Only Burger - Eating from a Truck

So I had to chase down the Only Burger Truck at lunch today. You can follow it on Twitter. Fortunately, it was at the corner of Guess and Carver near a favorite shopping place of mine Medical Supply Superstore (don't ask). Now let me start out by saying that this is no pork sandwich dipped in an ashtray from a gas station. This truck looks like it was purchased yesterday. I ordered the single with everything (cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion (red), pickles, ketchup and mustard), fries and a diet coke. The total was about $7. I had to wait a bit since it is grilled to order so I stood on the corner grassy areas with three Dudes in khaki pants. On occasion, one of the two guys inside of the truck would yell out burger burger. I did really want to tell him that it is cheeseburger, cheeseburger, cheeseburger, pepsi, pepsi, pepsi, no coke. But alas I did not. Ok, down to it. The burger and fries were in nice clean white bags with napkins and extra ketchup for the fries. The fries were very good. Not beef tallow old school oil good but, handcut with the skins on thin fries good. Good amount, also. The burger itself was very good. They advertise that the buns are grilled with butter to crisp them up and it worked. The single with fries was just right for me, but they do have the double if you are really hungry. Overall, a very satisfying burger truck experience.

Rockwood Filling Station - High Octane?

Some friends and I went to Rockwood Filling Station on Thursday night for dinner, drinks and yes, dessert. The Duck Rabbit Porter was a popular choice of beverage for those looking to clear their palate of an annoying work week. Two pizzas were ordered. I wanted to see about the meatballs (something about duck in them) so I threw them on the pizza. The pizza was good, but out of Pop's Backdoor, Broad Street Cafe, and Rockwood Filling Station, I have to say Pop's is by far the best. The crust on this pizza was a bit soggy and the meatballs a bit dry. I would still go back to see if I just hit a bad day. Two people at our table ordered the mushroom sandwich, but were not singing its praises. It was good, but not out of this world or anything. The ice cream, however, was great. I was trying to steal the homemade pizzelle of my better half's bowl. It was rainy that night so the windows of the "filling station garage" were down so it was not the greatest atmosphere. But that could have been the screaming children also. And last but not least the waiter was delightful with a great italian accent. Yum! Thanks to the gang for going out on a school night!

snacks before the Country Jam at Broad Street

So I did get to scooter home with a baguette from Rue Cler in my backpack. Made fresh daily, they are great!


Then I made some snacks for a Baltimore friend in town with my farmer's market goodies - yellow tomato, cucumber and some herb crusted goat cheese, YUM!

We went to Broad Street Cafe and enjoyed a crowd of at least 10 people on stage jamming with harmonicas to banjos to stand up base. Nice.

super taqueria - hit the spot

After hitting Golden Belt Friday for the Cartography exhibit and eating a light dinner (Bacon at Elmo's), we hit Super Taquiria on Roxboro Road on Saturday for lunch for the first time. A bit late on going there. I did try to study up on the names of things so I didn't order brains (http://www.newsobserver.com/105/story/587448.html). I ordered tacos pastor (pork) and was looking for hongas (mushrooms). The food it was good (not quite super good). One of the green salsas was burning my lips but I am a light weight for sure. Some Horchata (Mexcian Rice Milk drink) cooled it right down, thanks to some help from my better half. I will continue to try some other taquerias to see how they are.

Good Even Without the Dinge, Broad Street Cafe

Picked up a quick dinner at Broad Street Cafe last night after volunteering at Centerfest. The grill was closed (?) but they had pizzas, salads and fries. We munched down those fries pretty fast and were pleasantly surprised to find some jazz on stage as sort of a come up and join the band kind of thing. The sausage and mushroom pizza was great (the Mediterranean was good too). I still like pop's backdoor the best (the mushrooms are outstanding), but... The beer was tasty, but no list of what was on tap (?). As a throw back, the tables were still pretty sticky.

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