World Street Kitchen Truck

My final meal in Minneapolis is from a food truck, which is parked in a parking lot near the Nicollet Mall in the downtown area and not far from my hotel. The "Flaming Red" food truck specializes in making seasonal food with various Asian flavors. For my lunch, I ordered the "Bangkok Burrito". The $9.00 burrito has a choice of meat (I chose the Bangkok Red Curry Chicken), and fried rice stuffed in a warm flour tortilla. As you know, this is a food truck and the only food truck in the downtown area. So I brought my food back to my hotel and stuffed the silver bullet in my face like the Tasmanian Devil. "I'm not in San Francisco. So I can't eat my meal in the parking lot, okay!"One bite of the Asian Burrito, the chicken was grilled and spiced very well with a hint of sweetness. The fried rice has spicy ingredients and mixed very well. The interior of my burrito: http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/world-street-kitchen-minneapolis?select=M7akrpuKwMDxK1LLfr8O2w#M7akrpuKwMDxK1LLfr8O2wThe food truck also serves rice bowls, pasta dishes, tacos, and variety of sandwiches, including Banh Mi's. I wish I were able to try more of the food. Hopefully next time I will do that. The food truck is only operated during lunchtime (11am-1pm) and cash only. Now I am done with my vacation!

If you put a soft-cooked egg in it, they will come. And come they did. The line outside the WSK food truck today was a bit long but they handled it well and food was served within 5 minutes or so of order. I had the Chicken Yum Yum bowl. Rice - Good. Chicken - Good. Soft-cooked egg - Good. Pink sauce reminiscent of salsa with cream cheese - good. Top it with a bunch of cilantro and you have got my freaking attention!! I devoured that ricey chicken eggy goodness with all the enthusiasm I imagine a vegetarian turned meat eater would feel. But not before I chomped down on a spectacular chocolate chip, marshmallow, sea salt cookie. I shared the cookie with co-workers, but it was not without a little pain for my loss. :-( The guys running the food truck had a great sense of humor and made a point of joking around and even messing with the willing customers a bit. At first glance at the menu I commented that I should walk away because I'm trying to eat a bit healthier. That's when the guy inside the truck clucked at me like a chicken. Okay dude, challenge accepted. I'll eat your rice bowl and I'll add on a cookie. My experience at the food truck makes me totally game to try the brick and mortar location. If it's as good at the truck, you bet your a** I'll be visiting soon! In the meantime, I'll be stalking you WSK Truck. Don't be scared.

Well, maybe it was all the rants and reviews that made me stand in line for over 30 mins for you. Maybe it was the 30 min wait that made me heighten my expectations. What I can say, is the line wasn't worth it. Was it good? Yes. Would I stand in line for 30 mins again for it? OH DEFINITELY NOT! I ordered the Bangkok burrito with the Korean short ribs. The rice was FANTASTIC (chipotle should take a note from these guys), the burrito was filling, however the short ribs sauce was just unbalanced. It tasted too sweet when I wanted a bit more of a kick and less sweet. I think I would try out their actual jam up in uptown, but you definitely wont see me waiting in line for 30 mins at their truck again.

Um if you don't like this place you probably sweat suckiness. First of all it's from the Saffron brothers? That right there tells you this place rocks. Secondly, the one that mans the truck is not only nice to look at he's incredibly nice to talk to. Even in a rush he makes a point to very sincerely thank you for your patronage and though he doesn't know me personally yet, he knows a lot of his customers by name and order. Really impressive to me. I've only been here once but I'm a little obsessed with it already. I go to a new food truck every friday and this place makes it hard to try new joints because I want it every day...not just every friday. I had the yum yum bowl and it was soooo good. They weren't lying when they named their chicken "original gangstah". It's so tender and seasoned so well..mmmmmmmm. The rice is soft, the soft fried egg is a stroke of genuis though I wish it was on top not the bottom. I usually don't like whole herbs but the whole basil and cilantro leaves really work in the bowl. I love mushrooms so I wish there were more in the bowl but they soak up and compliment the surrounding flavors so well. I pretty much loved everything about it. I cannot wait to try the burrito. It sounds so damn good. Love you World Street Kitchen.

I was in Minneapolis for a convention last week, and during the convention lunch break decided to head over to Nicollet Mall to check out Minneapolis's famous food truck scene.Even though there were food truck on every street corner, they all seemed to sell the usual hot dogs, burgers, BBQ, cheese-steaks. After walking around for a good half-hour, I finally stumbled across the World Street truck that seemed to have a very eclectic/new spin menu - right up my alley!After a lot of debate I proceeded to order the Yum Yum Chicken rice bowl with a side of mango lassi. The mango lassi was very tasty and refreshing the hot humid day, but I was blown away with the yum yum bowl! The amazing interplay between the sticky rice, sauteed chicken, crunchy peanuts, Thai basil, crunchy fried onions, sambal aioli, and poached egg was a work of art. As a matter-of-fact I'm sitting here in Colorado drooling as I write this review.Whenever I return to Minneapolis next, this food truck is on top of my list of restaurants to visit!!!

Wow - fantastic food!The truck showed up at my place of employment while we were having a blood drive and they offered a selection of burritos. I opted for the Crispy Marinated Tofu burrito and I was blown away with how flavorful and filling it was. I would 100% recommend you try their food!

HOLY SH*T.I've stopped at the WSK truck a couple times and have NEVER been disappointed. NEVER. This time, a couple coworkers and I ventured to food truck Narnia in downtown Minneapolis. It was a glorious summer day, slight breeze, mostly sunny skies and the smells of food! We walked by truck after truck, then the next block...not finding something the screamed, EAT HERE. As we were about to 'settle' the was mention of, "c'mon gents, on more block!" We make our way and find the lost gem that is WSK truck. There it was in all it's glory, parked between 5th and 6th street, shaded by a glamorous skyscraper. We didn't care like line was 20 hungry cube monkeys deep, we'd gone too far and were committed. We jumped in line and proceeded to eyeball what was going on. Bangkok Burrito. CHECK. Then we saw corn on the cob...slathered with butter and seasoned with a Mexican spice. YES PLEASE! I landed on the Korean "BBQ" Beef Short Ribs...oh yeah...that was an option I had never tried (my usual is Red Curry Chicken). Surprisingly the wait wasn't long, only 10 minutes...I threw the owner my plastic payment thingy and waited patiently for what I knew was going to be an afternoon productivity killer. I got my corn and burrito at the same time...none of us could wait and proceeded to dominate our corn on the cob...by the time I hit 9th street...I finished mine :-)Chipotle has NOTHING on this burrito...NOTHING. Stuffed with fried rice, cilantro, basil and secret sauce...super rich flavor and out of this world short ribs. Think of the best fried rice you've eaten mixed with the best short ribs...rolled into a burrito...yeah...you know you now want one!!!Do it...find the WSK truck and DO IT.

You're kidding me, right?I'm thinking that the Saffron guys neglected to realize that this here is a FOOD TRUCK. Thai shrimp tacos? Is that even legal at a food truck? And their irreverent use of cilantro like lettuce...is that even allowed??? As juice dripped down my hand, I found myself unapologetically slurping sideways. In PUBLIC. Perfect serving sizes. Super friendly staff. Great location. Flawless quality. Man, I wish I worked downtown. This place is SO worth the parking prices!

I love Saffron so I was really happy to hear they were doing a street cart. This a great addition to Downtown. I had the spinach pie. It was very flavorful. I also got some hummus and baba with pita chips to go. I love the hummus at Saffron so this was a wonderful treat in the middle of the work week. I can see this being a regular spot on my lunch tour.One word to the wise though, they only take cash. So have the dough on ya before ordering.

Food truckin' was one of the first things I wanted to cross off my summer bucket list. What better way to spend the lunch hour during the week than eating outside and watching the hustle and bustle of the downtown employees on their lunch break.The options for food in downtown Minneapolis seems endless. I knew I wanted food truck grub by my mind wasn't set on which one. World Street Kitchen was the first one I saw, and I didn't look any further. I'm glad I didn't. I went with the chicken rice bowl (I forgot what it was called). But the combination of rice, chicken, spices, cilantro, egg, and some sauce was perfect. I laughed at my friends who went with other options...not only because mine was better but because mine was easy to eat without a table (while there's we're leaking all over the place).The World Street Kitchen truck runs like a well oiled machine. I did have to wait a few minutes but thats to be expected with such a long line and such freshness.