Food trucks all over San Juan and Chicago's got, like, three. Get it together, Windy City!! Rather…read morethan getting sucked into a tourist trap of a restaurant in OSJ, I knew that my expanding belly yearned for some local goodness that would satisfy my food jones and treat my wallet right. Enter the Mystic Caribbean Food Truck.
Now, like I said, there are food trucks all over San Juan and, especially, by La Casita. Which one to choose? I finally understood Rebecca Black's conundrum over which seat to take. Thankfully, I was in the good hands of a local who likes to eat (said with love, NC). He led me to MC and all was good. I mean, really good. I ordered a ham, egg & cheese sandwich with mustard, lettuce, tomato, and onion. Add one 7-Up to the mix and I was out $3.75. Do you understand the words that are coming out of my mouth? $3.75!
And this was no Ally McBeal waifwich. No. This sandwich was huge. I am blessed (!) to have big hands and this bad boy dwarfed my massive (!) mitts. The bread was soft and chewy and perfectly held up to the sandwiches' hearty ingredients. Speaking of, the ham was thinly-sliced but piled on thick. The eggS were fried to proper firmness with just the right bit of runny yolk to give the sandwich some juice. The were also atop the cheese which is the progression that makes most sense to me (meat then cheese then egg). The veggies were crisp and cold and the mustard was lightly spread on the top slice of bread to give some flavor but not to overwhelm the sandwich.
Eating good, cheap food by the water on a perfect 82 degree day just might be the definition of happiness. It's way better than finding a nickel.
