Soul Patrol!

Some adventures start from little columns in alternative weekly news sources . . . in this case an article in Honolulu Weekly spotlighting Chef Sean Priester.  This article ran in late-February, and made me really want to try food like the "Southern Sampler" which was described as including "buttermilk cilantro coleslaw, Kahuku sweet corn bread, vegetarian black-eyed pea chili and pulled pork."  (Click here for article)  I immediately e-mailed my friend, Trish (who worked near where I thought the lunchwagon was), asking "Do you know where this is???"  As it turned out, she could see it from her window! 

So off we went to check it out.  We decided to get the Southern Sampler and the Carolina BBQ Adobo Sandwich and split them all, like a mini-buffet.  The Southern Sampler turned out to be a lot of food . . . the chili was very tasty, and richer than typical vegetarian fare.  The Kahuku sweet corn bread was sweet, the collards sufficiently salty and fatty, and the slaw a cool counterpoint to it all.  Note, however, that there was no pulled pork, so the article was wrong.  Oh, well, it was also only $7 instead of $8.

The Carolina BBQ Adobo Sandwich was killer.  I assume the idea here is that both Carolina BBQ and Adobo use vinegar . . . but whatever the reason, it's just a mean pulled pork sandwich.  Dressed with the coleslaw, it's a fine lunch.  If it weren't even my food nazi doctor's orders, I'd eat this a lot more . . .

More pics in the food gallery . . . here!