Midway Lunch

Awhile back, I took Jackson and Olivia to check out the Midway food trailer court. A carnival-esque sign greeted us.

Inside the gates, we were met by a suspicious-looking sasquatch. What were you doing behind that bush, Bigfoot?

Decorations hanging from trees added to the carnival atmosphere.

I had a portabello mushroom bahn mi from Dock and Roll Diner, accessorized with grilled onions, guacamole, hoisin sauce, and cotija cheese. It was served hot and toasty (I've had experiences with lukewarm trailer food so I appreciate this detail) and the portabellos were perfectly done, not rubbery.

I was kind of bummed out that half of the ten food trailers were closed the day we went. I guess Mondays aren't optimal for sampling trailer food. Yet, I ended up with a satisfying lunch that I probably wouldn't have chosen if there were more options (I'd been eyeing the tapas trailer, but it was closed.) So there you go.

Since the closing of NATY, Midway is currently the only food trailer court in Austin with a playscape. Happy kiddos.

South Congress Trailers

This weekend we found ourselves in South Austin around lunchtime, so we headed over to the South Congress trailers. Of all Austin's food trailer parks, I think this is the original and definitely the biggest. We walked back and forth a few times, discussing our option.  I ended up with a Kerala Kokonut dosa from Nomad Dosa, and was quite happy with my choice. The thin, soft dosa (an Indian fermented pancake, similar to Ethiopian injera) comes filled with curried butternut squash, eggplant, and other veggies, plus your choice of two sauces on the side. I didn't think I would be able to eat the whole thing, but I did!

After walking off my dosa and doing a little shopping, we circled back around to the trailers. This time we stopped for dessert at Hey Cupcake.  Jackson chose red velvet.

Olivia and I shared a vanilla cupcake, topped with pink vanilla buttercream.

How was your weekend?

Conscious Cravings

On Saturday it was nice out, so we had lunch outdoors at a food trailer park. We are lucky to have these trailer parks around town. Each has a variety of food trailers to suit your mood, plus picnic tables to eat at. They bring the food to your table when it is ready. Besides getting to enjoy the fresh air, the meal cost is usually cheaper than at a traditional restaurant.

We had been wanting to try Conscious Cravings, a trailer that specializes in vegan/vegetarian wraps (depending whether you order dairy or Daiya cheese).

I had the blackened tofu wrap. The tofu was lightly seasoned...I felt like it could have used some more spice. The wrap also contained lettuce, tomato, and vegan mayo. I like that they grill the wrap so it's nice and crispy when you bite into it. We also got a big order of rosemary french fries to share. They were pretty good.

The kids shared a black bean wrap filled with cumin-spiced beans, tomato, lettuce, and a vivid green chimichurri sauce. The chimichurri is great. They also offer a chimichurri seitan wrap, which I'd like to try some time.

Tony had the BBQ seitan wrap. I loved their homemade BBQ sauce. It was really tangy. I think they used a lot of vinegar and maybe some ginger. Good stuff. Tony felt that the seitan was a bit on the "brainy" side, however.

All in all, not a bad lunch, and the kids think it's so much fun to eat outside and people watch.