Food Trucks show up from all over the valley for Food Truck Friday West. It is held in Glendale at 18551 83rd Ave between Sam’s Club & Walmart 5pm-9pm most Friday nights. See www.GetLocalArizonaEvents.com for schedule and food truck line ups.
One of the food trucks we tried tonight was Flippin Rice. They are an Asian Fusion and Filipino Food Truck that came here all the way from Gilbert.
We tried them a few weeks back and had the Bulgogi that was pretty good.
So tonight I wanted to try the orange chicken with crispy kale & fennel because that sounded interesting to me.
Sad to report that this wasn’t as exciting as it sounds. The chicken does have a nice crispy exterior and is very tender inside but lacks a nice flavors. The kale was cut into very small pieces and is almost not there and the fennel was just shaved…..Maybe this is their least interesting dish? The bulgogi from here was much better. We didn’t eat much of this dish so we had some room.
Flippin Rice 480 – 244 – 6102
www.FlippinRice.com
Our next food truck does have a brick and mortar restaurant in Mesa called Que Chevere. They serve Venezuelan Cuisine. The food truck offered empanadas, arepas, plates and more.
Tonight we shared a white corn arepa stuffed with chicken salad with plantain chips on the side.
WOW! What a game changer! This is unusually delicious! The chicken is moist and developed with flavors. It has a cilantro sauce threw it and avocado but what makes it special is the fresh made white corn arepa. On the side are plantain chips and a dip that seems like ranch dressing to snack on. What a great stop this was!
Que Chevere
480 – 474 – 4954
www.QueChevereAZ.com
Restaurant – 142 W Main St Mesa AZ
Our last stop was Fogo & Soul. They are a Southern Brazilian BBQ Soul Food Fusion Food Truck. We’ve tried them before and it was very good…..Will they be that great again?
They do a nice set up with lights, tables, chairs and a portable heater. We tried their mixed grill trio again but with different sides.
SCORE! *********** Everything is delicious! The meats are all tender, delicious, and seasoned nicely. The potato salad is seasoned nicely and is laced with dill. The cornbread is buttery, moist and a little sweet. Two times in a row Fogo & Soul was very good!
www.FogoandSoul.com
480 – 849 – 7685
That was a taste of Food Truck Friday West in Glendale AZ
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Every thing is subject to change.
Great place !
It’s nice and some come from far away to offer all kinds of foods!