Hubcap Grill

Food on wheels, what a unique concept to ponder for a moment. I’m hungry, but can’t be bothered to get in my car and leave, much less walk to a restaurant.
But I want quality food, parked directly outside of my home or place of work. Is that too much to ask?! Not in 2013, friends. And now, not in Norfolk.
I walked approximately 20 feet from my office and got 2 tacos from Hubcap grill today for lunch. One pork with a pineapple chutney and one chicken with cabbage, cheese and some sauce. The pork one was AWESOME; it was carolina style pulled pork with a pineapple chutney served on a grilled white corn tortilla with sauce and cabbage. I should’ve ordered several of those and been happy.
The chicken one was less exciting, less flavor, but still better than any Mexican restaurant taco I’d get down here.
Based on all of the other reviews posted here, I’m pumped about trying the dub burger and everything else these guys have to offer. As long as they don’t move more than 50 feet from my office, because that would defeat the point.

I’m not sure which is more fun: tracking the truck down from the social media posts or seeing what new & creative things are on the menu. Well, both are pretty entertaining and a good reason to go out for a drive. The folks behind the Hubcap are a creative lot and give their customers an everchanging menu. BBQ, tacos, vegetarian options or PB&J for the kids, its fun to discover what’s cooking in the truck.
Thumbs up: creativity, taste, service, price

Brats with kraut and the Red Nun mustard last night at O’Connor’s absolutely awesome. Probably the best I’ve had outside of the Great Lakes area. Four-​oh!
A few weeks ago had the chimicurri beef tacos from the truck.
Both times everything was constructed fresh. Very tasty.

Overall I applaud the nascent food truck movement here in Hampton Roads. This handful of plucky entrepeneurs is trying to bring an exciting food culture to the region that is flourishing in other parts of the country like Austin, Texas and Boulder, Colorado. If you follow the local press you will know that these guys and gals are being thwarted by local governments at every turn over fear that it will hurt traditional «brick and mortar» restaurants and ultimately city tax revenue from their theiving 10.5% meal taxes.
My response to that is for our vaunted local leadership to see if the restaurant scene in any city with a vibrant food truck industry has been hurt. If anything the evidence shows that everybody benefits in the end by generating more business.
(I’m now off my soapbox)…Anyway, I have tried Hubcap Grill a couple of times on Saturday afternoons when they are parked outside of the Beach Brewing Co. tasting room. The pulled pork sandwich can compete with any in the area but the hot dog was a little lacking. I am hoping to try his beef chimichurri soon since the picture looks freakishly delicious.
What really makes the food shine is that you can step inside the tasting room and order a pint of whatever brew is currently on tap to wash it all down.

Most recently having lived in the DC-​MD-​VA metro area, I am in full support of food trucks, not only for their variety of cuisines served but also for their locally-​owned aspect. I had their food at three different food truck meetups at the WHRO parking lot. I’ve had their Dub Burger (Beef patty with monster tomato slice, fried jack cheese, fried vidalia onions, lettuce and chipotle aioli on a Hawaiian honey roll) and their chicken mole tacos. Both of which were delicious.

We’ve only had two trips to the Hubcap Grill but its rocked each time. First time we had the fish tacos and they were delicious. Tonight we were in the mood for something fast and decIded to swing by west Ghent and see what they had, and I’m glad we did. The pulled pork BBQ sandwich was as good as it gets. The price is always right and they’ve nailed the menu, I will continue going to this place where ever they are! Hopefully the city of Norfolk will ease the the restrictions on mobile venders so that we can all enjoy their grub regularly. I know we will keep chasing these foodies about town.

As a west coast native, I’m in full support of the introduction of food truck culture into the Tidewater area. Hubcap Grill is awesome and they make me want to relocate to Norfolk so I can more often enjoy the distinct pleasure of drinking beer at the Birch Bar and getting my chicken tacos HAND DELIVERED to me in the bar. I attended the Eat the Streets 757 event at the MOCA in VA Beach and very much enjoyed the Bomb Me (a play on the Vietnamese banh mi sandwich) and the Gaucho (a slow cooked, shredded beef chimichurri sandwich).
MORE FOOD TRUCK EVENTS!

Ate here twice during OPSAIL 2012 in their temporary venue — not sure why they weren’t using the truck, but I’m sure some zoning codes were to blame. The venue was pretty sparse with some standing tables, but that makes sense since they were only there for a few days. I was a little disappointed that the only options were chicken or beef tacos on soft corn tortillas, because others have raved about some of the other menu options that are offered on the truck.
The tacos were good, and I enjoyed the chicken much more than the beef because of how soaked the tortillas were from the beef. The flavor was excellent, but for the value (2 tacos for $ 5), I thought $ 4 seemed more reasonable.
Since OPSAIL is now over and the truck is being utilized again, will try to get over there at some point soon and enjoy some of their other menu fare.

We hit Hubcap Grill at their new location in Towne Point Park on Friday. Thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere and the live music. We ordered the corn tortilla beef tacos. The size was perfect and the meat was delicious. The only downside to my tacos was they were very runny. A little draining with a slotted spoon would have done wonders. All in all it was a great taco.

So far I have tried the Indy and the dub burger and the clam chowder and would recommend them .If your in a hurry or want to hang out its cool as they even have a picnic table. I follow them on twitter and facebook to see what time and day they are open. They must be getting busy as the last time I had a sandwich they only had one more roll left and it was only 2:30 or so. The truck is so retro I think it is a 1959.

We stopped by for breakfast this morning… nice to have them parked so close to the neighborhood! We both got the All-​In-​One Breakfast Sandwich (egg, bacon and hashbrowns served on French toast) …delicious!
Very nice folks, obviously enjoying what they’re doing. Can’y wait to try out the Dub Burger and the Indie (pineapple chutney? hells yeah)

The Hubcap Grill truck was at 51^st and Colley today. I made room in my day to find them and check them out. These are a couple of guys and a mom trying to make a dream come to reality. I have to say, my Dub Burger was pretty good for a flat top fried burger.. I’m not a fan of iceberg lettuce but the fried onions gave it a wonderful crunch. They did have a veggie choice, tofu chicken, but the smell in the air drove me to order the beef. The bread offerings were French bread or Hawaiian bread, I would have liked a whole wheat choice.
Follow them on Face Book, Hubcap Grill Norfolk, to find where they’ll be and check them out.