Korean BBQ Taco Truck Coming to San Diego?
Considering it is Aptil 1st - I'm doubtful.
Word came across via Twitter from Kalbiq
KOREAN TACO TRUCK! SAN DIEGO CHAPTER! WE LAUNCH IN 2 WEEKS! FOLLOW US ON TWITTER TO STAY POSTED ON UPDATES!
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I tried this truck last week, and came away very unimpressed.
First of all, most of the items were sold out-- so I was only able to try the bulgogi, short rib, and spicy pork tacos. None of the tacos were hot, the insides were pre-cooked and essentially room temperature. Of the three, the best was the bulgogi, but that was because it was the only meat that had a distinctive taste. The short ribs had no seasoning whatsoever.
The ingredients they were using were a lot cheaper than Tabe. (Not that Tabe should be used as a benchmark truck, but they are the closest competitor here.) The tortillas seemed to be those cheap mission ones, and I would definitely expect a little better for a full on taco truck. Worst of all was the toppings they placed on top of the tacos, some sort of sour cream / cabbage mixture that overpowered the flavor differences between the different tacos. Eating all three in a row I would be hard pressed to tell you which one I was eating.
Their business model seems to be feeding college students who don't know good food from bad food-- they park semi-regularly within two blocks of my apartment, but I was so unimpressed I won't be returning.
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This is a different entity than Kalbiq, but a similar idea: http://www.tabebbq.com/. My coworker tried to get a taco at their Little Italy location last week, but the police were making them pack up when he arrived.
Also, looks like Thirtyeyes started a thread about Tabe late last year: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/6739...
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honkman
Apr 7, 2010 05:15 PM
Kogi (which I really like in LA) had many rip-offs in LA including Kalbi. Is Kalbiq now the San Diego rip-off of Kalbi ?
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re: royaljester
Well it's at Sorrento Valley, on Barnes Canyon Road past Karl Strauss and near Qualcomm. Every Friday and every other Tuesday they told me. But I don't think it's the same thing as OP is discussing. All I can say is it's a Korean owned Mexican food truck, so unless it's the real thing it's a "copycat". It's alright. Clean truck and the tacos are different than anything I've had, but not sold yet on them.
There's not much to be had here in Mira Mesa so I welcome all the competition we can get.
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Could be real, but appears to have nothing to do with Kogi BBQ. Success breeds imitators.
http://twitter.com/kalbiq
Name Andy Choe
Location San Diego, CA
Bio San Diego's Korean BBQ Mobile Truck! Launching in 2 weeks! FOLLOW US FOR FUTURE CONTESTS, PROMOTIONS, and LOCATIONS! -
