La Baguette Cafe Food Truck

3.5 stars is a fair rating for this food stand.
The food was good. and that’s it. It wasn’t spectacular, it wasn’t less than decent, it was good. And it was good for $ 5.50 for a lamb platter (lamb over rice with chopped lettuce and tomato.
I was standing in the rain, and the cook was at least speedy to take my order and start cooking. Props for that!

I was really craving some street meat Friday night around 3AM so i took a walk over to this truck and they did not disappoint. The combo over rice was awesome. I felt like there was more meat and less rice than other carts. The gyro is ground up into smaller pieces, kinda similar to the famous halal guys on 53^rd and 6^th. The side salad was very crisp and fresh and they put on a ton of white sauce on. My only complaint is that the chicken has a stronger curry flavor than i usually like.

Better than Chicken & Rice (don’t kill me, but it’s true).
I’ve had their chicken over rice and their falafel platter. I’m in love.
The chicken is soft, tender, DELICIOUS! The sauce is amazing, including the hot sauce. It’s not too hot, and it’s not too mild, it’s perfect and it blends perfectly with the rice and the chicken. The rice is soft and buttery and the salad and tomatoes are fresh. To top it all off, it’s $ 5.
I went back yesterday to check out the falafel platter, and I was even more impressed. Good portions, it’ll fill you up fast, and it’s GOOD.
The guy is nice, speedy, and there isn’t much of a wait. The truck is clean, and you can order while standing on a carpet… which is better than most food trucks!
I have found the best food-​truck in NYC so far. Trust me. It’s worth a try.

Food was good, prices were good, perfect spot because its 2 blocks from me. The white sauce wasnt bad, the hot sauce was tolerable, the quality of the meat was good.

The other two reviews seems to hate on La Baguette, but I tried it today for lunch and liked my Lamb Over Rice ($ 5.50) meal. ML liked it too.
The lamb is ground and not actual real cuts. The white sauce was good, and the red sauce wasn’t intolerably spicy. Rice and salad (iceberg lettuce + thin slices of beefsteak tomatoes).
They should just advertise themselves as a Halal truck instead of trying to be a French pastry breakfast truck.

It has been a long time since my last visit. However, I decided to give La Baguette another try after seeing it place 4^th in Midtown Lunch’s 3^rd Street Meat Palooza competition. While I hold ML in high regards, I can’t disagree more with their rank of La Baguette.
The lamb mixed with the unions gave the plate an overly sour taste. Combine that with the smaller portions, underwhelming white sauce, and «Uncle Ben’s ready rice,» it comprised yet another disappointing experience. A little further west, Little Morocco (on 39^th & 7^th) will offer you a better combo over rice. And Little Morocco was ranked 15^th on ML’s list!

It’s a restaurant, no it’s a cart, no it’s a café truck! Hearing the name «La Baguette Café» might get you thinking of a restaurant, but don’t be surprised that this is only a glorified food truck parked on the SE corner of Broadway and 40^th St. The truck, ran by 3 men, offers a variety of items, from breakfast, soups, salads, cheesesteaks, falafels, lamb, chicken, and even homemade hot chocolate. I was surprised to see Lamb over rice priced at $ 5.50, so I decided to order Chicken over rice for $ 5.00 with my usual order of white sauce and a little hot sauce (cause you never know when you might run into a hot sauce similar to the temperature of 53^rd and 6^th).
The platter was fairly standard. Salad was served on one side of the styrofoam container consisting of crisp lettuce and thin hamburger-​like slices of fresh tomato. I had heard that they also give you sliced pickles but was surprised to see none in my platter. The cubes of chicken (dark meat /​thighs)) were tender and moist though it was slightly flavorless with minimal seasoning. The slightly generous portions made up for the lackluster taste. The rice was orange/​yellow in color, but more likely because of oil than flavor, as again the rice was no more impressionable than the chicken. They did happen to serve a noticeable amount of julienned onions, grilled but slightly undercooked to maintain a nice crunch with a bit of rawness to taste. The white sauce was a huge letdown and it looked slightly unappetizing, resembling mayonaisse with a yellow/​oily appearance. The hot sauce was probably the only highlight of the dish as it was thick in consistency, almost looking like a grainy paste. The spice level of the hot sauce was subtle, not leaving me wanting a drink or to eat some bread, but leaning more towards heating up my core and almost making my nose runny. Mmmmmm…
But even such a delicious hot sauce did not make up for the disappointing flavors of the rest of the ingredients. I was definitely not satisfied and figured this food truck was catered more towards to tourists walking around Times Square that are looking for a quick bite. Will I come again? Most likely not unless I hear they come upon some revelation and serve a stellar dish.