Dolly19
WOWzer. Had no idea what Puerto Rican food tasted like, and was lucky enough to cross paths with this robust red school bus/food truck outside of Mossyback Distillery in Jeff city tonight. Truly a gem. The order took longer than most food trucks… and it was obvious why. Amazing flavors cooked to perfection!! Huge portions too, well worth the price. I had the 5 meat sandwich with plantain chips, and hubs had the cubed steak and rice, with macaroni salad. Sooooooo tasty Eating on the outside patio (after entering the red door) and enjoying a fantastic Moscow mule made for a wonderful date night❣️
… moreKelly Lockerman
Tasted at Ebony and Ivory in Knoxville.
Food was amazing !
Good prices and excellent food!
I had the sweet chicken skewers and plantain chips. The chicken was perfect:crisp on the outside super tasty and juicy.
Whenever you see this bus stop and get some!!
… moreTravis Mills
Very friendly, huge food portion, fresh, and insanely delicious! If you haven’t given them a try, it’s a must. I can’t wait to get back for more.
– El gringo mas Boricua.
… moreS M
They cook very delicious, authentic food. Their alcapuria and pinchos are as good as any on Puerto Rico. I know because I’ve been all over the island several times and am married to a Puerto Rican. If you get the chance, try their pasteles.
Unfortunately, the owner consistently lies about how long until the order is ready. Just today, I was told 20 to 25 minutes, but the food took an hour. There was hardly anyone else there. This has happened many times. One hour or more is typical in a Puerto Rican restaurant, but it’s a very long time for a food truck.
… moreMarcos Malpica
I wish they had more variety but I like all there food but maybe cuz I grew up eating this but you have to try yourself to have ur own opinion. There not always there so is best to find them on FB they post when there out….
… moreCarlos M
Bueno….well, where to start? Amazing! We had, al alcapurrias de yuca (12 out of 10) pinchos de puerco (pork skewers) 15 out of 10. White rice and beans 10 out of 10 and fried pork 8 out of 10. Overall well worth the trip all the way from Oakridge and being from Puerto Rico, I know a thing or two about the food being produced by Orlando the owner. If you are in the area or considering making the trip, you will not be disappointed.
… moreart s
As a Puerto Rican, I have been following this food truck for a few month in social media and we were really excited to check it out. On 6/27/24 we drove an hour to the Knoxville location.
After placing our order, we waited ~30 minutes, until we saw a customer that came after us getting his food. I asked the status and was told that they had many phone orders, but that ours would be ready in “5 minutes”. After waiting the “5 minutes”, 20+ minutes later, we walked to the counter, returned the “beeper” and walked away.
To be clear, this wasn’t during a festival with dozens of people lined up; maybe we saw ~10 people coming & going while we were there.
I honestly can’t comment on the taste of the food (which apparently is very good, according to many reviews), but unfortunately, I’ll never know.
Perhaps they were overwhelmed with too many orders, which I am very happy for them that they are thriving. But if that’s the case, they should let people know that it will take an hour before they order.
My gut feeling is that our order got “lost” and was never prepared until I approached the counter. But if you are going to try them out, do yourself a favor and call ahead…
… moreLori Long
My husband and I have wanted to try the Puerto Rican Smoke truck for a long time and we finally had the chance. I can’t say it was worth the $40 we spent or the 40 minutes we waited for it. You do get a lot of food and We probably could have a shared one dish. We both like the chicken on a stick. It’s a huge stick of chicken. We got the sweet flavor and it was juicy and well cooked. Neither of us cared for the plantains, but I think we were expecting the more soft sweet plantains that are still soft like a banana. The smashed fried plantains were dry and kind of hard. My husband ordered the fried pork with plantains. The pork was so dry and hard to chew that he didn’t eat but two bites. The macaroni salad was decent. Different than southern style macaroni salad but still good. I would say it’s Macaroni salad with a bit of a twist. I got an order or the Guineo Alcapurrias. The picture showed what looked like three small fritter type items but this was one large almost baked potato size item. It was flavorful, but greasy inside. We threw away more than half our food so I would definitely say share. I can’t say for sure If I would go back again. Overall not what I expected. Not all bad and not all great.
… moreCarlos Rodriguez
Best native puertorican food around these parts. Good food takes time making it, so be patient and enjoy good dishes made with love. Sabroso!
… moreCola Jarnigan
Ever since visiting PR 2 years ago, we have been searching for anything comparable. So glad we spotted this as we were heading into Seymour and decided to stop for a snack, even though we literally just had lunch.
IT WAS EVERYTHING WE WERE LOOKING FOR AND MORE!!
Absolutely delicious and super friendly folks.
My only regret was just getting the strawberry lemonade and not a blackberry one, too.
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