Top 5 Food Trucks

[ellaystingray]

Okay, for fun, what are your Top 5 favorite food trucks right now. I'll do mine, in no particular order.

LomoArigato
DogTown
FrySmith
Nom Nom
Great Ball on Tires

Ready, GO!

[GoMolly]

LomoArigato,
FrySmith,
GetShaved,
The Sweets Truck,
GastroBus

[JaxLBC]

Here's my list!!!

Lomo Arigato
Tropical Shave Ice
Grill Em All
Grilled Cheese
Shrimp Pimp

[L.A. Jay]

1. Kogi - The spicy pork taco is absolutely one of the best things I've eaten. Period.
2. Lardon - A bacon taco shell filled with cheesy fried potatoes and served with a horseradish sour cream! Wow!
3. Grill Em All - The Behemoth is just epic.
4. Buttermilk - Love the mini Red Velvet pancakes.
5. White Rabbit - As a filipino, I didn't think fusion would work. But their filipino meats served up as tacos are great!

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Kogi
Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles, CA

White Rabbit Cafe
8316 Winnetka Ave, Los Angeles, CA 91306

[EricDC]

I've been to a bundle now, and there's only one I would ever seek out again:

The Meet'n Potatoes truck. It's just... damn awesome sandwiches.

[Servorg]

http://meetnpotatoestruck.com/

[artgalgenius]

Off the top of my head only 3 come to mind:
Kogi
Frysmith
Nom Nom Truck

I have tried a lot of mediocre trucks too. I really hope this is not a trend in the decline in quality.

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Kogi
Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles, CA

Frysmith
Mobile truck, Los Angeles, CA

[Kris P Pata]

Curbside Cravings
Lake Street Creamery
Lomo Arigato
Tapa Boy

and my pick for best truck: Vizzi

[Jase]

I just saw that Vizzi will be at the Eat Real Festival this weekend. After looking at their menu, I figured I'd give them a shot. I'm not a big fan of chasing down the gourmet trucks or standing in long lines but if they'll be there at the festival, why not?

[Kris P Pata]

With the sole, glaring exception of their cookies (just ... meh), I'm a big fan of their entire menu, Jase. Their variety is their hallmark but, imho what really sets them apart is their consistency which is somewhat of a premium in mobile cuisine. Let us know what you think after the weekend.

[Servorg]

http://vizzitruck.com/menu/

[Jase]

Thanks for the elaboration. I've had good luck with your recommendations in the past so they've definitely moved up in the list. Seems like my list of activities is growing for the event. I wasn't sure how much time I was going to spend there but between the music acts that sound intriguing, the demos and the various food offerings, it might be a pretty full day.

[Kris P Pata]

Back at ya'. Cheers.

[Axlsgoddess]

Grill En All! How can you beat the combo of a gourmet burger seasoned with metal? The Waste Em All and the Witte are killer! Bonus points for the fabulous service under the bone crushing pressure of having block long lines.

[RoxyGrl]

Top 3 for me

Dogzilla - the only one I will really drive for (and I have to since they are OC-based and I am in the SGV)
Mariscos Jalisco
Grill Em All

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Mariscos Jalisco
7922 Rosecrans Ave Ste G, Paramount, CA 90723

[Das Ubergeek]

Lime Truck
Mariscos El Tetos
Alebrije's
Germany's Famous Bratwurst Truck
Tortas Ahogadas Los Primos

...yes, damn it, the O.G. loncheras still count—and nobody yet has come up with something that's beat Alebrije's taco acorazado.

[OCSteve]

I've liked just about every rec you've made, DU, and I know your love for Lime Truck. What do you order there? I have only been once, and it's been long enough that I don't remember exactly what I had, but it just wasn't that memorable. I do remember thinking they were overpriced, and everyone in the group I was in (five of us) were underwhelmed with the food. Maybe they've improved since I was there.

Some I've tried and liked:

Lobsta Truck;

Piaggio on Wheels;

Bacon Mania;

Kogi.

Tortas Ahogadas Los Primos is on my (very) short list. I agree that we need to give more love to the OG loncheras.

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Kogi
Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles, CA

Lobsta Truck
, Los Angeles, CA

[Das Ubergeek]

The menu changes so often for Lime that I just play it by ear... I do like the lamb burger a lot (especially if they have eggs with them and can put an egg on it).

I like Piaggio... Lobsta is good but I actually like the lobster roll from Slapfish better. It's not a true lobster roll but I still like it quite a lot.

I don't like Kogi. Too salty, too much kimchi-sour-lactic flavour everywhere, which overwhelms everything—and I'm allergic to stupidly long lines. Haven't had Baconmania.

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Kogi
Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles, CA

[Rodeline]

I'm very interested in trying the trucks on your list. Are they on Twitter or do they have regular stops? Thanks :)

[Das Ubergeek]

The Lime Truck is @limetruck on Twitter and you'll see them in the next season of the Great Food Truck Race.

Germany's Famous (which has impressive German full-meals, not just bratwurst and schnitzel sandwiches) is @GermanBratTruck on Twitter.

Mariscos El Tetos parks from 11 a.m. to the evening (between 6-8 p.m. depending on who's manning the truck and how busy they are) on Lankershim Blvd. in Sun Valley, about a block south of the top end of Lankershim—north and east of the 5 freeway, just before San Fernando Rd. Fish tacos are excellent; cahuamanta is great; they also do plates of things like Pismo clams and caracoles when they're available.

Alebrije's is an unmistakable pink truck that parks from about lunchtime all the way through until 9-10 p.m. outside the Northgate market on Cubbon Street in Santa Ana, half a block west of Main St. in Santa Ana's Lonchera Lane. The taco acorazado isn't picture on the truck (recently redone), but it's what everybody orders. $4 for the taco, is a full meal by itself. Seriously.

Tortas Ahogadas Los Primos parks every day except Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fifth Street near the intersection of Hawley St. in Santa Ana. The thing to get (natch) is a torta ahogada. If you like really spicy things, get it "bien ahogada". If you just want some spice, get it "media ahogada".

[omieurhomie]

Ludo Truck - fried chicken and blood orange basil juice
Lobsta Truck - everything lol
Willoughby Road BBQ - great pulled pork
Lee's Philly - spicy chicken burrito is the best asian fusion burrito I've had yet
Jogasaki - sushi burritos :)

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Lobsta Truck
, Los Angeles, CA

[reality check]

Is there any good BBQ trucks? I've tried Qzilla BBQ and Barbie's Q, and both were horrible.

[omieurhomie]

Willoughby Road BBQ is the best truck I've had. But its nothing compared to Bludsoe's or Big Mista's.

[Clyde]

you must not have ever had their po boy fish sandwich. I could have gotten better frozen fish from the freezer section at Ralphs. I had to spit it out...

[chuck]

South Philly Experience brings in Amorosa rolls and has pretty good steak sandwiches.

[Rodeline]

My top 5 and what I usually get the truck

Kogi - spicy pork taco
Lake Street Creamery - ice cream...pancake breakfast, salty Scotty, Aztec sacrifice, and banana nutella
Shaved Ice - any of thier shaved ice, but this one is my go to combo...coffee ice cream topped with root beer shaved ice and condensed milk
Tapa Boy - best Filipino truck out there...three hand roll combo with tapa, chicken tocino & pork tocino
Lardon - the baco, pronounced like taco...who can't love the bacon truck

honorable mentions

Great Balls of Tire - IncrediBall
Grill em All - the behemoth, dee snider
Lobsta truck - lobster roll
Nana Queens - yummy banana puddings

I still haven't found but wanna try

Waffles de Liege

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Kogi
Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles, CA

Lake Street Creamery
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

[Das Ubergeek]

Nana Queens is gone. They haven't Tweeted in ages and they've just disappeared.

[ellaystingray]

Crap, totally forgot Lobsta....good call.

[timmyjustin12]

Kogi
Grilled Cheese
Buttermilk
NomNom
DogTown

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Kogi
Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles, CA

[NYCnowLA]

No order:

Lobsta
Greasy Weiner
Phamish
Germany's Famous Bratwurst Truck
Get Shaved

[wienermobile]

Lobsta
Kogi
Buttermilk
Grilled Cheese
and LudoTruck

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Kogi
Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles, CA

[Robert Thornton]

I'm not that much of a food truck guy, but I do love the Lobsta Truck.

[Clyde]

Frysmith
Eat Phamish (excellent tofu bowls!)
The indian one; can't remember the name :(
Fishlips
lobsta truck

those are really the only ones i would go to anymore. lately when i try new ones they are pretty bad... though i tried dogtown today for tater tots and really liked em.

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Frysmith
Mobile truck, Los Angeles, CA

[WildSwede]

Is the Indian one India Jones or something like that?

[Clyde]

yeah! india jones. i really like it but i do think it's too expensive for a bit of curry and a lot of rice. but i always get it when i see it. oh yeah, and KOGI should be on my list. totally forgot about it.

[pharmnerd]

Or Naan Stop?

[Peripatetic]

Or Dosa Truck?

[Rosiepigs]

I've tried India Jones, Naan Stop, and No Tomatoes, and No Tomatoes blows the other two away. Well, maybe I should try India Jones again, but Naan Stop was underwhelming and way overpriced (nothing from a truck should cost $9, and the lamb thing I got was mediocre.) HOWEVER, No Tomatoes is amazing. Perfect price point, and seriously, the Chicken Tikka Masala bowl is finger-licking good, as in, you will run your finger around the bowl when you're done. Definitely a must-try.

[WildSwede]

Lobsta Truck

Sushi Burrito

Rokyo Gourmet Ramen Truck