I found this truck parked out in front of the Growler Stop in Newtown today so I decided to stop by and check them out
If I could give them a 3.5 rating, I'd generally be inclined to do so, but of course we can't do anything but full stars, and for me it was the value proposition that pulled the needle towards 3 instead of 4. To put this another way - as with most trucks I review, i felt the prices were just a bit too high for the product being delivered. That said, I fully realize that a truck operator would probably tell me that the reduction I'd like to see represents much if not all of their profit margin; and I do get that.
so that said, on with the review. Food is pretty much brisket, pulled pork, and wings; with a few sides (including fries, baked beans, and an interesting sounding pineapple slaw) and a couple of fried desserts. they have a nice $1 a wing special on Thursday evening but I arrived about an hour or so too early so I didn't try the wings. What I did try was the pulled pork sandwich which includes an order of fries for $9, and I choose to upgrade the fries to the mac n cheese for a dollar upcharge.
I was glad to hear the pulled pork came unsauced, tho by default the sauce is added to the pork when it is finished on their flattop before serving. I was offered the option to have the sauce (carolina/ga yellow gold, red, or three levels of hot wing sauce) put on the side, which is what I went with. It was fairly tasty and decently moist but there were more chunks of pure fat than I generally get with such an item. I'd like a little more smoke (I am quibbling here) but a lot of folks like less, so np. The main problems for me is that the bun was of low quality and slightly stale, and I have gotten a lot more meat elsewhere for a lower price. Taken by itself tho, the pork was pretty good.
The mac and cheese was decent. I will give them credit for not cooking it into mush as many places do.....this was toothsome and firm. That said, while it was creamy, the cheese flavor was just barely there.....it was more like mac and cream sauce. Also, oil was starting to separate from the product, so it seemed to me like this had been sitting for a while
Service was quick and very polite; and there is plenty of free parking at the Growler Stop location
I do want to revisit this place at a future date as there seems to be some serious potential, but for now, I have to go with a 3. read more