Sloppy Gourmet

Not yo mommas SLOPPY Joe GOURMET
OK it must be said that I have a bit of a weakness for Food Trucks! They are SUPER DUPER fun to eat at! I usually have a craving for something different and it would seem with all the 10’s or thousands of restaurants out there they don’t always have what I want! And I usually just want to grab something and NOT have to sit and eat and wait etc.
So while I was on this side of town going to a dog training I potted it and decided to pull over and grab something to take with me! I figured there would be NO food where I was going and I was RIGHT so this made my meal even more WONDERFUL! I think this is just an LA truck because I’ve NEVER seen it in the OC! Different county different requirements and cost!
There was a nice group of people getting food so it seemed like the food would probably be good! With food trucks if it is NOT good they will NOT be in business long because the word gets out rather fast!
So I stood in line and ordered the ‘SLOPPY RIPER’ I think it was called! You could smell the YUMMY GOODNESS waffling out the side windows! My mouth started to salivate as I waited. The line moved fairly quick which was good! I mean how long could it take to slap meat and sauce on to a bun?
But much to may SURPRISE it was NOT a bun per say but more of a open pita type bread thingy! Sort of neat and unlike some trucks they actually were able to wrap my up to go in a way where I didn’t end up with it all over my car by the time I got to my destination.
Once I arrive at the god training park the weather had changed from nice to FRICKIN cold and I didn’t have a jacket! Oh JOY! I settled in and unwrapped my SLOPPY Joe and it was still pretty warm to which I was thankful!
The first bite was AMAZING! My eyes rolled back into my head as I chewed with SLOPPY Joe sauce on both sides of my mouth! I felt like a little kid but this was way better than what you remember having for dinner as a kid! Anytime my eyes are rolling back in my head IT’S A GOOD THING NOT A SEIZURE which looks the same but NOT!
There was some sort of slaw which just added to the DELICIOUS taste! At least I think it was slaw but it could have been shredded lettuce except is was a bit sweet! WHO CARES IT WAS SLAMMINN and isn’t that the point of all this! I REALLY ENJOYED every bite! I few people asked me what I was eating and I told them! Not sure if they left to go get anything but it was there loss if they didn’t. And I wasn’t sharing!
The thing about food trucks is they are usually NEVER in the same place long or ever! They come and go so when you see one you pretty much have to give it a try right then or you may NOT see it again for a while because they are trucks with wheels and they move around the city!
This was an EXCELLENT find as I was at the dog park a while and hadn’t had anything to eat before then! It was SUPER DELICIOUS and warm by the time I sank my teeth in for the kill. I should have gotten one for later because the truck was nowhere to be found by the time I left! And dinner was a DISASTER!
I would TOTALLY try it again! But probably try something different! It was REALLY FILLING and for the price that is a good thing. Food Trucks are NOT known for cheap eats! Certainly NOT the «Roach Coaches» that I remember growing up with that had great food with a side of «HEAVEN HELP YOU» if you eat it! But it was ALWAYS YUMMY! I SUPER DUPER GLAD food trucks have revamped there style and quality of food annnddd that there are more choices!
GO SLOPPY GOURMET!

The Sloppy Gourmet Truck is one of my favorites when it visits the Northridge & Granada Hills areas.
They offer a variety of sloppy joe’s even a vegetarian one from time to time. Two crunchy pieces of bread filled with sloppy gourmets best. The bread pudding is outstanding and they make it fresh to order on the truck. I highly recommend trying this on your 1^st visit just beware you will get hooked on it. haha

I have to say this truck surprised me.
I’ve never really been a big sloppy joe fan. I didn’t really eat them a lot growing up, (some might call that child abuse!).
But I was intrigued so I gave them a try.
I now feel enlightened.
The first thing I liked was that it wasn’t served in your standard hamburger bun, rather half of a hollowed out french boule. This made the very large portion easy to control. I actually ate this while sitting in my car and managed to not get a drop on me. If you know me and you know sloppy joes, that’s a real accomplishment
The meat was tasty, not overbearing, the bread perfect and the bit of cole slaw, perfect!
I will eat at this truck again and the only suggestion I would give them is, offer something besides beef. I’d love to see what this truck would do with chicken, pork or ???

Been to the truck 3 times now. The original Joe and sliders are great!
They now allow payment with credit/​debit card too.
Id recommend giving them a try! Sloppy Joe’s are something you don’t see everyday

My Family and I no longer will patronize this truck!
On Tuesday, we were at a GFT event and assumed that Sloppy Gourmet was a no-​show for the night. They finally showed up about 2 hours late and then picked a public fight (with VERY inappropriate language) with the event organizer. This unprofessionalism in front of families with small children is completely unacceptable and I will be sure to tell all of my friends to no longer eat at this truck!

This truck was one of the vendors at a festival that was occurring near my house. I decided to walk over just to get something to eat. I’m glad I did. I ordered the regular sloppy Joe, which was huge, spicy and featured what seemed to be homemade French bread. Best of all, it was only $ 5 because I ordered it at the tail end of the event. Normally, the price is $ 8, which, given the size of the sandwich, still would have been worth it.

I was skeptical at first because how good could a sloppy joe be? I was never WOWed by a sloppy joe before. They were just average and felt a little greasy. However, based on a recommendation from Bryan A. I decided to take a risk and did it pay off.
I believe I payed $ 9 for Sloppy Joe that was half of a bread, which resembled the shape of pita bread. I wasn’t all too thrilled about that, but that sloppy joe was the meatiest joe I’ve ever had. It was delicious! The bread and coleslaw were amazing as well. I wish they included more coleslaw, but it was impossible since it was stuffed with that meaty goodness.

When I saw this truck parked at a car wash on Reseda, I shrieked and made the boy pull over. Though they were done for the night, the food truckers fired up the grill. Food truckin’ customer service at its finest!
The boy and I each ordered the Sloppy Joe ($ 8). The sloppy part of the joe is stuffed into a toasted end piece of french bread, topped with slaw and a slightly, spicy sauce. The portion size of the Sloppy Joe itself is HUGE. Like when the Sloppy Gourmet himself hands you that ish, you don’t even know where to start. But when you finally get the courage and take that bite — OMG. It’s a play on an all-​American comfort food that has a kick of heat without insulting your memories of Manwich. The proportion of meat to bread is in your favor and the slaw adds a nice crunch. Though it’s a bit of a gut buster, it carries all of your childhood memories with an adult spin. My conclusion: It’s totally worth an the extra half hour at the gym.
Tip from the Truck: They park on Reseda along with other food trucks every Tuesday night!

I’ve tried a lot of different items here and have never been let down. The meatball sandwich, DO BOMB… Sloppy Joe GREAT. It’s ALL good…

Mmmmmmm… I really wasn’t expecting a lot when Sloppy Gourmet rolled into town. But I like to support food trucks in my neighborhood, so I gave them a chance.
Oh, am I glad I did.
I got the sloppy ripper. The name sounds awful. I mean, seriously, what do you imagine when someone says, «Oh man, I just had a sloppy ripper.» Not a pretty picture.
But the food. Oh, the food. Very very impressed. The bread is amazing, the sausage was amazing, the colesaw was amazing (I wanted more tho!), and the sloppy joes were the best I have ever eaten. I don’t like sloppy joes as a rule. But I’m beginning to think it is like ramen… I don’t like it because HARDLY ANYONE GETS IT RIGHT.
But Sloppy Gourmet does. They have converted me. Also, they are one of the few food trucks who will package your food in such a way that it doesn’t spill as you take it somewhere appropriate to eat. Thank you for that guys.
All in all, fantastic and friendly. Love this truck.

Wow. Talk about appealing to your inner child. A grown ups meal for the kid in you. Get the original Joe. Seriously. ==end quicktip==
Gripes first: kinda pricey for a sloppy joe that you buy from a truck.
That said, this was the best sloppy joe I’ve ever tasted. You all know those sloppy joes that they handed out at public school cafeterias back in the day? The ones that the fat cafeteria lady with the mole on her chin (+ the long hair that grows out of it) just plops in between two buns and then hands you the styrofoam plate with your chocolate milk and a paper cup of salad? Yea, it tastes nothing like it.
A little more ketchup taste with chunks of fresh tasting ground beef. You can taste the individual ingredients and they work so well together. Maybe it’s because sloppy joes weren’t a staple diet in my household, but I think I’ve found a winner here. My dad even wanted to get seconds.
I was about to get the sliders, but upon recommendation of the dude out front, I upgraded $ 1 and got the original joe. Highly recommended, as the bread makes that much of a difference.

So good! I got the Philly Cheese Steak Sloppy Joe and I am in love! The damn thing felt like it was 5lbs! Bread is excellent! It’s like a giant roll cut in half and turned into a very bready pocket. Thinly sliced steak and pretty moist. It’s got cheesy goodness and excellent sloppy Joe ground beef like your mom makes it. Italian donuts were interesting. I had a friend pickup the order and he said to put in the fridge right away. Don’t! Its better hot n fresh.
These guys have a better Philly Cheese Steak than the Philly Please Truck!
I might give them 5 stars someday when I visit them myself. You guys should come to Woodland Hills sometime.

Had my doubts about this truck, but after tasting the sample offered to me, I was hooked! Sloppy Gourmet’s sloppy stuffing was so wonderful! Savory, yet sweet… with a kick! I could down bowls of this stuff, I really could. Alas, my food truck meals occur during the work day, so I kept things simple and ordered three miniature sliders. Shared them with my visiting hubby for lunch (3 sliders for $ 6), and he too, enjoyed the meal. The bread was fresh, the stuffing was perfectly seasoned, and the shredded lettuce was the perfect touch.

I had a chance to have the original joe (streak) with bacon and egg. Sorry to say but I was not that impressed. The bread was ok, but the joe mix/​meat didn’t have much flavor and the egg was very bland. All in all the sandwich was not that enjoyable. I an willing to give it another try maybe it was just a bad day…

Torn between 3 and 4 stars here, but I am going to go on the low end. Seven bucks is too much to pay for a sloppy Joe. Don’t get me wrong, this was a tasty meal, they use great fresh bread, but once they take the round loaf, cut it in half, and hollow out your half there isn’t all that much room left for the meat. And yes, it’s all about the meat.
They season it well, this isn’t your Grandma’s Hunt’s Manwich. Sure it’s similar, but they use fresh spices, and the sauce comes out a lot better. They top it with a shredded cabbage slaw, and a homemade orange colored «special sauce», and create quite a tasty snack.
The nice guys who run the truck, offered to add some shrimp tempura and «spud balls» to the original Joe, and while that seemed like a good idea, the shrimp, although tasty was unnecessary, and while the Spud Ball was tasty in a knish-​like way; they both took up space; space inside the bread that could be used for the Sloppy Joe. I mean that’s the whole point of the meal isn’t it. They also offer steak and bacon/​egg add-​ons; they are a dollar each. I would probably recommend that you pass on those as I did. The cost isn’t the dollar, it is the valuable space inside the bun.
You could get a side order of the spud balls though. I don’t know how big the portions are but for $ 5.00, they offer them smothered in their original Joe, Cheese and Sour Cream. That may be the best way to go with this truck.
Gourmet Food Truck #158 on my never-​ending quest to try every truck in «So Cal»