I kind of knew what to expect based on reviews but I thought I'd give them a try anyway. The service was good, very friendly and prompt. The prices on the board weren't correct so they were sure to advise that. Good service. The food, not so much. I ordered the black bean burger and a half order of the fried mac n cheese balls. Let me start by saying I don't have a lot of experience with veggie burgers so for all I know it could be the best ever. I decided to try it because the reviews for their other sandwiches were pretty bad. The biggest problem with the veggie burger is it's all mush. The patty was kind of a paste that barely held its form, and then it was topped with avocado, grilled onions, roasted tomato. Everything is soft offering no texture contrast. Even raw tomato and onions could have helped. The flavors were alright but it could have used more seasoning. The mac n cheese balls were awful. No cheese flavor, they really need to use some extra sharp cheddar and American and gouda to get that strong melty cheese. The only cheese flavor I found was the parmesan dusting on top. And it was served with a cold Alfredo sauce to dip in. Wut. It was bland. And it was cold. Who dips hot fried food into cold sauce? Either way definitely ditch the sauce, wish they had marinara or something or even a chipotle sauce. Would not recommend. read more

Rolling Bistro - Black bean burger - mushy - Food Trucks Near Me

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The Rolling Bistro is a food truck that specializes in sandwiches. The menu items sound really good, like the Godfather, which is slow roasted pork, roasted peppers and tomatoes, carmelized onions, topped with marinara sauce and melted provolone on a toasted Hogie roll. Unfortunately they skimp on the meat, and I didn't even see any provolone on it. Weird thing is my boss got the same thing, and had double the amount of meat I did. They have a tasty sounding fried mac and cheese on the menu, but for some reason they didn't have it available. The cuban sandwich didn't look good at all. Next time I'd like to try the chicken sandwich, it actually looked good! But at prices of $8 for just a sandwich, I expect a lot more than I got. And don't bother ordering the pasta salad, it comes out in a very small plastic container (the kind used for sauces). read more

After learning that the Rolling Bistro was coming to my place of work for lunch and seeing the menu, I was really excited! The menu is small, mostly sandwich based, although they do have sides such as fried pickles, tricolor pasta salad and an assortment of bags of chips. With such a small menu, I expected everything to be nothing short of amazing. I got: The Fat Mac: "Our soon to be famous blend of five cheeses, pancetta, and cavatelli pasta, beer battered and quick fried and served with garlic alfredo dipping sauce." $8.00 And Magic Mushrooms: "Baby bella mushrooms stuffed with a secret blend of cheeses, sausage and spices, beer battered and quick fried, and served with Love Potion #9 sauce." $4.00 The Fat Mac sounded incredibly amazing to me, however I was left deeply unimpressed. It came with 4 fried macaroni fritters which were very decent in size and a decent side of alfredo dipping sauce. I was so excited for the bacon flavor that I was sure would be imparted by the pancetta, but I only detected 1 piece of pancetta in all three of the fritters I had (I gave one to my coworker) and didn't taste any pancetta flavor anywhere else. The cheese in the "macaroni and cheese" did not taste cheesy but tasted more like a béchamel sauce. My coworker who had my 4th fritter also agreed. The garlic alfredo was tasty and was the best part about this fried mac and cheese dish. With a name like Magic Mushrooms, one would think they'd have to be amazing, right? Wrong! Although they were nice and crispy on the outside, the inside left a lot to be desired. I tasted neither cheese nor sausage which I was really looking forward to. This dish came with 4 mushrooms, and I again shared one with a coworker (a different one) and she stated that although she doesn't eat fried foods she felt like this just didn't have any flavor. The Magic Potion #9 was a creamy dip that tasted of onions and didn't add much flavor to the mushrooms so I didn't use it. Both these dishes had an old grease taste that wasn't very appetizing. Based on these two menu options I really wouldn't recommend Rolling Bistro unless you want flavorless old grease tasting food. read more

Hit and miss. I might go back but won't order some items again. What I ordered -- Ybor City Special ($8) and Magic Mushrooms ($5) The Ybor is a cuban sandwich and was pretty decent for $8. decent amount of meat, good pickles. Nit: a bit more cheese. Would definitely order this again. Magic Mushrooms -- sounded good but were really underwhelming. Didn't really taste of much of anything. Supposed to be a stuffed and then deep fried mushroom. Frying was fine. Light, crispy and not dense or greasy at all. Flavor though. I picked one apart to see if it was indeed stuffed and there was something in there but it contributed no flavor at all. This needs work. Wasn't even decent as a deep fried mushroom side. Flavorless. read more

Weak Ruben and no sides? Flavorful but lacking a full meal here.

They showed up in our office parking lot so I thought to give it a try since the menu looked fantastic. I got the chicken sandwich and the magic mushrooms. The food tasted good but I was definitely feeling the magic later that night in the bathroom. Additional note, I noticed that both of the guys in the truck were not wearing gloves while handling the food. Needless to say, I'm skipping this one at the next food truck rodeo. read more

Rolling Bistro is amazing!! My favorite Black Bean burger EVER which is high praise since I come from the Bay Area in California and they are prevalent. read more

Awesome. Fast and great food. Generous portions and reasonable prices. A great food truck experience.

After learning this would be one of trucking coming to my office complex for a food truck rodeo today and reading the menu, I was very excited to try The Fat Mac...I should have read some reviews first. Save your money and don't order this! Very little Pancetta/Bacon flavor and there was either too little cheese used or they did a mild cheese sauce that the pasta soaked up. Not enough cheese at all, either way. It was just for large balls of mush. The sauce that comes with is was bland as well. I also got the Magic Mushrooms with had much more flavor and I enjoyed them as well as their sauce. I ended up using the mushroom sauce on the mac n cheese balls to give them some flavor so I could eat them. My suggestion to the food truck guys is to add a ton of sharp cheddar to balance out the pasta AND try a more flavorful sauce like marinara. read more

Holy smokes! I'm so surprised at these low reviews! I've been a couple of times when this truck comes to my work. The bean burger is pretty fan-freaking-tastic. The other items I've had weren't necessarily knocking my socks off, but everything was pretty consistently good. Who doesn't like a good cuban? I would definitely go again. Actually, I will go again when they come back this week. read more

I'm' a vegetarian and I've eaten a lot of veggie burgers but this one is the best veggie burger I've ever had.! Thanks for being at Deep River Brewing last night. read more

The Rolling Bistro looked good. But the service was *very* slow (waited over 30 minutes for a chicken sandwich), the food was meh (and a bit pricey), the guys in the truck were eating as they prepared and handed out food, I didn't see gloves being worn, and the guy didn't get people's names right when calling them out to pick up orders. I do not recommend. read more