In summation...
I think after a long winter, Harrisburg residents were ready for an event like this tonight! Admittedly I was rather surprised by the turnout and festival-like atmosphere of the evening.
When my partner and I walked up to the festival, we were both surprised by the number of people there. Especially those there for the band! But having known that Mad Sandwhiches was the "host" of-sorts, we were hungry so we started ordering with them.
I'm glad we did, because I think it set the tone for a fun evening.
The fish taco that we both started with was good, and although I didn't want to pay $4.50 for another, I would've gotten another had the price been right. It wasn't the best taco I've ever had, but it might be best in the area, and that was a promising surprise.
I really enjoyed talking to Chris in line at Mad Sandwhiches. Chris was friendly and from the neighborhood, but his doggie-friend was with him, and we ended up paying more attention to him, than Chris. Although Chris was nice enough to mention a little history of the feast!
We then went and hit up two Mac and Cheese selections from two BBQ pork jaunts. Both Mac n Cheese's were tasty, but the winner by surprise was Baron Von Schwein's, because it included some delicious cornbread and that made it fantastic!
We wanted to hit up the Chicken Truck, but it's only vegetarian option was Deep-Fried Oreos, and we weren't really interested in that.
The Wood-Fire pizza truck was amazing. The pizza was so-so, but the layout of the truck and the smooth operation of what was the owner's family all pitching in, was just awesome. You should check out the video, because it shows how spacious and impressive their operation is, given the space they're in.
After that, we sampled the fries from Grills Gone Wild, and my partner was a little annoyed by the machismo and obvious chauvanism of the truck vendors, but we ordered fries and they were fresh cut, and delicious. Fries are my weakness, and that post describes why.
The last truck we sampled was from the Bountiful Feast, and a few things irked me about them. To begin, the menu included a statement of their faith in God, which is great, but not really necessary on the menu.
Also, their menu was limited and their prices didn't justify the portions.
I was not impressed, but I was enjoying myself and atmosphere so much, that the truck was given a pass, and we moved on.
We were then asked by 3 guys for an interview, which we abiliged, and were also privy to an interview. They were part of the event, so it was good fortune to have met them. They seemed nice, and genuinely interested in showing off a good time, but I was a bit tickled by the fact that they used a GoPro to do their interview.
Looking back, I originally went in hoping to find good food, and with any luck, a good pescatarian sampling of food-truck cuisine. What I got was a little of that, but also a really good experience meeting people, chatting with feast-goers, and just being out on the town.
Food trucks tend to be scattered and competitive in larger cities where their are so many more of them, but tonight's event was truly a great community event. It's seemingly rare that we see such an opportunity that gets Harrisburgians out, but food is usually a good catalyst to do so, and I'm looking forward to next month's feast!