The Flying Pig Jianbing

Truck was at Kensico Dam in Valhalla for the Asian American festival. First time having Jianbing. I was hoping to get the one with pork belly, but they only had the sausage one available. I wasn’t a fan of Jianbing, but that is a taste preference. The sausage was more like Vienna sausages, which puts it more closer to a hot dog. While I felt the batter was ok, the crispy fritter didn’t appeal to me. For some reason, the iceberg lettuce also turned me off. I would say this was a 2.5 star experience for me, though I would try it again with pork belly. Would even try the Beijing Original, just to see how it’s really eaten.

It has all the right ingredients. Only downside is the size. It’s so big that it’s not suitable for eating in your hands. I ended up using a fork because I don’t want to return to work with stained shirt and ruined makeup…

I’m giving this 4 stars, as I thought it was delicious, but I’ve got nothing to compare it against.
Stuck in stop & go traffic on Broadway. looked over and saw a line for this food truck, and a parking spot. The perfect solution to my dilemma. I had to be a big man, and ordered one each of the Jianbing with Garlic Sausage (Polish Kielbasa?), and one with the dried pork. About $ 20 for the two, without tip. Funniest moment of the day, was when the girl in the truck had to explain to me what the disposable plastic gloves were for. (For eating your big, greasy, messy, Chinese Burritos) I liked them, I needed to have a little Hoi Sin sauce for dipping when I got them home. Because of the crispy aspect of the stuffing (I don’t know what it was, I thought part of the filling was tortilla chips), they do not keep well. The dried pork’s what I’d say is an acquired (but addictive) taste. If you like Chinese Cuisine, and you’re in the neighborhood around Columbia, or get stuck in traffic like I did, it’s worth a try.
I’d suggest only getting one per person though, unless you’re going to share, and if you’ve never had before, go with the sausage. Like I said, the dried pork’s an acquired taste.
People running the truck were nice also, and happy to answer any questions I might’ve had.

I guess I’ve never had a jiangbin before. Was my first time but I don’t think I’d spend $ 8 for lettuce n onions n crackers in a saucy crêpe. And lettuce and onions dont count as vegetables esp since they have barely any nutritional value. The sauce ws the only nice part about this.

I had the original Jianbing ($ 8) and can honestly say, with no exaggeration, I felt disgusted after eating this atrocious pile of mess! Bland flavor (they used cheap black bean sauce, who the hell uses black bean sauce over Chinese Jianbing! It was supposed to be «tian-​mian-​jiang»!), inconsistency of the «crunchy layer» which was broken in many pieces and drenched in grease, the texture of the «crêpe» was way too thick, and it still wouldn’t contain what was inside. Even the cilantro they added wasn’t very fresh.
I was actually starving when standing in line waiting for the long anticipated flavor-​of-​home, but this is nothing like it! Now that not only my lunch was ruined, my fingers still smelling like grease. I shall wash my hands thoroughly, carry on with my day, and pretend this never happened.

I was excited to try this place as there’s currently not many options when it comes to Jianbing in Manhattan (in fact, this might be the only one). It was somewhat disappointing to find out that they ran out of pork around noon when I got there… So in lieu of pork, I opted for the vegetarian option.
Now onto the taste itself, the way the constructed the Jianbing is pretty close to authentic ones, but I’m not used to the taste of chunky lettuce in the wrap, the bitterness in the lettuce is a bit too distracting for me. Overall the taste was not bad, but I’ve had better ones in Flushing.
My least favorite part about the Jianbing and the biggest reason that I will probably not return unless they change it is the packaging of the food. The traditional Jianbin is eaten while held in hand (with some kind of plastic bag around it), making it easy to eat with all the filling. But here, they place the Jianbing in a paper box with nothing else. Eating it becomes quite messy as using a fork and knife will deconstruct the Jianbing, which is the case for me and it kind of ruined the experience. PLEASE CHANGE YOUR PACKAGING!
Overall, had high hopes but felt let down, not a terrible place for quick bite in Midtown but don’t expect and experience.

Insanely messy, but delicious. A Chinese homage to the cheese-​filled crepes of Paris: it’s a fresh, hot, eggy crêpe wrapped around a crispy fried bread, containing lettuce, cilantro, a sweet sauce, and the filling of your choice (I had garlic sausage, sliced onto coins and grilled). It comes to you in a to-​go box with a ton of napkins and two clear plastic disposable gloves, which I thankfully used despite myriad curious onlookers. It was hot, soft, crisp, sweet, and savory all at once. The perfect find-​a-​seat-​in-​the-​park street food.

I went there twice in the directed time window. But there is no such food truck at all! I am very disappointed! I am not a Twitter person and it is not reasonable to send them an email to make sure it is opened each time. So I decided to post a review for anyone who is interested in tasting this Jianbing. DONT TRUST their schedule online. I wanted to be nice and support their business, but I can’t!

I got original+dry pork and it was $ 10. Inside of crepes, a bit of cilantro, eggish was blended with crêpe and lots of dry pork. This was the first time giving a try so I expected it should be good because my Chinese friend strongly recommended. I enjoyed the first half because of new taste and interest, but it was really hard to finish all because my mouth got dry, needed to drink a lot of water. Personally I would not recommend dry pork topping (especially it doesn’t have any vegetables in it and will get overwhelmed by dry pork) for the first time try.

They have food like this in Beijing — big breakfast staple there– and I like it a lot. However in Beijing this costs $ 2 max. $ 10 is an insane price point for basically eggs, pork, lettuce and a sheet of crispy wonton.

I got the basic pancake with egg (7) + dried pork (2.5) for a total of $ 9.5.
The dried pork was so salty that I can’t taste the underlying pancake and egg.
Then I saw that they upped the price to 8 for the basic pancake right next day! 8 dollars for a jian bing lunch from a truck is too much even for a jianbing lover like me.

i don’t know. I never got to try it bc i went to their location said here 2 times! on 2 diff days and no sign of them. i was so bummed. not sure if its the wrong location or if they’re on vacay or what. but it should say so on their Unilocal page.

I never wrote a Unilocal review before but today I’m disappointed enough to give one. I personally don’t think this is worth my effort walking a few blocks and waiting for 15min at all. The middle part, known as Guozi, is supposed to be very crunchy and crispy, which is the key to Jianbing Guozi wrap (whatever you call it). But for the one I got today, I could barely taste the crunchy part. It was just an OK pancake made by flour and egg and one piece of veggie.

I tried this place out because I saw a long line. There is usually a 20 minute wait when they are busy because they have only 2 people working on 4 crêpe machines. The wait didn’t bother me though.
I got the sausage toppings, which was an additional $ 2.50 on top of the $ 7. The presentation was not very appealing. It looked like a greasy mess. The crêpe had egg, cabbage, a sheet of fried crispy wonton, sauce, etc.
The taste was okay. I was hoping to get a little more flavor from the sauce but I didn’t taste anything special about the ingredients nor the combination of them. The sliced sausage was good, except the outer circumference was hard to bite through. You would have to eat the whole piece or peel the outside circle if you bit halfway into it.
I would recommend trying it once if you are looking to try something new, but I didn’t think it was anything special.

As a Chinese grown up in Beijing where you would find lots of Jianbing, especially during winter times, having found this place is very much like going back home. Even though not many choices were provided (today only the regular one and the one with Harbin sausage), each type indeed present a very high standard, just like the one I got back home.
Baocui (the crispy bread) mixed well with the bread and sausage, with the help of Jianbing sauce. The texture was just about right and simply made my mouth watery.
Service was also remarkable! I got my Jianbing real quick and it was still hot by the time I got back to my office. Thank you very much flying pig, I guess you made my day:)

I personally am not a big fan of this food truck. The wait was a bit too long — I was told the wait would be 30 mins and they would give me a call when my order is ready. I had to go back and follow up on my order after 45 mins.
The food wasn’t as impressive as other people have mentioned. I ordered pork belly. The pork belly itself is good. But the pancake is a bit too salty in general. Maybe because of the sauce they spread all over the pancake?

Found the truck near Columbia. It’s there every Monday and Tuesday from 4 – 8. It’s pretty good! It’s northern Chinese food called jian Bing guo zi. The truck only severs this food within the original and pork options.

The Flying Pig serves up jianbing, a type of savory Chinese crêpe. When I ordered today, their menu had an original Beijing style vegetarian ($ 6.75) and a pork belly ($ 8.75). I opted for the pork belly. The jianbing is nicely proportioned and we’ll priced. It’s basically a big crêpe with eggs cooked into one side and then filled with green onions and cilantro and flavored with hoisin sauce. Crispy fried wonton strips and lettuce provide a crunchy contrast to the soft crêpe and the cilantro gives a nice lightness in between nice savory hoisin sauce soaked layers. Be sure to eat quickly whole the wonton strips are crispy!
My only complaint is the sparse portion of meat. I didn’t get to any pork belly until halfway through and I was actually worried I had been served the wrong order. The pork belly itself is well flavored (standard Chinese soy sauce– seasonings) but not quite as tender as I would like. It’s stuffed in the jianbing in big 1.5−2″ chunks, but smaller pieces spread throughout might be better and make eating a little less clunky.
I might skip the meat and save $ 2 next time since the hoisin sauce is savory enough for me, but all in all, this truck is a nice addition to the other Chinese ones on campus. It’s nice to see something different from the standard fare.

Delicious but found this gem near Columbia. There is a wait for the jianbing but they give everyone some wafer rolls while you wait. Be patient, it will be worth it. Each bite will give you a texture and flavor party in your mouth. You will have a kick from the spice and umami from their special sauce. The bao cui gives it a nice crisp. The bing is soft but also has a nice chew.
I will be back to try the one with the pork belly. It wasn’t on the menu but there was a black pepper steak one. Cross my fingers for next time.