Kogi Up To This!
Posted by Michael Voltaggio on Apr 7, 2010

Hey everyone,

This post is for all my LA comrades. What about the rest of you, you ask? Well, for the Kogi truck alone, I'd start planning a westward sojourn as soon as possible. These are like ice cream trucks for grown ups, but instead of ice cream, you have tacos, sliders, quesadillas and amazing, smokey meats.

Founders Mark Manguera, Caroline Shin-Manguera and Chef Roy Choi created this oasis on wheels for hungry, late-night noshers and it's become a huge phenomenon. Some of my favorite bites have been the sliders and the incredible short rib tacos.

Twitter is used to announce locations of different trucks, so every day offers a different place with a different bite. Have you been? Any favorites? Tell us in the forum!

-Michael

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As matter fact I ate at the Kogi Truck today in Santa Monica.  The Kogi Kimchi Quesadilla was delicious with just the right of amount of kick for spice!!! One of the Kogi favorites. The Short Rib tacos are pretty awesome too.
As matter fact I ate at the Kogi Truck today in Santa Monica.  The Kogi Kimchi Quesadilla was delicious with just the right of amount of kick for spice!!! One of the Kogi favorites. The Short Rib tacos are pretty awesome too.
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I LOVE the kimchee quesadilla (it my sound like an odd combo, but it's SUPER delish).  As far as the tacos, the beef short rib is definitely my fav.  They look deceptively small but are surprisingly filling.  For first timers, be prepared to stand in line.  It's totally worth it!!!!!!!
I love the Kogi truck, can't wait to try Chego.  I also have fallen in love with @Worldfare - it's a double decker bus.  They call it a Bustaurant - amazing bunny chow; chicken curry, braised short ribs, etc.. 
Kogi dog = crack hot dog.  I work in Downtown LA and live in Orange County. Food trucks are kind of a rare thing. (Except for Bull Kogi which seems to permanently parked on Grand and occasional Kogi's OC visit.)  Having said that, I did get to catch Patty Wagon last week. Grass-fed beef sliders and awesome garlic rosemary fries. Hmmhmm!  Part of what makes the gourmet truck foods so tasty (other than providing for late night munchies) is the thrill of the hunt and the interaction with the community hovering around said truck.
I'm seriously jealous of you west coast dwellers. Since I live on the other side of the country, there's no chance of my sampling this tasty goodness any time soon.  Drat.
I was just in Portland this week and they had all sorts of trucks set up downtown where you can get thai food, pho, steak, gyros, grilled salmon, and of course tacos. Pretty much anything you can imagine. Where I'm at in Seattle, we have a ton of taco trucks, but that's it. I hope we start getting other vendors too!
OK...so here's the deal.  That looks delicious and I'm not even remotely close to LA. What are the chances that people who have tried this can break down some of the more subtle ingredients so I can try putting one together down here in Brazil? It looks a lot like Kimchi with beef...is that correct?
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