New York Street Food

I enjoyed falafel and rice from the XPL truck on 48th & Park about a month ago and heard they have another truck on the NW corner of 52nd St & 3rd Ave.  Since falafel is one of the safest foods to get from a food cart or truck, it was time to try something a little more advanced, and to see whether both XPL trucks had the same food.

Arriving at the XPL truck on 52nd & 3rd (yesterday-no rain), I noticed a few things. It was quite inexpensive, with most platters $5 and a gyro for only $3, and the platters included a soda for $5.  With these prices, it was obvious why they had a line of people – but even the cheapest place won’t get repeat business if their food sucks.

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I had previously heard the XPL Halal Food truck on the SW corner of 48th and Park had some of the best rice around.  Wanting a break from chicken, I was thinking of ordering lamb over rice, but when I got there, it was the gyro meat, not real lamb.  Therefore, Today’s Lunch was falafel over rice, with white sauce and hot sauce ($5).

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