I know you’ve seen them, the trucks offering you a variety of different foods for your eating pleasure. They cover all the culinary bases, from New Orleans and American classics to mac and cheese and Mexican. And while nobody asked, I have delivered. Here are reviews for my big three food trucks, all in one article for your handy dandy usage.
Grub the Wandering Kitchen
While Grub is most famous for its mac and cheese, don’t sleep on the other food options. My roommates go for the chicken tacos regularly, and they are pretty great. But in my opinion, if you’re going to Grub you should try the mac.
The flavors of mac are diverse and sometimes strange — for example, the breakfast mac. Never in my life would I have thought to put maple syrup on mac, but they did and it’s not bad. My go-to flavor is either pesto or garlic. Be warned though, if you eat the garlic, you’ll be smelling like garlic for days.
If you’re ready for heat, try the mac of fire or the chipotle, since both pack a spicy punch. And as a nice addition, you can add bacon, chicken or pork for a little extra cost.
The mac is good, but be prepared to spend about $7. The base five-cheese is about $6, but they do give a decent amount of food for the price. So, while multiple times a week will kill your wallet, once probably won’t.
You’re likely already at a bar anyway.
Taqueria Las Torres
Growing up in Southern Idaho has given me a deeply-held appreciation for taco trucks, and the having one in Moscow makes me extremely happy. The food is good—there are a variety of options including plates, burritos, tacos and sides.
My favorite time to go is on Dollar Taco Tuesday, but be warned that going during the school year will mean fighting through a line of people who decided not to go to Patty’s — also because of the line. If you do go, however, the wait is worth it and the tacos are great. The corn tortilla is soft, the meat is flavorful and it all hits the spot.
While there is an emphasis on the different kinds of meat one can get in their burrito — lengua, spicy pork, beef and chicken —, the vegetarian options are also good.
Duke’s Place
Duke’s Place is probably a name you’ll remember from the time it spends either parked outside John’s Alley or during the school year, outside Einstein’s.
Duke’s Place is somewhere you should go at least once—from the hush puppies to the fried okra, it’s got enough of the southern flavor you’d hope to find in Moscow. And with the wide range of hours, you can hope to find it any of time of day.
Going to Duke’s gives me the little nostalgia trip I need every once in a while, bringing me back tom my New Orleans trip with my friends and the fun time I had there. Duke’s has New Orleans classics like PO Boys, jambalaya, gumbo and catfish.
Kali Nelson can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter @kalinelson6