Hardly even a food truck, Hit the Spot is a little trailer that popped up at the Food Trucks at the Fountain events around the middle of last year. The hook is crazy ice cream-based desserts, though in execution they're only slightly kooky. The biggest threat to our sanity comes in the form of bruleed Twinkies, and it's a threat that should be taken seriously: the small torch that's taken to the confection creates a crispy exterior that lends a great contrast to the creamy center. This happened in October, so it was a pumpkin spice Twinkie and the ice cream was topped with caramel, orange and black sprinkles, and some cinnamon.
Also tried was a coffee lover's sundae, which was chocolate ice cream that was topped with a coffee-infused balsamic vinaigrette, chocolate-covered coffee beans, and a Pirouette wafer cookie. The balsamic was better in theory, because the sweet aged syrup blended so well with the other ingredients that it was hard to tell it was there. The flavor is typically seen paired with strawberry as a means of better balancing the sweet and savory. The use of that wafer cookie was a good idea, and I liked the chocolate-covered coffee beans, even if their strong taste overshadowed even the ice cream.
I like what Hit the Spot is trying to do, though I wish they did more of it. The beauty of sundaes, though, is that you have a lot of leeway if the ice cream is good. The ice cream used here is suitably premium, so there's plenty to like. read more