Coma Food Truck

Coma

Location : W Georgia @ Seymour or Homer

Price: around $7 for each item

Neil finally got his food cart wish today in the form of a burger. A burger with Korean flavours; gochujang sauce, kimchee and pickled daikon. He commented that it was very, very good, different even, he said.

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This cart used to live far away, necessitating a ride on a sky train. Thankfully for the people of Downtown, they have been granted this new, busier spot. The menu is Korean fusion, but as far as I could see the only deviations away from traditional Korean were the use of bread products: burger buns, tortilla and tacos, oh and I suppose the burger and fries. 

The rest of the menu featured bibimbap, (a rice bowl with lots of separate ingredients to stir in, including beef or pork, jap chae, a Korean noodle dish using cellophane noodles made from potato starch and quesadillas, burritos or seaweed rolls. I chose the tacos and was handed a free bowl of miso while I waited. A nice touch I thought, especially considering how good it was, full of enoki mushrooms and seaweed.

The food did take quite a long time, but to watch the chefs in the back prepare everything to order lessened the frustration. While we waited the owner took a bowl of miso and some burritos into the clothes shop right behind us, imagine how happy they must be to have lunch right on their doorstep.

Neil's burger, an interesting example of fusion, but a no brainer really. A burger can be dressed in any fashion it desires, whether that hails from Mexico, Korea or Chile and in Vancouver we have a very famous Japanese hot dog stand called Japadog that deftly blends hot dogs with Japanese inspired dressings. Like Korean / Mexican tacos, is the Korean burger going to be the next big thing? (They have amazing fried chicken in Korea also).

Tacos. $5 for two. A little on the light side for someone with a big appetite, (like me), but outstanding in the currently saturated field of Korean tacos. Lots of well marinated bulgogi beef, grilled until caramelized and slightly crispy, pickled daikon and kimchee, adding just the right amount of heat, sweetness and crunch. There are several more items I would really like to try and recommend this cart not just because of the food but also for the very friendly owners.