The Garbage Truck

Drove 40 minutes to try this and they are NOT at this address anymore. Don't bother.

I've been looking forward to the truck making it's way Eastward and it was in Glendale last evening. Was happy to reacquaint with Mike (complete surprise, working the truck) from our former hometown near the Roc. As far as plate goes, went large size and all ingredients were correct. If you're eating a plate in Monroe County, NY area, just about every village or town has a 'Hots' restaurant that serves one. Nick Tahoes created it and it's now a regional dish.

You know from the first bite if all of the components are made the right way and to the The Garbage Truck the answer is a resounding YES. My favorite components that I get back in Roc are cheeseburger, hot dog (please add option of white or red!), mac salad and home fries (crinkle cut fries work too). The meat sauce, ketchup, mustard and chopped onions were all present and accounted for.

Guys, thank you for doing this in LA. I'll be back and please more visits East of La Brea! Solid well earned 5.

I have been waiting to try this since moving here back in August and I can say that I am not disappointed. I did my undergrad in Rochester and very often ate at Nick Tahoe hots and I can say this food truck delivers on their ability to bring Rochester's culinary claim to fame to LA. Unfortunately, because it's LA, the plates aren't $7, but $15. At the end of the day to be able to get a pretty solid plate when I'm craving one makes me give this place and instant 5 stars. The meat sauce is really spot on too. I am a little sad that the home fries weren't super crispy, but it did not detract from the overall plate. I will definitely find myself back here again. (Also note that they are located outside Bigfoot West on Venice Blvd Friday nights!)

I only tried the Philly cheese fries. They were a little too saucy for my taste but overall still very good. I would get them with the sauce on the side next time.

I am a bad boy. Ultimate chili fries? I wanna be bad for life! I wouldn't normally say this, but Rochester NY rules! Straight from Rochester, comes the idea of Garbage...they have it everywhere on menus. This should be national! Heck, international!

Picture this:
----------------
Fries, chili, mac&cheese, onions, cheese, mustard, ketchup, and a BURGER. Then, for $2 more, add a HOT DOG. What does this spell? GARBAGE

Positives:
-------------
* great big dog, sliced into chucks
* very nice gents

Negatory:
-------------
1/2 off stars for the mac&cheese (it's mac salad, and okay at that), and the burger, which is a frozen patty.

Other:
---------
They have wraps and burritos, but salad?? Fuhgeddaboudit!

@THEGARBAGETRUCK

I never thought I'd eat from a garbage truck...but alas I did recently! Now before you give me a strange and weird look...let me explain. I got food from a food truck called "The Garbage Truck."

The Garbage Truck was next to another food truck that my coworker and I were trying and we decided we wanted to split an order of "trash fries." Trash fries are $4.50 and basically are their fries topped with onions, ketchup, mustard, tabasco and their special meat sauce. It looks like chili cheese fries/animal fries except that it's a bunch of mixed sauces piled on top. The fries are also not your traditional long fries but instead are square potatoes.

The trash fries were super spicy! I'm not sure how much tabasco they piled on but they must have sprinkled a whole lot of hot sauce on that little dish! My friend and I needed a sip of water after just trying one potato. Lol.

All in all the trash fries were interesting...as interesting as the name of this truck and the concept of eating from a garbage truck ;). What I mean is, it is unique. Unique, spicy mix of sauces that made one interesting dish.

I just tried them for lunch and I was so disappointed with my meal. The fries were hella greasy and soft yuk I couldn't eat ut. I order food from trucks all the time and just wanted a good hot dog.

The service was fast and friendly but sorry can't recommend to my coworkers. The trash dog which had a sweet taste maybe from relish. The fries man I tossed all that out. It was so much grease I could've polished someone's car.

My hands were so shiny it was fresh cut fries not crispy.

I order the Original Trash plate, and got what I expected. It was tasty, definitely different from anything I've had, but I don't need to try it again.

Mac salad beside some home fried potatoes, with a burger and chili on top of it all.

Price point of $11 was a little much.

Got the trash wrap. Not tasty. Burger way over cooked, and there was celery in it which was not an ingredient listed. I hate celery and if I'm eating unhealthy (which is rare) I don't want any dang celery in my food.

STRONG FIVE-

Being from Rochester, NY and eating garbage plates from Tahoes as friggin baby food growing up, my review is top of the list, A Game. Take my word for it, the garbage plate here is authentic as can be! Felt like I was back home honestly. It hurts me to admit this, but the plates here are just as good as back home! Pizza logs were on point too, tasted like Pontillos in Spencerport.

For all you West Coast newbies, order double cheeseburger plate with Mac salad French fries and everything on it...and count your blessings because this is authentic Western NY stuff right here. Thank you GARBAGE TRUCK!!

Kv