Southeast Asian Foodstuff Truck Spotlights Specialities of Laos and Cambodia

The Sticky Rice Spot got its start as a roving foods seller in 2018, showing up at gatherings and area marketplaces under a pop-up tent. It was a facet job for operator Andrew Singo, who launched the itinerant eatery to provide extra recognition to and raise representation of Southeast Asian cuisine in San Diego.

Making use of recipes from he and his fiancée’s households, drawing from their Laotian and Cambodian heritage, they started with a uncomplicated menu of street food stuff — Khmer beef sticks, home made meatball skewers, egg rolls, and papaya salad.

Nevertheless he’d like to changeover into a brick-and-mortar sometime, the prohibitive charges affiliated with opening a cafe prompted them to first update to a food truck.

Owning stop his total-time work to concentration on The Sticky Rice Location, Ringo and the truck are presently stationed at 1619 G Avenue in the East Village, parked at the ARCO fuel station from midday to 7 p.m. It is also component of the Miguelitos Food Court docket on Saturdays in Chula Vista, alongside with numerous other food vehicles such as Lia’s Lumpia, and continues to write-up up on Sundays at the Lane Subject Park Market. In addition to walk-up provider, the truck also presents contact-in or text purchasing and supply by third-party web sites.

The menu now involves banh mi as nicely as Lao and Khmer specialties, which includes Cambodian lemongrass rooster stir-fry and sticky rice with Lao beef jerky and spicy chili sauce. Ringo advised Eater that he’s also organizing to include traditional soups and noodles.

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Sticky rice with Lao beef jerky

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Papaya salad