Brunch’d

Brunch’d is a terrific food cart. There’s nothing typical or ordinary about them—the food they serve always has its own unique twist. This isn’t the work of a short-order cook; I sense the heart of a visionary chef in his artistic offerings. I ordered the Rise and Shiner, their take on a breakfast burrito. It’s made with fingerling potatoes, eggs, cotija cheese, bell peppers, caramelized onion, pork, and whackamole sauce. All of that wrapped in a flour tortilla makes for a savory handheld breakfast. The flavor of the pork is more Cuban than Mexican and really makes a statement. I don’t normally like potatoes in a burrito, but I ordered it without modifications to give it a fair shot. I ate one potato but abstained from the rest. The ingredients are excellent quality, though overall it needed more salt for my palate—a bit of green Tabasco did the trick. Carts and trucks don’t usually have much seating, but Brunch’d has created a lovely area to sit near the truck, once again showing the creative spirit of this restaurateur. The Rise and Shiner, though excellent, isn’t quite my style. That said, I’m very much looking forward to trying their Breakfast Sandwich, Southern Comfort (chicken and waffle), and Cuban Sandwich. -VanPort Insider

Brunch’d is a terrific food cart. There’s nothing typical or ordinary about them—the food they serve always has its own unique twist. This isn’t the work of a short-order cook; I sense the heart of a visionary chef in his artistic offerings. I ordered the Rise and Shiner, their take on a breakfast burrito. It’s made with fingerling potatoes, eggs, cotija cheese, bell peppers, caramelized onion, pork, and whackamole sauce. All of that wrapped in a flour tortilla makes for a savory handheld breakfast. The flavor of the pork is more Cuban than Mexican and really makes a statement. I don’t normally like potatoes in a burrito, but I ordered it without modifications to give it a fair shot. I ate one potato but abstained from the rest. The ingredients are excellent quality, though overall it needed more salt for my palate—a bit of green Tabasco did the trick. Carts and trucks don’t usually have much seating, but Brunch’d has created a lovely area to sit near the truck, once again showing the creative spirit of this restaurateur. The Rise and Shiner, though excellent, isn’t quite my style. That said, I’m very much looking forward to trying their Breakfast Sandwich, Southern Comfort (chicken and waffle), and Cuban Sandwich. -VanPort Insider

I have to admit, we were fairly disappointed with the food from Brunch'd. At first glance, this place has all the fixin's for a good food truck. Cool ambiance, good reviews, exciting menu items, good food presentation, but unfortunately, the flavor just wasn't there. We tried two items, the Southern Comfort and the Rise and Shiner, and both just lacked flavor and seasonings. The chicken in waffles: too much waffle, not enough syrup, and not enough chicken. The quality of the chicken was the only redeeming thing about this dish. Beyond that, the coleslaw lacked flavor, and the waffles were dry. Adding in a side of syrup for customer to drizzle over their own food would be worth while, or maybe even just some butter on the waffles. The Rise and Shiner: almost completely void of flavor. Too little salt for starters, and just over all seasonings and flavor. We did not finish either meal. On the plus side, if your someone who is watching their salt in take, this is the place for you. As an ending note, their automated tip screen had a lowest suggested tip of 15%, and a high end of 25%. Maybe im old fashioned, but what is the point of tipping when the food isn't even brought to your table? Where's the service beyond taking my order and and then passing it through the window to me?

I have to admit, we were fairly disappointed with the food from Brunch'd. At first glance, this place has all the fixin's for a good food truck. Cool ambiance, good reviews, exciting menu items, good food presentation, but unfortunately, the flavor just wasn't there. We tried two items, the Southern Comfort and the Rise and Shiner, and both just lacked flavor and seasonings. The chicken in waffles: too much waffle, not enough syrup, and not enough chicken. The quality of the chicken was the only redeeming thing about this dish. Beyond that, the coleslaw lacked flavor, and the waffles were dry. Adding in a side of syrup for customer to drizzle over their own food would be worth while, or maybe even just some butter on the waffles. The Rise and Shiner: almost completely void of flavor. Too little salt for starters, and just over all seasonings and flavor. We did not finish either meal. On the plus side, if your someone who is watching their salt in take, this is the place for you. As an ending note, their automated tip screen had a lowest suggested tip of 15%, and a high end of 25%. Maybe im old fashioned, but what is the point of tipping when the food isn't even brought to your table? Where's the service beyond taking my order and and then passing it through the window to me?

I’m gonna be as fair as I can about this review because we got it to go and although we live five minutes away, I feel like I need to get it and eat it right there. We got the chicken and waffle and biscuits and gravy and the waffle fries with gravy. I’m not sure why you would ever put Soggy coleslaw on a waffle, but the Taste of the coleslaw wasn’t horrible. The waffle obviously was very mushy due to all the sauce and a hot piece of chicken on top and the coleslaw being on top. The chicken did not look at all like the pictures and wasn’t crispy at all. The sauce was phenomenal. We really enjoyed the bourbon maple sauce. I am a gravy connoisseur. I love to eat gravy, and I love to make all kinds of gravy. While the gravy had what I imagine is sausage, it may have been hamburger in it, it was extremely over salted. If they dialed down the salt, it would be pretty dang good! The waffle, fries and gravy were pretty good. None of the eggs looked good at all. You could tell it was cooked on a greasy grill, but honestly that didn’t really matter to us. I’m giving it a three stars out of five stars because of the coleslaw making the waffle mushy and also the saltines of the gravy. If you don’t mind in any of that, I’m sure it’s a great place to eat! Perhaps maybe put the coleslaw on the side or frankly, putting all of it on the side when you get it to go could help retain the integrity of the waffle.