October 7th 2022 was the first Food Truck Friday West in Glendale Arizona. They are held every Friday Night 5pm-9pm at 18551 83rd Ave. in Glendale (between Sam’s Club & Walmart). It was free admission. There were around eighteen food trucks to pick from. They also had seating, music, a children’s bouncy blow up, and a children’s train ride.

The first Food Truck we tried was Red Ginger. They serve a menu that’s Asian Pacific and sometimes Baja Mexican.

We shared the Korean Bulgogi Tacos topped with Asian slaw and sriracha aioli.

OMG they are delicious! The beef is tender like butter and is infused with delicious flavors. WOW what a great start.

We came across Mel N Libby’s Soul Food Truck.

We shared the fish and shrimp combo with macaroni and cheese.

The shrimp are ok but seem unseasoned. My husband asked (Libby?) for cocktail sauce but she didn’t give him any……..maybe she was out? The fish are very fishy tasting and chewy……(ick!) The macaroni and cheese is all dried up and not good…..

I would say that the fish and macaroni and cheese was very substandard. I am surprised that they are in the food truck and catering business. It’s a crime to make food like this. They should cook for our local jail. (of course most of this $23.50 was thrown out)

So we still had room to try another food truck.

We tried the tartufata pizza from Re Di Roma Wood Fired Food Truck.

I thought that this pizza sounded great……..It’s ok but a little off. The crust is extra thin and I do like that. But the cheese is rubbery and not the best. The mushrooms are very spongy. It’s also oily and lacks truffle taste. Maybe I would have liked a different flavor pizza better?

We finish with a trip to Mr. Softea.

I got a small cup of vanilla soft serve with rainbow sprinkles.

It was only $2. and pretty good.

The large chocolate with chocolate sprinkles was only $3.

Today we tried a very good food truck (Red Ginger) and OK Food Truck (Re Di Roma) and a not so good food truck (Mel N Libby’s)

I will certainly try Red Ginger again and there were lots of other food trucks that I was interested in trying.

I’d say that the Food Truck Friday in Glendale AZ is Worth a Try!

18551 83rd Ave Glendale AZ (Between the Sam’s Club and Walmart) Fridays 5pm-9pm

www.GetLocalArizonaEvents.com

Everything is subject to change.