Some rad cakes in the window at Dominican Bakery on Grand St. There’s a nice looking Super Mario Bros. cake …they also have decent empanadas.
Dominican Bakery – 800 Grand St Brooklyn, NY 11211
Dang. Long lines when Kimchi Taco Truck parks behind my work at 24th St and Broadway. No lines when Bongo Brothers parks there. Both look very similar to me –somewhat new, modern/trendy food truck, selling interesting ethnic food, similar pricing, (over?)use of social media. It’s not that Kimchi Taco has amazing reviews on Yelp. Presumably like Bongo Brothers, I suspected the parking location was hot …but it probably has to do with some Kogi (LA) effect. If you’re going to follow the food truck formula, might as well sell the same stuff.
Anyway, I’m a big fan of no lines. I ordered the Cubano sandwich ($7). Came out quick. Bread was a little chewy, Pork was a little too salty (but in such a way I don’t think it’s normally like that). Overall a decent sandwich.
I’m trying to root for Bongo Brothers. I wonder what would happen if they sold Korean tacos.
Check their website/twitter for their mobile location.
I like the look of this Ecuadorian food truck parked in Midtown. I tried to order the Fish Bollo (fish tamale), but it was sold out. Then I ordered the Combination Platter. The guy was about to make it, but turned back to ask me something. I couldn’t figure out what he was saying. I thought it had to do with what type of rice I wanted. He got some guy standing next to me to translate. Turns out he wanted to make sure I knew that the Combination Platter cost $15. That’s too rich for my blood for lunch from a truck.
I then asked about the Goat Stew …but it was $12. I couldn’t decide, so I told the guy who helped translate that he could go ahead and order. But he said it was alright. He was like “this place is too expensive.” Then I went with the hen stew ($8) and headed back to work. Turns out the that translator guy actually worked for the truck. I don’t know what I got. I’m pretty sure it wasn’t hen.
El Guayaquileño food truck – Northwest corner of 37th St at 6th Ave. New York, NY 10018
Rusty and I had lunch at this sorta hidden Ecuadorian restaurant on a residential street in East Williamsburg/Bushwick. Lot’s of mirrors on the walls and big flat screens with hot Latino chicks dancing on the beach, ala MTV’s The Grind with Eric Nies.
I got the large Seafood Soup ($12). Amazing beautiful orange broth with squid, clams, mussels, half a crab, shrimp and big fish chunks that are almost like chicken. I can’t really say the meat in there is too great, especially the crab. It’s probably because it’s been over-cooking in the soup for so long …but that probably helped create that awesome broth. It was still a big bowl of deliciousness. I felt so good afterward.
Rusty got a big giant burger. He liked it and the atmosphere. The table hot sauce is killer. I couldn’t stop taking photos of my soup. I couldn’t stop looking at the TV.
Barzola Restaurant – 197 Meserole St (btwn Humboldt & Bushwick Ave) Brooklyn, NY 11206
…Yelp reviewers rave about their ceviche.
