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The WOW Truck Pre-Graphic Wrap |
The San Francisco food truck scene is growing exponentially as I type. But other parts of the Bay Area aren't as fortunate as the 415 residents and have to drive miles just to get a taste of the mobile gourmet food. I know how it feels because it's a 50 mile drive from where I live to the nearest (ok there are a few trucks near me but I'd rather NOT!) food truck location. Not to worry anymore my South Bay/Peninsula foodies. The WOW Silog Truck is not only the newest food truck in the Bay Area, but it will serve delicious Filipino street food 5 days a week.
I was fortunate to come out to their friends and family opening over the stormy weekend. I was still recovering from the cold and wet farewell session of Off The Grid Fort Mason the night before. But how could I resist history in the making! or should I say history in the eating? So I checked their twitter @theWOWtruck for the location and packed the kids up in the car and we rolled out! My GPS led us to the SAVE MART parking lot that they tweeted but I couldn't tell if I was at the right location! So I got out and walked over to the window and viola! a silog menu!
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The WOW Trucks Silog menu |
So I ordered a couple of silogs for the kids, Spamsilog and Tocilog. For those of you who aren't familiar with what silogs are, basically a silog is anything over garlic fried rice and eggs. So steak over garlic fried rice and eggs would be Steaksilog! Got it? But out of the corner of my eye, I saw a familiar face cooking in the kitchen. This well known Bay Area chef has quite a following and is known for pushing the envelope as far as Filipino food goes. Although I can't reveal his identity till he officially announces his affiliation with the WOW team himself later this week.
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The WOW team Founders Ronnie Lou Hernandez & Crystal Aranas |
I loved the presentation of the street side silogs which were cleverly plated on a banana leaf. Totally CUTE :) The silogs were really good and the
sinangag (garlic fried rice) was nicely prepared. Finally, the tocino and spam was accompanied by fresh tomatoes a generous portion of fried eggs. (foodie hook up...ask the chef :))
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The WOW Truck Tocilog |
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The WOW Truck Spamsilog |
It was raining so the team invited me on board to chat a bit and the first thing that I noticed was the full DJ set-up. That's right, a full
Serato controller ready to rock the street food scene. They intend to have guest DJ's on board to provide a bit of ambiance and entertainment while you eat.
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Possibly the 1st DJ friendly Food Truck |
The truck won't officially open until Black Friday and has plans of traveling to various South Bay shopping locations in the early morning. If you don't have a twitter account or facebook, you can find The WOW Truck @
The Usual in Downtown San Jose later that day. I'll be on board the WOW Truck doing a little video and taking some shots (photos not alcohol I believe) so stay tuned for a video and article about their launch. So for now Bay Area, follow The Wow Truck on their Twitter
@theWowTruck or add them on your Facebook @
TheWOWTruck.
by
@mrfredbriones
The WOW Truck is also mentioned in my 2010
Christmas wish list. From Benny Gold, FATLACE, CUKUI/FITTED, NOVATION DICER, DSLR Filmmaking tools to the latest food truck, see what makes my must haves for the 2010 Christmas season @
www.ralphbriones.com
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