Koji BBQ

It seems gourmet lunch trucks are popping up all over Southern California these days. These once gastral frightening “roach coaches” are now cleaned up and serving some delicious food. Today I had the pleasure of happening upon the Kogi BBQ truck. Having heard the whispers of this truck I was excited to see if there were any options for this veggie girl. I wasn't too hopeful since it is Korean BBQ but, to my wonderful surprise there was. They had a few options with one of them being Korean tofu tacos. Between you and me, I know I don’t eat meat anymore but that doesn’t mean I love all things tofu. I have had some good tofu here and there but I tend to eat it just to get protein in at times. I was a little nervous with this endeavor but as I am on a cuisine adventure lately, I had no choice but to jump in head first. It also helped that I was with one of my vegetarian friends as well. We ordered 2 tacos each and opted for the limes and radishes that come on the side by request. (All the people before us had ordered them so when in Rome…)
We got our tacos and grabbed a bench in the park. At first glance we were a little concerned about how to eat them. They were smaller tacos packed high with goodies. They had marinated tofu with a lettuce and cabbage topping with Korean chili-soy vinaigrette. When I dove in for the first bite, I was so pleasantly surprised with all the flavors in my mouth. There was a spiciness, vinegar, and peanut taste that wove together like a beautiful song. Truly, I didn’t come up for air until the first taco was done. A few bites of the radish did add a nice cooling flavor to the spicy taco too. It wasn’t a very spicy/hot seasoning but it did have a nice bite to it. For the second taco I added the lime to it which gave a refreshing dimension to it as well. Although I was tempted to order more, about 10 more actually, I decided 2 was good. At first it did seem like I could eat more but once it settled, 2 were perfect.
Koji BBQ has 3 different trucks driving around the city. To find them you can check their website or they have a very large Twitter following. Their Twitter updates are how you can find out exactly where they will be every day as they update that the most. They also serve food at the The Alibi in Culver City.

When I got home I saw on the website exactly what was on the taco.
• sesame-chili salsa roja
• julienne romaine lettuce and cabbage tossed in Korean chili-soy vinaigrette
• cilantro-green onion-lime relish
• crushed sesame seeds
• sea salt
• garnished with lime wedge, orange wedge and red radish wedge

There were a few other veggie options as well at the truck, so hopefully I can try those next time. You can bet this veggie girl will be stalking, I mean following, that truck again very soon. The followers of 44,408 grew one more today.

www.Kogibbq.com