Jason K.
Yelp
A good friend of mine and I took a stroll down Marquette to go to one of his favorite food trucks, Vellee Deli, an Asian inspired food truck with a Mexican flair that hangs around Minneapolis dishing out fun creations. It is one of my buddies favorite food trucks.
I ordered the Banh Mi BBQ sandwich and the service was fantastic. The guys in the truck were super nice, plus they take credit cards. Plus one. My buddy ordered The Mojo, a sausage hoagie with tons of stuff on top.
My sandwich came out after a few minutes and I ordered the extra double hot kick, not sure if that got in the order, because it wasn't spicy at all.
The bread was my favorite thing about the sandwich, it seemed freshly baked and a sizable amount. Fluffy, yet crisp at the same time. I took a bite and the first thing I thought was, I think it is a little cool. It could have been because we got there about 11:15, but I think all of the cold fixings on top really cooled it down. The meat had a nice Asian flair to it, but there was not a lot of meat on it at all. It was mostly toppings. For a meat sandwich, I want the meat to jump out at me and say "Hello!" I had to dig in for a few bites to get to some actual substantive meat product.
The jalapenos were good, but again, not spicy enough for my palette, could be a Minnesota thing, hence the double hot kicker I wanted.
The Diet Coke I ordered was ice cold, which was great and only a buck, so for $7 it was an okay sandwich and drink, but I have been told their burritos are killer.
I had a style of this in Seattle at Pikes Market, which was more of a steamed dumpling full of the same type of meat, which was fantastic! Maybe steaming the bread would add more heat and goodness to the meal.
My friend's Mojo was good, but not great though, he thought the sausage was a little undercooked and cool as well. Hopefully it was because we caught them early
It wasn't bad by any stretch, but for my first Minneapolis food truck experience, I wanted a Holy Grail. Maybe I had a little too much high expectations.
Lots more trucks to try, and a friend who is master of them, so I will continue to try them once a month.
Good times with a buddy and a first try at food truckness that was okay, just not great. Again, the guys inside the truck were great though.