Friday Night Madness... With Pictures!!!

Mobile food courts are a good thing.
Your friendly neighborhood food truck stalkers love this notion. Most of the trucks we've tried have been in this setting. Anywhere from 4 to 10 trucks all set up in a parking lot with tables and chairs, maybe even music.
They're organized, planned and usually go off without a hitch.
Then there are the places where trucks just gather with no real plan. These tend to be along the sidewalks in area that will support it. Downtown LA, Hollywood, Miracle Mile and Santa Monica come to mind.

Then there's Granada Hills.....
What happens on the 1 mile stretch of Chatsworth Street between Zelzah and Yarmouth on Friday nights could best be described as a disorganized foodtruckpalooza. It's utter insanity!
The sheer volume of trucks that gather here is staggering. This is NOT a place where you can sample everything, there's just too much... EVEN FOR ME!!!!
There are some regulars there every week and some newcomers.
Last time I went there were 32 trucks. And this is not planned, it's spontaneous. True guerilla dining!
Take a look here

 

This really doesn't even begin to show the size of this gathering.
Here's the part that bothers me, When I went to take all these pictures, I HAD JUST EATEN!!!!!
Ok, that was probably ill thought out on my part but I needed the pictures! Never mind the fact that there were about 10 here I had never tried! So I avoided the inevitable food coma and just took the pictures.
So the next time you feel like a little something different on a Friday night check out Chatsworth Street between Zelzah and Yarmouth in Granada Hills. And prepare to be overwhelmed..
And for good measure, Here's the list of trucks that were there this particular week.

1.Pranzo
2.The Shawerma House
3.Sloppy Gourmet
4.Chef Che Argentine
5.Breezy Freeze
6.Slap Yo Mama
7.Jogasaki Burrito
8.The Nacho Truck
9.Caridad Cuisine
10.OG Tempura
11.New Delhi Express
12.Ta Bom
13.Antonia's Nuts
14.Bower's Sausages
15.New York Galbi
16.La Rue De Paris
17.Fresh And Meaty
18.Curb A Peel
19.Aloha Fridays LA
20.Streets Of Thailand
21.The Pokey Truck
22.Street Kitchen LA.
23.The Twist Burgers
24.Bajamar Seafood
25.Lardon
26.The Wein Truck
27.Let's Roll It
28.Mossie Lee's
29.The Stacker Truck
30.Tornado Potato
31.Yummy One
32.Calbi
Even for the uninitiated, If you can't find something here to like then you have deeper problems than what to have for dinner!
Check it out!

BURGERS!!!........part1??

Ahh, the majestic hamburger! Truly as American as any dish could claim to be.
And VERY popular fodder for the food trucks.
Yes, there are many good burger trucks, so many in fact that I've yet to try them all. So I'll just prattle on about the ones I have tried.
I guess I should say that most of what I've had has been good so here's some of the better ones I've had so far.
Grill 'Em All.
The undisputed king of L.A. Burger trucks after winning "The Great Food Truck Race". This truck ALWAYS has a long line. But is it worth it. My opinion, it depends on the line and what else is around. But these guys know their burgers.The stalkers have sampled about half of their menu board and found some surprises. Our favorite is probably the Molly Hatchet with the Waste 'Em All right up there as well. We also liked the Samoa Joe. The Behemoth sounds a lot better, (or worse depending on your point of view), than it actually is. All in all this is a burger that does not dissapoint.

Patty Wagon LA
Ok, these are technically sliders but though they are small, they are burgers just the same. They tout the fact that the use only grass fed beef and it shows. The burgers are well crafted, imaginative and just plain good. And yes, I'd try them again.
Baby's Badass Burgers
This is a truck I certainly will visit again since all I was able to tasted was one of their sliders and it was good. I tried their "cougar" and even though they were out of the St. Agur Bleu Cheese, (They charged me a buck less and subbed in swiss cheese), I loved it. I'll go back again. And I have to say, the Burger Babes aren't too bad either. OH come on, a guy can look!
There are several more that I've got my sights set one but they'll just have to wait until I get to them. Fresh and Meaty, Da Burger Boss and a couple of others are on my radar.
And when One of us does, we'll let you know.