I attended the very first South Bay Food Fest today. I’ll admit that I was a little apprehensive at how the event would be considering the craziness that was the first LA Food Truck Fest. I was relieved to find that once I entered the Home Depot Center, it was very organized and mellow. Yes the food trucks all had their far share of lines but nothing too crazy. It also helped that I got there when they first opened.
Into the jaws of the roaming hunger….
I got chased by a man on stilts…
When the coast was finally clear from the crazy man on stilts, I got a tasty fish taco from the Slap Fish Truck.
So many old friends were in attendance.
Jogasaki Sushi Burrito & Truck Norris across the way
Some vendors were there
as well as local restaurants
They even had a place for the kiddies
But I however was there for the food trucks. I’m so glad I’ve been to the ADM Eat Fleet & South Bay Din Din A Go Go so I could narrow my options at the food fest.
So I had a delicious shrimp & octopus handroll from the Temaki truck, that I need to follow on Twitter cuz I’d like to try it again.
And I finally got to try the Nom Nom Truck with their tasty pork taco & a refreshing watermelon basil lemonade.
My final stop was Kogi BBQ, the grand daddy of them all. They opened late & I waited 10 mins for them just to open up but it was totally worth it. The staff teased me for waiting in line for just a single taco but I had to pace myself.
Again I had a great time & it paid to go early because the lines were shorter. Of course I didn’t try every truck but I’ve got my sights on…
Me so Hungry
And the Lime Truck with a line that rivaled Kogi BBQ!
Finally there’s practically the resident food truck, Rebel Bite that I constantly see at ADM. So I’ll catch them when the line isn’t so bad.
I love that the South Bay is finally getting food truck love. Eager to see what the next year has in store!
I will be reviewing each truck I sampled today so keep your eye out for my Follow That Food Truck series. Did you go to the food fest? What was your favorite truck?
Great wrap-up! I chuckled when I saw your picture of the CoolHaus truck because I never got to see the front of it – it was mobbed the entire time I was there. Loved my banh mi from the Nom Nom Truck…and discovered a new favorite dish from Kogi: the kimchi quesadilla. Getting hungry again just thinking about it…
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Thanks for swinging by! Glad you had fun. I had to pace myself so it was mostly tacos for me. Glad I finally tried the nom nom truck too. I hope they have this again next year. Lots of fun eh?
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