Juancho’s Munchies

Stumbled upon Juancho’s Munchies while leaving The Video Saloon and am so glad I did! My friends and I were initially intrigued that they had gluten free options, and decided to order. I ordered the Reina Pepia arepa and it was insanely fresh and delicious, and was incredibly filling (I could not finish it, though I truly wanted to). Another friend ordered a pastleito with shredded chicken and loved it and I could just tell how fresh it was. The service was also top notch. I am not sure if the man helping me was the owner, but you could tell he took incredible pride in his food truck. He was incredibly friendly, and always filling sauces and keeping the area clean at any spare moment. I highly recommend Juancho’s Munchies!

I’m confused that the other two reviews for this food truck are only each a 1. We stopped at this truck around 11 p.m. on a Saturday and ordered two arepas. The two people running the truck were friendly and efficient overall. We were pleased to find that they accept credit cards (I guess that’s getting to be the standard, but you still find a stinker from time to time that only accepts cash).
Both arepas were hot and tasty. I had the chicken arepa and it was assembled fresh on the spot. I have no idea what an arepa is supposed to be but the tortilla/​shell thing around it was very moist and spongy. It was a different texture than what I was expecting, but I really liked it. The chicken was well flavored and the cheese complemented the whole thing well. After I finished eating, I inquired as to why they don’t layer cheese and meat rather than just adding the cheese to the top. She said that is the more traditional way to do, so they prefer to stick with that. Works for me.
Maybe give this food truck a try for yourself before passing a final judgment. I think Juancho’s has a good thing going as far as late night food options in Bloomington.

There was hair in our arepa and the chicken flavor was subpar. You could tell the arepa was homemade and good but the meal itself was disappointing.

Overpriced, bad food. With plenty of other food truck options in Bloomington, this one should be avoided.

Juancho’s Muchies is a food truck that parks near various bars in downtown Bloomington. They recently participated in Food Truck Friday, a Bloomington tradition. I recently went with several friends, and out of five of us who got food from Juancho’s not a single one finished their meal. It wasn’t because of the portion size. It was because the food was disgusting. One of my friends found a piece of plastic in her sandwich, and and another friend and I became sick after eating their salchipapas. I wouldn’t recommend this place to anyone who values their intestinal health or taste buds.