Rim Food Baht

Truck: Rim Food Baht

Location: Hamilton at Robson St in front of the CBC building

Type of Food: Thai

Sidekicks: LadyK and Kris

Food Ordered: 

Green Curry

Basil and Eggplant

Fresh Young Coconut

The Verdict: 

I've been to this cart twice now and tried two different dishes. 

If you like Thai curry then the Green curry served by this cart will hit the spot.  Served over a bed of white rice, this green curry is made fresh while you wait.  It is not the best curry I have had in Vancouver but it was very delicious and relatively fast.

The Basil and Eggplant also served on a bed of white rice is my favourite of the two dishes.  The dish usually comes with pork but LadyK ordered it with Tofu as well.  The combination is genius and delicious!  The basil and eggplant combination complement each other very well and make you want to eat more.

This cart offers a few substitutions, tofu for meat and brown rice for white rice.  

The fresh young coconut is perhaps one of the most delicious and refreshing beverages I've ever tried!  To serve this the owners simply chop off the top of the coconut.  It comes with a straw and a spoon. Once you finish drinking the coconut water you scrape out the insides and eat them.  If you've never had this experience I highly recommend it.  Delicious and nutritious!  It also comes with a little umbrella so when you walk back into the office with it and get into the elevator everyone wants to know what tropical bar you have just come from.

Favourite Thing(s) About This Truck: 

The fresh young coconut  is by far my favourite thing about this truck.  They are amazingly refreshing on a hot summer day!

I also love the very friendly staff!  I love encountering staff who deliver service with a smile.  This cart is definitely a great example of good service.

Also if you hit this cart between noon and 1 during the summer you can catch the CBC Nooners.  This series of free outdoor concerts is definitely great accompaniment to a delicious lunch.

Accessibility: Great location if you're studying at the library

Green Rating: They recycle everything!

Rating: 4/5 

Value:  5/5

The pictorial version of the menu

The menu

Recycling!

Note - they take Cash Only

The cooking space

The Chef preparing my coconut yummy!

Green Curry

Basil and Eggplant with tofu and pork

Fresh young coconut

Truck 8 - Juice Caboose

Truck:  The Juice Caboose

Location: Kitsilano Farmers Market

Type of Food: Juice, smoothies

Sidekicks: My mom and my sister Erica

Food Ordered: 

Mom and me

• Today's Special - Pear, Ginger and Apple Juice

Erica 

• The Bandit - Hemp Seeds, Vanilla Bean, Strawberry, Coconut Butter, Raw Cacao Nibs, Agave

The Verdict: 
This cart was a little bit disappointing for me.  As my mom summarized "it was not the best".  She only had a few sips of the drink and let me finish the rest - something that she wouldn't have done if she liked it.  I understand that it was early when we arrived at the market, but I was hoping that this cart would present a delectable taste experience like the previous juice truck I got to visit the Juice Truck.  Unfortunately, there were a couple of things that supported my experience not being the best.


Firstly, the slight disorganization threw me off - the girl at the window didn't know what the special was and the back of the cart looked really chaotic.  I believe that entropy is the sign of genius, but when it comes to food prep that's not exactly what I want to see.  I would have forgiven this seeing as it was early and the two girls seemed fairly nice otherwise, but it was the second element which made the experience not the best.


The second black mark for me was that the drink was not cold - at all.  Erica's was almost cold, but mine was pretty warm.  The temperature meant that I had fresh but warm juice.  Not the best flavour experience.  I love pears and especially love ginger so I was disappointed that this drink didn't fulfill my needs.


Erica was indifferent about her drink, but said for the price you couldn't really beat it.  


I would be willing to give them a second chance - maybe if I try them later in the day they'll be on their game...


Favourite Thing(s) About This Truck: The children element.  I loved how they had a train set out front and there are pictures on their blog of them letting kids colour all over the truck!  This is really cool!  


Also when I asked them about what they did with the "leftovers" from the juice they told me that we were free to take it home for our compost or as chicken feed.  I think this is a really neat idea - but I wonder what they do with the "leftovers" if people don't take them.  They also don't have a sign advertising this so I wonder if people actually know that they are available for you to take home.


Accessibility: This truck seems to "roam" around to the different markets.  Follow them on twitter @juicecaboose if you want to find them.  It looks like they are pretty regular at the North Shore Green markets and I've seen them about every other week at the Kits Farmers Market.


Green Rating: It sounded like they might compost everything, but then again they may not.  The girl at the window didn't really seem to know.  They did offer me the "leftovers" to take home for my compost or for chicken feed, so I guess if you asked them you could take the compost home.


Rating: 3/5 
Value:  4/5

Check out the cool train set in front of the caboose!

Erica contemplates her smoothie choice

My mom tries her juice