Review: KurbsideEatz Food Truck

Fusion food gets talked out the wazoo here in Houston. So do Food Trucks. Once the bastion of tacos, hot dogs & sandwiches, they have undergone a gourmet renaissance in the US & Canada. Even those who sell hot dogs and tacos have upped their game to a gourmet level. I've already reviewed Good Dogs & Bernie's Burger Bus, and loved them. KurbsideEatz was the next one on my list.

The snag I always hit with the Houston Gourmet Food Trucks is their tendency to stay inside of the 610 loop & rove mainly around downtown, Washington Ave & the Heights. Although driving there from where I live in SW Houston isn't that hard, finding parking where they roam can be a royal pain. As a result, downtown office workers & downtown/Heights bar goers get to try their fare, while folks in the mid-burbs, suburbs & exurbs never fetch a whiff of them. Thankfully Jerry Jan & Nancy Luong Chiang of Kurbside Eatz choose to park it in the Galleria area on Fridays & I was able to pay them an overdue visit.

Their food is Korean/American fusion. And by American, I mean fast food truck style food. Philly Beef Egg rolls, Korean beef & kimchi loaded fries, a curry burger, tacos on paratha bread & such are their fare. I realize this kind of Korean fusion may not appeal to culinary purists, but that's not their target customer. They are offering a typical fast food customer an alternative with the comfort of fast food mixed with typical Korean/pan-Asian fare.

So I decided to go with the Kurbside Fries & the Taco Belly. And now here are your food blueprints:

Kurbside Fries:
Seasoned Fries topped with 
Melted Cheese, Asian marinated Ribeye,
Kimchi, shreddd jack and sharp cheeses,
Creamy cilantro, spicy mayo 


Crispy Taco Belly:
Cooked seasoned pork belly slices,
Served in paratha with kimchi, fresh lettuce, 
shredded sharp and jack cheeses, 
creamy cilantro, spicy mayo, fresh cilantro
and lime

Loaded fries are always good--chili cheese or Poutine are favorites of
Mine. Those fries loaded with Korean Beef, Kimchi, cilantro & sauce were amazing! Slightly spicy, very meaty, full of savory sour & sweet starchy goodness. I enjoyed them tremendously. The only thing I would change if I were the chef would be to use spicier Kimchi with more garlic.  Still I really enjoyed these fries.

The taco belly had thick slices of pork belly on a naan style bread with kimchi veggies & sauce, with a lime wedge. Again more sweet pork goodness mixed with the bitter spicy and sour accents of Korean food. Again I'd like spicier kimchi but that's just me.

Nancy Luong Chiang and Jerry Jan cooking it up in the food truck!

Jerry & Nancy are great proprietors who took time to talk shop and trade info about food trucks & the Houston restaurant scene. Their truck was quite clean & everything was made fresh.  I really appreciated their hospitality and the good food.  Suffice it to say, I will definitely be back to try their Triple Cheese Beef Curry Burger in the near future!!!

The Foodie Professor's Report Card for
KurbsideEatz:
Kurbside Fries: A-
Taco Belly: A+
Service:
Speed: B+
Friendliness: A+
Cleanliness: A

Overall Grade: A

Log onto KurbsideEatz Facebook page for locations & times! Also check out this video of them from CW 39's NewsFix:


And remember:
Eat Happy!
Zao an, Y'all!