R & R Extreme Wings

I have a small back story before I let this one out. My family moved away from Bloomington IN about 14 years ago. In Bloomington there is a wing joint that was always my favorite as a kid. Buffalouies makes this honey garlic sauce that has always stood out in my mind as my favorite and I'll still get it when I make any trip down there. Since moving to Indy I've been trying to find similar wings in both texture and taste. A lot of places have come close but none as close as R & R. If you are ever at the home of the Hoosiers check them out. You can find them on Twitter @BuffaLouies

Back story over.

One of the many reasons I love my office is the vast variety of food trucks that show up. Today was R & R Extreme Wings. You can find them on twitter @rrextremewings . They don't have a website but there is a picture posted on twitter of their menu.

I got 10 of the honey barbeque wings. You all know I can't take the heat and it turns out I was correct to avoid it. One of my coworkers got the sweet and spicy and another got the habanero (because "I am always disappointed by how hot I expect them to be but never are"). They were both sweating when they were done.

The wings were awesome. I mean, really awesome. They fry them before they toss them in the sauce and they come out crispy but still moist. The sauce was sweet and tangy without the saltiness that usually is accompanied by anything fried. Arguably my favorite wings in town. They also came with some fries which were nicely seasoned and tasted good even with my bias against crinkle cut.

Next time I'm ordering 20.

Big Ron's Bistro

It's been a few days since I've run into a truck that I don't see every week. Today Big Ron's Bistro dropped by the List and I ran (literally) to jump in line so I could grab some grub before my shift started. Turns out, good call.

Their Website is super nice, though I had a little hiccup with it today because apparently our server can't handle the heat either. Fair warning if you're on a slow connection or mobile, it's not a tiny site. Twitter is @BigRonsBistro

I got the Rib Tips which I don't see on the online menu. I wanted the short rib sandwich which wasn't on the truck so fair trade I guess.

Rib tips were standard smoke grilled and braised in a Sriracha BBQ sauce which was just hot enough to make me sweat (also, our AC was out in the building today so take that with a grain of salt) and served next to some heavily spiced up seasoned fries. Best food truck rib tips I've had, hands down. I love that BBQ sauce even though Sriracha is not really my thing. I'm fairly certain I would put it on everything.

I don't see anything on the menu that's really a non spicy option so if you're into food with a kick and see these guys around don't hesitate. Their business card says "Go Big or Go Home" and they definitely went Big today.

Naptown Kitchen Kickstarter

Hey guys a quick plug for a Kickstarter that I'm a backer on.

LINK

It's a rentable space for local food trucks to get ready for the day. It's an awesome way for smaller, newer trucks and businesses to get started without so much up front overhead.

Killer idea and hopefully a full funded kick.

Groovy Guys Fries

Good fries are hard to find. I'm not down with crinkle cut. I like the occasional plate of waffle fries. I grew up on McDonalds signature fries. Suffice to say that I'm kinda particular.

Enter: Groovy Guys Fries.

Twitter is @GroovyGuysFries and a general idea of a menu is Here though it seems to change a little.

I got the Steak and Cheese fries. It's about the size of a standard ball park fries, covered in their seasoning, then topped with thin cut steak, mozz, and A1 sauce. It was really good. I was not expecting it to fill me up but it ends up being quite a lot of food. My only complaint about it was the seasoning was pretty heavy (it is good, just a lot ya know?). All in all I'd order it again.

Looking at that menu I'm tempted to find them tomorrow and the day after too. It's rare that I want to try everything on a menu but it all looks good. If you've had the sweet potato fries don't ruin the surprise for me, those will probably be my favorite.

Pho Mi

Today was a lovely day off for me so I went browsing to see who was in the neighborhood.

I love it when things work out! Turns out there were 4 trucks just down the street, waiting for me to be hungry. One of which was Pho Mi (owned and operated by the same guys that brought you Taco Lassi).

Their twitter is @PhoMiIndy and they don't have a website, though if you want more contact info you can probably hit up Taco Lassi's page.

My rule of thumb when trying a new truck is to walk up, look at the menu, then disregard it completely and ask the people on the truck what they like. Today, as always, that worked spectacularly.

I got the beef bahn mi. Bahn mi is a baguette style bread sandwich found in places like Vietnam (brought to you by the French occupation of pretty much everywhere). In this case you can order a couple of different meats with various toppings. The beef was cut into thin strips, covered in a sauce that reminded me of southwest ranch, and then topped with an almost Vietnamese coleslaw. Without a menu in front of me I can't speak to the exact ingredients. The only thing I'd consider adding is some lime but I'm a sucker for the lime flavor.

It really was good and, if you can handle the heat, you can get it with jalapenos too to give it a little extra kick. As we know, I'm not that guy.

Overall, if you like Taco Lassi you'll like Pho Mi too. It might seem foreign (puns) but give it a shot. You never know what you'll love until you try it.

PS.. Sorry the shot is a little weird, it was so sunny out I couldn't see the screen on my phone.

$5 Truck Rib Tips

The $5 Truck is a quaint little truck that, sadly, has no real internet presence.

You can find their Facebook here

The sad part of them not having an internet presence is that I can't tell you where to find them other than the Angie's List office at 30th and Shadeland every Tuesday for lunch.

Everything on the truck is $5. Act surprised.

The menu rotates every week but she almost always has rib tips. These things are delicious. Slow roasted then covered with homemade BBQ sauce, for the price you can't beat them. The mac is fantastic too, though if you aren't into pepper you might try the baked beans instead as she seasons the mac pretty heavily. I like it, your mileage may vary.

I wish I had more info to go with this but there really isn't much else to say. Hopefully the picture below will speak for itself.

Extreme Pizza Drag it through the Garden

Monday is Extreme Pizza day at the office and they had one on the truck I had not tried yet.

Do you consider yourself a salad person? I'm not really one of those guys but I'll occasionally partake in a good salad. Now, you slap that salad on some bread with a little red sauce? Sold!

That's essentially what this pizza is. It looks healthy, it tastes healthy (in a not boring way), and it fits into the list of my favorite foods.

Broccoli, mushrooms, red onions, green peppers, artichoke hearts, tomatoes, the fresh basil they put on everything, and a sprinkling of mozz on fairly thin crust. A huge bonus to this pizza is that it's not greasy in any sense of the word. I think it'll be my go to for guiltless pizza without sacrificing some flavor.

As an aside, I saw a lot of people ordering two slices at a time today then getting confused when it came out to half a pizza. What you see in this picture is only one slice. Order accordingly.