Explorer’s Club

This food truck set up shop outside our apartment complex so we thought we’d try it. It was very good. I had the jerk chicken tacos. The chicken was juicy and the favors were really good. It was pretty spicy but not to the point you can’t enjoy it. They’ve crafted these tacos so that the flavors come bursting through the heat. Very fast very delicious and they even gave my dog a treat (after she sat and shook hands with them of course).

Community building, at its best. What do you mean? I think it’s fantastic that Zauber is allowing Explorers’ truck to set up shop here. It’s a perfect collaboration: liquid and food substance put together = great use of time and space. I def will be back!
Food? Delicious, I mean very delish, Veggie Tacos! The squash and peppers, infused with the black beans and rice? Yippie ki yi ya! The flavors meshed so well. I was delighted that I could taste the veggies, and it was not overloaded with too much sauce. Black beans were soft, but not mush. All-​round great dish for vegetarians AND carnivores, alike :)
I was full from the tacos, so my Mofongo Burger had to go home with me. The next morning I was up early, thus I felt it was an appropriate time for this leftover cold pork sandwich. That sandwich was immensely good! Tender pork that was still super easy to eat, coming straight from the cold fridge. Still could taste the slight seasoning — enhanced the meat quite well. I enjoyed the jalapeño coleslaw a tad better, with it being cold, because it took the spicy level down a notch for my tongue.

I figured it’s about time for Explorer’s Club to move on from it’s original Unilocal page which is primarily reviews on its former restaurant. Those days are over, but the days of Explorer’s Club’s awesome food truck are in full swing. While it may have a trimmed down menu compared to the old brick and mortar establishment, it doesn’t skip out on any of the amazing and unique flavors that made everyone fall in love with Explorer’s Club in the first place. While they usually hang out around Zauber Brewing, I caught up with them at Easton, and they were busy as ever.
They have a standard menu listed on the website, but they also offer specials that vary from day to day. I’d had the Mofongo sandwich before, and it’s amazing, so I was pretty torn on getting that or the pierogis that I haven’t seen before. The easy solution for me (but definitely not my stomach) was to order both. Had I known just how big the pierogi dish was, I may have rethought that decision.
The pierogi platter came with three massive pierogis topped with a incredibly flavorful pot roast, and pot roast is one of my favorite meals. For $ 7, it was SO much food, and I was getting pretty full. The meat was so tender and the flavors penetrated every part of the dish.
As for the Mofongo sandwich, it’s pretty hefty on it’s own. The guys here give you plenty of pulled pork, and the combination of the jalapeño slaw with the plantains and roasted garlic is just flat out good.
It’s a bummer that the original restaurant is no more, because these guys put out some interesting plates that keep the Columbus foodscape interesting. Luckily, we’re left with a great food truck that is regularly out slinging most of that unique food to folks all around town. My suggestion is for you to pop over to Zauber Brewing and support the creative comfort foods coming from this awesome truck.