It seems that lately I have to make a sacrifice in order to eat at my favorite truck. Today, Anna and I took Corey “all the way” to Irvine to get lunch. 

Nestled in one of the obscure office parks off Redhill Drive & Skypark is a place called Blackmarket Bakery.  You would never know from the outside that this place sold food. They make the most amazing cakes, cookies, and pastries. They also make a pasta with wine! Truth be known, I don’t get any of those items but their Sunflower & Almond Brittle! 

In the past, Piaggio on Wheels would make this location his Friday afternoon stop.  Then, on August 13th, Piaggio invited a few other gourmet trucks. The property management company put their foot down and placed a temporary stop to visiting trucks. 

Thanks to the efforts of Blackmarket Bakery, they convinced the managment company to allow a guest truck to visit occassionally.  Now, a month later, Piaggio is back at Blackmarket, and all is right in The OC.



Today’s lunch special: Peppercorn picanha (steak) over garlic mashed potatoes from Piaggio



Piaggio’s tofu tacos with the “pink” sauce, chimmichuri sauce, served over chimi rice and grilled zucchinis

The Almond-Sunflower brittle from Blackmarket Bakery This item is vegan, as they use pure cane sugar instead of butter



It’s that time of the year! Pumpkin Spice Woopie pie from Blackmarket Bakery



As I mentioned in an earlier post, Irvine is not close to me… but when Barcelona on the Go tweeted there were a few new trucks coming to The OC, I had to reconsider my lunch plans. 

The tweet said to go to Teller and Michelson, so I assumed it was the lot across from Allergan.  I was wrong.. they really meant the corner of Teller AND Michelson!  Apparently, it was a joint effort to promote commercial and residential real estate on the vacant property.  The property management people had tables and chairs not just for eating, but to discuss being a tenant.  I wonder if anyone actually took brochures on the property?

Anyhoo, the new trucks were Great Balls on Tire, Lee’s Philly, and King Kone, a soft serve ice cream truck that also serves shave ice and milkshakes.

New truck: Lee’s Philly They make the classic Philly Cheesesteaks, as well as Kogi (Korean rib) and other cheesesteaks

Classic Philly Cheesesteak w/grilled onions from Lee’s Philly

Great Balls of Tire They make various meatball sliders

The Ciao Bella by Great Balls on Tire Veal, pork, pancetta marinara w/ shaved parmesean

While waiting in line for my bacon wrapped dates from Barcelona on the Go, my sister called to check on the lines.  She brought her lunch to work, so the only thing she wanted was ice cream, so I told her I would get one and drop it off her work.

As I was in line, the gals in front of me ordered this milkshake, and I had to take a picture!

Espresso mocha milkshake from King Kone

My sister’s vanilla ice cream in a cup with peanuts. I cannot believe they did not have lids for the peeps who want it “to go”

This week’s OC DinDin a GoGo tweeted the best line up ever:
The “resident” trucks Lomo Arigato, Tropical Shave Ice, Dos Chinos and Piaggio on Wheels were joined by The Lime Truck, Louks, White Rabbit, and a new truck Morsels Bakery (@bakerytruck).  A total of 8 trucks of were serving up food.  I say 8 (and not 9) because we never did see Louks, so I think they were a no-show.

Well, you could say “unofficial” OCDDAGG truck Kogi BBQ came to make it #9.

So, Martin picked me up from work, and we arrived at K1 about 5:45.  There was already a huge line at the White Rabbit.. about 3x’s a longer than everyone else. Lucky for us, Karen got there early and was about 5th in line, so we joined her.  The line for the White Rabbit was not just long.. it was snaking past the other trucks! Not even the popular Lime Truck or Kogi BBQ’s had a line as long. 

So, here is the White Rabbit…

The lineup of the food trucks waiting to open… and the hungry foodies waiting on the side!

White Rabbit: Filipino Fusion Truck

White Rabbit’s frequent card (a punch with min purchase of $9)

Combo D= entree, side + drink Chicken Adobo with rice, and pork lumpia (includes a soda) for $9.00

Look at the hungry foodies waiting in line!

After dinner there’s dessert…

New truck in town: Morsel’s Bakery Truck They sell cupcakes, eclairs, cream puffs, and dessert shots

Strawberry Cream Puff The bottom was lined with strawberries and custard

Dessert shots from The Morsel’s Bakery Truck Chocoate brownie (left) and Cheesecake

German Chocolate cupcake

Of course I could not end my evening without my favorite…

Tropical Shave Ice Rick says he puts “aloha’ in his shave ice I say its shave crack!

As a government slave, we are entitled to have a lunch break.  I guess I should be happy that I get an hour to eat, versus some school districts who gives their slaves only a half hour.  The only bad part of an hour is if a food truck is in say, Irvine, and I’m in say, Santa Ana, its hard to dine and dash.  Lucky for me, my sister works across the street from where the OC Truck Summit gathers regularly on Wednesday afternoons at Teller & Michelson. 

I saw that The Lime Truck was having their Autumn Maple Pork Flat Iron, and they were going to be not only at the Teller location but at the K1 location later tonight. Hmm, should I chance it that they’ll still have food available at 5:30 pm?  Nah! Lime Truck is very popular and I did not want to risk missing out.  So, I sent a text message to my sister begging her to order me the pork, and I made my way to Irvine.

Fifteen minutes later, I arrived to find a crowd at all the trucks.  My sister had food in her hand.. and if I were smart, I should have just paid her and head back to work.  Of course, I am not that smart, and I wandered around checking out the other trucks. I  ended up getting my bacon wrapped dates and Paella croquettes from Barcelona on the Go.. which ended up costing me $8, plus 10 minutes of wait time (maybe a wee bit longer).  Lucky I got back to work at a decent time (took an hour and 10 min lunch) and gorged out in the privacy of my office.

Now, I hope I have enough room in my hollow leg for dinner tonight! I must save room for White Rabbit Truck and, of course, my Tropical shave ice!

The purpose of my trip: Lime Truck’s pork flat iron over mashed red potatoes

Repaying my sister for getting my food by splitting an order of Paella Croquettes & the Bacon Wrapped Dates from Barcelona Onthego

My sister’s coworker ordered the Tofu lettuce wrap from DanDanBBQ

My sister’s Spicy Pork Taco (left) and Korean Short Rib Taco from DanDan

On Sundays, most food trucks take the day off. Lucky for me, The Lime Truck tweeted they were at the Bruery today, and they had… fried chicken!  I went down to pick up some lunch, and met up with Karen and Orangecountygal.  Here is what I got…

Lime Truck at the Bruery in Fullerton.. too bad I don’t drink beer 😦

Kendra’s filthy red head brisket Barbecue brisket with slaw on top

Pork loin with apples over mashed potatoes

Fried chicken breast coated with Honey Bunches of Oats & Almonds Flavorful but a little dry 😦

We noticed Dos Chinos was right around the corner from our house at the Bootleggers Brewery in Fullerton, so we stopped by to pick up dinner.  Martin really liked the filet mignon taco and wanted to try their burrito.  I was going to take the picture of it,but he claims it looked like “any other burrito” (you determine what that means).

I ordered the filet mignon over garlic white rice and fries.  They had to charge me $1 more because I wanted filet instead of rib eye.  If you look at the picture, I’d say its worth the $8!

Dos Chinos and their wall o menus

Filet over rice and fries, topped with a dallop of guacamole All this for $8… I have lunch for tomorrow!