Sloppi Jo’s Roving Eatery

Stopped at Tommy Rockers for the food truck meet up last night. Alot of options but i always wanted to try Sloppi Jo’s and i’m glad i did.
I went with the pork tacos and they wey soooo good. The pork was moist and tender. The combinig flavors of the chillies and the crem fresh cheese all came together for a perfect taco. Only about a 5 minute wait. Can’t wait to meet up with them again!

After the last couple of weeks and then the Street Food Throwdown… this needs updating… Jo has more than earned that extra star.
Mac n’ Cheese, not usually something you will find me eating… until this. Not to take away from the base mac n’ cheese which is tender, cheesy, gooey, and flavorful all by itself, but Jo has specials. The one I had included hatch green chiles and andouille sausage. Probably the best mac n’ cheese I have *ever* tasted… add to that amazing creaminess a roasted meatiness and a deep spiciness?
Holy. Foodgasm. Batman.
Then, the throwdown! Food trucks in Vegas are just this side of gourmet already, so you hear often of various sandwiches, dogs, desserts and drinks… but what about frog’s legs?
«Ribbit!» (Translation: Wowza! Frog’s legs on a food truck?!)
They were a tad on the salty side which, in my opinion, would be the only reason she didn’t win. I have to think it was an extremely tough decision (see my thoughts on the winner here:
) because Jo’s frog’s leg dish was meaty and tender, spiced just right (aside from aforementioned salt on some of them), breaded perfectly, and amazingly well executed.
Add to our shared meal a signature Sloppi Jo… Food truck heaven in little paper dishes.
Sloppi Jo’s continues to prove, time after time, why they deserve to be part of Vegas’ food truck royalty! Huzzah!

You don’t have to go to New Mexico to get tasty chile treats! Yes, the signature item here is the «Sloppi Jo,» but don’t expect a Manwich meal! The Sloppi Jo is slow roasted pork drenched in a New Mexico chile sauce served with an egg and tortilla. A creative, fun dish, but I actually enjoy the tacos a bit more. And, I love to gnaw on their corn on the cob as well.
However, the fifth star is earned by their unexpected sweet treats and their incredibly friendly service. We sampled their coffee cake at Taste of the Nation, and my husband and I loved it. When his birthday rolled around, I knew coffee cake was truly his favorite cake, so I decided to contact Sloppi Jo’s to see if they would be able to make one specially for him. They were happy to accommodate and even left the cake in a spot that was convenient for retrieval. The coffee cake was moist and delicious, and it made my husband’s birthday!
From creative cuisine to cheery service, Sloppi Jo’s really has everything you could want in at truck. I smile every time I see them motoring around town!

I finally tracked down Sloppi Jo’s for lunch in the southwest. The pork tacos (2 for $ 6) were unreal. They had a distinct «New Mexico» taste with the red chile spiced pork — a completely different flavor than any Mexican street style taco. Tender, well seasoned, with a touch of heat, these pork tacos with guacamole, pickled onions, la crema, and queso fresco were generously stuffed. So much so that the corn tortillas couldn’t handle all of that deliciousness and fell apart. You’re not going to look pretty eating these, but it’s worth it to savor every last scrap.
The BBQ slider ($ 3) is another item that shouldn’t be missed. Filled with a tender beef patty, jack cheese, bacon, BBQ sauce, red chile mayo, and crispy onions, this is one of the better sliders in town. The meat to bun ratio was perfect, the flavor was mouthwatering, and there was plenty of textural contrast with the beef and crispy onions.
With all the other items on their menu — the sloppi jo, chicken tacos, mac-​n-​cheese, other sliders, and desserts — there’s plenty of reason to return.

bleh. i hate to be the one of those reviewers who gives low ratings amongst a sea of glowing reviews.
we ordered their signature «sloppi-​jo» …
you get two items —
1 –chile pork w/​egg and onions
2 — flour tortilla
the idea behind the sloppi-​jo is to take #1 and put it in #2.
um… isn’t that just a taco w/​o cheese??? okay, there’s an egg in it, but still. where’s the bun in a real sloppy joe? it’s not really sloppy at all. in fact it’s all nicely packed in that tortilla.
total is $ 6. ouch. for that price you could get… what 3 or 4 tacos???
we weren’t blown away by the taste of it too… pork was way too oily
and the overall taste was… as another Unilocaler said, «one dimensional».
so… that being said. i’m not sure why everyone’s giving it ⁴⁄₅ stars.
sure they have a super cute truck with a hot gal painted on it, but really … looks should only go so far!

A Red Burger with a pork taco on the side… I think that covers all the food groups. Jo is a lady who really likes food… you can tell when you talk to her about it. Andyou can tell when you eat it, because it’s great. Also picked up a couple of cupcakes; one with bacon and maple, the other a chocolate and chile…;but can’t taste those until I get home and my wife gets a taste as well.
She makes me wish I was still a night owl, because she caters primarlily to the late night crowd. I’m always happy when she does a day gig somewhere close to my job.
I highly recommend.

I tried Sloppi Jo at this month’s StrEATS. My husband and I have a divide and conquer approach to sampling all the foods trucks. While he was in line Fukuburger, I went in search of my own eats to share. I came to Sloppi Jo and I was overwhelmed by the menu, it ALL sounded heavenly, I couldn’t choose. I wanted everything. I knew I had to return with the man.
Well, he was just as torn as I. So, we ordered the sloppy jo, the BBQ pork sandwich and the mac n cheese. We went overboard considering this was our last truck of the night. The star was that pork sandwich, tender a little sloppy and oh, so good. The sloppy jo was fine and the mac n cheese was real tasty when it was piping hot. As soon as it cooled it became a congealed mess.
Next time, I must try the tacos.

…and it’s now roving all over the place!
They have a consistent schedule now:
and
for mobile use
I will have to go with more of the low-​carb menu selections, to preserve my figure for summer. Lay off the bacon cupcakes, and eat more of the Green chili tortilla burger and pork items without bread.
They say they get their meat from Village Meat and Wine. Now if they would pick up some of their prime meat and grill it for me, yum!

Nom, nom, nom. I finally got around to trying Sloppi Jo’s at the latest StrEATS. The wait for the actual food (post-​ordering) seemed way long, but it was so worth it.
I had a difficult time deciding what to order. After much deliberating (hey, the ordering line was long too), I went with the green chile cheeseburger. OMG! It was pretty much the winner of everything I had at StrEATS. The flavors were so perfectly balanced. And having it wrapped in a flour tortilla so totally worked (I had some initial doubts).
So the green chile cheeseburger is a standard burger, topped with green chile and pepper jack cheese, and wrapped in a flour tortilla. The green chile was spectacular! And combined with the pepper jack, the flavors were popping and there was just the right amount of spice. It wasn’t so hot it was overwhelming, but it was hot enough to remind you why spicy food rocks. And wrapped in a tortilla! Who would’ve thought that a burger wrapped in a tortilla would be so awesome (certainly not me), but it so totally was. Loved it!
But I can’t give them 5 stars just yet as they definitely don’t have the art of the food truck quite down yet. There were glitches, the wait seemed longer than it should’ve, and the staff weren’t all that friendly and nice. (Sorry, but Slidin’ Thru set the food truck bar pretty darn high.)
However, I am officially a big fan. And I can’t wait to visit again and try some other menu items (though, admittedly, it will be difficult to order anything other than the cheeseburger as it was so good).

From all the great reviews from other Unilocalers that I follow and whos opinions I value, I came away from the Sloppi Jo’s tasting experience a little underwhelmed at the recent Costco Food Truck Fest. First it is not «sloppy joe» on the menu, just well, Mexican food.
I tried the signature «Sloppi Jo» which is slow roasted prok with red chile sauce, served with fried egg, pickled onions, and flour tortilla. The pork was tender, but I thought it was too salty, and the flavor was kind of plain and one dimensional. The pickled onions flavor was really subtle to the point where i thought it was just regular onions, and I didn’t think it added to the overall flavor profile of the entire dish. I do like the fried egg, but I crave the perfect simple fried egg with the runny yolk even when I am full and eating dessert.
While eating the Sloppi Jo, I was told that the Green Chile Stew was the bomb, but it was off the menu because the weather is getting too warm now. I think if it is back on the menu, that will be the item I will definitely want to try, and maybe get a more positive food truck adventure experience in the process.
The super tall lady who was taking the orders was super nice (I didn’t realize she was standing on a plastic crate until I walked by later in the day) and I have to say that it takes a lot of guts to get into the food truck/​mobile food service business. So best of luck with the venture.

I really want to like them. really. The owner is cute and friendly.
The truck is easy to find but…
the name is a misnomer and the sloppy joe tasted like mexican food.
I wanted to go have a sloppy joe ($ 6 each, I need two to fill up) not, carnitas. And for the price, I can get better tasting carnitas at alot of other places.
The pork was tender enough, overly salty, not spicy, and did not
taste like a sloppy joe. I liked the egg and pickled onions but, that was the best part.
I think they keep the price high to make up for volume but, if you have to eat in your car it should be cheap, greasy, and yummy.

These guys ventured to the Gun Store parking lot so I made the trek over in order to sample some of their offerings. One thing that I like about these guys is that they were active in responding to twitter questions I had asked the night before, a show of initiative that I always appreciate.
Walking up they have a small stand-​alone sign that has their menu written on it. it’s a small menu of only a few items; 2 burgers, their signature Sloppijo, 2 kinds of tacos and maybe one or two other things. They also offer Bluesky beverages, scones and muffins which is a nice touch considering their hours are all over the place.
There was a girl standing by the window who fielded the orders and handled the cash transactions so that the guys doing the cooking could focus. She was pleasant to interact with and happily described what was in the items. While I was waiting, she helped a guy customize his order so that he could avoid burning his palate. The prices are reasonable and the food was hot and flavorful.
I brought their Sloppi Jo and the red burger home for my boyfriend and I to share. The Sloppi Jo was just that; sloppy! but very good :) it made the paper container start to go soft due to all the porky juices leaking from the red-​chile drenched pork and egg. It was served with sauteed onions and a warm tortilla; the kind of food that would be delicious after a late night of sinful activities. The red burger was cooked to a nice medium rare and also had the sauteed onions with melted gooey cheese, an aioli sauce and bacon.
Overall, it was satisfying, tasty food reasonably priced. If I’m ever in their neighborhood or they in mine, I’ll be sure to stop by again!

Finally able to check out Sloppi Jo’s at STreats Festival. I tried the green chile potatoes and the Sloppi Jo. The Sloppi Jo consisted of very tender pork in spicy red sauce with a poached egg on top. Flavor explosion! I ignored the flimsy tortilla served with it and opted to just use a fork.
Just when I thought it couldn’t get any better, I tried the green chile potatoes. Because they were so yummy, I was nice enough to split them with my friend. But it wasn’t easy because I wanted to lick the little paper boat they’re served in! I would seriously hunt down Sloppi’s just for these potatoes.

The pork tacos here are amazing. Generous size with crema, guacamole, pickled onions, and cheese. The tortillas melt in your mouth. Yum!
The cupcakes are also terrific. I had a banana bread cupcake with peanut honey frosting. So good. I can’t wait to come back and try more cupcakes and the signature sloppi jo dish.
I don’t swing that way, but I have to admit that the Sloppi Jos crew is definitely easier on the eyes than the other food truck crews, save Snow Ono. I really dig this new trend of woman-​owned food trucks and I hope it continues!

The «Sloppi Jo», breakfast burrito, pork tacos, red burger (special), and the sopapillas are items offered by this delicious provocative yellow truck and what I have devoured so far. From what I know everything except the sopapillas have an awesome kick added. The spice is not too much, but not too weak either, and it lingers in my mouth craving for more.
The «Sloppi Jo» is a twist on the traditional sloppy joe sandwich where everything is inside out, has a tortilla instead of a bun, uses slow roasted pork in a red chile sauce that I could just eat pounds of while watching tv, and a over easy egg, ohhhh yeah! I don’t miss the traditional sloppy jo. at all, leave this one for the adults and let the elementary kids have the messy ground meat in between two buns.
Jo is also very nice, she keeps it personal with her customers (she even hugged me once), and makes you feel like you guys already know each other. I also like the supplies table, she has the forks, spoons, knifes, and some nice quality napkins (nice napkins is a star in my book haha) all stocked up and ready for you.
Sometimes when I watch the food network or read some reviews I notice they really exaggerate how GREAT the food or the restaurant is. Don’t you hate it when you’re disappointed by your fellow foodies? Fortunately you won’t be let down by Sloppi Jo’s Roving Eatery truck of awesomeness. They’re always working hard at some different time of the day (1130−3PM and something like 12−3am) giving you the opportunity to catch them. Find out where they are at via twitter :

P. S. I was at Sloppi Jo’s maybe two hours ago and now I’m craving it.

Now that I’ve tried pretty much everything on Jolene’s menu, I’m ready to update my review. There’s no doubt in my mind. This is a 5-​star hangout. Honestly, I think her Green Chile Chicken Stew is worth the price of admission alone. I’ve had it every single time I’ve visited and I absolutely love it. For me, it has quite a bit of heat initially, but that mellows out for the rest of the cup. I dread the day when Vegas gets too hot to enjoy a cup of this awesome stew.
As for the other items, I particularly like the Red Burger. It’s not on her original menu, but rather one she added recently. It’s ridiculously delicious. I also like the Breakfast Burrito. It’s a knife and forker due to it being covered in Red and Green Chile sauce. I love the large chunks of bacon in it.
I won’t regurgitate the other items from my original review. Bottom line: I highly recommend tracking this truck down and getting your stew on while the weather is perfect for it. It will be interesting to see if she brings on any new items once we hit triple digits.

What an Amazing Truck!
First off, my friends and I were running a little late and we were worried that we were going to miss Sloppi Jo because they were only scheduled at Sapphire till 3am. We arrived in the parking lot 3 minutes till and it was difficult to park because of all the choas going on with the taxis. However when we walked up to the truck it seemed as though they weren’t leaving any time soon.
I order the Sloppi Jo. This is definately a different twist than your average «sloopy joe» hence the different way of spelling they use and the owner even warns you ahead of time. The pork was very tender and well seasoned and cooked in this New Mexican type sauce with an egg all in a warm tortilla. Very pleased, can’t complain. The only thing I could ask for is maybe if it was a little larger, I mean $ 6 is pretty standard, but the size did not match up to it’s price.
My friends shared the pork tacos and said they were delicious.
The amazing factors
1. It was pretty cold and one of my friend didn’t have a jacket on and the owner brought out her own coat for my friend to wear while we were eating in front of the turck.
2. She gave us free sopapillas, which I think was probably the best thing we ate from the truck. I’ve had never had them before, but boy were they good. If only the honey butter was a little bit more spreadable.
3. While waiting for our food, I noticed a man next to us asked for a water cup. They didn’t have any so she just gave him bottled water. That is really thoughtful of her rather than saying «we only have bottled water for $ 1.»
I can probably say this is the best costomer service I have ever experienced in my life.
Must try, 2 Thumps up for Sloppi Jo’s!

I am a fan of the food trucks in Veagas, and I am glad to welcome Sloppi Jo’s into the fold.
The menu isn’t the biggest in town, but everything is very well done. I have yet to have anything that I don’t like on their menu.
I attended both the soft opening and their opening joint with FUKUburger, and it was the best of both worlds… Fukuburgers and Sloppi Jo’s Hatch Chile inspired menu.
I’m including my review of their soft opening
«Hatch Chile Cheese Burger– Burger Cooked to a perfect medium, served wrapped in a tortilla, with chilies.
I was impressed with the burger the patty was decent sized and cooked to a perfect medium, there was a little heat from the chilies, but it could use a little more bite (and I’m not really a chili guy).
Green Chicken Chile Stew– Chicken, peppers, potatoes, served with a tortilla on the side
The stew had a noticeable heat, but it wasn’t overbearing, the chicken pieces were big, and the stew was great, I will be getting this again.
Next up was their Breakfast Burrito–
It was bit of a mess, but a tasty tasty mess. Tortilla wrapped around eggs, bacon, chilies, and topped with 2 different sauces, and some crema. I am not a breakfast burrito guy but this was amazing… If I’m out in the morning and the truck is within a drive of my house… I’m having one of these
Pork Taco–
The Pork could be one of the best menu items at SloppiJo’s it’s featured in the taco and the sloppijo, the taco was good, it had avocado on it, and sadly I’m not really an avocado fan, other than that they were delish.
The SloppiJo–
There is nothing I can say that will do this dish any justice other than YUM. It featured the pork which was topped with a fried egg and served with a few veggies and a tortilla, it was delicious, it was messy, and I will be having more of these in the future.
Sopapillas–
A perfect end to the meal… sugary and delicious.»
My 2 favorite dishes are the Name Sake Sloppi Jo and the breakfast burrito.
I look forward to eating at Sloppi Jo’s more in the future.

Yup, I am a fan. It was one of their first nights on the road and the wait was around an hour long. Ugh. At one point I looked over and their lights were out and the guys were cooking in the dark to bang out our food!
Here’s the scoop on the grub. The Stew was INSANE! I loved it so much I contemplating ordering more. It’s spicy, green chile-​chicken stew served with a warm tortilla. This was awesome. Secondly I tried the Sloppi Jo. It was spicy, smokey pulled pork with an egg on it and it was also delicious. Lastly was the sopapillas which I was most excited for. Truth be told, not all that good. They were small, chewy and topped with a square of cinnamon butter (not melted) and dusted with powdered sugar. I would rather have one regular sized one that’s puffy and light. They surely need to work on making these at least taste fresh.
The prices were pretty reasonable for my wallet and the food was well above average. I am going to give them a month to work out the kinks and I will definitely be back for more stew and to try the tacos.

Back from the Sloppi Jo’s launch, and lots of people came out for support and to feast on Las Vegas’ latest addition to the food truck scene, Sloppi Jo’s.
Ran into fellow Unilocalers Chris, Ken, Paolo, and Marianne… Lots of people braved the 35 degree cold (BRRRRRRRR!!!) but it was well worth it. We were the 6^th customers in line and heres what we decided to attack:
The «Sloppi Jo”-Slow roasted pork with a red chile sauce topped with a fried egg and pickled onions.
Green Chili Chicken Stew-​Chunks of chicken and veggies simmered in a green chili sauce
Pork Taco-​with guacamole, pickled onions, and crema
Chicken Taco-​with diced green chiles, cheese, and cabbage.
Sopapillas-​Fried pillowy goodness dusted with powdered sugar and drizzled with honey butter-​a nice sweet ending to a great meal!
Jo and her crew put out some tasty food showcasing the New Mexico Hatch Green Chiles regardless of the opening day jitters, timing issues with the food, and a blown out generator that left the kitchen crew cooking in the dark.
Every item we ordered had its own distinctive flavor, and the stew also had a nice heat to it. Both tacos were very tender, well seasoned and unlike any other taco I have ever tasted-​in a GOOD way… Mahalo Jolene!!! We’ll definitely be back to try the Green Chile Cheeseburger and the breakfast burrito… ALOHA!!!