08.28.10 (posted 09.01.10) - i had been reading about the red hook food truck vendors for a couple of years now. as much as i tried to plan several attempts to make my way to brooklyn to check them out, it just never happened. well... until this weekend.
after researching directions online, i discovered the easiest and most scenic way to get to the red hook ball fields was to take the ikea ferry. what? a ferry, you say? oh yes, indeed.
anywho, my buddy, a, and i hopped on to the ferry around 3:30 pm today and about 20 minutes later we were just a few blocks away from tasting savory goodness!
we felt a bit overwhelmed by the numerous and diverse vendors at the ball fields. we decided we would stick to three vendors for this visit. besides, we need an excuse to come back.
so, our first stop was antijitos chapines, run by the carrillo family. they serve guatemalan food. we scarfed down our drinks (i had pineapple juice while a had horchata) and flautas in 5 minutes flat. can i say, yuuuuuummmmm?
the next truck was the famous el olomega truck serving salvadorean pupusas . this truck is run by the lainez family. the line for this truck was about 15 people deep. you know what that means. the food must be good! and it sure was. so much so that a photographer from latina magazine approached us to ask if he could take photos of our plates. if you see pupusas featured in a future issue of latina, now you'll know where they are from.
our last stop was the vaquero fruit truck currently run by everardo vaquero and his family. this truck was started by 4 brothers and passed down to each of their families. they are best known for their fruits like mango and watermelon and fruit drinks like horchata, limeade, and hibiscus juice. a got another horchata. he says he is determined to taste the horchata at each of the stands to figure out which is the best one. hahaha. i ordered an elote (seasoned corn on a stick) to go for the hubby.
even before we left, i was already planning my next visit to this spot. oh, so much food... so little time.
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