Food truck review: Jack’s Chowhound

by Stephanie Hawkes of DFW Food Truck Foodie

Pulled pork grilled cheese and cane sugar Coca-Cola make Jack's a winner.

Photo by Stephanie Hawkes

Jack's Chowhound

The first time I visited Jack's Chowhound was at the Sigel's Food Truck Round Up in August. On that visit, I ordered the spicy steak sammy, which was quite yummy; unfortunately, I forgot to take a picture. But trust me, the the fajita meat on the Hawaiian bread was very tasty.

The Chowhound seems to be one of those elusive trucks that I hear much about but that is never easily accessible to me, so I was very excited that it was going to be in my area last Friday night. I had my kiddo with me, which is always a plus; I get to order two items and convince her to share, in the name of blogging.

Our first item was one I had heard many raves about, the pulled pork grilled cheese sandwich. Now I understand the raves. The shredded pork had a great taste with a combination subtle sweet and spicy flavor. The cheese was melted in to the pork and added a rich flavor that didn't overwhelm but let you know it was there. It was put together on Texas toast that was grilled with butter, to a nice brown, not too crispy but enough to be a true grilled sandwich. I loved this item and look forward to another soon.

Photo by Stephanie Hawkes

Pulled pork grilled cheese from Jack's Chowhound

The second item was the meatball sliders. This had been the item I wanted to order at the Truck Rally, but they ran out before I made it through the line. Between the two, the pulled pork was my favorite but the meatball sliders were good. The meatballs were nice sized and had a nice meaty flavor; they did seem a tad dry but that's probably my preference of meat more on the rare to medium side of cooking. The provolone cheese added a nice mild Italian flavor and the sauce added a rich flavor that pulled everything together. I loved that this sandwich was served on Hawaiian bread. The sweet flavor was a nice contrast to the hearty meat and cheese.

As an extra treat, Chowhound serves Coca-Cola in bottles. This makes me so happy. Those bottles of Coke made with real sugar are few and far between, I'm so glad Chowhound has them!

Thanks, Chowhound for a great dinner for the kiddo and I, we will be back soon! You can find Jack's Chowhound on Twitter and Facebook.