With the 2016 Summer Olympics headed to Rio later this year the big lake there (Lagoa Rodrigo de…read moreFreitas) will become the site of rowing competitions and other water-based sports. So, while Food Truck Mosteirinho might not be on your radar currently I'm betting it'll be on everyone's radar come August. This food truck parks itself along the lake, over near the cinema complex. Picnic tables and servers who deliver food directly to your table make this less of an Off the Grid experience and something more closely resembling a real al fresco meal served lakeside . For my party of 4 they represented the perfect place to fuel up a bit while walking the lake's perimeter. A burger, fries, and yummy Feijoada Dumplings (resembling, but not tasting like, falafel) were enough to tell me that this food truck knows what's up. Tasty food, both classic and with a bit of creative spark. I would've made it around the lake easily without stopping for delicious vittles but would I have enjoyed myself quite as much? No sir. I rest my case. Visit now, before the rest of the world finds it and there's no seats left for you.

3-min walk from Subway Catete Station. Very clean-looking Food Stand. Seems to be popular among…read morelocals, which is a very good sign. They serve various Tapioca pancakes, savory and sweet, and great hamburger. They are all made-to order so you have to wait a bit, but it's worthwhile!!! Hamburgers include 200g thick burger(about 1/5 lbs), very meaty, and some vegs and cheese. Their are some stools so you can wait and/or eat there. English spoken (a bit), so no trouble communicating. Credit/debit cards taken. Hamburgers are 15 Reals (only one type available), and Tapioca starts from about 7 or 8 Reals. I visited two nights in a row.

We walked the block a couple times trying to find what we thought was a restaurant but was actually…read morea food stand. We each ordered a burger. The burger is sooo good and homemade with love. We each had a cheeseburger with bacon with everything on it. One of the group members had the. Urged with salsa verde and her bun came green. All of the ingredients are fresh. There are no fries or sides. You can order tapioca which is also very, very tasty. We are going to hit this spot up again during this trip. We returned to grab burgers on several days following and each time brought more newcomers. We constantly raved about the burgers and tapioca. We tried to grab burgers during our final two days but the stand was not around as they are closed on Friday and Saturday. Oh lastly, we used google to communicate for the most part because they did not speak English and we did not speak Portuguese but tried to meet in the middle with Spanish. Despite the language barrier, smiles and positive energy still went a long way when communicating with the lady ringing us up and the guys cooking. When we returned they remembered us and it was like a mini reunion. We showed them love and they showed it back.

OMG! This simple stationary food truck as you could describe it serves the best god damn caldo de…read morefeijao you could think of. But get there on a Wednesday ( but between you and me, the caldos are great everyday).