I made my way to Taste Buds Express for the first time yesterday, and I'm leaving it at A-OK for now. The menu was eclectic and promising with choices like a Jumbo BBQ Sweet Potato and Southwest Poutine. Yum! I kept it relatively simple and opted for a Hickory Smoked Pulled Pork Taco and a couple Southwest Egg Rolls (2 for $5!) I waited about 5 minutes at the truck and then made my way home, food in hand.
I opened my to-go box to find my taco wrapped in some foil alongside two crispy, plump egg rolls with some interesting green dipping sauce. I dunked one and took a big bite. Pretty good. Corn, black beans, and onion were all melting and hot inside the toasty, crunchy shell. It was a little mushy, but still had good flavor. I unwrapped the taco to find a pretty soggy affair, though. The tortilla was mushy and the pork, onions, and cojita cheese were thrown together pretty sloppily. Oh well though, it's a taco right? Not exactly white-tablecloth stuff or anything. I took a big bite hoping for fireworks, but what I got was a little more like "hmmph." Hickory-smoked is right. The southern, BBQ flavors of the pork didn't mesh very well with the pickled onions and cilantro in my opinion, and I didn't make it too far into this part of the meal.
I will absolutely be back to give Taste Buds another go, but this time was somewhat underwhelming. Next time, I'm going to take my cue from the ladies ahead of me who both got those Jumbo Sweet Potatoes. Check back for an update so read more