Super Shawarma

We were excited to try this new food truck at the Plaza de los Food Trucks.  We got a beef and a chicken shawarma, a side of falafel, and a mint lemonade.

The sandwiches are pricey, $16-18.  They are also huge.  They can easily be split to serve 2 or 3 people. They are neatly wrapped in a large pita and finished on the grill for great flavor.  They fall apart a bit as you eat them, you'll need a fork to finish up, but you definitely will not go hungry.  The beef shawarma was pretty tender and had a nice sauce.  The chicken was quite tender and tasty.  

The highlight for me was the falafel.  A side of falafel is 10 pieces, so you get a lot for the price, but you can't get just a few.  The falafel was fried fresh and had a marvelous crust on the outside.  The tzatziki sauce served with it was great and complemented them very well.  You can get a whole sandwich made with falafel, which would be worth trying.

The mint lemonade was a real kick--strong lemon and mint flavors.  It worked really well with the food.  There wasn't a lot of it but there didn't need to be.

There were a lot of nice touches.  We got four sauce cups with the meal--two labeled garlic, one labeled for falafel, and one without a label.  I think that one was babaganoush.  The garlic sauce is powerful, but worked well on the sandwiches.  The babaganoush was good also.  They labeled our sandwiches, something not everyone does--they had the protein and also directions on how to open the wrap.  The people were friendly and service was great.  This truck sports three flags--Syrian, Venezuelan, and American--so we believe it's a Venezuelan take on Mediterranean food.  Definitely worth a try.

The Plaza de los Food Trucks is continuing to improve, with lots of seating and most of it covered now.  A very comfortable place to eat, or to wait for takeout.

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