SHMU FOOD REVIEW: I finally went to Marination!

I have been dreaming of going to Marination for a long time and i finally got the chance to go with my friend.

Marination's food is a Korean/Hawaiian mix with a little bit of Mexican influence. Now this might sound really weird for most of you guys, but trust me, it comes together in the most delectable way possible. So I'm Gonna break down what I had:



Two Kalbi Beef Tacos: If you know me well enough, you know I love Korean BBQ. The taste of their marinated beef is delicious. It defiantly out does any sort of rub or BBQ sauce us Americans can cook up. Anyways this taco takes the Kalbi and puts it in a taco with special sause and a signature slaw on top.

Two Spicy Pork Tacos: This was also inspired by Korean BBQ, which also made it amazing. On this they had the same slaw but a different meat and a spicy sauce instead of a more savory one.



THOUGHTS:

I have to say every bite of these tacos was amazing. They took two of my favorite things, tacos and Korean BBQ and put it in one.


Out of all of the street vendors SHMU has eaten at so far Marination is defiantly the best tasting and the most unique (I still love Maximus Minimus...but it is closed right now). Unfortunately they are usually only open during lunch hours. This makes it hard to go to on the weekdays due to school and hard on the weekends if you sleep in.

So plan in advance to go to Marination on a Saturday, It will be well worth it. Take a friend too because they will be jealous as to how you discovered such a delectable thing.



VERDICT? GOD LIKE. PLAN ON GOING HERE. YOUR MISSING OUT ON SEATTLE'S GREATEST SECRET!!!!

Maximus Minimus. My second Visit

So I went to Maximum Minimus again on Halloween with some friends... My friend Morg said " this is the fucking best pulled pork sandwich I have ever had." My original intention was to go to Marination but by the time I got there they were all sold out of food. But Maximus Minimus was still stocked with the most delicious food out there.




Look at how good Morgs sandwich looks.




This was my Awesome plate. No chips this time :(


If you haven't read my review of this spot here it is:

http://theverdictofshmu.blogspot.com/2009/10/maximus-minimus-review-part-one-of.html

Molly Moons Ice Cream...

In my freezer! Theo Chocolate and honey lavender. The mature mint chocolate chip!



Here are the pints I bought



Here is the goodness I ate!!!




VERDICT? FUCKING AWESOME! I LOVE MOLLY MOONS

U-Prep Lunch Spot Review: Krua

Let me start by saying, why hasn't anyone realized this place is so close to school.


IT IS HANDS DOWN ONE OF MY FAVORITE THAI SPOTS IN SEATTLE


SHMU has gone here countless times for dinner and had never gone here for lunch because SHMU did not know what items were on their lunch menu. So SHMU decided the other day to look up the number on SHMU's phone and make an order for Chicken Pad Thai. Then SHMU found a ride with some friends who were headed to Kid Valley, which is right across the street from Krua. SHMU picked up his delicious Phad Thai and brought it into to the Kid Valley where his buds were eating. They both set down their crummy American food to try his Pad Thai.

Any way, today SHMU went back with a couple friends today and once again feasted on Phad Thai. SHMU also saw some delicious plates other people were munching on and asked what they were having. So now SHMU has to try Oyster Beef next time SHMU goes. Make sure to get 3 out of 5 stars minimum if your looking for some substantial spice on your Phad Thai. The spicy scale there does not get hot quickly.

Price:

$7.65 for a full lunch portion of Phad Thai.

Address: 2515 NE 55th Street, Seattle, Washington 98105

Phone: (206) 985-4398

VERDICT? APPROVED (5/5)

Mobile Chowdown 2009! (Quest #1 Update)

Last Saturday right after I got out of the SAT, I went to Seattle's first Annual Mobile Chowdown with my Dad,SAT tutors and their adorable baby. All of Seattle's finest street vendors were in a lot in Interbay for this fiasco. Vendors included: Maximus Minimus, Marination, and Skillet. Unfortunatly all of these vendors were out of food by the time i went there. But Three Carts were still able to service to SHMU's hunger needs.

1) Dante's Inferno Hot dogs

Dante's Inferno served SHMU his first Seattle Style Hot dog and boy was it good! Dante, the rightful owner of the stand, hooked me up with his specialty: A grilled hot dog with cream cheese, pepperchinis, grilled onions, cabbage, sweet chilli sause, and spicy mustard. It was hands down the best tasting hot dog of my life. I ate it so fast I didn't even get to take a picture of it. By the way Dante's Inferno is in the U-Village Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday. So if any U-Prep Kids need a new place to eat on Thursdays I Defiantly recommend it
VERDICT? APPROVED ((5/5). NEW U-PREP LUNCH SPOT!

2)Kaosamai Thai
Though this Thai food was very good, it was not the best SHMU has ever had. Their Pad Thai and Cashew Chicken filled me up after starving in the SAT. If you ever see this one around defiantly hit it up.


VERDICT? GOOD (4/5)

Parfait

My last stop was Parfait. The most high end ice cream truck in Seattle. Their homemade ice cream flavors are creative and fancy but not over the top. The Ice Cream was a little bit on the icy side. This is in no way a negative, but neither is it a positive. I was still satisfied by their flavors and hope to catch this place again. My heart still belongs to Jock's in Melbourne world wide and Molly Moon's locally.

VERDICT? GOOD (4/5)

Maximus Minimus Review (part one of QUEST #1)

I've been wanting to try Maximus Minimus forever, because I have only heard good things about it. Maximus Minimus is a truck that is covered to look like a metal pig. It is owned by the same people who own Beecher's Cheese in Pike place. It serves two types of Pulled Pork BBQ sandwiches: Maximus, which is a spicy spicy pork sandwich, and Minimus: which is a mild pork sandwich. They also use this same theme of Maximus and Minimus for their cold slaw and drinks. The Maximus slaw has a hint of chipotle while the Minimus slaw has a little bit of honey mustard. The drinks on the hand is a choice between the Maximus: Ginger Lemonade and the Minimus: Hibiscus Nectar.

I went to Maximus Minimus this Saturday, So as SHMU i will give the food a verdict.

This is what I ate:





Maximus Pulled Pork w/ Beechers flagship cheese (bottom right in picture, no bun cause of allergy): This was literally orgasmic. I had never tasted bbq pulled pork this amazing. It had the perfect amount of spice to get your taste buds going yet no emergency water was needed. The meat was saturated perfectly, not to dry and not to wet, while the cheese only made it better

Maximus Coldslaw (top right in picture): This was amazing. Unlike boring cold slaw with no flavor, this had a little chipotle kick that made it fresh and a perfect complement to the meat.

Chips (left in picture): Now these are not your normal potato chips. These chips are delectable. It is a medley of homemade potato chips, beet chips, carrot chips, and string beans that come together with the perfect seasoning to satisfy your belly. Sure your thinking "why would i like carrot chips or beet chips," but trust me put aside your preconceived notion about these veggies and enjoy the bliss.

Hibiscus Nectar and Ginger Lemonade: I loved the Hibiscus nectar but the ginger lemonade was a little to much for me. so i settled for the Minimus Drink to counter act the Maximus meat and slaw.

VERDICT? APPROVED 5/5

SHMU'S QUEST #1: Street Vendor Seattle

QUEST #1

I've recently noticed how many street vendors have popped up in the past year. I already swear by Rancho Bravo tacos on 45th. But there are so many popping up and I haven't been able to go to any of them. So I have officially declared a new blog series where i quest to find all these street vendors (most of which are moving trucks that post up at different locations,) and eat all their good food and report back to my readers with a VERDICT!!!

THE LIST OF VENDORS:

-Marination Mobile: A traveling Hawaiian/Korean food truck.

-Maximus Minimus: Also a traveling van. Serves a mean pulled pork sandwich according to my brother, but have yet to visit it.

- Skillet: Also a travelling van. Serves fancy burgers for a good price.

- Hot Dog Joe's : Supposedly seattle has its own signature hot dog now that includes cream cheese. This one supposedly has multiple vendors around town open until 2am (a new Dick's alternative for late night hunger?)

- Parfait: A organic artisan ice cream truck with flavors like Dagoba Chocolate, Butter Toffee crunch, and Fresh Mint Stracciatella. I have actually seen this one before intending to come back later for a cup but it disappeared...

LET THE QUEST BEGIN! IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN THE QUEST, TELL ME