Crab & Mermaid Food Truck Brings Seafood to the Street
We would never knock hamburgers, hot dogs, or tacos, but the repertoire of food trucks in Phoenix can seem boring sometimes. (How many grilled cheese sandwiches with bacon do we really need in one parking lot?) Crab & Mermaid, the casual seafood spot in Old Town Scottsdale, has launched its own food truck to hopefully bring some fresh, salty air on the scene.
Que Sazon's arepa is like a really serious taco. Cornmeal cake provides the base for slow-cooked pork, sliced chorizo, fried plantain, avocado, and their homemade signature barbecue sauce.
Stephanie Funk
Fabian Ocampo learned to cook during his childhood in Colombia, when he, his mother, and grandmother often prepared large, communal meals for family, friends, and neighbors. He and his wife, Julie Ocampo, now operate Que Sazon, a new South American food truck in Phoenix, with that same food-and-family ethos and those same flavors: generous amounts of cumin, a variety of meats and sausages, and herbaceous chimichurri on everything.
The Hummus Xpress food truck will be hitting the road in late April.
Hummus Xpress
Tempe’s fast-casual concept Hummus Xpress has some new wheels and is just about ready to hit the road.
Hummus Xpress owner Eddie Hantas told New Times in a recent phone call that he expects the food truck to be ready by “the last two weeks of April.”
“The truck will be basically doing all the truck coalitions around town,” says Hantas, including appearances at Phoenix Public Market. In addition, HX’s future plans include catering private events as well as providing on-site lunch for some of the Valley's larger employers.
Mike Baum of Pho King and Paradise Melts sees his food as a way to start conversation and break down barriers.
Stephanie Funk
Many rib-sticking, classic sandwiches are represented and remixed at Paradise Melts food truck, which launched in October 2016.. There’s a Cuban sandwich, “The Cubano,” with all the pork meats (braised pulled pork, ham, bacon), pickles, Dijonnaise, and Swiss cheese; there’s a play on buffalo chicken called “The Hot Chick” with hot sauce sauce and three cheeses; there’s also a bahn mi-inspired sammy with braised pork, house pickled veggies, jalapeños, and a secret sauce.
