New York Street Food

Fojol Bros of Merlindia

Last October, we spent a couple of days in Washington DC and had a chance to check out two of the ever-growing number of food trucks in DC.  We got to try Indian food from the Fojol Bros of Merlindia and 4 types of bulgogi from the Yellow Vendor.

In the past year or so, the Mobile Munchies scene is DC has grown so quickly, it’s tough to keep track of all the trucks.

To help everyone keep up with the best food trucks in the DC area, the Washington Post put together this handy guide.  The Fojol Bros and Yellow Vendor are included, as well as 9 others, including Brooklyn’s own Red Hook Lobster Pound, which has a truck in Washington DC serving lobster rolls.

If you’re in DC at any point, there are some excellent choices in food trucks now available.

Yellow Vendor

The Traveling Culinary Carnival put on by the Fojol Bros has added another truck – this one from Benethiopia (to go with the one they already have from Merlindia).

It can get kind of silly, but we really enjoyed lunch from their Merlindian truck on our trip to Washington DC about a month ago.

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Yellow Vendor truck

Yesterday for my 1st street food lunch in Washington DC, I had a very nice lunch from the Fojol Bros of Merlindia, who I had heard about and looked up on Twitter.

Today in DC was more fortuitous.  I just happened to spot a yellow truck and noticed “bulgogi”, bibimbap” and a few other Korean dishes printed on the side of the truck.  The weather was still crappy, and the side window was closed, but as I approached the truck, someone else peeked their head into the passenger seat window and asked if they were open.  They said yes and opened the side window.

How would this lunch compare to Korean street food in NYC, such as Bapcha, as well as the Fojol Bros lunch yesterday?  Find out after the jump.

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Fojol Bros of Merlindia

I’m down in Washington DC for a couple of days, and as I wrote about last week, Washington DC has a vibrant street food scene, with more and more trucks hitting the streets every week.  I should be able to try two of them this week for lunch.

Today’s Lunch in Washington DC is from the Fojol Bros of Merlindia, one of the more popular food trucks in Washington DC.  Click through to find out more about their Traveling Culinary Carnival.

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Fojol Bros of Merlindia

The Washington Post had a bunch of stories today on the food truck scene there, including a writer who followed 3 different food trucks for a day, ratings of the trucks, where to find them, and a video with people talking about why they love the food trucks.

The Washington City Paper also recently reported on the deep-pocketed opposition from the established restaurant community, and also explores the role of commissaries and storage depots in the industry – a little-known murky corner of the street food world.  They lay out all sides of the story in an interesting and detailed article here.

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