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El Guero Mexican Food Truck

22 Thursday Aug 2019

Posted by deanndylema in Latin, Mexican, Mexican Food, Tacos

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Burritos, Cash only, Mexican, Mexican Food, Tacos, Temple, Temple University

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Update: They named the truck El Guero Mexican Food Truck, so I am updating the title of this article. They appear to be doing really well, there is now always a line when I go there for lunch.

There’s a new taco truck on the Temple University campus, and they are serving up some delicious, authentic Mexican eats! I first visited this truck several weeks ago, and since then I have been back FOUR times. The food is delicious and the service is excellent. Because I have visited so many times I have a lot to share about this much welcomed new addition to the Temple food truck community.

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Taste of India

23 Monday Apr 2018

Posted by deanndylema in Indian

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Cash only, Chicken, Indian, lunch, Rice, Spicy, Temple, Vegan, Vegetarian

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A newcomer in the Temple food truck scene, Taste of India has become a popular addition to the campus. Taste of India opened in Spring 2018 and attracts hungry lunch-goers with its aromas of curries and spices. Lately, there is always a line, which is always a great sign for a food truck.

Rice platters include your choice of chicken or one of many veggies, rice, yogurt, chutney, and a salad. (Be sure to specify if you want the yogurt and what kind of chutney you want). Combo platters include your choice of main dish with naan (flatbread), papad (a thin and crispy seasoned dough), yogurt, chutney, salad, and a soda. They also offer rotating specials from day to day.

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Ebi’s Lunch Cart

12 Monday Sep 2016

Posted by deanndylema in Falafel, Halal, Middle Eastern

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Cash only, Chicken, Rice, Rice Plates, Spicy, Temple, Temple University, Vegetarian

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School is back in session, so the trucks are back! Some of them have moved locations, including this halal cart which used to be located on 13th Street in front of Speakman Hall. This, along with The Mexican truck and the two NY halal carts that were on the corner in front of Tuttleman are now located across the street from the Student Center, in front of Ritter Hall.

Now I must post a disclaimer here: I have started grad school at Temple so I won’t have as much leisure time to write these blog posts, but I’ll there are still places I haven’t visited so I’ll be sure to post semi-frequently. On to the review…

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Temple Teppanyaki

18 Thursday Feb 2016

Posted by deanndylema in Asian Food, Asian fusion

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Asian, Cash only, Rice Plates, Temple, Temple University, Vegetarian

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Sweet & Spicy Chicken Wings with rice

I love Japanese food, but I have very little experience with teppanyaki. This truck on 12th street features both Japanese and Korean selections as well as some fusion between the two types of Asian cuisine. Teppanyaki, for those who have never had it, is a type of Japanese barbecue, using a iron grill to cook the food. This has been popularized by places like Benihana Grill, where diners are treated to a show as the chefs prepare their food. The chefs dazzle the guests with pizzazz and flair, flipping their utensils and lighting things on fire. Google “onion volcano” if you don’t know what I am talking about.

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“Sexy” Green Truck

15 Monday Feb 2016

Posted by deanndylema in American Food, Burgers, Cheesesteaks, and Sandwiches, Greek

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American Food, Breakfast, Cash only, Temple, Temple University, Vegetarian

IMG_3840I was chatting with a friend of mine, who brought up the Green Truck as one of his favorites on campus. He said he refused to call it “sexy” but the breakfast egg pitas were excellent, especially when asparagus is in season and the asparagus egg pita was on the menu. I later found out that the Green Truck has a ton of breakfast and lunch items to choose from!

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Caribbean Feast

28 Thursday Jan 2016

Posted by deanndylema in Caribbean

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Cash only, Rice Plates, Temple, Temple University, Vegetarian

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This blog is becoming more and more fun, because it makes me stretch beyond my familiar eating habits and branch out to try new things. I have always been scared of jerk chicken, due to the use of scotch bonnets, which have always been way beyond my comfort level of spiciness. But on this day, I decided to be daring.

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Ernie’s Lunch Truck

25 Monday Jan 2016

Posted by deanndylema in American Food, Burgers, Cheesesteaks, and Sandwiches, Greek

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American Food, Cash only, Cheesesteaks, Temple, Temple University, Vegetarian

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“Best gyro you will ever have!” Ernie proclaimed proudly as he handed me my lunch. “I’ve been here running this truck for 37 years, I’ve seen people come and go. But I love it! It is the best thing when people come back and tell me the food is good.” I smiled and thanked him for my lunch. It’s great to see people who love what they do, and I was optimistic about his food. But there was something else that excited me about this warm brown bag of food I was clutching and about to ingest.

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Mexican Grill Stand

22 Friday Jan 2016

Posted by deanndylema in Mexican, Mexican Food, Tacos, Uncategorized

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Burritos, Cash only, Mexican Food, Open for Summer, Tacos, Temple, Temple University, Vegetarian

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I must preface this post by saying that I spent fifteen years of my youth living all over California. Mexican food has to be exceptional for me to gush about it. That said, I thought Mexican Grill Stand was decent. The food was freshly prepared and the prices were excellent. Service was friendly and quick, and the portions were sizeable.

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Chop Chop!

09 Saturday Jan 2016

Posted by deanndylema in Asian Food, Asian fusion, Tacos

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Asian, Banh Mi, Cash only, Rice Plates, Tacos, Temple, Temple University, Vegetarian

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Would you look at the size of these tacos?! I was shocked as I opened up my container to find these huge chicken tacos, topped with pickled onions and sweet red chili sauce, seated on a bed of lettuce, encased in a flour tortilla.  I could only finish two of them. Chop Chop is a Vietnamese food truck that serves tacos, banh mi, and rice platters in your choice of chicken or pork. For vegetarians, they have tofu served as banh mi or as a rice platter.

The three huge tacos sell for $6 in any of these flavors. Banh mi are $4.50 and rice platters are $6.50. Every order comes with a free can of soda or bottle of water. They run several rotating specials written on neon lit boards. They also offer several types of hot tea, coffee, and hot chocolate.

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NY Famous Gyro Halal Food

01 Friday Jan 2016

Posted by deanndylema in Falafel, Halal, Middle Eastern

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Cash only, Open for Summer, Rice Plates, Temple, Temple University, Vegetarian

IMG_3553The week of Christmas at Temple was pretty much a ghost town. It was rainy and the students and faculty had all vacated the premises. Many of the administrators and support staff also took the days off preceding the Christmas holiday to extend the Winter Break. So as you could imagine, there was very little open on campus for food choices. Luckily for me, those hardworking fellas in the halal carts were still around and happy to serve.

Choosing a halal cart is difficult for a newcomer at Temple, being that there are at least three on Montgomery Street alone. Two of the carts are parked on Montgomery, just past 13th, in front of the Tuttleman Center. The third cart is parked next to the Bagel Hut on Liacouras Walk. That one claims to have higher prices due to inflation, so it costs a dollar more for platters than the other two.

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On my first week at Temple, before I started this blog, I ate at the one on the corner of 13th and Montgomery. It was delicious, but after I told my coworkers I had eaten there, they told me I had eaten at the wrong halal cart. They said the one next to it was the best one. I was skeptical because the food I had was pretty good, and you get a platter of food and a canned soda for only $5. But I am humbled to say that they were right.

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