Hello burger lovers,
After a nationwide media exposure I have been asked by many
to review the food truck. From the outside, the Food Truck seems to be a
success story. But can it live up to my expectations?
First of all I am very happy to finally have a food truck in
Luxembourg. In my opinion we should have more than one, but I figure that it
isn’t very easy to bypass all administrative obstacles and cope with the
regulations. After all, it’s something new for our beloved country.
That being said I will shortly explain the concept of the
food truck. Food trucks are quite popular in huge American cities, but Paris
and London also live up to that sub-culture. The Luxembourgish food truck is on
the road 5 days a week and can be visited on different spots during lunch
breaks. I for instance was at Cloche d’Or, but you could also find it in
Strassen or Senningerberg depending on the weekday. Make sure to find the
schedule on their website.
Given the limited space of a truck they offer quite a wide
range of burgers and other fast food like bagels, soups and salads. They claim
to process fresh and local ingredients, which is something I really enjoy!
After several minutes of queuing I was finally able to pass
my order. Among quite a big offer of burgers I chose the Dude Burger. Their
most popular burger has a 100% beef patty (I guess it’s around 200gr), salad,
tomato, cheddar, bacon, pickles, an egg, and fried onions. It costs 9.50€, the
fries are extra and cost 2.50€.
Evaluation:
A couple of minutes after ordering, my burger was ready and
I faced a challenge which I didn't anticipate. Where should I eat? My car
wasn't an option as it was in my garage at home, my office was too far away, …
Luckily it didn't rain and I could take advantage of a nearby bench and use it
as a table.
After unwrapping the burger my first thought was: What a
mess, I like it! Optically it reminded me of the “dirty” burgers I had in
England. Bad luck that I was suited up, but wow, the burger made quite an
impression. As I dug my teeth in it, I had to admit that I really liked it. The
toppings were fresh, cheese, egg, salad and pickles were tasty. The bacon could
have been a tad crunchier though. The beef was alright, medium rare just the
way I ordered it. It could have been seasoned a bit more. Unfortunately the
whole burger was only lukewarm, which is understandable if you eat outside in
January. Due to the number of toppings I somehow, to my disappointment, didn't
really get a taste of the burger sauce. I really wanted to test their “Damn Hot
Sauce” but they didn't have any, that’s why I ordered their BBQ sauce with the
fries. Speaking of the fries, they were the weakest link on my meal. They were
big, saggy and they were lacking of salt, I was missing the punch. The BBQ
sauce was alright but I would have preferred a spicier one.
All in all it was a good experience. It was a horror to eat that
burger as juice was leaking out. But it was a really good burger which I can
recommend to all burger lovers. Actually it is burgers in its purest form,
something fast to take away. Fast food. I am more than happy to have an
additional alternative on my burger route.
The weighted score is 7,25 out of 10.
Thanks to the lovely member of staff in the truck who amusingly played along when I
mentioned that I was charged too much when paying in € instead of $, as mentioned
on the bill. (c.f. pic of bill)
