C’est si bon

I ordered the Beef Bourguignon for $ 12. Not that bad of a price as long as it’s really really delicious. Instead of scalloped potatoes (which it was supposed to come with), I got rice instead … 70% of my meal was all cheap rice. Rice. For $ 12. The beef was OK. The rice was just … rice. And the rice was overcooked. They couldn’t even get that right, even though rice didn’t appear anywhere on the menu.

* French poor value truck *
Is it just me or are food trucks starting to charge restaurant prices more and more?
This truck specializes in some French dishes like bouchée a la reine and beef Bourguignon, as well as sandwiches. I wasn’t in the mood for the heaviness of one of the classic French dishes (and don’t particularly need to eat those from a box off a truck quite frankly) and opted for a «simple sandwich» as they refer to it.
The guy taking the order was kind of grumpy and not particularly welcoming. It didn’t seem like he was very enthused to be working the truck.
The veggie sandwich had pesto, lettuce, spinach, roasted peppers, roasted tomatoes, mozzarella cheese on grilled ciabatta ($ 9.45). The pesto had a nice basil hit, and the roasted peppers rounded out the flavours. The roasted tomatoes were not noticeable at all — perhaps there was a single small slice. The bread was grilled and served warm and was extremely crunchy. The mozzarella was grated and still unmelted in most spots — they hadn’t really heated up the sandwich long enough to melt it at all. While the sandwich was fine, it was nothing I would rush back for. It also was pretty poor value given the limited ingredients and small size.
Overall I’ve had much better sandwiches around town, much more reasonably priced, from people who were much more welcoming and passionate about their product. I don’t see myself returning anytime soon.
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