Adobo Hobo

3.5÷5. Had my first encounter with chicken adobo here and I thought it was quite good until I stayed at a Filipina friend’s house and had some of the adobo her mom had whipped up. While the chicken at Adobo Hobo was fall of the bone, it was lacking in flavor compared to many of the adobos I have had ever since.

Love the adobo and tacos!!!

I’m with my fellow Unilocaler, Angel S., on this one… only I’m not giving the extra star. Adobo Hobo just didn’t meet my chicken adobo craving while at the 2010 Eat Real Festival. And I kind of want there to be more quantity if I’m gonna get less quality. Not that it was bad, but it wasn’t great either.
As the two stars states: Meh, I’ve experienced better.

Their Chicken Adobo does have the fall of the bone texture. The taste though, is just alright. The gravy could be more flavorful. I like it but i don’t love it. I like the mobile food vendor concept and the convenience of getting food on the go but you can easily find something better at a sit down restaurant.

I went to Off The Grid at Fort Mason and had the chance to taste their sisig tacos and it was love at first bite. I couldn’t stop craving them after that and I wanted it as an appetizer, main course & dessert after that!
*Sisig tacos are AMAZING. They’re better than the other sisig tacos I’ve had because they sprinkle chicharron over it to give it more texture & taste. I can’t say enough good things about it.
Worth following on twitter to find their cart just to try it! If you go to Off The Grid, they run out of their stuff early!

Put it this way:
If there’s a food cart event and I have trouble choosing where to go, I usually just get this twice.
Skinless chicken in a lo sodium sauce over rice. Adobo healthy style.

The chicken wings were amazing! The yummy adobo sauce penetrated the wings thoroughly and the fall-​off-​the-​bone meat was tender and so juicy. Even the skin was plump and moist! I normally don’t eat chicken skin but I made an exception for this. They reminded me of the soy sauce chicken wings I used to eat and love as a kid in HK.
At the Eat Real Festival I paid $ 4 for two wings over rice (
), which was reasonable enough. I can’t give it five stars though because the rice was horrific. It was hard and not cooked well at all, which was really too bad cause it detracted from the scrumptiousness of the chicken wings.

Adobo Hobo reminds me of a Weekend Update sketch called «Really? With Seth Meyers and Amy Poehler.» So here goes… Really? Four and a half stars… Really? Who the heck is driving this bandwagon, a hobo?
Adobo is a dish I probably eat once every two weeks. We playfully refer to it as «default,» as it’s very easy to make and quite satisfying on a bed of steaming white rice. So when I stood in line to buy one, my wife glared at me and said, «Really? Are you serious?» Well, I wanted to know what the fuss was about (and because of an hour-​long wait at Chairman Bao’s).
I didn’t find anything special. In fact, the adobo was below average. I love adobo so much that I even order it at a restaurant even though I eat it at home as often as I do, so yes, I’ve had my share. Three stars is extremely generous. I originally had my rating at two, but the chicken was actually quite tender and the meat fell off the bone… albeit it only takes a $ 25 slow cooker to make chicken meat fall off a drumstick.
The calamansi juice was even worse, like it was made from cheap powdered lemonade. The worst part was the server was smug. I’m happy they’re doing well and I wish them all the best, but if I have to stand alone on this one, I’d have no problem with that… really.

Adobo Hobo was at eat fest 2010 and also at 2009. both times they offered the same item: adobo chicken on rice (4). it was one chicken wing on top of a cup of seasoned rice. not surprisingly, i wasn’t impressed.
thanx to an in from adodo hobo. they have informed me they never have had a truck. why do i assume all «truck» vendors have trucks. my bad. (edit)
adobo hobo had a tent both times, i assumed the food was premade and stored in coleman containers. maybe it was reheated at the festival. i didn’t notice them prepping the food. they assured me they brought raw ingredients there and made the chicken adobo there.
3 stars is very generous. hopefully, i can get to their «food stand» sometime to taste their food and give them the 5 stars they deserve.
(original review edited …)

This review is solely for the chicken adobo over rice that was served at the Eat Real Fest.
Unfortunately, it didn’t win us over. The sauce had a tad bit more vinegar, giving the adobo a sharper taste. I didn’t get a hint of much soy sauce and the garlic was barely there. The rice separated too easily, and didn’t have that right amount of stickyness or puffyness to it. The chicken though, was cooked very well and was nice and tender. I will say this — maybe we weren’t craving adobo at the time we bought it. We just jumped at the chance at trying whatever Adobo Hobo was selling since we’ve never gotten to try their cart before.
All is not lost though– if ever I come across Adobo Hobo again and they’re offering something different, I’m sure I’ll give them another try.

Adobo Hobo is the reason why I have an interest in filipino food.
I had always been against eating any chicken wing/​drumsticks because of the stupid bone. I know the bone gives flavor, blah blah blah, but I don’t like to get my hands dirty. It took me awhile, but I finally tried AdoboHobo’s Adobo, and it was freaking delicious! Not only that, the meat seriously just fell right off the chicken! I could easily use my spoon and I didn’t need to touch the chicken! Perfect!
I’ve also had their Sisig Tacos, it was good as well.
I’ve also had their Adobaos, cute name, and they were delicious as well, the meat was a little salty, but the sweet bun balanced out the flavor.
All in all, I’d eat their adobo all day if I could.

i finally got to experience the chicken adobo a few weeks ago at off the grid. amazingly tender fall off the bone chicken drumstick over rice and a generous ladeling of that salty vinegary sauce. i couldn’t stop making mmm noises after every mouthful. just thinking about it makes my mouth water.

I’ll admit from the start, I’m not a Chicken Adobo veteran, so I’m not sure what’s considered «good» and «bad» Chicken Adobo. Well, other than being able to tell if something just tastes good in general (I would hope/​think I’m pretty decent at that…).
For $ 6, I got a paper french fries type of tray with about two scoops of rice and a couple of drum sticks. Being infused with a few drinks, it looked and smelled quite delicious. Most of the reviews are pretty spot on in the quality of how the meat is cooked — it’s so tender that it easily falls right off the bone, and it’s not all dried out like it’s been overcooked. And the same goes for the rice too. Now, I’m sure that seems odd since it’s just rice and it’s not the point of the order, but it’s such a relief to get soft, warm rice — especially considering the simple setup he had.
On the flip side… I thought that the broth/​sauce was on the salty side (side note: one of the pictures shows their board using low sodium soy. maybe they just used too much of it?). It took away from the rest of the flavors and really made me wish I had either more rice or (better yet) another beer in my hand. Although it was a little disappointing after the first bite, it grew on me after a few bites more. A solid alternative for the late night munchies, and it’s always kind of fun to support these types of businesses. Definitely my favorite hobo too.

Thanks for coming to Moxsie in Palo Alto guys. Please come back ASAP.
Loved the $ 5 pork tacos. They were made fresh right before my eyes… wow see the magic lol. I was a little scared to try them seeing as they had some cruchy stuff they added on them??? BUT I braved my fears and WOW PERFECTION Chiiii ching! They had the perfect amount of «stuff» on them and were really really moist.
You get two small tacos for $ 5.
The guys were great, very nice and were getting straight down to business. Me and my friends are a little loud and in your face when we get to the Moxsie Street Eats events but they just laughed at us and kept it moving.
The only thing keeping me from rating them a 5 is that I think the tacos should be closer to $ 3 or $ 4 and I think the tacos may have been better if they used two tortillas with each taco (maybe, maybe not). Other than that I’m a deticated customer. See ya next time!!!

A new addition to the Adobo cart’s menu is the pork sisig tacos (2 for $ 5)
, lunch today at South Park. It’s not available all the time, so check Twitter to see when he’ll offer it again.

Is there something wrong with me? Am i normal?
How will i know what to do? Is it going to be embarrassing?
Jeez what if it will be gross? What if i dont like it?
Is what every 31 year old virgin must be thinking.
As a 31 year old Adobo virigin (if you dont count that one time back in college, at a pan asian pot luck…) i was thinking all that and «damn why is this line so long? this is like the world record attempt at adobo gang bang».
… record scratch… crickets.
Uhmm — this review is still about food? Yes.
Thankfully the line wasnt too annoying as Renee N and Kristina A were in it with me, and Kristina A was regaling everyone with some details about adobo, hobos, Adobo Hobo, and other things that end in obo.
Finally it happened, i got my tiny bowl of rice with a bit of chicken and sauce and — im not sorry to say i Enhaled it. I wrecked that little bowl. I guess 31 years of not eating adobo will do that.
Yes it was pretty awesome and i could have done it 5 more times, but im not a fan of lines so that was it.
Afterward, we compared notes with Kristina A (so this adobo tasted kinda savory, salty, and a bit of sour, Kristina said that it could be more vinegary and i think less sweet (?)) which only made me look forward to the next time even more.
*** Adobo Hobo, i’ll always remember you because you were my frist ADOBO.
*** Probably not — my memory is not that great, thats why i have to take notes and review things right away.
**** Also this didnt happen where most people have their Adobo Hobo, outside of a truck in Mission, this was at the Unilocal Goes Gaga @ New Parish.

I had Adobo Hobo for the first time at 330 Ritch «Outside In» event in December 2009.
My friend and I shared the Sigig tacos and another friend ordered the adobo.
The aroma was intoxicating! Too bad the Sigig tacos weren’t that wonderful. They were good, but I thought that it could use more juice or something. It was a little dry, but I’ll give them another try, then I’ll let you know.
On the other hand, the chicken adobo was perfection! The meat fell right off the bones. Sooo much flavor combined with the rice, cooked just right! Man, I was kind of bummed I didn’t order an adobo just for myself. I’m salivating just thinking about it. Can’t wait to have it again. Follow them on twitter:
and find out their next location.

I’m such a hater. I can’t help it. My mom has spoiled me from birth, and now that I’m away from home, I can’t find anything on Earth that lives up to her cooking (save for the food I get served whenever I visit relatives in her hometown). I’ve been trying to find something that even compares a little to my mom’s cooking, and I’ve come up short each time.
So I’m sorry, Adobo Hobo, but I’m just not that impressed. The vinegar/​soy sauce combination got the job done, but there wasn’t really much else there. There was no flavor complexity. I understand it’s street food, but for $ 5 for two drumsticks and two scoops of rice, it’s a little expensive for something I could easily make at home.

Got my adobo from these guys at fabric8 yesterday. Tasty, but I must have gotten some rice that dried out a little because part of rice in my bowl had some hard spots. But it’s forgivable. Can’t beat two big scoops of rice and two skinless drumsticks for $ 5. I’d probably bring the kids next time and ask for a bowl of just rice and sauce for them since that’s their favorite.
I wonder if they will consider making pork adobo.

Honestly speaking, I’d have to say that this was probably one of THEE BEST adobo that I’ve ever had. (And I know my adobo dammit, I’m Filipino. My grandfather’s adobo is probably the only other adobo that ranks up high on my list)
I finally had a chance to see what the fuss is about with this adobo when I attended the Eat Real Fest over in The Town this weekend. And this adobo definitely did not disappoint. Even got two bowls full because it was just *that good*.
Looking forward to seeing what his vegetarian adobo is gonna be like. Very friendly and laid back group of people with friendly service. GO TEAM ADOBO HOBO!
(my photos from the Adobo Hobo stand at the Eat Real Fest to be posted in a day or so…)