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#1 madbikes

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Posted 27 December 2010 - 09:34 PM

I rarely eat at food trucks, but this is an exception. One of my recent new friends likes American food to the point that he won't go eat Chinese Food with me unless he have to (he eventually ask me to eat at Fuddruckers if I ever go somewhere that has one every time we head out). Before he head back to his home country for Christmas, I'm asked to take him to Los Angeles and it just so happens that I'm his only friend who has a car and don't mind to do it (sometimes it sucks to be that). There is no way I'm going to do another one-day round-trip back to the Bay Area, so I managed to find someone I know to come along to make things a bit cheaper.

Typically, I'm not a TV person. But I will be glued to the seat if there's something interesting on TV while visiting friends. I like eating burgers too (just not as extreme as my friend). After watching the Great Food Truck Race on the Food Network, it became obvious that I would like to try "Grill em All", a food truck based in Los Angeles. They were the winner of the show and their burgers are quite different from the norm. So I planned trying "Grill em All" as the climax of the trip.

They were stationed at Verdugo Bar (near Glendale, still considered LA for that very place) the night we went. I wasn't expecting they parked inside the bar, so everyone needs to show ID. Not a problem.

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Not everything is listed on their "Menu" Section of their website, but the key entrees are there.
http://grillemalltruck.com/menu/

Don't expect too much as the pics came out of iPhone

The friend I brought along ordered a "Waste em All"
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My "American Food" friend ordered a Whit-te
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Needless to say, I just have to go for their signature "Behemoth". I'm told by them this gets sold quickly and also the most expensive.
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They all come with 1/3 pound patties. Let's see how it looks like when being munched down a bit

The "Waste em All" looks good here.
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Same thing for the "Whit-te"
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Don't let the Behemoth fool you. It came out surprisingly clean comparing to a Rocket Double from Johnny Rockets, which used to be my favorite until they change the meat supplier. I had to be really careful not to drip on my pants while eating a Rocket Double.
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There is not enough light to look at our burgers while eating, but our patties are no doubt juicy and taste great. I simply love the patty since it has the kind of bite feel I loved from the Johnny Rocket's hamburger patty, but way better. The Behemoth feels like you're swimming in a pool of grilled onions that is not very easy to get to the patty (the buns are actually grilled chesse sandwich). Quite an experience, unique and I loved it.

Since I won't be able to eat again for a long time, I just have to try something else. So I picked the "Molly Hatchet" just not to eat the same thing my friend ate. My "American Food" friend just simply want to have a picture of the burger this way.
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I'm pretty sure most of us like eating Lemon Chicken or Sweet+Soul Pork because of the dangy taste. Once I had my first bite, I was like "OMG, it's awesome". It's sweet, but not super strong Teriyaki Sauce kind of sweet. Taste great and tangy that I just couldn't stop for a mid-burger picture lol. I wish I can have another one, but I decided to save it for my next visit.

I'm so glad that I drove all the way down there from SF Bay Area with my friends to try this awesome Food Truck and they really loved it. You guys should go give it a try.
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Posted 27 December 2010 - 09:39 PM

............dang............looks delicious..... :lol:
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Posted 27 December 2010 - 10:17 PM

I think they forgot the kill the cow before they put it in a bun! That thing looks so pink they could market it as a valentines gift.
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Posted 27 December 2010 - 11:18 PM

undercooked meat = bad

u cant flash grill a burger, it needs to COOK.
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Posted 28 December 2010 - 12:42 AM

how much ecoli you get from that... i dont mind a little pink, but that s*** is raw

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Posted 28 December 2010 - 03:53 AM

Remember, the iPhone's camera is quite red-biased. It doesn't appeared to be that bad in person.
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Posted 28 December 2010 - 07:56 AM

My arteries are hardening just looking at it. You can get away with a rare steak but a rare burger?
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Posted 28 December 2010 - 10:17 AM

You are making me hungry :lol:
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