I ordered the Holly Pork burger and parmesan fries. The burger is a large patty with swiss Mac 'n' cheese, bacon, pulled pork, a rum sauce, a "home sauce", and it looked like there were potato sticks on there (Venezuelan staple). Sounds pretty good. But like all their burgers it's a very tall sandwich, so would probably be better to eat it with a fork.
Between the pulled pork and the rum sauce, the burger came off one-note sweet, rather than savory sweet. The pulled pork had some big chunks in it, which made for awkward eating. Ketchup complemented it nicely, but you need it. Plenty of food there.
The Parmesan fries were disappointing. The fries were probably better fresh, they wilted just a bit in the bag going home. But the Parmesan is powdered--if it wasn't from a can, it tasted like it. Parmesan that's cooked on makes a nice crust and keeps the fries firm, but this was not like that.
I washed it down with a Papelon con limon, a Venezuelan drink with brown sugar, lemon and lime. This is wonderfully refreshing, very much worth branching out from soda. Theirs is nice and strong, I had to let the ice melt a bit.
I got their churros for dessert. They were decent, not completely crisp but pretty good, with Nutella, oreos and M&Ms.
They have contactless ordering through a food app I had not heard of called On The Fly, but it was reasonably quick to load and order.
I
struggled with whether to recommend them. The service was great, very
polite and they were ready to answer questions. I wanted to like the
food better. They offer a bowl option for their items, and I would try
that next time. I think it was just heavy food for a hot day, and they
only have the one seafood option. I'm not sure what the relationship is, but there's another Venezuelan food truck I've reviewed before (Primo's) that has similar food, and in my opinion does most of it better. But Bocados looks invested, and I think they'll find their niche.
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