Luckdish

The chicken curry was excellent… chose 3 on the spiciness level but if you like spicy food i would recommend level 5… which I’ll chose on my next visit. Overall this was my best food truck experience. Really liked that the owner converted an old airstream camper into a food truck. I would recommend luckdishla to anyone who enjoys curry or Asian Mexican fusion.

Luckdish Curry is this really cute airstream trailer that serves Japanese curry and Japanese style dishes on the go. In theory, this is a simple operation that brings clean Japanese flavored to the streets. In practice, this place needs a lot of work. First of all, they are not set up to handle any kind of rush. One cook and one cashier isn’t going to be able to handle the lunchtime rush at a major studio. Hence, the wait times here border on the obscene. A teriyaki dish ran almost 30 minutes to produce from the time of order. That’s not acceptable whether in a food truck or a brick and mortar. They need to be able to turn it around in less than 20 and if not, they need to get more help or space. The way it’s going, it’s a shame because people are so annoyed with the wait that the food is almost an after thought. I’m Unilocaling this in real time and I can tell you I ordered the dish at 1:15 and still haven’t received my dish at 1:45p. Unreal!
To top it all off, they committed the cardinal sin of cooking. The protein was over cooked and under seasoned. Simply said, they have a lot of work to do to become an actual food establishment.

We went back and forth on this one whether to go 4 or 5 stars. What the heck. The Lucky Garlic Chicken Teryaki sandwich hit the spot to perfection so a 5 it is. The way they toast their bread is ideal. Crispy, soft but not greasy. The filling had an explosions of flavour and we loved the crumbled tortilla chips buried inside the fillingi, to give a nice sense of contrast. The garlic and ‘kick’ was perfect. Only thing we were not sure about and forgot to ask, was their cheese. Near the end it had us thinking it might be Velvetta. Hope not and we’ll give them the benefit of doubt for a 5!

Best Japanese curry in town. I find that Japanese curry is often too sweet, but here it’s savory and perfect with a small amount of onions to match.

I only ordered the curry chicken quesadilla but it was amazing. Such awesome flavor! I can’t wait until it’s back in downtown Long Beach! :)

Visited this food truck twice during Animé Expo. I got a medium chicken curry bowl ($ 10) with a spicy level of two. I can’t do spice at all. I was expecting mild spice but got a load of sriracha? on top of my curry. Had a bit of a kick which took a little getting used to. Tasty chicken curry on top of a bed of white rice with onions, beans, and parsley. Definitely recommend them if you’re a fan of curry. They’ve got some other things on their menu such as curry burritos, quesadillas, and nachos!

I only tried the tofu tacos and was pretty disappointed. It’s was basically tofu on rice with Siracha and sesame seeds. Meh. The curry meat might be better? They were really nice tho! Lol

This review is for their chicken curry tacos!
Their menu was very intriguing and im a HUGE curry lover. After having a light lunch, I made sure I saved room for a snack at this truck.
First of all, I like how their truck looks like a silver bullet. It’s very uniquely shaped compared to the other trucks parked around them.
My bf and I each ordered 1 chicken curry taco. For 2, it was around $ 5.70. It was a hard shell taco, which I’m not a fan of, but I didn’t want that to phase me.
My bf ate first and I could tell that he didn’t like it. After trying mine, I can see why. It was odd eating curry, chicken and rice in a taco. The taste was too odd for me. I’m giving them 3 stars because after getting rid of the shell, the chicken curry ITSELF, was pretty good.

Best Japanese curry in the world. Owner is super friendly. The classic Aerostream even better. In love with guacamole topping. Adds a creamy and rich taste element.

Got to sample some grindz from Luckdish at the 2014 Yokocho Ramen festival with my girl. Funny how we went for noodles and ended up in front of the curry food truck but we both thought the food was bomb.
I had three curry chicken tacos and she had a a curry chicken quesadilla. Spice on mine was a 5 out of 5 which was pretty hot if you’re into spicy, the 3 on hers was just right.
Don’t get it twisted, the chicken was cheap shredded chicken but it was seasoned well, and FYI, they use Indian green curry as opposed to Japanese yellow curry despite the Japanese them of the truck, green curry fits the cuisine better though.
From there you can add little extras like cheese or garlic bits which I did, the little extras add a few extra dimensions to the flavors. The food was a bit pricey for what it was but nothin that will break the bank. $ 25 for my girl and I and that included a pair of drinks.
Looking for Mexican with a curry twist, give this place a look for sure.

I’m right now eating a very tasty chicken curry quesadilla, one of Luck Dishes’ most popular items however, it doesn’t have any curry or chicken in it. I’m not sure how they could miss the name sake ingredient of the item while making my order but they did. I’d love to go back and try the true version of the dish sometime… if they make it correctly.

The chicken curry bowl was really good! I got the «Regular» size which ended up being a lot of food. At a level 3.5 out of 5 in terms of spiciness it was perfect. A little kick but not overpowering as I can imagine a level 5 may be. Lots of nice chunks of chicken breast and a healthy dollop of guacamole made this a really complete meal, large enough to have the rest as a late afternoon snack. Thank you, Luckdish! I will be back. :)

For the curry tacos. Great concept. Good execution. Next time, I’m trying the quesadillas.

I’ve since tried the chicken curry quesadilla since my 4 star review, along with almost every item on the menu. I can’t get enough of all the dishes offered and enjoy mixing it up each week.
His latest addition, Omusubi, is great. I wasn’t quite sure what furikake was when I ordered the rice ball, but I’ve come to find out it is a well balanced spice and I’d gladly try any dish that utilizes it. The crispy paper bottom adds a great textural element to this unique [luck]dish.
This has quickly become my favorite truck among the MANY trucks that park in the Ocean Park and 31^st lot.
Thank you Tomo for making my Tuesday & Thursday lunches the highlights of my week, not just with your food but also your warm and friendly demeanor.

I ordered two tacos here. The curry chicken was at least edible. The chicken teriyaki was gross! I had one bite, put on a disgusting face. Ate the other taco, and then gave the teriyaki a 2^nd try just in case. Nope, it sucked… I spit out. It had a super strong taste to it. The curry chicken wasn’t so bad, but it’s not something I would desire to eat again.

I’ve seen these guys a bunch of times through the years and have avoided them because their menu used to be American sandwiches with only one curry dish… this time when I took a look their menu was mostly curry inspired dishes. Curry Mex I guess you would call it. I stuck traditional with curry over rice. It is a deliciously authentic Bombay curry (I grew up eating this and it was as close to Mom’s as I’ve ever eaten!) which most North Indian restaurant don’t even carry. I loved it… and the $ 5 mini bowl was PLENTY of food so a great deal as well. It doesn’t even really need the sriracha type hot sauce they drizzle over the top depending on what level of spicy you tell them. Next time I am going to say 0 and eat it sans hot sauce. It is plenty flavorful as is!

Curry burrito, mixed with white rice, cilantro, guacamole, cheese and I chose 3 as my spice level. My lunch mate did the same but with a 4. We worked the rest of our day and the next day we both ended up with a weary look upon our faces and as it turns out we were both up at midnight and 2 AM respectively with a small issue one commonly takes Imodium to relieve the symptoms. ’nuff said.

I got their chicken curry bowl for lunch with guac on the side. On a scale of 1 – 5 of spice, I got a 3. It was just the right amount… not too hot and not too mild. For $ 8 you get a pretty decent sized amount of curry and chicken chunks! It filled me up! If I’m ever in the downtown area again and there’s food trucks around, i’ll be looking out for this one!

For what I tried. Got the chicken curry burrito.
I was really excited to try it when I saw them at Atomic Eats in Cerritos. It caught my attention the moment I walked through the entrance to the cordoned off area. The airstream trailer is really cool and I like the set up, but the pictures looked a lot better to me than the meal.
My issue… The signs say Japanese curry, but it tastes like Indian curry to me. I thought the curry was just ok… Reading through the reviews, I wonder if I was actually tasting the same dishes.
I wasted an LA County check in on this, ruining my OC check in streak for this week…

Luckdish Curry is the newest addition to the LA food truck scene (well, technically, more of a shinny-​silver-​bullet-​like trailer, quite unique, I must add). «Opened for business» on 31 Dec 2011.
It’s menu is simple — shrimp, chicken, or veg curry. I had its chicken curry, it was really good, creamy and packed with authentic but non-​aggressive flavors, indeed, there was depth in the curry. It was «smooth» curry. You can tell the owner had put in a lot of effort to perfect the taste. Also, it didn’t taste salty at all, unlike a lot of Indian restaurants. Thus, if you are watching your sodium in-​take, you can feel safe eating Luckdish’s curry.
Next time Luckdish is in my hood, I am there.