We enjoy checking out what's new at the Plaza De Los Food Trucks. The other night we got our dinner from the new pizza truck, Vido's Pizza. We got 3 pizzas--a pepperoni with added jalapenos, a veggie pizza, and a custom pizza with anchovies, onions and their green sauce. I got a lemon tea to drink while I waited for the pizzas.
The sauces need some explaining. It appears that all the pizzas come with their tomato sauce. You can add the green sauce (mayo, cilantro, black pepper, salt and lime) or the poppers sauce (jalapeno popper ingredients--jalapenos, cream cheese, bacon (prosciutto), and black pepper).They have one size of pizza, which is comparable to a medium from other places. The crust is tasty and filling so one pizza will at least feed two, three if they get sides. They also have salads, which we did not try.
The pepperoni with jalapeno was a good representation, with tasty crust and plenty of pepperoni. The jalapenos made it spicy but not too spicy. Very good. Their ovens give the pizza a nice char on the bottom for added flavor.
The veggie pizza has lots of different standard veggies but you'll notice the arugula--they give you plenty, right on top. It's an attractive pizza and very tasty. Like most veggie pizzas it was pretty wet--the vegetables release a lot of water in cooking.
Anchovies are an unusual ingredient on pizzas these days. They raise strong feelings as well as a strong flavor. The guy who took my order said I was the first one he remembered asking for anchovies. I thought the green sauce would be a good complement to the anchovies, and it was. The amount was just right--anchovies are indeed strong stuff, and too much would be overpowering.
The lemon tea did not actually have any tea in it--it was lemonade. I was hoping for more like half and half. Just so you know.
The pizzas are $18-20 before tax and tip. That's pretty high, though perhaps not an unusual markup for a food truck. It's a different experience from the heavily discounted big chains. Would it displace my favorite artisanal pizza, Crust Pizza? I don't think so. You can get a medium at Crust for significantly less, and they have anchovies too. The salads are $9-11 and that's the only other price point. They have three ovens so the wait was only 15 minutes, even for our larger order. We enjoy the atmosphere at the food truck park, though due to heat we ordered takeout. If you're there and want pizza it would be worth trying, for sure.
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