Lunch at the solar breakfast truck

There’s just enough uncertainty in the food truck world that catching sight of the telltale profile of your favorite truck as you round the corner can still be a rush. Green Bean Mobile Cafe has an unusual profile because there are solar panels on top of the...

Three siblings, one truck, double awesome, local eggs

My tour of Boston City Hall food trucks is winding down. It looks like I won’t catch them all in April as I’d planned but it was great to catch up with the estimable Mei Mei team this week and finally sample their signature sandwich, the Double Awesome. I...

Burek Börek Byrek Truck Truck Truck

One of the newest trucks on the scene at City Hall Plaza is Mediterranean Home Cooking, what looks like a family operation with no evident social media presence or brick and mortar location. But they do have one of my favorite things, a focused menu: That’s...

Res Ipsa loquitur at Chicken & Rice Guys

The menu board is improved and the prices have gone up, but the Chicken & Rice Guys still deliver exactly what they say and they do it very well. Last year I had the chicken and rice, this time I tried the lamb and rice, small size. I admire the focus and...

Compliments all around

Yesterday the good folks at the Compliments food truck seem to have decided it was their duty to dispense compliments to their patrons. It certainly brightened my day. I got “hey, I really like your sunglasses” (they’re Warby Parkers, and it’s...