Twig and Willow Anniversary Party- Food truck festival

My friends teased me that it was like the food trucks knew I was coming to Southern California.  A little research discovered that there was going to be an anniversary party for a small boutique that would be visited by three food trucks- The Grilled Cheese Truck, the Lime Guys, and the Lobsta Shack.  Talk about a hat trick! 

Never mind that it was pouring rain.  Never mind that we had had three meals already and it was barely pass noon.  Never mind that we were planning to eat at Mario Batali's that evening, we were determined to get some good eats.

The Lime Guys- Season 2 winners from the Great Food Truck Race.  And yes, the guys from the show were the ones that showed up.  Surprisingly, this truck had no lines (everyone was in line for Grilled Cheese).  To divide and conquer, I stood in the Grilled Cheese line while Mayumi went to Lime truck.  Our selection- Carnitas fries.  DANG!  Crispy fries, perfectly shredded carnitas, a lovely chipotle slaw, guacamole, and cojita cheese.  This dish was to DIE FOR!

Still in line for the Grilled Cheese and having finished our fries, we moved onto the Lobsta Shack.  Lobsta roll over everyone!  Simple, but perfect as it highlighted the sweetness of the lobster.  The bun was sacrificed due to stomach constraints which was unfortunate because it was a delicate brioche bun toasted with butter.

We finally reached the front of the line for the Grilled Cheese Truck.  In the Pouring rain, we selected the signature melt- Grilled cheese stuffed with macaroni and cheese, carmelized onions, and bbq pulled pork.  There was a special which had fontina, artichoke, spinach on a potato rosemary bread, but once again, we were having to "sophie's choice" our food.  We did splurge on a half sack of homemade tater tots sprinkled with sea salt.  This sammie was AWESOME.  The mixture of the mac, the cheese, the pork, the onions...it was a party in your mouth!  And the tots!  YUMMY, CRUNCHY, FANTASTIC.  They had desert tots and blue cheese tots on the menu as well (refer to above reference to Sophie's Choice). 

All three trucks were just first rate.  So even though the actual store was a disappointment, the trucks more than made up for it.  Thank you Long Beach!