Poor Makizushi was trapped in a meeting at lunch today, so Ms. D and Umami wandered off to pick up lunch for her (and themselves too, of course). Umami had to run by the post office, so they headed down towards the Hawaii Supreme Court building aka Five-0 Headquarters. As they approached the post office, they spotted a small truck decorated in blue and white. "What could that be?" they thought as they crossed over to get a look.
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| Tiki Truck (with Five-O Headquarters in the background!) |
Lo and behold, another lunchwagon! This one was called Tiki Truck and was new to Umami and Ms. D. They scanned the menu . . .
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| The Menu |
Umami was immediately drawn to the Twisted Cuban Sandwich. Umami loves Cuban sandwiches, and this version substitutes Spam and pork adobo for the usual ham and roast pork. And pickled papaya instead of the usual . . . pickle.
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| Twisted Cuban Sandwich |
Umami loved this! But it's a tricky sandwich, because if you eat with the Spam side of the filling down, the Spam dominates (though the pork comes through in the finish). However, if you eat with the pickled papaya side down, you get the crunch of the relish and the pork and Spam blend in more harmoniously. Umami had to explain this all to Makizushi, much to Ms. D's amusement.
Ms. D and Umami also picked up a Sloppy Slider, which was basically a Sloppy Joe on a dinner roll. They don't recall any cheese on it and thought it was not exceptional. Not bad, mind you, but not a must try.
Completing the trifecta of sandwich offerings, they also picked up the Steak Sammy (for Samwich?). Which was a decent enough steak sandwich, but not much more than that. Umami did think it was very nicely assembled and made good presentation.
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| A Nice Looking Sandwich . . . the Steak Sammy |
The problem for Tiki Truck is going to be that the serving sizes are rather modest for the price and the food, while good, is not necessarily going to draw repeat business. Umami thinks drawing repeat business might be tricky. The exception to all this would be the Twisted Cuban, which is fun enough for a second go round. But even that could use more fillings. Double up the fillings and charge $7 and now we're talking!
Umami will keep an eye on it . . . after all, he still has to try their tacos!
Tiki Truck
Mobile, but happened to be on Mililani Street between Supreme Court and Main Post Office.
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