El Pan-Americano

@elpan_americano
Wow, where did this truck come from!
I didn’t even know they existed until I saw their name on the schedule at work.
There are a few trucks out there slinging food from one South/​Central American country or another.
This truck features several countries. Respectively either a sandwich or hot dog from either Argentina, Uruguay, Cuba, Mexico. Venezuela, Chile and Columbia.
I tried the El Chivito from Uruguay. This sandwich comes with grilled meat, (beef I think), with tomatoes, lettuce, ham, bufalo mozzarella, onions, bacon, mushrooms, green olives, sweet peppers and according to their menu a fried egg.
I mention that because it was actually a sliced boiled egg rather than a fried egg. An infraction I can easily overlook because the sandwich was so damn good!
It came resting on top of a small salad with a little container of honey mustard dressing.
I think the idea here is to eat the sandwich first and let whatever falls out fall on top of the salad. Then after you finish the sandwich pour the dressing over the salad and sandwich droppings for a little something extra.
GOOD STUFF!
The service was fast, the guys in the truck very friendly although they did have a problem with my So Cal accent!
I love this truck, I’m anxious to try some of their other offerings but for now I’ll just say this
STALKER APPROVED!!!
Was there any doubt???

Wow… If any food was close to heaven, this is it! Get that Pepito! Get whatever you want on it and it will taste good! I’m usually not a fan of guacamole But holy crap, they made it taste amazing. They are doing something right in their lives! Seriously, if you see this truck, run to it! It something new and delicious for your taste buds. The people are the friendliest and will make any altercations to your sandwich. But really, you don’t need altercations because its the best food truck on Wilshire!

I was on my way to the Saban Theater and saw several food trucks parked across the street from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Wilshire Blvd. I was hungry and decided to stop. After perusing the menus I decide to eat at El Pan-​Americano. All the sandwiches looked good but I chose the «Sandwich de Milanesa» which consists of: Breaded Meat on French Bread with Mayonnaise, Tomato, Lettuce, Ham, and Melted Mozzarella Cheese. My order was ready in a few minutes, I found a shady place to sit and enjoy my lunch.
They did not skimp on the ingredients, it looked better than the photo on the truck. The sandwich was big, full of flavor, and I was quite full after finishing it.

This is probably the best food truck in LA for its originality and deliciousness, the generous portions of meat and avocado are spectacular, if you are looking for money well spent at a food truck this is it, loved the pepito, the chivito and the special arepas!

Obviously this truck is still getting things going and working out the kinks. The food is awesome tasting but a couple of other areas still need a bit of help. There are some discrepancies in menu descriptions and some things are not described well. For example, you are able to choose from 3 sides of potato chips, sweet potato, or baked green beans. Sounds interesting right? Well, the potato chips are Pop Chips. The Sweet Potato is sweet potato flavored Pop Chips, and the baked green beans are like those baked/​fried veggie snacks you get at Asian markets.
The Pepito was delicious with meat (i.e. steak). The egg in the sandwich, pictured as fried, was really hardboiled and as mentioned previously the crunched up potato chips used inside the sandwich were Pop Chips. Great flavor in the seasonings used and a nice combination of ingredients: steak, egg, avocado, popchips, sauteed onions, peppers, alfalfa. I added a few squirts of the bottled garlic sauce and my mouth was very very happy!
At $ 10 a pop though the price point is a bit expensive for a truck lunch. I’ll give them a pass today, acknowledging that sometimes things can get confusing and hectic. There were only 2 people working in the truck today. Somehow it took about 10 minutes after my friend next to me in line ordered before I was even able to place my order. Customers who ordered before us were standing there waiting for a good 20 minutes but once we were finally able to place our orders our food came out relatively quickly.
I think once they get into the rhythm of things and get organized things will run much more smoothly. Hopefully they also are able to drop the prices by a couple of dollars.

i’m a sucker for a sandwich with a fried egg thrown in, but this pepito sandwich is particularly yummy. guacamole to mush it up, potato chips to crunch it up, the fried egg to goo it up, chicken to tender it up, peppers and onions to spice it up, alfalfa to freshen it out, soft bread to keep it all together… it’s texturally delicious… and i got mine without ham and bacon, so imagine how much you’ll enjoy the real deal…