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yalla truck’s vegan firestarter sandwich! WOW!
13September 23rd, 2010LA restaurants, yalla trucki’m becoming obsessed with yalla truck. i was already convinced that the all vegetarian food truck made some of the best falafel sandwiches in town…and then they had to go and blow me away with the incredible firestarter, a “secret” menu item.
firestarter: falafel, red cabbage salad, pickled turnips, pepperonchini, onion salad, pickled carrots. dressed with shaata (chili paste and tahini) $4
now the firestarter isn’t completely secret, after all it is listed on yalla’s facebook page, but you won’t find it on the normal menu outside the truck. ask for it anyways though, and you won’t be sorry. the firestarter is the best sandwich i’ve eaten in ages, and even though i loved the andale at yalla, this spicy little pita has it beat.
it’s filled to the brim with tiny freshly-fried falafel balls, red cabbage salad, pickled turnips, pepperonchinis, onion salad, and pickled carrots…all tossed in an incredibly hot blend of chili paste and tahini. YEOW! this thing did start a fire in my mouth, and i am hooked! you can’t tell from the picture, but the sandwich was so full that ingredients were spilling out all over the place. i’m talking loads of crispy falafel and all kinds of marinated flavorful vegetables. plus it was SPICY. ahhhh i wish i had another one right now!
yalla truck!
if you like falafel, and you haven’t tried yalla truck yet, you need to hunt them down ASAP! follow them on twitter for their schedule and make it a point to hit them up. you will be sure to get one of the best falafel sandwiches you’ve ever eaten. make it the firestarter!
Tags: falafel, food truck, sandwich, secret menu item
12 responses to “yalla truck’s vegan firestarter sandwich! WOW!” 
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omg i am so bummed i missed out on this yesterday!!!
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Thanks so much for posting about Yalla. I went after your first blog on them and I am hooked. Best falafel in town. And I didn’t even know they had a secret menu!
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i am hooked as well. it’s the best falafel sandwich i can find in LA!
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I hope they come to Venice or Main Street (Santa Monica) soon. I keep checking their tweets to no avail. Hook it up Yalla! 🙂
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quarrygirl September 23rd, 2010 at 16:11
@yosoyliz: I love both yalla and hummus king, and the falafels are totally different. yalla’s are small and super crispy, while hk’s are bigger and more fluffy in the middle. just depends what you’re in the mood for!
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Gregalor September 23rd, 2010 at 17:10
They keep teasing me by being near where I live at lunch, problem being that I don’t work near home. There’s a Zankou Chicken down the street from work, but their falafel really isn’t very good (dry and dense).
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Ok, QG, thanks for telling me about this place. I think it’s the best falafel in LA. The staff are super nice and I’m really jazzed to be going there as often as I can.
HINT HINT: I work in mid wilshire. Park at LACMA and I’ll be there!
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YES! Finally a vegan-friendly middle eastern cart in LA! I am so happy you posted this. Too bad they can’t just loose the dairy and be vegan.
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britt September 23rd, 2010 at 08:30