Alley Burger/Food Truck Experience

[MissTeeks]

Alley Burger is at 5th and 5th. Red Wagon Diner is at 5 Ave and 2 St SW. Holy Crepe is at 12 Ave and 4 St SW. Steakout Truck is at MEC. JoJo's BBQ is on 15 Street and 17 Ave SE

[jtfrogger]

I tried the Red Wagon Diner last week and really enjoyed the smoked meat hash. It was a pretty big portion for a reasonable price (i.e. cheaper than going to a Calgary diner). I'd put it up as one of the top Calgary food trucks that I have tried.

[Jing]

Originally Posted by jtfrogger

I tried the Red Wagon Diner last week and really enjoyed the smoked meat hash. It was a pretty big portion for a reasonable price (i.e. cheaper than going to a Calgary diner). I'd put it up as one of the top Calgary food trucks that I have tried.

I just tried the smoked meat hash the other day and I thought it was great. Food was hot, the portion size was good and it was tasty (all for $9). Taking all these factors into consideration, I would say it is probably the best I have had from any of the food trucks so far.

[FlamesKickAss]

had alley burer the other day, it was okay. it was cold though

[moncton golden flames]

any thoughts on the 'steakout' truck. it's parked at mec today and i need to get some lunch. is this place any good?

[Bigtime]

I've heard it is good, also it is apparently a non-mobile food truck and will always be there.

[You Need a Thneed]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

I've heard it is good, also it is apparently a non-mobile food truck and will always be there.

yeah, it seems to never leave the MEC parking lot.

Haven't tried it though.

[DownInFlames]

I saw it driving around one day, maybe going to a special event. Sticking to one spot kinda defeats the purpose of having a truck.

[fundmark19]

Not really. Since it is part of holy grill and holy grill gets crazy busy at lunch instead of people walking into holy grill walking out because of the line up and going to another business they can walk in see it is busy then head over to the food truck. They are also able to use all the refrigeration and storage of the holy grill to keep all their veggies and what not cold

[Hack&Lube]

Originally Posted by Top Shelf

Not sure, but here is a picture

That's not Montreal Smoked Meat

I have yet to see proper Montreal Smoked Meat at any food truck or restaurant in Calgary. It's always some thin-cut pastrami they call Montreal Smoked Meat.

[me_dennis]

Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

That's not Montreal Smoked Meat

I have yet to see proper Montreal Smoked Meat at any food truck or restaurant in Calgary. It's always some thin-cut pastrami they call Montreal Smoked Meat.

This is probably as close as you will get to real Montreal Smoked Meat in Calgary. They've got good poutine, and I believe they've got black cherry cola as well

http://www.albertakingofsubs.com/Picture%20Menu.html

[Bobblehead]

Originally Posted by fotze

Just had a Holy Crepe crepe. It was quite good for $9. Thing is I could have easily eaten 3 of them and I'm not a big eater.

So you could have eaten 3 because they were so small or because they were so tasty?

[Lt.Spears]

Originally Posted by fotze

It was small, 3/4 of your hand and half inch thick....

Why does everything in this city have to be outlandishly expensive?

[Barnes]

Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

That's not Montreal Smoked Meat

I have yet to see proper Montreal Smoked Meat at any food truck or restaurant in Calgary. It's always some thin-cut pastrami they call Montreal Smoked Meat.

Smoked meat isn't always thick. Traditional style is usually thicker but it depends on the part of the brisket.

You can buy Dunn's smoked meat from the freezer section at Costco btw. It comes in little packages with some brine so you can steam it in the microwave. It'll be the closest you can get to Montreal here in Calgary.

I once brought a brisket from Reuben's and 3 dozen bagels back in a suitcase and was lucky enough to get one last sandwich at Ben's right before it closed.

[Top Shelf]

Just had the pleasure of trying a the Cheezy Bizness food truck at lunch today. Specializing in, you guessed it, gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches.

I chose the one called Hot Mess and I meant to take picture of the menu but forgot. I think it was Pepper Jack cheese, another type of cheese, fried egg, chorizo, banana peppers and siracha mayo.

Very tasty, will be going back again!

[johnnyrocket03]

Was able to get out last weekend and try both the Naaco truck and Alley Burger.

Naaco Truck: Had the butter chicken naaco, great flavor, sauce was a little runny and mogo chips were decent. I would try it again in hopes of getting more delicious sauce, just not as runny.

Alley Burger: Had The Whole Truck with just about everything on it and a poutine. All I can say is wow, I will definitely be going there again.

Hoping to get out there and try Perogy Boyz and Holy Crepe this weekend!

[fundmark19]

skip out on perogy boys their portions will leave you disappointed

[johnnyrocket03]

Originally Posted by fundmark19

skip out on perogy boys their portions will leave you disappointed

Ive heard that, but the overwhelming desire to try a carrot cake perogy is just too much for me. Im going into it knowing its gonna be more of a snack than a meal and dont mind shelling out an extra couple of bucks to try something different.

[northcrunk]

I've been doing the food truck thing at lunch for a couple weeks and this is what I have tried so far:

The Crank chef - Very good beingiet, amazing. Also the chef really sint cranky but is just an old school french chef. The service was great and the prices were good for what you get. Try the roast beef and the gnocci for sure. 7/10


Fries and Dolls - Good operation, really good fries. The sweet potato with cajun is meh, you cant really taste the spice. The garlic and parmasean were really strong with garlic so I wouldnt do this truck on a date. But the service was great and the organization kept fries coming out quick. 7/10


Los Compadres - What can I say about this truck other than authentic street tacos. A little pricy for 3 tacos ($10) and the wait time is loooong but it is well worth the wait if you have time. Eat them right there for the tacos to taste the best. 8/10


Shogun - Meh, tariyaki chicken. Not spectacular or anything really that different but not terrible. 5/10


Holy Crepe - Ingredients are very good, the only problem is eating one of these crepes on the street without ending up with chipoltle aeoili all over yourself as they leak a lot. Looks like a father and son business. 6/10


The Happy Truck - Always something different on the menu, from south asian to north american. Small truck. Definatly something where you have to check out the menu daily. The samosas are almost always on the menu though, very good but a little greasy. The mango and hot sauce here is probably the highlight for myself. 7/10

That's it so far, haven't tried perogy boyz since they never seem to be downtown.

[SebC]

Alley Burger creator Connie DaSousa was named Calgary's 3rd sexiest woman!

http://www.ffwdweekly.com/article/li...-results-9278/