First, thanks to Matt for pointing out another excellent South Bay food truck blog – the Food Truck category on the San Jose Metblogs. Good articles, good picture of Bill Moore (foodtrucknerd) with a bunch of food in his hands.
As is my habit, I went to the Santa Clara Farmer’s Market today. There are several food stands there, including OaxacanKitchenMobile and 4 Season Rolls, which I have mentioned previously. I get the spring rolls at 4 Season Rolls just about every Saturday – the folks in the tent know me and my order on sight now. What kind of a moron gets spring rolls with shrimp but no pork? I do…
I had gotten up extra-early this morning, so I was extra-hungry – a perfect excuse to “double up.” So I went first to Oaxacan Kitchen to see what they had.
Now, I should say that I have been a bit on the fence about Oaxacan Kitchen – I have liked almost everything I have gotten there, but the Tlayuda I ordered was way too chewy and the last thing I got (I don’t remember what it was) just didn’t taste good. So I have been looking for a good excuse to go there.
I ordered an Empanada, and I was so glad I did. When I think of an empanada, I think of the South American specialty with some wonderful goodies tucked into a pie-like crust and deep fried. Wonderful, but the Oaxacan version is just as good. Mine (a veggie) came in a large, flavorful corn tortilla with sauteed mushrooms, spinach, cheese, and a spicy sauce inside, and a different dipping sauce in the bowl. I stood there on the sidewalk and ate the entire thing – surrounded by people, I did not care if they saw me slurping the mushrooms out of the tortilla and licking the sauce out of the bowl.
Of course, I got the pork-less spring rolls from 4 Seasons Rolls, as well – but that’s another meal!
Good catch…I had forgotten about the SJ Metblogs. It’s really cool that all these separate conversations are coming together!
I tried Oaxacan Kitchen for the first time this week at Lockheed and was intrigued by items on the menu I had never heard of. I played it safe with a couple tamales (one would have been plenty) but even they were surprising in their presentation. I look forward to trying their other dishes.
Hi-we love your blog! We have just started a food truck event called Peninsula Eats at Hiller Aviation Museum in San Carlos every Wednesday from 11AM to 2PM and we will soon be coming to Santa Clara! Today we are featuring the Shackmobile (lobster rolls), Whisk on Wheels (Argentinian), Speedy Panini and The Naked Chorizo (Spanish/Filipino). Our Facebook page is:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/TheMobileGourmet
We will let you know when we start our Santa Clara location!
Thanks for letting us know! San Carlos is a long ways to drive for lunch, but I do have a buddy up there, and I probably do owe him a lunch…
Don’t forget to let us know when you get going in Santa Clara!