New York Street Food

One of the places Mike from Austin Food Carts recommended for my visit was Along Came A Slider.  He said they have real gourmet sliders, and his two favorites were scallop and lobster sliders.  That sounded awesome, and they were at 5th & Trinity, right in the middle of the SXSW madness.

When I got to the truck, I told Tyler, the chef and owner that Mike had recommended his scallop and lobster sliders, but Tyler said they had to cut down the menu for SXSW.  I didn’t realize that some of the more adventurous trucks and trailers were going to cut their menus down for SXSW, but in retrospect, it makes sense.  With such a large number of people, you need to keep things moving quickly.

And the WD Pig ($5) sounded like a real tasty slider anyway.  BTW, WD stands for Wired & Drunk.

Tyler (smiling in rear)

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I took a walk along 6th St, the street in Austin with many of the bars, clubs and restaurants.  After walking east past I-35, there were several lots filled with food trucks.  I’ll do another post with pictures of some of the cooler trailers, but this one is about dinner last night.

With all the choices, it was pretty tough to decide, but I settled on Tenderland, which has a fried pork tenderloin sandwich ($5.50) that looked pretty tasty. I wasn’t sure if I was going to run across another must-try trailer later on (like Ms P’s Electric Cock), so I went with the regular size sandwich instead of the plate-size sandwich.

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I read about Chi’Lantro BBQ in my Austin research, and there they were, right across the side street from my hotel.  They have Korean-Mexican fusion tacos, burritos, quesadillas, and even a Korean burger, but everyone says you have to get the bulgogi kimchi fries ($6), so that’s exactly what I did for lunch today.

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Ms P (her first name is actually Perry too)

As I was walking back towards my hotel after having a Moroccan lamb sausage wrap at Cazamance, I noticed the unmistakable smell of fried chicken behind a fence.  I peered over the fence and saw a trailer in the backyard of Bar 96 at 96 Rainey Street with a crazy name – Ms P’s Electric Cock.

I had just eaten the wrap, but this smelled so good I had to try it.  Maybe they would have a small portion so I could just taste a piece or two.  Don’t want to be a glutton.  Luckily the wrap wasn’t a huge meal.

I walked around to the front of Bar 96, went inside, and walked out to the backyard.  When I walked up to the window, I saw they had 2 pieces of fried chicken for $4.30.  OK, that would do.

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For my first meal in Austin, I went to Cazamance at 90 Rainey Street, which was recommended by Mike at Austin Food Carts.  Cazamance’s chef and co-owner is Iba Thiam, who grew up in Senegal in West Africa, but also lived in France and New York prior to Austin – and his food is influenced by all of these places.

I asked what Cazamance meant and was told it was the place in Senegal where Chef Iba’s father is from.

I also asked Chef Iba what dish he recommended, and he said the Moroccan Lamb Sausage Wrap for $8.  Sounded good to me!

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