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.
Buon Sabato! Happy Saturday!
Today is Pokémon GO Community Day which means we're going to play from 11 AM
to 5 PM. The nearest park from our home now has four Pokestops that you can
reach in one spot, so we're happy to hang out here with the five different
food trucks in the area.
Mr. Arancino
Mr. Arancino is not the name of a person. If you want the story behind the
food truck's name, you need to check this
page on their
website. Mr. Arancino specializes in one item only - Sicilian Risotto Balls
(arancini) with different filling.
I went bonkers on their menu and ordered two of each flavour they have
available today so that I can make a recommendation on which one I like best.
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Vegetarian Arancini
For today, they have three Vegetarian Arancini - vegetable ragu, spinach, and
cheese. Because I ordered so much, the nice Mr. Arancino offered me a couple
of the new arancini flavour he's testing - Thai Curry. He mentioned that he's
working with another food truck,
Super Thai, in its flavour and promotion when they release it.
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Cheese Arancini
Menu Description: Vegetarian. Called
“arancini al burro” in Sicily. For those who love melted cheese,
these. Mozza-filled arancini are simple
and delicious!
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Cheese Arancini is my favourite. If you're going to get only one get this one.
It blends perfectly well with the tomato-based sauce.
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Spinach Arancini
Menu Description: Vegetarian. Another
favourite with Sicilians. This creamy spinach and Mozza filled arancino
pairs the goodness of spinach with delectable risotto rice.
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It's creamy for sure, but I still prefer the Cheese Arancini. I am unsure
if it's not creamy enough, but I feel like the Spinach is lacking in flavour.
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Vegetable Ragu Arancini
Menu Description: Vegetarian.
All the deliciousness of the traditional beef ragu arancini without the
meat. Fresh Mozza in the middle included.
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I prefer the Beef Ragu. It tasted better than the Vegetable Ragu Arancini, but
if you're a vegetarian, this is definitely a solid option.
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Special not-yet-released item: Curry Arancini
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I love curry! The number one on my list is Japanese curry, and the second is
Thai curry. This is a vegetarian Thai curry with mushrooms. I enjoyed this
(maybe not as much as the cheese), and please don't dip it in the tomato
sauce. Eating this is like eating Thai curry and crispy rice. The coconut is
the most pronounced flavour.
Meat Arancini
They have three meat flavours for today - Salmon, Beef Ragu, and a Savory
Special, which is bacon.
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Salmon
Menu Description: Our traditional risotto ball is
filled with wild pink salmon prepared in a sweet and tangy seafood
sauce. Don’t like fish? These will change your mind!
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I love salmon, and this has a good salmon flavour, but I don't like salmon in
arancini.
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Savoury Special: Bacon
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This is the most "loose" of all the flavours we tried. What I meant is that
the bacon is falling out of the ball.
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Beef Ragu
Menu Description: Delicious risotto rice
surrounding a traditional Sicilian ground beef ragu and gooey fresh
Mozza center. A taste straight from the streets of Sicily.
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This is so delicious. The Beef Ragu and Cheese are the two flavours I will be
ordering again!
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Mr. Arancino menu of the day
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