AN AMAZING CULINARY EXPERIENCE! When I first saw this food truck at an event, I wanted to try it but the line was long (always a great sign!) and I didn't have much time. I tracked them down on social media and found their monthly schedule. They are at the K66 Takeover Cafe at Mother Road Market twice a week.
One of my best friends from high school is Filipino, so of course she had to come with me to give her stamp of approval. We wanted to try everything on the menu (they have pictures of it all by the register and it looks delicious!). We got the Shanghai Lumpia as an appetizer (4 fried springs rolls filled with pork and shrimp served with sweet chili sauce).
For entrees, we had to try the Adobo since it's apparently the unofficial national dish. It was one of the most delicious things I've ever tried and I don't even like chicken. It is brined chicken thigh and drumstick grilled, then caramelized in their sweet and tangy blackberry adobo sauce served with jasmine rice, tamarind dusted shrimp chips, tomato Salad, wilted bok choy, fried onions, limes and chives. We also got the Sisig Panoit Bihon Street Noodles (thin rice stick noodles tossed in a soy-based sauce with veggies and fried pork). LOVED these noodles, so thin yet flavorful.
For drinks, I usually just get water but my friend said I had to try the Calamansi Tea. It was yummy and refreshing. I had never even heard of this citrus fruit, apparently they look like small limes but don't taste as sour. They add honey to make it sweet. So good!
Finally, for dessert, we had Turon, 2 dessert lumpia - banana + jackfruit+ brown sugar+honey. The owner said they usually top it with caramel mango but gave us mango ice cream instead because the mangos weren't that good. It sounded like the perfect choice to me. It was absolutely indulgent. Five stars all around. Service was friendly and helpful. I'll be back to try the rest of the menu! read more