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Mandoline Grill Food Truck
| Description: | Traditional and vegan-friendly Gourmet Vietnamese food truck serving the streets of Los Angeles! |
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| Category: | Asian (Vietnamese) Vegan |
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| Website: | http://www.mandolinegrill.com/ |
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About Mandoline Grill (from http://www.mandolinegrill.com/)
Owner Mong Skillman grew up eating traditional b'anh m`i sandwiches and bowls of b'un tht nng, both as a daughter and regular customer at her mother's Vietnamese restaurant in Honolulu's Chinatown. Believing that her mother's cuisine was far too flavorful to be kept an island secret, she left her day job in LA in 2007, and returned to Hawaii to study in her mother's kitchen, determined to bring her family's light, bright and savory dishes to the masses.
With no written recipes, Mong shadowed her mother, learning to taste by palate and taking vigorous notes that she brought back to LA to tweak, refine and make her own. A couple years later, she had come up with a menu that incorporated her mother's culinary essence, while using less oil, little fat and absolutely no MSG.
Then she gave herself the ultimate challenge: making tasty options that were 100% vegan...even the "fish" sauce.
In the fall of 2009, Mandoline Grill launched at the Verdugo Bar in Glassell Park. For these first few months, Mong supplied her own fryers, toaster oven, and coolers, basically throwing a backyard cookout at the beloved Eastside bar. As support grew, Mong started riding shotgun and working shifts on the Dosa Truck, just to get a hang of the food truck life before hitting the streets in her own truck this past February 2010.
Now Mong has the privilege of introducing her mother's inspirational flavors to LA (and beyond!) as she drives the Mandoline Grill truck from Orange County to Echo Park to Santa Monica, offering fresh, crisp vegan and carnivore-friendly b'anh m`i sandwiches, and of course, her mother's famous b'un tht nng noodle bowls.
Recent Tweets from Mandoline Grill LA
It's Friday! Come treat yourself to a 12" banh mi! We're open in Burbank at 2900 W Alameda Ave til 2pm!
Lunch today in Burbank! 2900 W Alameda Ave, 11:30am-2pm! Dinner in Los Feliz at Barnsdall Park! 4800 Hollywood Blvd, 5:30-8:30pm!
We're open in Valencia for dinner! We're at Tesoro del Valle Elementary School, 29171 Bernardo Way til 8pm!
Friday! Lunch in Burbank! 2900 W Alameda Ave, 11:30am-2pm! Dinner in Los Feliz at Barnsdall Park! 4800 Hollywood Blvd, 5:30-8:30pm!
Catch us in Valencia for dinner tonight! We'll be at Tesoro del Valle Elementary School! 29171 Bernardo Way, 5-8pm!
Doors are up in Burbank! We're parked in the driveway at 3300 Warner Blvd til 2pm! Come by for some lunch!
Lunch today in Burbank! 3300 Warner Blvd, 11:30am-2pm! Dinner in Valencia at Tesoro del Valle Elementary School! 29171 Bernardo Way, 5-8pm!
Reminder! Dinner at @3160riverside Dr canceled due to closure of The Service Station.
Thursday! Lunch in Burbank! 3300 Warner Blvd, 11:30a-2p! Dinner in Valencia at Tesoro del Valle Elementary School! 29171 Bernardo Way, 5-8p!
Doors are up Hollywood! 729 Seward St (and Melrose) til 2pm! Come get your banh mi!
Lunch today in Hollywood! 729 Seward St, 11:30am-2pm! Dinner at @3160riverside Dr canceled due to closure of The Service Station.
Doors are up at @EATatFigandYork! w/ @Macoliciousfan @MobileHomestyle @CoolhausLA @RRVCupcakes @lefashiontruck +more! Fig/York til 9pm!
Wednesday! Lunch in Hollywood! 729 Seward St, 11:30am-2pm! Dinner in Los Feliz at The Service Station! @3160riverside Dr, 5-9pm!
Tonight! @EATatFigandYork w/ @lomoarigato @IndiaJonesCT @TheFrankenStand +more! Figueroa/York in Highland Park, 5:30-9pm!
Doors are up in Burbank! We're parked in the back at 2300 W Empire Ave til 2p! Stop by for your lemongrass tofu rice vermicelli noodle bowl!
Lunch today in Burbank! 2300 W Empire Ave, 11:30am-2pm! Dinner @EATatFigandYork in Highland Park! Figueroa/York, 5:30-9pm!
We're open @OnTheLotLA in #LosFeliz! w/ @lomoarigato @NoJodasKitchen @munchiemachine1 @CoolhausLA! 2060 N Vermont Ave til 9pm!
Tuesday! Lunch in Burbank! 2300 W Empire Ave, 11:30am-2pm! Dinner @EATatFigandYork in Highland Park! Figueroa/York, 5:30-9pm!
Tonight! @OnTheLotLA in #LosFeliz! w/ @lomoarigato @NoJodasKitchen @SlapYoMamaTruck @CoolhausLA! 2060 N Vermont Ave, 5:30-9pm!
Doors are up in Burbank! We're in the back parking lot at 2400 W Empire Ave til 2pm! Don't forget to add a fried egg to your banh mi today!
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Latest Reviews
Oh, the vegetarian Banh Mi is delicious as well. Their vegan Bahn Mi is amazing.Find these guys and get yourself some of this!Definitely fresh and healthy... read more
Too lazy and too busy to leave the office, I decided to grab a sandwich from this lunch truck.
It is hard to justify $7 Banh Mi sandwich when I normally... read more
Last week, I was excited that the truck was coming to our neighborhood for our daughter's school fundraiser since I usually have to drive to Burbank for the... read more
