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Derb's Gourmet Treats
url: http://www.derbsla.com
twitter: @derbsgourmet

Each truck is staffed by a culinary chef serving up: Lobster Sandwiches, Tacos, Authentic Philly Cheesesteaks and Midwest Pork Tenderloin Sandwiches as well as a host of unique tacos and wraps!

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Baltimore / Mid Atlantic:

The Kooper's Chowhound Burger Wagon

URL: http://www.kooperschowhound.com
Twitter: @BRGRwagon

Charm City Best Burgers on Wheels with a choice of Angus Beef, Bison, Free Range Turkey and Black Bean Burgers.

We are al little patisserie here in Downtown LA and we will be popping up at various events in LA selling sugary treats!! You can follow us on twitter @asecretforest and check out our website www.asecretforest.com !!!

I hope the 3 ingredients in the "Three Ingredients with Sizzling Rice Soup" are Crap Meat, Fish Maws, and Roadkill Deer.

I've seen "crap meat" on menus all over the place. Engrish is a sign you're in an authentic Asian restaurant.

And crab & fish maw soup is authentically Chinese. It's good stuff. Doesn't taste anything like fish; try it before you knock it.

It's another way of saying, "Maw's Home Cooking." Maybe Maw should come back to the restaurant and proofread the menu and her recipes?

Nice guide and would make the following additions:

(1) New Southwind Restaurant on 21 Division Street has great room-temperature churng fun which is sized like an egg roll with sesame seed oil, dried shrimp and scallions. I think they're going for something like $.70 each.

(2) Banh Mi Saigon Bakery on 138 Mott Street by Grand. I know there are many competing banh mi places in the vicinity but this is my fave. At $3.75 for the pork banh mi, it's excellent.

(3) Wei Mei Pork Chop Fast Food on 190 Hester between Mulberry and Baxter has very good pork chop and chicken leg on rice. For $4.25, I know it's not "cheap" but not bad.

this isn't exactly a cart, although there's a nice cart right outside - 240 grand & bowery has super cheap chow fun & tofu & other stuff which is quite good. i've had very nice meals from there for about $3. plus you add in the spicy fish meatballs from the cart a tiny bit east on grand for like $1 & you've got yourself one cheap yummy meal. i make them put the chow fun on the bottom, the tofu (lots of sauce) over it & then the fish balls on top. don't let them give you one of the containers with rice pre-apportioned.

ROBYN! You ate LECHON! :D

Had some a couple of months ago. Huge roast pig laid out on a table, with people slicing bits straight off it. Here's a picture:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v78/luisk/lechon.jpg

(The guy with glasses is my former teacher, genius poet Jimmy Abad.)

For someone who grew up with it, I never really acquired a taste for lechon though. But I do like "the loud potato chip-like crunch of the skin on the first bite." :)

I really have to thank you for this review. I am a native San Diegan who is very particular about her mexican food. I was incredibly encouraged by the fact that the owner is from Tijuana... and my hopes of finding a place in New York that served Baja-style fish tacos and quality carne asada has finally been fulfilled.

For all you Southern Californians out there... this place isn't exactly like you're local hole-in-the-wall taco shop. But if you're looking for Baja style Mexican food... this place is a little taste of home :)

@ bionicgrrl: Wah Fung is probably one of my fav places to get food in Chinatown currently. Be warned though that the line moves kinda slow. But the food is well worth it! And yeah I usually skip out on the soup because I don't like seaweed soup.

@ everybody: Thanks for all the great comments! This post was a bit harder to write because food in Chinatown is all generally really cheap and it was a challenge to narrow the focus. But thanks for all the encouragement! And I hope to see you around Chinatown!

Mmmm one of the many reasons why I'm proud to be Filipino :D Yum! I just moved to NYC and have been looking for a good Filipino restaurant. I'll try this one out!