My Life in Meals

Frites ‘N’ Meats Truck

On Tuesday, I blogged about the free street cart food being given away via Tenka deals. I work on the Upper West Side, where these trucks rarely ever visit so I was pretty disappointed I wouldn’t be able to get in on the free deals. I love my street carts! Imagine my excitement walking out of the subway on Friday morning and seeing the Frites ‘N’ Meats truck parked right outside my office that day. TGIF! Around 1:00pm I ran down to the cart to receive my free Angus Burger. I thought the line would be longer but I got my food within ten minutes.

Frites ‘N’ Meats has a really innovative method of ordering. They have laminated menus, where you can circle what you want with a Sharpie. This is pretty cool because it wipes right off with a little spray and water and they can use them again the next day. This cart also only uses the finest ingredients: the breads are from Balthazar’s, the cheeses from Murray’s, and the beef from DeBragga & Spitler. I ordered the Angus Burger, with cheddar cheese, jalapenos, onion, tomatoes, ketchup, mayo and mesclun greens, on a brioche bun. I also ordered a side of hand-cut Double Fried Belgian Fries with the Spicy Chili Aoili sauce. Although the burger was free, I ended up paying $5 because I got fries and the sauce, as well as the jalapenos and cheese on the burger. Still not bad for an Angus burger and fries that will run you about $20 bucks at any decent restaurant in the city.

I ate half the fries on the way back up to my office. They were piping hot, extremely crispy, and perfectly seasoned. Delicious start! When I got back to my desk I opened up my burger and was pretty impressed about how good it looked considering it came from a street cart. When I bit into it I was even more impressed by how it tasted. It was perfectly cooked “medium” and the brioche bun is both a classy and tasty touch! I opened up the spicy chili aoili for my fries, but was disappointed that it really wasn’t spicy at all. It tasted more like mayo with a tiny drop of hot sauce and garlic.

The burger was pretty big, and I saved the other half for my boyfriend. He warmed it up and ate it the next day and it was still delicious! All in all I will definitely be returning to the Frites ‘N’ Meats truck next time they are in the neighborhood.

Frites ‘N’ Meats
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Price: $$ (For a street cart)