On Sunday, the Firehouse BBQ Food Truck and Louie's Bistro On The Run Food Truck replaced Chutzpah, Baxter's, Beard Papa's and the Empanada Trucks in the lineup at the Lake Mary City Hall. I tried the newbies. I had a "Hero" at Firehouse for $8. It was a sandwich of beef brisket, pepperjack, cole slaw, banana peppers, pickles, sauteed onions on buttered toast. It was rich and oily. The brisket was fatty. Too much unnecessary fat and calories for my taste (plus I don't like peppers). How can any hillbilly still think white toast is an acceptable sandwich component for anything other than grilled cheese, pb&j or a club sandwich at this point in time? We have interstate commerce now. I know it is tradition. But, evolve! They said they were competitive cooks who decided to branch out into retail. I believe they are out of DeLand. They said they had just won a contest in Kentucky. They have a sharp, new, red truck with a smoker attached. That and the BBQ mystique must be why you are still paying a premium for roofless, seatless and serviceless service. They had some kitschy products aside from the usual BBQ fare - BBQ Sundae (beans, slaw, pulled pork), BBQ Wangs (no sp) and Fried Apple Fries. They have ribs, but, sold out in the first hour. The food came out reasonably fast.
I also sampled Louie's Bistro. They took forever! At least ten minutes ordering and twenty five expediting. I switched at the last minute from beef tips in a cream peppercorn sauce over fries for the chicken tacos. They were very good. A good audible (the tip sauce looked coagulated and dreary). It was three soft shell tacos for $6 (the low end of the pricing). The chicken must have been braising in liquid all night (possibly in something with green olives). It was infused with a wonderful flavor. The taco came with fresh lettuce and a pungent lime sauce. It was a generous portion. The taco shells would be better served if they grilled them a little besides a squirt of water. This would take some of the raw flavor out of the shell and keep them pliable. They currently taste like raw dough and they split in half during ingestion. They also had a jerk pork something or other and a pork loin (about 6 items). It was an eclectic menu. The big difference in value they had versus some of the other trucks was that they gave a side (fries) with most meals.
Both trucks were good and were the most popular at the event. I'm not sure if this was because they were new or best. It was only my second rodeo. It was going pretty well until the rain came.
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