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| - The food trucks are a rollin' in Cleveland.
Umami Moto is the second gourmet "meals on wheels" cruzin around Cleveland. I can see they mean business. The truck is massive, made especially for mobile food sales.
I ordered the Bahn Mi and hot tea. As I walked away, I immediately dropped the tea all over myself :( The cups are a bit slick and the water was HOT. They were kind enough to give me another on the house. Note to self: Be sure to grab a cup liner!! I didn't see them right in front of my face on the truck ;)
At first glance, the Bahn Mi was slightly disappointing in the looks department. It was a HUGE piece of crusty french with not a lot of filling. There were meatballs, a bit of pate and just a few jalapenos and tiny slivers of pickled diakon and carrot. But I took a bite and WOW, was it flavorful! The jalapenos give a nice kick and the meatballs are really tasty. Apparently, there was supposed to be cilantro (as shown on the menu on the Facebook page). That would have definitely made the sammie more appealing to look at. Maybe they were out or forgot? But even without the cilantro, it was great. My only complaint is the way they slice the bread. Even though cutting on a slant is prettier, it makes for a few mouthfuls of just bread for the first inch or two. I ended up ripping it off to get to the good stuff. The bread was great though, very fresh and crusty...so crusty, it made for a bit of a sloppy eat. But that, I can deal with ;)
This truck will be out and about all winter supposedly. I don't know how they will make it in the cold, but I wish them luck!
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