New York Street Food

There are currently 3 grilled cheese trucks in New York, and they are pretty different from each other.  Today we’re going to talk about the Morris Grilled Cheese truck.

The Morris Grilled Cheese is named after the great-grandfather of the owner, who was a Russian immigrant that drove a produce and meat truck.  The Morris Grilled Cheese truck was reportedly an old NYPD paddy wagon, with bars for handcuffing suspects still intact when they bought the truck!

I was in the mood for Italian food, and Morris had a sandwich with ricotta meatballs, provolone and homemade marinara sauce on focaccia bread for $8.

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We passed by the Morris Grilled Cheese Truck recently and saw they had expanded their menu with some interesting new sandwich choices.  In addition to a few classic grilled cheese sandwiches, they also had a hot pastrami, chili & cheddar, and the one that caught our eye right away – The Blue.

Not only did it have blue cheese, but there were also pickled beets (which are in season) and duck prosciutto (!)

Today’s Lunch is The Blue ($8) from the Morris Grilled Cheese Truck.

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One of the more eagerly awaited food trucks in New York has been the Milk Truck.  Keith Klein and his posse have been building their reputation at food gatherings such as Brooklyn Flea over the past couple of years, and they recently had a stand at Madison Square Eats.

We enjoyed a grilled ham and cheese from the Milk Truck stand at Madison Square Eats, so we’ve tried their food once before, but this is our First Look at lunch from the actual Milk Truck.

We were tempted to go with their special, which was a classic grilled cheese and tomato soup combo ($10), but changed our mind at the last minute to the Three Cheese Grilled Cheese ($7.25).  I figured if I’m gonna have grilled cheese, let’s go for three different types.

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We’ve been expecting to see the Milk Truck on the street for a while now, and yesterday it finally appeared.

The Milk Truck was operating a stand at Brooklyn Flea, and has been at many other food events around the city.  Despite their name, Milk Truck has only had an operating truck since Fashion Night Out in September, and now they are finally taking the plunge.

We had the pleasure of enjoying a grilled ham and cheese from the Milk Truck at Madison Square Eats, and it was delicious.  Can’t wait to try more of their sandwiches – and we hear their milkshakes are really good too.

You can follow the Milk Truck on twitter here, and they are also in our Mobile Munchies twitter feed.

I had to talk to James from Gorilla Cheese NYC about the Amazing New York Food Trucks 2012 Calendar, and he had a new special this week – a cheesesteak melt – which gave me a perfect excuse to head over there.

While I was waiting for the sandwich to be cooked, James asked me to try a new version of his mac & cheese, so that was Today’s Lunch: a grilled cheesesteak melt ($7) and a side order of macaroni & cheese ($3.75).

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