No Worries

I was excited to finally try No Worries Filipino Vegan Cuisine recently at the Oakland VegFest. It has been on my radar to try them for awhile now yet took a while to pan out. From the looks of their calendar they travel around quite a bit including a lot of Oakland Athletics baseball games this month.So Oakland VegFest was unusually hot this year compared to last year when it was overcast & a lot cooler. I decided to get the sampler plate for $16. This came w/ Mungo, Adobo, Apritada, & Pansit. They were out of the Apritada which was a popular item so my server suggested I could double up on one of the other three items. Since I didn't know so much about the menu I asked the server for his recommendation. He said I would double up w/ the Mungo & that's what I went with.I went to find a shady spot & enjoyed my food. It was filling, tasty & nourishing. I loved that there was lots of veggies, legumes, & brown rice that seemed like a healthy meal that was flavorful to boot. The Mungo was mung beans boiled in broth then combined w/ sautéed kabocha squash, string beans, & deep fried tofu.The Adobo was soy chicken strips fried to a crisp, combined w/ soft eggplant then cooked in a marinade of soy sauce, vinegar, bay leaves, garlic, salt, & pepper.Pansit was traditional rice noodles cooked in a vegetable broth of soy chicken, cabbage, celery, and carrots, then seasoned with pepper, soy sauce and lemon juice.The Apritada that they sold out of is a stew-like combination of soy chicken, potatoes, red bell peppers, and green peas melted into a tomato based sauce.A friend I was with decided to have a snack of Lumpia spring rolls for $4 for the pair. These were seasoned soy ground beef mixed w/ shredded cabbage, peas, and carrots then rolled in a rice wrapper and deep fried to perfection. Sweet chili sauce was provided for dipping.Our other friend opted to go w/ a Mungo plate for $9. He wasn't keen on the tofu so asked if they could give him extra kabocha squash instead of the tofu. They did & was no worries.All in all No Worries Filipino Vegan Cuisine was quite alright. I look forward to trying them again & especially am curious to try the Apritada that sold out.

I tried No Worries at the Eat Real Festival and it was probably one of my favorite vendors at the event. I was impressed how they pulled it off to make vegan versions of Adobo, Lumpia, and Afritada.Lumpia -- http://bit.ly/2FkTSixseasoned soy ground beef mixed with shredded cabbage, peas, carrots, rolled in eggless rice wrapper and deep friedAfritada -- http://bit.ly/2Fj7nPQtomato based stew with soy chicken, potatoes, red bell peppers, green peasAdobo -- http://bit.ly/2FimSYpcrispy fried soy chicken strips, soft eggplant, all cooked in marinade with soy sauce, vinegar, garlicThe food was surprisingly good! My favorite was definitely the Adobo. Basically the general rule with adobo is that you can adobo anything. In this case it's fried soy chicken strips and it worked. The afritada also worked with the soy chicken strips as well. As for the lumpia, I thought they were pretty good, but not mind blowing since they're pretty much like veggie egg rolls. I was very skeptic with how these vegan versions of classic Filipino dishes would turn out but No Worries completely sold me.I applaud No Worries for their more healthier take on Filipino cuisine and thinking out of the box by making it Vegan. The food is delicious and not bland and very creative with flavor. I would definitely visit their truck again!

I've had this food truck bookmarked since I moved to the Bay Area 3.5 years ago. FINALLY got to try it at a nighttime lights festival that I went to by myself. The, 'by myself' part is important because if you go to No Worries on your own and order their combo meal (which is only like $16) you'll be walking away with a container chock full o food that weighs approximately 8 pounds and definitely feeds two hungry people. The combo includes a little (actually kind of a lot) of most of their menu items and every bit was outstanding. Even the next day when I reheated the leftovers for a full second meal, everything was incredible.I hope I run into this truck at more events (or maybe they could just park outside my apartment?) so I can try even more stuff and maybe even come back with another person or two to really hog it up.

I've been to this truck twice and their food is so good! I grew up in Daly City and I appreciate good Filipino food. I got the sampler both times and enjoyed the food very much!The first time I had their food, they were at Vegan Republic. The second time was at a Brewery. My favorite has been the lumpia and adobo.They are very friendly as well. The portions are generous and I can never finish a plate. But I take it home because good food can't go to waste. I follow them on IG to keep up with them. Hope they make their way to the peninsula more!

Vegan Filipino food is almost an oxymoron. Crispy pata (deep fried pork leg), lechon kawali (fried pork belly), sisig (sizzling bits of pig's head), dinuguan (pork blood stew), and kare kare (oxtail and tripe peanut stew)...I can go on and on.Even for breakfast, they have longanisa (sweet pork sausage), tocino (cured pork), and of course, spam....alongside a fried egg and garlic rice. I'm sitting here noshing on some Vanilla Almond Cereal and I'm already getting the meat sweats just thinking about Filipino food. From time-to-time I enjoy eating Filipino food but I end up feeling and looking like Ms. Bibendum (Michelin Man's wifey). Ok, I look that anyways but I think you know where I'm coming from. No worries because No Worries Filipino Vegan Cuisine got your back. This food truck offers all the authentic flavors of Filipino cuisine without the guilt or bloat (no msg). I'm no vegan but this truck got the seal of approval by Yelp Vegan Power Couple (John B. and Rachel C.) so I knew it was legit. We visited their truck yesterday at SoMa StrEat Food Park for Very Vegan Sundays. On the menu was adobo (soy vinegar based stew - $9), apritada (tomato based stew - $9), mungo (mung bean stew - $8), pancit (stir-fried vermicelli noodles - $8), and lumpia (fried egg rolls - $4). With the exception of the pancit and lumpia, orders come with a side of brown rice. Sampler Plate with 1 lumpia was $16. CC's accepted. Since we were sharing, I ordered the Sampler Plate ($16): http://bit.ly/1C8PhE9. My fav were the mungo and the lumpia. The mungo is a hearty stew similar to creamy lentil stew with kabocha squash, green beans, and fried tofu. Even better than the rendition I had growing up because I love kabocha. The lumpia was piping hot, crunchy, and meaty (soy ground beef). I would have never known it was vegan if I wasn't told so. Now that's a true testament of solid vegan food. The apritada and adobo (savory and vinegary) tasted like the real deal but personally, I'm not a fan of faux meat that it came with. I just can't get use to the spongy texture. Pancit was a bit bland and could of used more garlic and a sprinkling of scallions for some color. The brown rice was really dry. Filipino food can be intimidating especially since it's really underrepresented outside of Daly City. I think No Worries would be a good introduction for newbie Filipino food eaters...and even for carniwhores like Mr. NSS. The way he was eating the vegan lumpia, it was like he was lustfully devouring a longanisa. Wait that doesn't sound right...

WHY WE WENT HERE:- majority of the lines to the food trucks/vendors at the Undiscovered SF: September Night Market held at The Mint- one of my cousins is pescaterian now, and we were all open to the idea of seeing how it compares to traditionally made Filipino foodTHE MENU (for that event):- Adobo- Apritada- SinigangWHAT WE ORDERED:- one of each of the aboveTHE TASTE:- the Apritada fersure hit; it tasted like the traditionally made kind, but of course without the meat- the adobo did NOT taste like adobo at all; the only thing we liked from the dish were the roasted eggplant (which is not seen in a traditionally made adobo dish)- my cousin thought the sinigang was too sour, but I'm here for the tamarind and prefer my sinigang on the sour sideCUSTOMER SERVICE:- we got to the line before it started poppin' so we didn't feel rushed to order and make inquiries about the sizes and ingredientsOVERALL:- would be interested to try the other dishes if/when we see this food truck again and have access to the full menu

When this temple needs to be nurtured and nourished straight to No Worries I go. You see here at No Worries you get the best of both worlds- for all you Nay sayers- please keep an open mind and let the transformation begin. You want Filipino food you say but without the heart-sickening and artery clogging fats. Then come and taste, I guarantee that you will love it. So what's on the menu? Apritada (Filipino stew), adobo, mungo, pansit, lugaw and lumpia. I've tasted every item on menu and let me tell you, I don't miss the meat! Everything tastes Filipino-authentic. I tell you though what blew me away- the meat/-like crunchy bits in the lugaw (rice porridge) -so dang good! The Apritada is my favorite too and so is the lumpia and pancit and adobo and the mungo. Ok, i do enjoy all the menu items so the combination plate is the way to go. Since it is a food truck make sure you follow No Worries on social media for their location. Have I eaten? Yup! I'm on my way. Stay and chat if you like, Brother Jay and his crew at No Worries are "salt of the earth" type folks. Service with a smile and always keeping it real. That's what's up.

Found the truck at 40th street block party. I had been wanting to try them since becoming a recent vegan. I am not very familiar with Filipino food so this is not comparing to what mom used to make. The gal taking orders was very pleasant. I noticed almost everyone used plastic for payment and I was the first cash customer. I ordered the sampler to try everything since I could not decide on one item. Started with the one lumpia which was tasty but not much in the way of fillings. Then the Adobo was nicely flavored. The Mungo came with tofu and was good. The Pancit only had a few tiny pieces of vegetables and meats but certainly did not look like the menu picture. It had the most kick interestingly which was pepper like. Final finished with the Apritada which had the largest chunks of ingredients and I really enjoyed the flavors. Overall it appears to be a smidgen less than half a regular order of each which was plenty. I am glad they served brown rice for all the dishes except the Pancit since it is a bit healthier. I would go back again since overall I enjoyed the flavors, not oily or over salted.

Got to experience vegan Filipino food for the first time and it was meh. I ordered the sampler plate which is, as another yelper described, chocked full of food. Sadly, it's a lot of rice. My expectation for a food truck is fairly fast service. When you show up and there is no one in line, why does it take 10 minutes?I appreciate how they take eggplant to another level from a textural perspective and serve a crispy lumpia.Sorry but I won't be converted to eat this again. Just not my thing.

Filipino vegan? What? But it's totally delicious! Saw the food truck at work and had to try it. Was pleasantly surprised at how delicious everything was. I had their apritada. I've grown up spoiled with lots of home cooked Filipino food and Apritada is one of my favorites. That being considered No Worries nailed it. Even with out the meat, replaced w/ soy chicken, it was yummy! Serving size was pretty big too. No Worries is definitely a wonderful alternative to the meat dishes and white rice.