Linda’s Catering

Visit date: November 29, 2015
What I ate: Spicy tuna burrito
First time? No.
The first time I had Linda’s Catering (back in May) I swore it off. I had ordered the spicy tuna burrito, as did my friend, and we were both highly disappointed because the rice was undercooked and underseasoned and the tuna was chewy (in a weird way). Overall, the sushi burrito was on the dry side and we stopped eating.
This time, it was a completely different experience. The feyoncé picked up a spicy tuna burrito for me to snack on. At first, I was completely disappointment when I found out where he got it. But I was hungry, so I gave it a try. A complete 360. The rice was cooked and the tuna was tender, flavorful. It’s still no Sushirrito, but it’ll do. Also, the spicy tuna could be spicier.

I love their Sushi burritos, so so so good. my favorite is spicy tuna, and wasabi salmon. fish always very fresh. price is only $ 9, but has a lot fish and avocado and veg. Size was huge. Chicken Kazu burrito was very good too, I like the chicken kazu was crunchy mix with the veg and garlic fried rice, that was super matching. When cold day, their Ramen make your stomach feeling so comfortable. Soup was supper good. try pork, miso, curry broth.

Little truck with nice food !!

Linda was really friendly and fast with the food. I like that there’s two options for salmon sushi roll. Wasabi with soy sauce or spicy salmon. Yum!
Salmon portions was generous after I requested for extra salmon which came with a $ 3 additional charge, making my meal $ 12. The price is comparable to sushirrito. I felt like the rice at sushirrito is better. :(No complaints about the salmon which was really fresh. :)

I have going for 2 years ever since she opened. Initially I was bit suspect of a sushi truck. I tried it once and found it delicious with some trepidation and now go once a week and have been very happy with the quality and freshness of the sushi. Other things on the menu are pretty good as well. I decided as her own proprietor Linda needs to be very careful about the sushi as one bad customer could ruin her business. Compare this to safeway where anyone there is can make sushi. Other stuff on the menu is pretty good as well.

Work lunch spot!
Linda’s Catering has a little bit of everything and more: sushi rice burritos, Japanese fusion burritos, teriyaki and katsu bento boxes, curry, ramen, and roll combos. How can this humble little truck have such restaurant variety?
That day, we ordered the salmon sushi burrito ($ 9) and a beef teriyaki and California roll bento ($ 9) to share. Both were on-​point and satisfying.
Salmon sushi burrito contained spicy raw salmon, shredded carrot, avocado, cucumber, and rice all rolled up into the perfect portable lunch item. Delicious and very fresh tasting!
Beef teriyaki bento was generous too. A good amount of well prepared beef, on top of a bed of rice. Personally, I would have liked a little more teriyaki sauce to devour the rest of the rice. California rolls and side salad were nice accompaniments as well.
There are very few affordable Japanese lunch options by SOMA, but thankfully Linda’s has it all. On colder days, I’ll be back for the curry rice and ramen. Linda’s is now incorporated on my regular lunch trail.

+1 for the sushi burrito.
Like a giant hand roll, but bigger. My fave is the salmon sushi burrito, extra salmon (extra charge but worth it), less rice, and a little spicy. Huge, delicious, healthy.
Linda (the woman taking the orders) has to be one of the sweetest people on the planet. Great service, great product every time.

We wanted something a little different for our wedding reception so we went looking for some interesting food truck options to cater. Stumbled across Linda’s Catering when looking online for asian options and went to go try out her ramen.
Straight off the truck, the miso ramen was really amazing and a decent portion for lunch or dinner. I also tried her spicy tuna burrito, which came highly recommended and that was tasty too. Basically it’s a ginormous maki roll.
After deciding to have Linda be one of our caters for the wedding reception, it was extremely pleasant and easy to work with her. She runs a small business and was more than willing to accommodate us anyway she could help out. Her prices were very reasonable and for what our guests got, it was definitely worth it!
Our guests loved the ramen and thought it was very fun and it provided just the right thing on a cooler outdoor evening reception. We ended up getting half portions to not overwhelm everyone with all our different food truck foods and it worked out great.
I cannot say how nice Linda was or how hard she worked to make our wedding special. She was always all smiles and it was so kind that she was really happy to be part of the whole wedding and wished us well.
If you’re around Townsend St. or are looking to add something fun to your event, drop on by Linda’s Catering truck and have some ramen!

Hey guys, there’s sushi burritos this side of the freeway! No need to walk all the way to Sushirito.
Spicy tuna sushi burrito. $ 9. Avocado, cucumber, shredded carrot and raw tuna deliciousness. It’s basically just a giant uncut sushi roll, but we’ll call it a burrito. I think Ms Linda caught on that burritos are a hot commodity in San Fran.
This truck serves up some seriously cheap sushi too. Don’t want to pay $ 14 at Nama, but don’t want to stoop as low as Safeway sushi? Pull out some cash and head over here. Sushi combos are $ 7.50-$ 8.75. Bento boxes are $ 8-​$ 9 and ramen is $ 9.
Look for the red lantern. Linda will fulfill your lunchtime needs.

I’ve only had the ramen & gyoza. Great broth on the Tonkozu Ramen – it’s very solid for ramen from a truck. The truck is easy to dismiss, as it just looks like one of those generic ‘gut wagon’ construction site food trucks.
Run by a really sweet lady.

Solid! The chicken katsu with curry rice was really good. I am putting them in my lunch rotation and will try and hit them up on.
Went back n purchased the pork katsu with curry n ramen both were solid. Going to try to hit this place up on e every two weeks for lunch rotation. I also love supporting small family owned businesses. We are I world that is corporate owned… n we need support our small business owners
Some recommendations if you can updatexthexmenu pictures and laminate them at kinkos or any where else the pictures don’t fade and it looks a little nicer and attach with reversible Velcro tape. Also given the chance n obviously this is costly is maybe paint the truck bc many reviews stated initially they were turned off my self included and this wild be more attractive to people. White people r scared off… but that might not be bad thing. Lol
These will help people …

Pleasantly surprised to find a Japanese food truck. I ordered the Chicken Kazu (chicken curry). Food came with a side of vegetables (steamed broccoli and carrots) which I really appreciate.
The fried cutlet had a sauce dripped over it that I wasn’t a fan of. I could do without the katsu tasting sauce, especially eating it with curry. The curry itself was the watery prepared style which was decent but it could’ve used a few more curry spices. I like the onions and potatoes included in the curry but wish they put a little more.
In general, I know Japanese food is ‘normally’ quite expensive, I paid $ 8 for the meal and comparing with other Japanese restaurants its decently or average priced. I still think I pay way too much for meals in the city and for a food truck, come on! For not dining in a restraunt, that’s robbery. Not a surprise since most food trucks are hella overpriced and maybe its because they know they can spike up the price in that area. Can’t wait until the fad is over and maybe more fairly priced mom and pop food joints open up.

Their SushiBurrito is amazing! My friend and I snuck out from watching the Giants game to hunt for yummy Asian food (to be honest, I was a little afraid because the truck didn’t look cute and inviting but was pretty hungry so we decided to give it a try) and it was like an oasis! Amazing!!! :). Literally the BEST food truck — I’ve had a lot of good ones, in LA, near Chinatown near the Transamerica building, Santa Monica, and downtown LA. The truck doesn’t look cute but the food is soooo yummy! And the service so very sweet and friendly, it felt like a neighborhood staple. Be sure to bring cash though cause they don’t take credit cards :)

Japanese food truck, hidden gem. For some reason, «Linda’s Catering» doesn’t immediately cause one to picture Japanese fare.
My friend works close to here and likes to get their cold noodles — good, light/​healthy fare so that you don’t conk out at work after your lunch break.
I tried the chicken katsu curry. The curry was thinner than I expected, but both the curry and chicken katsu flavor were excellent.
Lunch items hover around $ 8, which would be pricey elsewhere but average in SOMA. They have other assorted snacks and drinks for sale at very reasonable prices — $ 1 for a bag of chips? $ 2 for coconut water. And I think it was $ 1.50 for a can of soda.
Hope to be back.

Pretty good food truck.
Wish I tried the sushi burrito. Sounded very cool.
Linda is nice and helped me choose what to eat.
I ended up getting the Pork Tonkatsu and it was a good choice.
Friend pork cutlet with cabbage slaw served with a vegetable curry and rice.
The flavors worked well together and made for a nice lunch.

Skeptical of food truck sushi I have been walking past for months, but seeing she’s been doing a good business I finally had the Salmon Sushi Burrito today. Reviewers commenting on the gracious service are right on. She wanted to know how I preferred it and sweetly made it to my specs. (OK: I am an old curmudgeon but why is polite service uncommon at owner operated businesses???)
Salmon was super fresh tasting. Loved the variety of veggies: cucumber, carrots, shiitake (guessing on the mushroom variety).
I don’t agree with reviewers who felt it was overpriced /​not a good value. I had a TASTY, filling meal and I DO NOT want anyone skimping on the quality of my sushi.
This will be a regular stop for me now.

Catered to.
Tuna burrito please.
On second thought teriyaki chicken burrito please.
Friendly lady helping me (Linda?) didn’t miss a beat. Order was changed. Seaweed was wrapped around the poultry, rice and veggies. Lunch was served.
Could have used more chicken especially at the $ 9 price. Impossible to get more endearing service.

Correction to the review below: Linda’s now serves ramen DAILY, not only on Fridays! I was really skeptical about this because it’s literally a random white van parked outside my work (and limited Unilocal reviews didn’t help), but the LOOONG lines outside are what got me curious. I went yesterday for lunch and was very pleased. I got the miso ramen, first thinking it was going to be super small, but I stand corrected.
The ramen noodles were one of the best I’ve ever had. So thick and flavor packed. The egg MADE the dish — I wish there was more! Other than that, the pork was good, but not amazing. It would be good to have more meat options in the future, or seafood (my fave).
But definitely an amazing lunch and I really encourage you to try this. Don’t be put off by the shady demeanor haha ;)

Get the spicy sushi burrito at Linda’s catering (food truck)… trust me on this.

Update: Linda’s serves RAMEN on Fridays! There are two broth options: Tonkatsu and Tonkatsu + Miso. The Tonkatsu with Miso tastes delicious: Not too salty, a bit meaty but mostly very smooth, and not oily. The toppings are perfect: Good pork (not standard cha-​siu), half a soft boiled egg. Noodles are chewy. Both me and my co-​worker felt perfectly full afterwards. It’s nothing unique, but well executed and delicious. I hope they keep serving it. $ 9.00.
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My entire office is in love with Linda’s Catering… well, a lot of it has to do with being in love with Linda. Don’t get me wrong: The curry, sushi-​burritos, katsu, and teriyaki all hit the spot. It’s not gourmet, but every dish comes with enough little details, like pickled veggies, very solid rolls (better than Safeway’s by far) and good meat. There’s a little too much rice, but better too much than too little. Try the teriyaki and rolls combo.
The best part is Linda. She’s super nice, Japanese, English and Cantonese speaking. My second time there, she apologized for the beef she gave me last time — she had tasted it after the fact and it was too salty… how often does a restaurant apologize for last times mistakes? (She gave me a free soda.)
From what I understand, they used to own a brick and mortar restaurant but they sold it and started a food truck so they could spend more time with their kids.
I almost feel guilty when I don’t go to Linda’s… she’s just too nice.