The Orange Crunch

20 min to place an order — only few people in front… 15 min for them to screw up an order… another 20 waiting for them to fix it… ended up asking for money back.
I’m sure their food taste good and all, but 45 min wait — that’s what most of the people in line had to spend to get their orders — is absurd for a food truck.

The Orange Crunch’s chicken adobo tacos fully satisfied my taco craving! Corn tortillas piled with the juiciest, tenderest marinated chicken and fresh lettuce toppings make these light but filling tacos an easy choice. I’ll definitely eat these again sometime!

The food truck menu is good and food tastes GREAT!!! Some of the best tacos I’ve ever had!!! Highly recommend!!!

I used Orange Crunch to cater our rehearsal dinner and the food was amazing. We had empanadas as well as a buffet that included amazing salmon and appetizers. I love the professionalism of the staff with Orange Crunch. I will definitely be hunting down that food truck to enjoy empanadas as much as I can. They truly made it easier to relax and enjoy the wedding festivities as I knew they were taking care of everything.

Nice folks but $ 12 for a cross-​cultural but dry-​as-​a-​hockey-​puck burger? Nah.
Maybe the Kalbi ribs are good but just because Denver discovered food does not mean everyone gets a pony (i.e can cook).

The Orange Crunch catered my 160 person wedding and did an amazing job. Everyone talked about how delicious the food was… literally EVERYONE. Leshner gave us the idea to have tacos and empanadas all night long and it was a huge hit. The food was cooked on site, so it wasn’t like most weddings where the food is just sitting around for hours. I could not believe the amazing food and service for the price. They really knocked it out of the park and made our wedding day really special.
Another important aspect: As a bride, the most important thing is that everything on the wedding day goes smoothly — well, the staff from the Orange Crunch made that happen. There were other vendors that made things VERY difficult, but not the Orange Crunch. From day one, they were super helpful and knew the complications that would come up. Leshner met with us at person to check out the event space month’s ahead and he addressed many things we hadn’t thought about — which allowed the wedding day to be absolutely perfect. The staff was lovely and helpful and I just can’t say enough about this great company.

Kind of a rip off — 4 small short ribs with a «side salad”(3 grape tomatoes) for $ 10? Good flavors but I’m still hungry!

This is the best food truck in Denver with out a doubt! The empanada is worth driving across town for. They also have a chicken which is braised which I could easily say is the best chicken I have ever had. This food truck needs to win awards.
Their challenge is can they keep the same quality product while growing. I hope they stay some what small and keep making Denver happy with amazing food and service!

Love their empanadas! I like to get the bacon/​bison empanadas with a whistle bomb or lumpia. Everything is homemade and the staff is super friendly. It is run by a young couple and you can tell their heart is in the business and I love it. They can be hard to track down, but definitely worth it!

$ 10 for inedible, flavorless short ribs over plain white rice and slaw. I couldn’t cut the ribs with a knife. I had to throw my entire meal away and I’m not the kind of person to do that. Seriously, don’t order the short ribs.

Finally managed to get hold of The Orange Crunch Food Truck after many moons following them thru Facebook. Thankfully when we arrived at the event EARLY, (SUNDAY August 31^st 2014), we opt to have these following items :
* 2 orders of Bison Short Ribs ($ 10.00) EACH. This Main Entrée comes with Rice and Slaw (White and Red Cabbage) and Pineapple Sauce, HENCE it was $ 20
* 1 order of Lumpia — Wheat flour wrapper, celery, cabbage, carrots, ground turkey, and sweet chili sauce for dipping. ($ 2.00)
* 1 order of Fried Nanners «Turon» ($ 2.00) — Wheat pastry wrapper, bananas, brown sugar, powdered sugar and chocolate sauce.
Maybe due to the chilly weather, our food tends to get COLD fast. *SIGH* & *SAD FACE INDEED* For a $ 10 MAIN ENTREE meal with Rice and Slaw, it was a little let down aka Disappointing and Underwhelming. Its NOT filling at all, err perhaps we have «BIG» Appetite. That was what Hubs whispers.
All in all 3 stars at best. I want to like The Orange Crunch but I feel they have room for improvement in terms of creativity of what they can offer. We came to the Food Truck Soirée @ Lone Tree, Sweetwater Park, Lone Tree, CO.
Owner: Leshner Del Rosario
Tel: (720)-381−4993
Email :
Facebook: DENVERORANGECRUNCHLLC
@174/2014

Literally just died and went to taco heaven!!! Ordered two BBQ tacos and have literally never enjoyed a taco so much in my life. The pineapple salsa was my favorite part! Plus the service was amazing!

My first encounter with Orange Crunch was 2 year ago at the Dragon Boat festival. I was honestly a little disappointed due to the long wait in line to get overcooked meal.
Why 4 stars then you ask?
Today at Denver’s First Ever Water Balloon Fight @ Dick’s Stadium our paths cross again. I decided to give them another try, and I’m glad I did. My fiancé and I ordered 2 Adobo with Rice and 2 lumpias. DeeeLiiiiicccciiioouuuuss or in our native tongue SARAP!!! Dare I say, their adobo might have been better than mine… and I make a mean adobo just lazy. The lumpia was full of flavor. They were so good that after the balloon fight, I worked up a little appetite and I wanted to try their Pork Belly (lechon). Complete with Mang Tomas sauce, what I remember two years ago being crunchy and burnt now was a flavorful as when my family makes it. I suddenly took a trip into my past when I was spoiled with filipino food every day.
The couple working there earlier today were so friendly and attentive. If you’ve tried them at Dragon Boat and were disappointed, give them another try. I know i’m glad I DID!

After growing up in a heavily populated Filipino community, I was looking forward to tasting some good food and bringing back memories. We found The Orange Crunch trunk at the dragon boat festival but were disappointed after the long wait. The special empanada was not very special at all and lacked flavor, the crispy pork belly was like hard bacon and the lumpia was just average. Wouldn’t try this again!

I ordered an empanada and the pork belly entrée. The empanada was good and has a more crunchy texture than I am used to. But the taste is savory and the filling is yummy. I was quite disappointed in the pork belly entrée though. When I order pork belly, I usually expect it to be smoked and succulent, but the Orange Crunch’s pork belly is very fried/​overcooked and dry, almost to the point where you can’t really chew some of the pieces.

I was at Odd 13 on Saturday. I had the fried pork belly with the jalapeño side. This was one of the best things I’ve ever tasted. I will find OC again. Perhaps closer to me @ Strange Brewing.

This food truck is amazing. If you know food you’ll get it! Texture, flavors, everything was great!
The empanadas are great and nothing like any food I’ve ever had.

Dragon Crunch
Waited in line for some crunch action while attending this years Dragon Boat Festival. The line was incredibly long but still wanted to stick it out to give them a try. I’ve been away from SoCal long enough and was in dire need of getting some Filipino food into my system. After a long wait in line to order & for our food to be made, we were finally able to try them out over an hour later.
Verdict?
Empanada’s were good. I guess I had higher expectations since my Filipino palette is pretty particular and know what it likes. One did burst open while frying so the filling was a little more on the crispy side then the other. I tried the bison & sausage. Both weren’t bad but I did prefer the sausage best. I added peppers to one but none of them had it inside which was a bummer. All-​in-​all, I’d go for seconds if we cross paths again.
I purchased 2 empanadas, an adobo plate, pancit, and a siopao which cost me nearly $ 40 which was a bit crazy to me. The adobo was bland with a lack of meat & spices, pancit was dry & needed more seasoning, siopao was small, and the empanadas were descent. I suppose that’s what I get for trying them out during a huge event. I’m sure that being slammed to the max played a huge factor in timing & quality. I would love to re-​visit them.
It was a pretty standard experience but after dropping $ 40, I wish the items were more like how my lola or daddy makes chow. full of FLAVOR-​FLAVE!

Wow, where do I begin?
I have spent some time in Hawaii during my college years and post college years… Let me begin by saying I feel like coming home when I first met these guys outside of Echo Brewery in Frederick, CO. They are just so friendly that reminded me of my time in Hawaii… In Hawaii, we get ono Filipino grinds (good Filipino food) all over the island. But here… not so much. I have been looking for a simple freshly made lumpia for awhile. Don’t get me wrong, I like Chinese egg rolls… but there’s something about a lumpia’s delicacy that when the heat and veggies and the sauce all hits your lips at the same time but not burn your mouth like the Chinese ones…
Well, these guys’ got it. The lumpia is just so simple and delicious especially with their sauce. I actually prefer their spicy sauce with the lumpias rather than their traditional sweet and sour duck sauce. I have never had the empanada Filipino-​style… but I loved every bite! (I’m sorry I just had to mention it… I just giggle sometimes at the irony that the two Filipino brother-​partner duo standing around while the white chick making the authentic Filipino food. She’s sooo good at it though!)
I’m not a special game meat type of girl… so I usually just stick to the basics like bacon or sausage… boy, the orange crunchiness of their delicious meat/​veggie hot pocket is just unbelievable. Personally I think everything is better with a egg. I egg my instant ramen, my burger, my japanese curry, my toasts, my loco mocos… Anyway, back to the orange pockets… the green papaya in it was soo good too, I like the mixture of veggies and meat together… They also do a all veggie version to cater to the veggie lover/​preferrer.
If you get a chance to try their pork belly, it’s a labor intensive dish. I love the crunchiness and the moistness of the pork belly. It goes really well with the lumpias!
Of course they have to have dessert! What’s a complete meal without one? It’s like banana foster in a bite. I don’t remember the name but it has powder sugar on the outside with phyllo dough texture wrapper and banana on the inside… all flash-​fried to get the banana just the right temperature to melt in your mouth. Wash it all down with some Echo Razzmatazz Beer. Perfect!
These people are technically food vendor/​food stand/​food truck business. That means get off your butt and go outside and order what you want. They partner up with breweries but it doesn’t mean they are a full service restaurant. If I didn’t get a menu, I’d go outside and ask for one… Just a thought.
I hope for y’all to open up a store soon… and serve all the beers on tap from all those breweries you hit up all the time. I will come to you! I will come to you…

Just in a wandering mode out of hiking in Boulder, we were looking for a brewery. Unilocal took us to Broomfield for the Big Choice brewery. What we didn’t know was that there was also a highly rated food truck in the parking lot.
Orange Crunch turned out to be an amazing concept, or the Filipino Empanada… what? Well, as explained even people in certain regions of the Phillipines do not know of this recipe. Turned out to be a delicious empanada with an eggroll crust, and filling of your choice. I selected bison, which came with egg and an slaw type filling. My friend tried and enjoyed the fried bananas. They seemed to enjoy them, although my sweet tooth was not quite kicking in at the time.
Definitely track them down. I believe they can be found at Great Divide, Big Choice, and River North… all breweries.
DT