Thriller From Manila

Just tried the chicken adobo, and the chicken was so bland, I wouldn’t have been able to tell what flavor it was supposed to be if I hadn’t ordered it. The portion of meat was also very small. At first, $ 6 seemed like a good deal for a lunch plate, but all I got was the small amount of bland chicken in a container that was filled with pancit and rice (which was maybe the worst rice I’ve ever had… the texture and quality reminded me of minute rice). Sorry to say I won’t be coming back.

The worst chicken adobo I have ever had. I wouldn’t even call it adobo. It was watery yellowish chicken soup broth over rice with a soy sauce packet on top. Their pancit tasted like bland MSG. Never again! I will stick with Jochi’s or make it myself and I’m not even Filipino but I could do a better job than that.

Not a bad food truck but not the best either. The lumpia while tasty was very greasy. The inside of the truck looks fairly clean and the good I got was made right when I ordered it. I will not return though, not because they have terrible food but I prefer the Mexican food truck and they were much quicker at serving me. It’s food truck food so it’s best not to expect to much!!!

I love it but I can never find this Truck anymore… Where ya been? This truck goes all around the base and me and the fellas have to chase it. It’s like hunting or playing the «Hunger Games».
FINALLY! don’t move or I’ll put lumbia in your gas tank… J/​K!
I love the food, perfect for breakfast, lunch, and even a second or third lunch. Hahaha!

Stopped by today at the Junior Seau memorial at the Q and was super hungry so I stopped by Thriller from Manila since they had one of the shorter lines out of all the food trucks that were there.
Being Filipino, I think I expected a bit more. I went with the pork adobo burrito, trying something different than the usual «ulam» with rice. I ordered the pork adobo burrito that went for $ 9.50! NINE FIFTY! I don’t know if that’s their normal pricing or if they were price gouging those who wanted to pay their respects to Seau.
Anyhow about the food, I was really disappointed with the burrito. It was mainly filled with rice, with little pork adobo used. I went three bites of the burrito eating tortilla and rice only. That’s unacceptable, especially at nearly $ 10 for a small burrito. Once I hit the pork adobo, it was a bit bland. Not very tasty and didn’t have the good flavor that most aunties cook with.
Would I come back? Nah, not for that price. Too overpriced and bland food don’t really make for a popular choice.

Okay! So, I heard a lot of people around my work raving about this food truck. It is a good change considering that the food truck industry has been dead locked here on base for the past couple of years by one Mexican food truck company. Today, I found them at about 1 p.m. in the location on the map. Of-​course, being half Filipino and half Mexican, I had to stop and check out this «ethnic food» truck.
Here are my findings: They drive around the base so, schedule is kind of up in the air depending on how many clients they have there. The staff is really friendly, the truck is clean and they have a good amount of snacks available.
Drum role pleeeze!!! The food might be good enough for the non-​Filipino crowd but, I expected just a bit more. I ordered the Chicken adobo combo which came with a side of pancit and steamed rice. I also got a side of one of my favorite dishes, pork sisig.
First, the pancit has no flavor and I really don’t like the mix of thick and thin noodles. The chicken adobo, it tasted okay but, again, not enough flavor. As for the pork sisig, it was a good college try.
Don’t get me wrong, the food is okay, I just expect more from them if they plan on staying competitive around here.
Could they make it? I think so, specially if they use a little bit more soy sauce in their pancit and maybe add more vinagre and soy sauce to the chicken adobo. They should also stick to Bihon rice noodles for their pancit for more of an authentic texture.
Will I eat here again? Probably, now that I know I need to have a little soy sauce and vinagre in my back pocket. Like I said, they are not bad, I just expect more.