Porky’s SJ

Awesome lemon grass burrito.
Have a lot of other options but I only tried the burrito.

Ate here with 3 of my co-​workers last Tuesday at Palo Alto Square. All four of us had food poisoning a day later. Food was great when we had it, but something went wrong. Be careful…

Awesome little food truck. I got two orders of Porky’s Revenge (tacos), super cheap and delicious. The woohoo sauce they put on top is slightly spicy and gives a nice kick to the tacos. Rest of the ingredients were nice and fresh. Did I mention they are cheap? $ 2 for a taco! Every single food truck I’ve been to is around $ 5 for food no matter what you get. The line was pretty long, but they were dishing out the food at a good pace so it wasn’t too bad. If I ever catch them rolling around the area again I’m definitely trying the tots, heard they’re delicious!

Instead of eye gouging you one time, now they will eye gouge you once a week and jack up the prices all the time.

Ordered tots with an extra bacon and Kimchi. It looked good coming out but the meat was burnt to a crisp. Didn’t even taste like spicy bulgogi (spicy pork) meat anymore. I mean I’m all for cheat meals but this one I couldn’t even finish. The tots were extra crispy and oily and over done. If you’re into that stuff then this is for you but not for me. I had to chuck half of it in the trash.

Bravo for their finger licking chicken wings with a side of rice topped with pickled daikon & carrot strips and Japanese rice seasoning. Their chicken wings are perfectly fried, glazed with a savory and spicy sauce. If I had to choose between San Tungs or Porky’s chicken wings, I’d say «love me some Porky’s». :) Just Pork It!

Sir-​Oink-​A-​Lot! Got both Korean spicy pork as well as lemongrass pork — I died and ascended to porky heaven!
Also added their spicy «Woohoo» sauce for that extra kick (seemed to be a combination of mayo and sriracha sauce). The pork was flavorful and delicious. Liked the Korean pork a bit more since the lemongrass was a little on the dry side. Definitely get both if you can’t decide on one.
My only gripe is that they are so expensive at $ 10 for a tiny portion. Furthermore, most of the bowl was just rice with very little meat. However, I’m drooling over their piggy tots as I’m writing this review, so I will definitely anticipate their return again to my local off the grid.

The piggy styles tots are one of the most glorious heart attacks a guy can eat. Two kinds of pork, an excellent sauce, and tots of tater. A fried egg on top? Killer. Bacon? MOAR PORK!!! But unlike some pictures, they didn’t dice my bacon and just gave me two whole pieces of really good bacon =/
Also sometimes they’re not fully stocked on all their options. Came 30 minutes after service started and they had no lettuce wraps. Tacos were good from the meat but kind of bare.
Price is reasonable for awesome meat, check it out!

Good flavor on the chicken, crunchy tots, tasty lettuce wraps. What more can you ask for! Usually in my area 2 days out of the week so easy to always catch them for lunch or dinner.

Tried Porkys at the Off the Grid event in San Carlos Friday night.
I had the Pork Diddy, which is a Korean sandwich with pickled daikon and carrots, multiple sauces, and your choice of pork (spicy Korean or Vietnamese lemongrass.) You can order it half&half if you can’t decide between the meats, which I took advantage of. I also ordered a side of kim chi on the sandwich, and found the creation to be delicious. Meaty, sweet, spicy, and tangy all at once. Quite satisfying, and I’m sure I’ll have this again sometime soon.

2÷11÷15: Mushy rice, an unforgivable sin for Asian chefs. Meat totally completely overdone – think a plate of Applebee’s burnt rib ends, though flavorful, completely sucked dry.
1. Sir Oinks-​A-​lot (Rice Bowl) $ 10 (+ $ 1 for a sunny-​side egg): Yeah, $ 10 for a rice bowl. Think what $ 10 would buy you at L&L’s or Panda Express… then cut that into ¹⁄₃. That’s how much you get. For choice of meat I tried both the «Vietnamese Lemongrass Pork» and «Korean Spicy Pork» half-​half. Both seasoned very well, but unfortunately turned into beef jerky. And to be honest, they both taste very similar, though slightly different, and I couldn’t identify which meat was which based on the names. And as noted, the rice was mostly mush. At least the egg was cooked correctly. By overall quality and taste, 3/​10, but relative to the price, ¹⁄₁₀.
So, I dunno if I got the worst item on their menu, cause the average rating looks to be ~4 stars, which is unbelievably high seeing my food, but well… make sure you do not get anything with rice in it unless you like untextured mush.
I did check out some other pictures, and I can say that the meat I got did not look like some of the pics which show nicely done, not sucked dry, meat. Mine’s just two piles of very dark dry protein. So… maybe this was an off day?
Maybe next time I can try something else and raise the score. But for now, ²⁄₅.
#truck #asian

A black truck with with cartoon pigs on the side, Porky’s SJ seems to make it around to all the regular food truck stops. I found it at Stanford’s daily lunch food truck offering (
for schedule).
Immediately on approach, the photos in front of the truck allow you to see exactly what you’re ordering. That’s a plus. I’m a big fan of places that make your life as easy as possible. They have multiple menus posted (helpful for short people like me!), but really there are only four choices you have to make:
1) What meat to have (Korean spicy pork or Vietnamese lemongrass pork), or whether you want to have the vegetarian option (there’s a deep fried tofu option);
2) Which format to consume your meat (or tofu): there are burritos, tacos, banh mi-​style baguettes, quesadillas… whatever you want, they probably have it;
3) Whether you want additional toppings (fried eggs, kimchi, etc.) or a drink; and
4) Whether you want sides (the tater tots are a fan favorite, according to the helpful pictures).
On this particular day, I chose the Vietnamese lemongrass pork in a Pork Diddy (aka banh mi) sandwich ($ 8.50). It was less than one minute between making my order and the time I picked up my food. My sandwich was wrapped in easy grab-​and-​go packaging, and I ate it before I even got back to my office.
The meat was crispy at parts, but also tender, and the lemongrass is a deliciously strong flavor (read: not bland). The Pork Diddy also had cilantro and pickled carrots and radishes. It could have been spicier, or perhaps a bigger portion, but no problems at all with the taste or how it was made. My only gripe (why this is 4 instead of 5 stars) is the price. $ 8.50 is not an awful price, but it won’t have me dying to go every time.
Porky’s conveniently takes credit card, including American Express (you sign on an iPad).

Porky’s SJ was everything that we wanted for our event!
Without ever trying any of their food, we trusted Unilocalers and contacted Porkys based on reviews and pictures. We first e-​mailed Porkys and Hao responded promptly and assured us that Porkys was interested and available for our event date.
Looking at serving approximately 60 people, we needed variety at a decent price. Naturally, when I read the name Porkys, I assumed a swine only serving truck! Not only did they have pork, they also serve chicken and also tofu for the plant eaters.
Hao quickly worked out a menu that worked with our event to maximize our guests’ needs. We booked a two hour AYCE option with rice bowls and burritos with a variety of proteins to choose from!
On the night of the event, Hao and team arrived approximately 30 minutes before and started prepping. We had to place buckets underneath our guests to catch all the salivation generated from the anticipation. When the truck propped open, Hao and team quickly slanged out burritos and rice bowls to our starving guests! Everyone raved at the speed of the service and the delicious flavors of the food!
At the end of the night, over 100 orders were served. Most importantly all our guests were drunk and full from the deliciousness! Since it was AYCE, people were still munching on burritos and bowls randomly throughout the night.
Hao and the Porkys team took care of our catering event with professional service and advertised flavor. If you have an event, book them. If you see their truck, get in line!

Porky’s SJ came to my food truck event at my employer’s. What a great group of folks! The team was raving over the Vietnamese lemon grass pork and the spicy Korean pork. The dishes were amazingly flavorful and the people working the food truck were so courteous and friendly.
Would LOVE to have these folks back at my next corporate event. Kudos.

Porky’s was at Stanford during lunchtime so I decided to check them out. I’m on a low carb diet, so most food truck fare is not ok for me to eat since they usually involve noodles, buns or fries. I was happy to see that Porky’s had lettuce wraps so I ordered that with lemongrass pork. The truck workers were very nice and helpful. The price seemed expensive for lettuce cups with meat, but I was very pleasantly surprised. Two large leaves of lettuce filled to the brim with juicy, tasty pork were so delicious. It filled me up just right. I can’t wait to be off this diet so I can try their other selections!

Got the spicy pork tater tots and spicy pork rice bowl.
Shared with my wife and it was a perfect portion amount for two people just under $ 20 bucks.
The pork was spicy and good but not too spicy in that i need water immediately, the taters were crisp as well as the rice being fluffy and good.

Half and Half.
If you can’t decide, or like both, this is the code word you need to know.
I’ve had the fortune to pig out on Porky’s SJ a few times now. The staples are the Vietnamese lemon grass pork or the spicy Korean pork. Both are full of tremendous flavor, and you cannot be faulted for choosing one over the other — which is why I tell you don’t do that, and go with half and half.
Usually I go with Pork Diddy — their banh mi-​esque sandwich. I’ve had it in both variations, but the half and half is best. Or if that might be too big for you, their tacos also provide a great option to try both delicious varieties of pork. Their lettuce wraps and rice bowls also seem really good, and don’t forget you can get extra bacon — which I have because if this truck teaches you anything it’s that pork is nature’s candy.
Don’t forget to get a side of tots, and hit up some extra woohoo and sriracha sauces.
Also check out their solid selection of independent sodas. I’m a sucker for the Shirley Temple.

I really like Porky’s SJ, but I still didn’t leave with a 5 star vibe.
I really like their menu options, which includes a lettuce wrap for those who don’t want grains, and then quite a variety of drinks, including some sort of korean pear juice.
I had a lettuce wrap with the korean spicy pork, and the pork wasn’t too spicy, but it was still great. Quite flavorful and juicy (greasy).
They are near me quite often, and I would definitely return. I would like to try their spicy chicken next time.

After looking around at all of the food trucks at Friday’s Moveable Feast, I decided to give Porky’s a try. The pork diddy sandwiches stood out so we decided to try them with both types of meat!
My first bite was the Korean spicy pork. so yummy! It was tender, flavorful & had a nice kick to it! Not overly spicy but you can definitely taste it. The pickled veggies were a nice touch as well. The bread was crunchy but soft on the inside, I was pleasantly surprised!
Next up was the Vietnamese lemongrass pork. This was really well done, too! If I had to pick a favorite, it would probably be this one because the meat seemed to have more flavor. I was skeptical about the lemongrass because sometimes places will skimp but not at Porky’s, it was gooooood!
At $ 6 per sandwich, the price is really steep. I have to admit they do give you a lot of meat though so that kind of makes up for it. As we waited for our food, I noticed so many people had ordered the Piggy style tots. it looked amazing & I think I might have to cave and try that next time!

This truck came to work, and my friends and I tried it out! It was actually my first time ordering/​eating food from a food truck!
I bought the sandwich for $ 5, and I thought it was okay. I liked the spicy Korean meat at first, but the saltiness of it really started getting to me by the time I was half way done with it… I don’t think meat should be that salty. Although people recommended the tater tots, I didn’t order them because I didn’t think I could have enjoyed them knowing how freaking healthy they must be. I did try some of the tater tots though, and they were nothing super special… and I made a good decision not to get them because I probably wouldn’t have been able to finish.