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    Bumbu Truck

    4.0 (71 reviews)
    InexpensiveFood Trucks, Indonesian
    Closed • 11:00 am - 2:00 pm

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    Satay Over Fried Rice
    Mona M.

    As an Indonesian, I've wanted to try Bumbu truck ever since I discovered we have an Indonesian food truck here in town. However their stops are never close to where I've lived or worked. Until more recently as chance would have it, we had an appointment near Bothell area and they posted they would be in the surrounding area that day. We made a quick stop there on our way to our appointment. After circling the large office complex, we located the food truck and immediately placed our order. I'm a satay lover so naturally I ordered the Satay with Fried Rice which comes with 3 skewers, fried rice and side salad. He got the Curry Over Fried Rice which comes with a yellow chicken curry, friend rice, one satay and a side salad. It was too cold in the parking lot, we went somewhere else and found a picnic table at a park that we could enjoy our late lunch at. There was only one man working in the food truck who was super friendly and welcoming. He offered us a sample of their delicious sambal (you can taste the terasi/belacan in it). Though, there was a little oversight that the bowl which the curry was served in didn't come with a lid. We weren't informed of it so we spilled the curry all over in the car. We were able to save half of the curry. Regardless, I personally think the food were all delicious. You could taste all the seasonings - though I prefer the spices to be a tad stronger (if I'm being picky). The satay was all soft covered in a delicious satay peanut sauce and you can further dip your satay in a sweet soy dipping sauce. The fried rice is savory, garlicky, sweet and salty.. accompanied with a fresh chopped salad.. On such a biting-cold windy Seattle afternoon, the warm, flavorful and fragrant meals truly hit the spot.

    Truck at North Creek area Bothell
    Karl K.

    The cute Bumbu Truck lunch was un-inspiring and over priced. Parked in the North Creek area of Bothell, on the edge of walking trails though the suburban sprawl of low rise office building, this food truck ruined my lunch. This was my first time visit, I had high hopes for a new lunch option (truck) as we meander back to our offices. Instead, I was served a lunch consisting of a single flavor. I ordered the "Undecided" $15, a sampling of several items. Thumbs down to the refried rice and noodles, marginal acceptance of the chicken on skewer, and a "nice" rating to the time little salad on the side. There is no thought, fore-sight, effort, or creativity added to this hastily assembled lunch. It was just an over-salted plate of reheated food that should have never been cooked in the first place. I only ate about half, that is all I could pallet. The unfortunate part is, I drove by 2 other "Asian" inspired, strip mall places that serve far better lunch than the "Undecided" $15 meal. No, I do not recommend No, I will not be back. Yes, I am now decided. No more Bumbu Truck for me.

    Menu as of June 2019
    Doris W.

    Bumbu comes by regulary to our office and I have had them a couple of times. We get a list of food trucks emailed to us monthly, and if I forgot to bring a lunch and see Bumbu on the list for the day, I usually don't mind grabbing a lunch from their truck! Prices: typical food truck prices I have had: - Undecided Combo - Chicken Satay I really like their satay and egg roll. As for the noodles rice and salad that comes with the Undecided Combo, it's alright, nothing overly amazing. The lunch box is filling though. I love Asian food so whenever I see an Asian food truck in my work parking lot, I am usually more than happy to buy food from them!

    Menu Sept 2021
    Karina S.

    This food truck is not bad. When we went to grab it, we were alone in the line and it look maybe 3 minutes to get our food, which was excellent. The food itself is definitely quick street food- it's pretty greasy. It's got decent tasty to it, but reminded me of Chinese takeout, but with Indonesian flavor. I quite liked the the chicken satay and peanut sauce, that was great! Fried rice was good too. I wasn't a fan of the noodles, but the fiancé was. Overall, it's not bad and a great quick option for dinner or lunch!

    Undecided Combo ($11) - Chicken Satay, Nasi Goreng (rice), noodles, salad and lumpia!  Delicious & filling!
    Courtney L.

    Fun Fact: For those foodies who are familiar with Food Network's show, Chopped.... the owner of Bumbu won in 2015! With that noted, I couldn't wait to try this truck. They offer daily specials, however, based on others' reviews, I already knew what I wanted to order from the regular menu: The Undecided Combo ($11), which includes two chicken satay skewers, fried rice (Nasi Goreng), noodles, a lumpia and salad. I'm all about sampling, so this was the perfect lunch and the serving was so generous that it provided me with two meals! Everything was delicious and bursting with flavor. The chicken skewers were tender and nicely grilled, brushed lightly with peanut sauce. Usually I find the taste of peanut sauce overwhelming, but their version was just right and had a touch of sweetness to it. I LOVED both the noodles and the Nasi Goreng. The noodles were cooked perfectly with notes of garlic and mixed with cabbage for crunch. Also, I can't remember the last time I ate up every single grain of rice on my plate, but with their bold and savory Nasi Goreng, I couldn't bear to leave any of it behind. YUM! I unfortunately found my lumpia to be soaked in oil and both the noodles and rice left a glossy film in the container. Although I enjoyed my order, I didn't feel the healthiest after eating it. However, the salad - consisting of chopped cucumber, carrot and cabbage - was refreshing and its vinegar-based dressing helped cut through the grease. It also had a surprising hint of heat! Service was friendly and pretty quick. It was pouring outside, but I appreciated how they set up an umbrella stand by the ordering line. In addition to fantastic food of course, it's the small gestures like this that I find memorable and convince me to return! 4.5 stars.

    The Undecided Combo
    Melissa C.

    Food: *** | Service: **** | Value: *** We got the undecided combo, the fried rice combo, and the roti. I'm usually a big fan of Javanese stir-fried noodles, but this time, I actually prefer their fried rice over noodles. The roti is pretty good but the chicken curry that comes with it was just meh. I think the best thing from their menu is the satay - I will go back just for that! Would I make another 20 mins trip to go back and have their food? Probably not... But if I happen to see them at an event, I will probably grab some satays :)

    Sheri H.

    Bumbu parked in the courtyard near by office so I thought I'd try them and was delightfully surprised. Got some tasty Indonesian street food - curry over rice with potato, a cold, sweet cucumber salad and chicken. Only cost $10. The gal that worked the window was polite. Took about 8 minutes to get my order with three others ahead of me waiting.

    Undecided combo
    Smrithi S.

    This is one of the trucks that we are a regular at. Good food and quick service make this one a great option. They usually do have specials, but I always end up getting th undecided combo. It includes fried rice, stir fried noodles, salad, 2 skewers of chicken satay, and a lumpia. Th3 food is always good. I like this because you get a little of every thing to make a complete meal. The one complaint we have is the aluminium foil they add in the takeout boxes under the food, makes it a little tricky to eat with a fork.

    Specials
    Vanessa S.

    I was very excited that my apartment building brought this food truck in for us. The menu looked promising and the plates sounded like they were going to be good. I ordered my food and I was taken care of by a very kind woman. The business seems family owned. I ordered the "The Undecided Combo" which brings "Fried Rice, Stir Fry Noodle, 1 Lumpia, 2 Chicken Satay, Salad" and my boyfriend ordered the "Chicken Curry Over Fried Rice" which brings "Fried Rice, Chicken Curry, 1 Chicken Satay, Salad". The food tooks over 30 minutes to make. As soon as I opened our food I was disappointed. The portions were really small for what we paid. At first bite the food tasted bad. The rice had a weird taste and our chicken did not taste like chicken. The food seemed like it was old even though I saw them cooking after I ordered. Maybe it was a one off chance, but I will not be giving this place another chance. The food was just not good.

    By the parking lot in lower queen on a Monday! PERFECT TIMING!
    Carly R.

    If you live here long enough, you know how hard it is to find good Indonesian food!!! And I found it and I am so happy! I went there 2 different times. First time I got the famous undecided combo to try everything out, and the second time I was not too hungry so I chose the Roti with curry. The undecided combo is all you have ever wanted. Where to even begin? The salad is moist and fresh, not mayo mix vinegar trash sauce but the authentic saucing. The noodles look dry but actually moist and flavorful. The satay was perfect and the nasi goreng is amazing! (Only had the knockoff American version..But kinda know what it should taste like) Just... perfect lunch right there. The curry dipping is BEST I have EVER had! I was worried that it would be like the trashy knockoff curry they make in Teriyaki places, cause that's what Americans are used to as "Asian curry". But NO! They got the lemongrass and coconut milk flavor right there. Just like the authentic Indonesia curry. IN LOVE! And the roti is finally a perfect grilled crispy and soft roti, not some trash one they heat up to hot enough temp. That says something if you know you knowww! The "fire" (aka "wok hei" in cantonese sorry idk how to translate that) is there! OMG I LOVE IT. I am craving for their food constantly!!! So good and so authentic! Not from Indonesia but been to Singapore and from Hong Kong. Have had so much Indonesia influenced food in both Singapore and HK. I AM SO HAPPY for this! Recommended 100%! Wish they get to open a spot somewhere later cause I WILL GO AS MUCH AS I CAN! Thank you for making good food! No more sad lunches (sometimes)!

    Curry over rice!
    Lydia N.

    Bumbu makes super tasty food! I came here for lunch tempted by the promise of Indonesian curry over rice and was really happy with what I got. A generous portion (appx half a square takeout container) of fried rice topped with savory and spiced curry. With a side salad topped with peanut dressing, chicken satay stick & cucumber relish, it was altogether satisfying. I especially liked the satay and the curry. The curry to rice ratio was a little off - I was wishing for more curry to go with the last quarter of the remaining rice.. At $8 I'd say it's a decent value for a food truck. The curry ramen with egg looked a little skimpy in comparison ($7.5). The biggest drawback was the wait time. It took about 25 minutes for the food to be ready. Granted there were ~10 orders in front of me but given that they have only so many things on their menu, I'd imagine they'd be able to streamline something.

    The little bumbu truck is here! Yay!
    Daren C.

    I really love variety and am a sucker for indo/Malay food. This truck often helps satisfy that need. Probably my fave is the curry beef lumpia and the roti canai. Funny enough, the cucumber salad is fresh and delicious as well. I'd like to visit their restaurant at some point too because I think they'll have fresher satay, but the truck food us pretty good. 3.5 stars. I'm a fan.

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    Bland and small portions but satisfying. I don't know Indonesian food well but I didn't expect bland. Had the "Undecided plate".

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    Good food especially if you are craving Indonesian. It can takes a while to get your order though.

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    Food was very overpriced, wasn't seasoned it was very bland. When I found out they were coming o was exited but it was not good at all.

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    They've consistently improved on every visit to the point where it's my weekly Friday food destination. This week the Satay was spectacular!

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    Midnite Ramen - Miso bold ramen

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    4.4(143 reviews)
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    Smash That Burger - Oklahoma & Smash fries

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    4.5(123 reviews)
    1.2 km•Fremont

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    This is just a food truck parked in a permanent location by a brewery, but it's been serving…read moreapparently good enough burgers that a lot of people have recommended it. They're known for their Oklahoma-style smashburger, which consist of patties smashed with onions. It's a unique style that I haven't had before. I liked this burger. The first thing you notice is the crispiness of the two smashed patties on the edge; something that's common in smashburgers is for the patties to feel thin and floppy, but the ones here have a real edge to them. Especially on the outside, you get quite a lacy crunch due to the craggly and distorted edges. I will say this firmness is mostly contained to the outside and doesn't extend inwards towards the center much, but it does its job. The onions being smashed into the burger also really works. The natural sugars from the onion sort of caramelize into the patty, giving it a unique flavor that's not just the meat. I did think the patties could have been seasoned better - some more salt could be used. The rest of this burger also works pretty well. The buns are lightly toasted, and super soft on the outside. The slice of American cheese is melted perfectly like how it should be on a classic smash. The pickles were a nice touch, but I do think some spice would've gone a long way. I did notice they had a jalapeno version of this burger, and I think that would be better than this one - as this one felt a bit heavy on the fat. For around 10 bucks for the double smash, it's honestly comparable to the price of like Shake Shack or something, but I would definitely say this is better. Both patties are 3 oz each which is a good amount of meat. Overall, a very solid smashburger with an interesting style. 8.5/10

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    4.7(74 reviews)
    2.5 km•University District
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    Birrieria Pepe El Toro is a solid choice if you're craving birria. I ordered the quesa-birria…read moretacos, which were filling and packed with meat. Personally, I would've preferred Oaxaca cheese over mozzarella, and I wish the beef had been a bit juicier, but the tacos were still enjoyable. The consommé was lighter and less salty than most places, which actually made it easy to drink on its own. The staff was incredibly kind and welcoming, and there was plenty of seating inside. I'd definitely come back to try more of the menu!

    got the #3 sampler here, which included 1 quesabirria taco, 1 regular birria taco, and 1 mulita…read more This was my first time trying birria tacos, so I was pretty excited to try these out I thought these were pretty fantastic Out of the three, I thought the weakest one was the regular birria one. This one was pretty much just a regular soft taco with beef inside. I wasn't a huge fan of the taco shell, as it was a little soft. In terms of the filling, I did really like the amount of beef in there, but I thought it was kind of dry and chewy. The beef being like this was something I noticed in all 3 tacos - but it was the most noticeable in this one I really liked the quesabirria taco - that extra layer of cheese did so much for the flavor. For one, it provided another layer between the taco shell and the cheese, and second, the cheese itself was really good and there was a lot of it. Because of this, the beef inside just tasted better than the regular birria - and the shell on the outside didn't feel as soft as the first one. My favorite of the three was the mulita, which came as two small tortillas with the filling inside. the reason I liked this the most was because it was the crispiest of the three - there were actual crunchy parts to this tortilla that weren't there in the other ones. This one also had cheese like the birria, but due to the slight advantage in crunchiness it's my favorite Of course, what really brings this entire meal together is the consommé. This is just absolutely fantastic - and is the best part of the meal by far. The broth is salty, flavorful, and just adds so much to everything it coats. When dipping one of the tacos in it, I would let the consommé wash over the beef that remains, essentially liquidifying it, and this made the beef so much juicier and changed it from dry to flowing with the juices of the broth. It's hard to describe how much this enhanced the two tacos and the mulita. There's also a pretty generous amount of it Another thing I have to mention is the spicy salsa - which was incredibly flavorful. really loved that The only thing I would really say as a negative (other than the beef that I mentioned before) is that these tacos/mulita really aren't crunchy at all. I wish the tortillas would've been fried more to really get that crispiness that I prefer in tacos - an oil coating on the outside would've also helped. I also usually don't mention this in my reviews, but the person at the front desk was amazing! For the price of about 15 dollars, I would say this is relatively decent - however, while the portion size looks big, it's not really that filling

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    Interior (6/8/24)

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    Takeout Birria Quesadilla, comes with consumé - not pictured ($16, 6/8/24)

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    Exterior on the upper Ave - 56th & University Way NE (6/8/24)

    Pam's Caribbean Kitchen - Goat curry

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    4.3(601 reviews)
    0.5 km•Wallingford
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    $25 all you can eat Caribbean goodness?!!!!! And it's constantly rotating.... The best thing I…read moreheard in my life and it was completely worth it. Juicy jerk chicken, soft rice and delicious cabbage..... everything was so flavorful and I couldn't put my fork down. The owner was very sweet and accommodating! I appreciate her service and her food! There was reggaeton playing which really sealed the vibes. 10/10 would come again!

    We finally made our first visit to Pam's Kitchen after years of meaning to go - and it did not…read moredisappoint. When we arrived, there were a few tables occupied, and we were invited to seat ourselves. We chose a cozy booth near the kitchen. One thing to note: there are no physical menus; instead, you order and pay using QR codes at the table. We started with the aloo pies and, of course, couldn't pass up the jerk chicken. Everything arrived at once rather than in courses, but it didn't take away from the experience. Every dish was packed with flavor. The aloo pies had a taste reminiscent of samosas :: crispy on the outside with a warmly spiced filling :: and were served with a tangy chutney that complemented them perfectly. The jerk chicken was the standout. Tender, juicy, and beautifully seasoned with warm, balanced spices :: it was easily the highlight of the meal. It came with rice and peas (beans), which were some of the best we've had, along with a simple green salad that surprised us with its freshness and bright citrus vinaigrette. We also had the pleasure of chatting with Pam, who was just as warm and welcoming as the food she prepares. She mentioned that they often have live music on weekends, which sounds like a great reason to return. I also noticed they offer an all-you-can-eat buffet on Wednesdays, and after this experience, I'm especially excited to come back and try more of the menu. If everything else is as good as what we had, we're already sold. Oh! I almost forgot :: my husband ordered a wonderful drink, the Trinidad Smash. One sip transported us to vacation mode, instantly! So good!

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