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| - To summarize up front for those just looking for the nitty gritty:
- Convenience (I mean, it's mobile): 5 stars
- Speed of service: 4 stars
- Employee attitude: 4 stars
- Food: 3 stars
- Value: 2 stars
The Gorilla Cheese Truck was the first in the series of weekly food trucks that my office building management company has put together for us tenants. Management notified us all about a week in advance that the truck would be out front and, not surprisingly, it resulted in quite a turnout.
I decided to give it a try and walked out front around 11:20am. The truck had been "open" since 11am, and there was already a crowd of perhaps 26 people who were either waiting on the food they had ordered, or waiting in line to place an order. I waited in line for about 5 minutes, ordered The Gorilla Club ($9) and a half size of Loaded Tots ($5) and was able to pay with credit.
The wait was reasonable given the traffic, maybe 8 minutes at most. The kitchen was cranking it out pretty well and both my sammy and tots came out together which was nice (I noticed some people before me got their tots or fries before their sammy was ready).
I took my food back to my desk and chowed down. The Gorilla Club (turkey, tomato, avocado and bacon with Havarti on sourdough) was mediocre. The turkey appeared to out of a package like Oscar Meyer or something of the sort and I expected the size of the sandwich to be a lot larger considering it was $9. If I walk up the street to the neighborhood sandwich shop, I get a much larger / tastier sandwich for the same price. The Loaded Tots (tots, truck-made queso, crumbled bacon, tangy sauce & diced green onion) were good but again I didn't feel like the flavor had much pop to it.
Several of my colleagues, in assessing the line outside, asked me if I thought my meal was worth $14. I did not.
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