There were five trucks in attendance, and we got something from four as we’d had food from the tamalespaceship before.

Gaztrowagon: we got two naan-wiches: Caprese (tomato onion salad, pesto, mozzerella), and Beef Cheesesteak (beef, peppers, onions, pepperjack cheese). The Beef Cheesesteak was very tasty, if a little small. I’d get it again. The Caprese was tasty enough, but seemed very odd hot (it reminded me of Rimmer’s “Hot Gazpacho”). I think would be much better served cold. I’ll pass on the Caprese, but would;t mind checking out some of the other options.

Southern Mac & Cheese: New Mexican (green chili, pepperjack, and cojita). This was really good, but then who doesn’t like a good Mac & Cheese. This one was especially nice. And the flavor we chose was only available in the large container, so there was plenty to have some each for dinner with a lunch for Suzanne left over for the next day. We’re eager to try some of their other flavors.

Meatyballs Mobile: Thai’d Balls (turkey, coconut milk, Chili sauce, sweet peppers), Pizza Balls (ricotta balls, tomato sauce, mozzarella, sausage). We both loved the Thai’d Balls (but then we’re a little kinky anyway). The Pizza Balls (a chef’s special that night) left a bit to be desired. Not so meaty with just a bit of sausage, and with plenty of green peppers (leaving Suzanne out of this one). The ricotta was fine, but the whole package fell short of what we’d expected after the Thai’d. We’ll go back tho this truck, but not for Pizza Balls.

Flirty Cupcakes: Devil In Disguise (red velvet cupcake with cream cheese frosting), The McDreamy (chocolate cupcake with a cream cheese & chocolate filling). What better way to finish off our food truck meal than at a cupcake truck. These were very tasty, indeed. No disappointments here.

Overall, the food was good, but suffered from having to be prepared and packaged in advance. The naan and meatball rolls were somewhat soggy and doughy from being exposed to the fillings for some period of time. The rules around food service in Chicago are retarded. Being able to do final prep and assembly on the spot, as required, results in such a better product. Both of us agree that we wouldn’t be interested in a prefab burrito. We got burritos from the taco truck outside our place in San Francisco occasionally. That was a big thing there, and they had reasonable rules.

Not quite so bad is the fact that the cupcakes had to be prepackaged as well. We ended up getting 2 full sized cupcakes in stead of the selection of 4 that we would have preferred, since they didn’t have our mix of choice made up.

Next Tuesday is the last chance for this event, and we expect to be there.

Chicago is coming along, and may someday join the the 21st century in this regard. Then we just have to ditch the unions.