granville It's Food Trucks (TGIF). Every Friday and Saturday from 11 in the morning until 8 in the evening from June through Labour Day, there will be a rotating lineup of food trucks located along West 10th Avenue at Fir Street in front of the Vancouver School Board building.

Super Thai food truck

I highly recommend the green curry with jasmine rice. It's a bit spicy but not too hot, great coconut flavour, and lots of fresh veggies and chicken. It's a great meal.

Thai Iced Tea, Thai Chicken Omelette, Chicken Pad Thai, and Green Curry

A fair bit of warning, though, there will be a 10-15 minute wait because they cook it to order, and since we went there for dinner, there's a lot of people ordering.

Chicken Pad Thai from Super Thai

Thai Chicken Omelette

Green Chicken Curry

Super Thai at Thank Granville It's Food Trucks (TGIF)

If you need the weekly schedule of food trucks at South Granville, check this post.

Dinner from La Taqueria

Feliz Martes! Happy Tuesday!

I got vaccinated today. As a reward for getting vaccinated (background: I hate the thought of needles poking/stabbing me), we decided to have dinner and desserts.

We have no idea where to have dinner, so we just kept walking from Canada Place going south. We end up near the Vancouver Art Gallery and saw the La Taqueria food truck. There's also a filming nearby.

La Taqueria Food Truck

We ordered a couple burritos. I got the Seafood Burrito while hubby ordered Cochinita Burrito. My burrito was sweet, but the prawns were amazing, while hubby's choice was spicy. Halfway through our burrito, we exchanged meals because hubby knows I love spicy food and would enjoy it. 🤣 We also wanted churros. However, they just ran out. The film crew ordered all of it.

Seafood Burrito
Battered white wild seasonal fish or prawns, chipotle and poblano mayo, ancho miel, salsa cruda, rice, and creamy coleslaw

Cochinita
Mayan slow-roasted pork, rice, refried beans, pico, caramelized onions, avocado salsa verde

It's such a happy, beautiful day! We enjoyed our order at the nearby picnic tables.

Filming in front of the Vancouver Art Gallery, more importantly, awesome picnic tables for outdoor dinner

Pad Thai from Miss Siam Food Truck

Hubby and I took a walk around the neighbourhood after lunch today. It's the first time in a long time (3 weeks) that we took a walk just for the sake of walking without doing a grocery run.

As we're on our way home along West Broadway, hubby spotted a food truck across the street - Miss Siam. We checked out the menu, and we're hoping to get something sweet, but they only have savoury dishes perfect for lunch.

Spotted Miss Siam across the street

Hello Miss Siam!

We ordered the Pad Thai with chicken, which we plan to enjoy for early dinner, but we end up eating as after lunch snack. It was delicious. I didn't expect quality, affordable Thai food so close to home.

Pad Thai

Chicken Pad Thai

The food truck is available at West Broadway and Birch on Tuesday and Thursday from 10 AM to 2 PM.

Guest Post: JJ's Trucketeria

My only brother wrote this post about his experience eating food from JJ's Trucketeria.

Hello, it is me again, the brother. Last time I posted here, I shared my experience at the Breakfast Table with my friend. On the same day (after the Breakfast Table), we went for Linner/Dunch (a combination of Lunch and Dinner, hehe) at the JJ's Trucketeria food truck at Terminal Avenue in front of Columbia College.

You get an option of which meat will go with your order, the choices are between Filipino BBQ Pork, Lemongrass Chicken and Korean Chicken. I decided to go with JJ's Rice Packers with Filipino BBQ Pork.

JJ's Rice Packers with Filipino BBQ Pork

My friend got a Big Plate with the Lemongrass Chicken, he originally wanted a Filipino BBQ Pork as well but to try two meat, he decided to go with a different option.

The Big Plate with the Lemongrass Chicken

We both tried each other's orders, and both chicken and pork were tasty and creamy, and the garlic rice balances the entire meal well.

Lunch from Shameless Buns

Today, hubby had a dentist appointment, and because the weather is beautiful, he decided to walk to the dental office (1.6 km). On the way there, he spotted the Shameless Buns food truck! He sent me a text message right away.

After waiting for 1.5 hours for his appointment and walk back home, I enjoyed Shameless Buns.

Shameless Buns favourite

My favourite from Shameless Buns is the Signature Sinigang Fries. If you're going to pick a side, choose this one. It's a Canadian-favourite flavour of salty and sour, just like your salt and vinegar chips, but instead of processed chips, it's freshly fried french fries.

Signature Sinigang Fries

Something New

Hubby called me because he couldn't decide what else to get. I asked him to read the menu while I look it up on their website as well. We agreed on Jacked Up Coconut Fries because I love anything with coconut (gata). I enjoyed it. Though I'm a rice girl and I could eat up the jackfruit coconut adobo (ginataang langka) any given day. Yum!

Jacked Up Coconut Fries
Crispy Sinigang Fries, Jackfruit Coconut Adobo, Coconut Adobo Jus, Garlic Calamansi Aioli, Tomato, Green Onion, and Garlic Chips

  

Happy Ending

To end our carbo-loaded meal, we ordered Pandesal French Toast. I love the mango sauce it went with and it's so soft. I think I need to buy a dozen pandesal and just munch on it.

Pandesal French Toast

Filipino Heritage Month

I'm so happy that we get to support another Filipino business this month. We're on a "diet," and we weren't supposed to buy outside food (i.e. food from restaurants). But, we wouldn't pass up the opportunity to support Shameless Buns.

Mac and Cheese dinner before VanDusen Glow in the Garden

Saturday date night planned by my hubby means food truck dinner and a walk around our favourite park in Vancouver, VanDusen Botanical Garden.

The Green Mile

Dinner before sunset