I had been looking forward to the Boston vs NYC Food Truck Throwdown all week. I love food trucks all the time, but especially when there are a whole bunch in one spot! Sidenote: I also really love food courts. I can totally relate to the Gilmore Girls episode where Rory and Lorelai introduce Emily to the food court with a sampling of every type of cuisine available. I’ve also always wanted to compile my own food court smorgasbord. I am quite indecisive though, so it’s kind of odd that I enjoy the variety so much.
I thought the trucks might be serving smaller, sample sized portions, but everyone seemed to have their regular menu. I went in with the intention of trying NYC food since I see a lot of the Boston trucks around all the time. That didn’t happen, but I’m really happy with what we tried! Paul was standing in line at an NYC truck while I scoped out other menus again. I kept passing Penny Packer’s and couldn’t deny the amazing smell hovering over their area. I had never seen their truck before, they had a fairly short line, and their specialty, the Porchetta sandwich, was only $5 so I hopped in and grabbed one. They were cranking those sandwiches out – they got it down! Paul was still in line and said he just read on a forum that the Porchetta is a must-try and the place he was waiting on had only ok reviews. So in less than 5 minutes he had a Porchetta in his hands too. Â This sandwich was AMAZING! Delicious, juicy, flavorful pork with a layer of crispy skin, plus a fruity relish (with whole cherries!) and a toasty, but soft bun. Whew, that mouthful. It was like, the perfect sandwich. I can’t believe it was only $5 because I was stuffed. Now, I had imagined that I would sample lots of stuff at the event, but I was so full! We decided to leave and come back for dinner, but that didn’t happen either. Oops! Even though we didn’t take full advantage of all the trucks, I think we made a good decision. I don’t know who won/what awards were voted on, but as we were leaving Penny Packer’s I heard one of the judges on stage say it was the best Porchetta he had ever had. Score!
Update: They won best Boston AND best overall!! I knew we picked well. Nuchas was the NYC truck that I wanted to try because I love empanadas – wish we had because they won best NYC! Shucks.
Of course now I’m hungry for pork! How could anyone not be after that description? My mouth is watering!
Haha! I wish I could hand deliver one of these to everyone that reads this. Thank you for reading my longwinded description!
I wish you could too! Have a great Sunday.
Sounds fantastic and so unusual – we have nothing like this in England. A great piece.
Thank you so much and thanks for sharing on your blog! I really enjoyed your empanada post. I love chorizo…and I miss eating in Spain!
A pleasure – I adore your blog – love your writing. Great stuff! Glad you liked my post too!
That is so kind of you to say! It makes me so happy to know that someone enjoys reading what I write. Thanks for making my day! Looking forward to reading more of your posts.
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Great to read stuff like this that is so different from the UK. Refreshing. And….she mentions empanadas! (see my last blog on Spain)
That thing looks AMAZING. Food trucks are the best!
They are the best! I love finding gems like this