Nom Nom Food Truck

I really miss this truck. The employees were always positive and upbeat. There’s nothing like biting into a lemongrass chicken banh mi with mushroom pâté and sriracha aioli. I hope they make a return somewhere in the future. Nomnivore for life.

We come here quite often and LOVE the tacos and sandwiches and the service. But very disappointed to see that the sandwiches are a ¹⁄₃ smaller. The sauces which add to the flavor are great, but again disappointed that they ran out before closing time. Hope Nom Nom can step it back up to its original expectations.

After living in Las Vegas for 12 years and now a transplant to the East Bay, me and my husband are always on the lookout for great food. We decided to search for the Nom Nom food truck this past Sunday in WC per a Best of the Bay article. The menu is nice and simple with some interesting choices. We each order a grilled pork sandwich and 3 tacos. In Vegas we had a favorite Vietnamese restaurant and the pork Banh Mi sandwiches were always our favorite and cost $ 3. So we were rather surprised at the price of the food $ 7.50 per sandwich (and I see there are others on here that remarked the same). We hungarily ate the pork tacos in our car, and they were so delicious. A nice blend of meats and pickled veggies. Next time (and yes I will come again but not as much as the cost is more than I would like to pay) I would order these for sure. Definately have plenty of napkins and wetwipes as these are real messy. We decided to take home the sandwiches, but we had one detour we wanted to make, Sundays are the farmer’s market in Walnut Creek and we were gone for about 15 minutes. Upon our return, the smell of the sandwiches were so powerful that we were a bit overwhelmed– it was beyond the odor scale of old kim-​chee. I know what you’re thinking, that we can’t handle the spicy stuff, but we really love hot and spicy food but the odor was real strong and lingered inside the car. Sorry, I digress, but I just wanted those who got them to eat them quick or don’t leave them in your car for a period of time (especially if it’s in the summer). Upon reaching home and diving into the sandwiches, my first reaction was that the bread was too thick in proportion to the meats/​veggies (since I wanted to make these at home, I searched for some recipes online and I’ve found out that some recipes actually say to take out some of the breading and that makes sense to me). The bread was also a bit on the dry side (perhaps over toasted? or day old?). I probably won’t order this next time though, as my favorite are the tacos. I consider myself a semi food snob, and I do like finding great eats at cheap prices, that’s why I gave a 3 star.

If you haven’t tried a Vietnamese sandwhich do try the Banh mi here at NOM NOM.
A bit pricey as you can get a similar type of sandwhich in Oakland chinatown or other restaurants for about $ 3. but to support the trucks and these friendly people We don’t mind the price as we would spend this amount for a less healthy hamburger meal.
LOVE the pork Banh mi, great bread soft on the inside with a tasty crunch on the outside. The pickled daicon, carrot relish is the secret of these sandwhiches and will have you wanting more NEXT Sunday, The tacos are GREAT.
Before leaving HOME, grab a bottle of water, or your favorite canned drink, napkins and a picnic blanket, Stop by the truck on the corner of Ygnacio and Civc get your sandwhiches and take it to one of the local parks. Heather Farms down Ygnacio or to the Civic Park near the library.
Check their FACEBOOK for the Nom Nom word of the day, which will get you
a special pricing or Deal of the Day.
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I just tried their «deli» style sandwich and it’s very similar to Lee’s sandwich except it’s more expensive. The quality of the product is suppose to be better than Lee’s. I am not really a fan of Lee’s sandwich so my rating for this sandwich is a about 3.5.
If you never had a Vietnamese sandwich, then check it out. I liked the pickled vegetable.
Would I try it again?
I am not sure if I want to pay over $ 7 for a sandwich again.

Finally tried Nom Nom last week after seeing it several times.
You choose between a sandwich (Banh mi), taco or salad. Pick a protein; grilled pork (grilled pork shoulder cut infused with honey, garlic and soy), chicken (grilled diced chicken infused with lemongrass, chili and sesame oil), or tofu (handpressed firm tofu infused with lemongrass and soy). You can also add a fried egg or a spread of pork liver pâté.
There is a cold cut option for sandwiches which is traditional Vietnamese cold cuts of uncured ham, steamed pork loaf, headcheese with pork liver pâté.
The salad above includes chopped romaine lettuce, mint, basil, julienned cucumber, cilantro, roasted peanuts, pickled carrots and daikon radish, scallion oil and house Vietnamese vinaigrette.
The attraction for us is Banh mi. The Vietnamese sandwich that starts with the baguette. IMHO, the baguette is what makes a Vietnamese sandwich a Vietnamese sandwich! Nom Nom’s was to my liking. They add chopped cilantro, pickled carrots and daikon (think this makes it too), sliced cucumbers, sliced jalapenos (you can opt out if you aren’t up to the spice) and mayonnaise.
We all ordered Banh mi. Two of us got chicken with egg and the other two got pork with pâté. I opted out of jalapenos cuz I’m just whimpy that way ;) My husband said his was good, but felt his bread was not necessarily the freshest he’s had. The rest of us were pretty darned happy. We all felt it was a little pricey compared to what we are accustomed to in the past at different locations.
Banh mi was as good as we expected, just a little price (I think it was ~$ 7.70). They were definitely nice & happy people. The day we went, their lemonade special was Basil, mint lemonade. I got the large for $ 4. No one much cared for the lemonade. They were apologetic because they ran out of straws. That was okay by me because I don’t much care to use plastic straws anyway. If you haven’t tried Nom Nom and are in the Walnut Creek area on Sunday between 11 – 2, I would stop by and try. They sit on the corner of a gas station on Ygnacio Valley Road/​Civic Drive.