It’s well settled fish tacos neither originated in San Diego nor emerged from Ralph Rubio’s head like Athena from Zeus’. Nor is it likely they originated in San Felipe where Rubio found them on a 1974 Spring Break trip. The truth of their origin is somewhat South of San Diego and … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE: El Prieto proves it’s just San Diego gringo tacos that suck
About a month ago I wrote in this space that San Diego tacos suck and “the problem isn’t them, it’s us.” We’re getting the tacos we deserve, the ones we’ve asked for. It didn’t take long for me to be informed of the error of my ways. “You’ve got to be kidding me,” opined one … [Read more...]
SAN DIEGO FOOD TRUCK REVIEW: Underdogs Gastro Truck
At its most basic level, the hot dog is a sausage served in a sliced bun. In the American "culinary" vernacular it is most often garnished with mustard, ketchup, onions, mayonnaise, relish, cheese, chili and/or sauerkraut. The Underdogs Gastro Truck is not about the hot dog at … [Read more...]
FOOD TRUCK REVIEW: Asian Persuasion
It probably does not take much in the way of perusal of the reviews on this site to come to the conclusion that when it comes to food I need no persuasion to go eat Asian. And an Asian-inflected food truck? So much the better. … [Read more...]
FOOD TRUCK REVIEW: Hoangie’s Banh Mi on Wheels
For some reason it did not occur to me until I was already on the way to a lunch at Hoangie's Banh Mi on Wheels food truck that my last (and first) food truck review involved a Banh Mi sandwich. Some people might think I'm partial to Banh Mi's. They would be right. For that … [Read more...]