Today was a great showing for food trucks. Aside from the resident trucks, were guest trucks Chomp Chomp, Rolling Sushi Van, Rancho A Go Go and Bakery Truck. There was also a mysterious, nondescript bright pink truck that was circling for a parking space… but I didn’t have the time to venture to the other side to check it out.

I was happy to see Chomp Chomp today because they have not been back to the Teller Lot in a while. Apparently, the Teller Lot must be a popular gathering because I was told that there are only so many guest truck spots that the resident trucks can accept each Wednesday. Last time, they made an appearance, my husband was with me and he ordered their spicy crab burger. When I took a bite of his burger, I wanted my own and have been waiting for them to come back ever since. Today, I finally got to savor one all by myself!

The Rolling Sushi Van also makes infrequent appearences to the Teller Lot, and I really wanted their special chirashi bowl, but I knew it would be way too much food for lunch. It was a tough decision, but I decided to keep in the “spicy” theme and ordered their spicy tuna chips.

Spicy Tuna Chips from Rolling Sushi Van

Spicy Crab Burger from Chomp Chomp Truck

Several weeks ago, Dos Chinos tweeted that they were now serving Vietnamese Iced Coffee (or Cafe Sua Da) as part of their menu. I love Vietnamese Iced Coffee, but unfortunately, there are a lot of places that don’t serve it well.

My criteria for the perfect cup of cafe sua da is as follows:

• They have to use real, condensed milk and not a CoffeeMate (or equivalent) substitute, which completely overpowers the drink;
• The taste of coffee needs to be more prominent than the condensed milk;
• Overall, the balance needs to be rich, bold and flavorful, not separated (as in, you can taste the separation of water, coffee and milk).
• The best cafe sua da is best described as drinking liquid dark chocolate. Sublime!!

I’ve passed over ordering Dos Chinos coffee because I was admittedly leery they wouldn’t meet my expectation. That is, until today. I noticed they had changed the listing from “Vietnamese Iced Coffee” to “Super Strong Vietnamese Iced Coffee.”

The change in description piqued my curiousity, so I decided to give it a try. The result? Their coffee met all three of my criteria. It had a nice, thick quality to it and really had a well balanced flavor. Though, not the best I’ve tried, I would definitely order it again if I don’t have time to make it up to Little Saigon to get the good stuff.

As for their claims of begin “Super Strong?” Well, I’m not bouncing against the walls, but it has certainly helped me get through the rest of this afternoon much easier.