Homage Street Food

Homage continues to rock my world. I try to make it to Lizard’s every Wednesday I can, and Homage is a big part of that. I’ve eaten tons of different things, some have been more to my liking than others, but all were really good. And they are so friendly! My friend is gluten-​free and they always accommodate her. And I, personally, find the prices to be very fair. Last time, three of us ate our fill for less that $ 30, and I even brought home some left-​overs. I hope they never go away.
You know what would be nice? If they had some desserts on that chalkboard Lizard’s menu. Especially ones that are dairy-​free.

My girlfriend has Celiac disease, so I always have to call ahead. The girl that answered was very familiar with the disease and also with all the allergens. To my surprise most of the food was Gluten-​Free.
Double bonus awesome!
We were going to order in, but I saw they served to a bar down the street called Lizard’s Liquid Lounge, so we went out instead.
Best decision ever.
The order process was that we texted the order to her and she brought it out in a few minutes later.
The curry fries were hand cut. The only other thing cooked in the oil was a corn tortilla making the fries Gluten-​Free and really good!
In all we had the curry fries, black been tostada, chick pea curry, and chorizo chili. It was all delicious. I can’t wait to check out what they have next time.

I had my first experience with Homage last night at Unilocal’s holiday elite event at Zhou B Art Center– and I can not stop thinking about the two dishes I enjoyed.
Enjoyed is the right word… devoured? Destroyed? Tastylicious-​ed?
I looked on their website to find the names of the bites I tried, but wasn’t sure if I found either.
First sample was the sweet– a red wine reduction cinnamon flavored mousse (I believe). At first thought I almost didn’t try it. My mouth reacts poorly to too much cinnamon, but I ventured… My taste buds rejoiced in perfect harmony! Incredible.
We returned later for the savory portion, which I believe (?) Pav Bhaji, but I could be very wrong. The savory tart and potato portion, which was luscious. I may or may not have been slightly tipsy at this point, so I can recall all the delightful tastes, but I do know that my friend and looked at each other would wide eyes and nodded with sheer ecstasy.
Hands down, favorite part of the Unilocal event :) Basically, I have a major food crush on Homage.

I had the opportunity to meet Mike D, Elaine (Toner) & Mike C. and sample their tasting menu. They are as terrific as their food!!! The Pork Belly, Vada Pav, Chick Pea Bunny Chow and Cemita were fabulous. The Lima Sigh makes the best cream brulee pale by comparison… and I’m not a big dessert eater. For this, I would save room. I also steer clear of anything Vegan because either the texture is mushy or the taste is bland… or both. Homage has changed my opinion! I can’t say enough. They now top my Recommend list!!!

I’m so glad I found this spot. The food is amazing, with plenty of choices for the vegatarian wife. Curry chips were excellent, with a little heat and lots of flavor. We had the bahn mi tofu sandwich and the cemita. Both were top notch. And the prices were pretty reasonable. $ 7-​$ 8 for a big filling sandwich and a handful of fries. We carried out instead of eating at Lizard’s.

This truck was sitting outside my office building so I decided to give it a try. I asked for a suggestion and the guy running the truck recommended the pork belly rice bowl with ginger rice. That sounded good to me so I forked over my $ 9 plus tax. In return he handed me this tiny cup (like the size of a small take out soup cup). I wasn’t super hungry so I just went with it.
I get back to my desk and opened up my meal (more like snack). There are 4 pieces of pork belly and some rice. The pork belly was very salty and the meat was a bit dry. The flavor was decent but my mom makes this dish better. The ginger rice was interesting but also way too salty. It would have been good if they had mixed another portion of white rice in to dilute the taste a bit. Adding more rice would also help with the portion size without costing that much more in product costs.
Needless to say, I probably wont be returning to this truck, especially if I am hungry.

Inventive fusion street food well executed. Owner Mike is friendly and great to talk to as well.

I was walking home for lunch and the same old sandwich when BAM, HOMAGE food truck is magically parked on the corner I always hooks a lou on, so I saddled up to see what was inside that big shiny red truck. I liked what little I could see (it was very clean). I also liked that they weren’t slopping food around everywhere. Just one guy kindly peddling premade and packaged morsels of goodness. There were 4 – 5 very unique selections to choose from ranging from $ 4 – 7, a la carte. Now, Im not saying the hot little patty of a sandwich i purchased was cheap or necessarily a huge portion, but that was perfectly ok because it was delicious, perfectly spiced, and constructed well to display the flavors. Being a new truck, I ordered just one item, a vegan one none-​the-​less, the Indian Vada Pav which consists of a curried potato patty sandwich with mint and tamarind chutney. It was all arranged inside of a small hamburgeresque bun. I think the same ones from the grocery store from Butternut. Either way, very tasty, lots of flavor, and I would eat it again anytime. Generally, Id say pricey and 4-​stars, but the food is executed perfectly in normal people portions, and by really kind people. I am all for that and 5-​stars for the new HOMAGE truck.

Thanks guys for stopping by my work today. I had the Hawaiian Saimin with braised beef and the Corn Esquites. Both were very tasty. Prices reasonable.
However, the portions were kinda small… so be warned that you want to order several items if you want to be full.
I was gonna get an extra pork sandwich after quickly finishing my first two items but they ran out — apparently it was a popular item.
The guy gave me a free fruit salad as a consolation though — Thai mango and pineapple with ginger and fresh mint — a very nice combination of interesting flavors.
Everything tasted good and they seem like nice folks. Definitely grab some food from this truck.
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Update: I really wanted to give them 5 stars but I just can’t due to portion sizes. Three items including the freebie they gave me didn’t really fill me up and I was hungry enough that I went to McDonalds to grab a quick bite 3 hours later.

What a cool idea! I am all about the food trucks – bring it over here :) what took Chicago so long? Anyway, I love the emphasis these guys have on international food, and as a vegetarian I appreciate all of their cruelty-​free options. The dessert I tried was amazing, and I cannot wait for these peeps to debut full-​time so I can learn more about what people eat on-​the-​go overseas.

Saw the big red truck parked up in Lincoln Square this past weekend and was excited to see another food truck make it up to the area. Turns out they are new to the scene and we there as a part of some food and beer tasting event — but I still managed to get some samples and chat them up. Really cool concept for a food truck (at least I thought so) — food from around the world that is traditionally served on the street or in a casual, snack like environment. Loved it! They had a corn dish and some pastries that were outstanding. Started following them on twitter and can’t wait until these guys are down town for lunch during the week.