Elena W.
Yelp
I have to say, the first time I saw the City Pages write up for O'Cheeze, I considered finding a job downtown so I could maximize my chances of having a lunch break while their around. I'm not good at locating food trucks, I usually just leave it up to chance, but this was one I felt I needed to go out of my way to experience.
So when the Harriet Brewing MFTA Food Truck Rally was going on last Saturday, I NEEDED to go! Several food trucks I wanted to try would be around, and who doesn't want to wash it back with a beer? Needless to say, once we got through the gates, I bee-lined for O'Cheeze. My father looked around several times, but I was determined.
I had seen a review in the City Pages that claimed they had the best Mac & Cheese Grilled Cheese Sammy ever, so naturally I was going to try that overly starchy coupling immediately. I also love tomato-basil soup, especially for dipping, so I ordered their Tomato Avocado soup as well.
The service was great, and the staff was very friendly.
The bread they used was perfect for a small sandwich. But something just felt lack luster about the whole thing. From the review I had read, I felt like the cheeses would be a little different than Mac & Cheese cheddar. But I did eat the whole thing, so it couldn't have been THAT bad.
The soup really let me down though. It was good, but was in serious need of a little sugar to balance out the very tomato-y flavor, especially with avocado in the mix. It lacked enough cream to make it a really good dipping soup, which also disappointed me. Over all, the best part was the dollop of cheese on top of the soup which was delicious and paired perfectly with the soups flavor.
I really wanted to be more impressed than I ended up feeling, and if I see their truck again I'm going to give it another shot, because I don't give up that easy. But I think some adjustments to the soup are necessary.