I stopped by this food truck in the Gosling Express Food Truck Park for a late lunch the other day (they open at 2pm). I had the garlic shrimp for an entree and an alcapurria on the side, and washed it down with a Mate India soda. Overall the meal was very successful, I can heartily recommend it.
The garlic shrimp dish is true to its name--shrimp cooked in a garlic butter sauce, reminding me very much of shrimp scampi. The shrimp were nicely cooked, and the shells were softened up enough that I just ate them whole. The dish comes with a choice of sides--rice, tostones (fried plantain) or mofongo. Mofongo is a savory mashed plantain casserole formed tightly in a mold. It has a great combination of textures, and it went particularly well with this dish as it soaked up that garlic butter sauce to make it taste even richer. Yum! It came with a tasty dipping sauce, but the sauce didn't really go with the dish and they could probably leave it off.But that sauce was a perfect complement for the alcapurria (and it had its own container). Alcapurrias are a fritter often made with green bananas and taro root and stuffed with meat. This one was made with a plantain base. It was nice and crisp on the outside and quite tasty with the sauce. It was fresh from the fryer so it was extremely hot, and would remain that way for quite some time--it would travel well.
The entrees are priced from $13.50-$23, not unusual for a food truck but a bit more than many in this food truck park. But you can get a perfectly reasonable lunch from the small item menu, which has empanadas as well as the alcapurrias, and not spend more than $10. Service was very friendly and helpful. A great way to experience Puerto Rican food, which we have not had in this neighborhood.
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