Rig

I went to the Blackstone’s Food Truck Brunch as well, and that was my first sample of this new food truck. Despite a suuuuper long wait, I had a very positive experience. My waffle slider was amazing, and consisted of egg, bacon, and sriacha/​roasted red pepper sauce. YUM. I also sampled my friend’s smores slider, and was super impressed. Nutella for the win! Once they take care of the long wait, I’ll give them five stars!

Was expecting a lot with their gourmet catch phrase. Waffle slider is better eaten open faced

I stand by my original rating of 5-​stars for Rig — from back in July when I went twice in one day.
In a subsequent visit — on Blackstone food-​truck Sunday — they were unfortunately running very behind and QC was suffering a bit as a result (don’t say I did warn you to get there before there was a line). I’m hopeful that they’ll get the process streamlined a bit, but for me, good things are worth waiting for.
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Good enough to visit twice in one day, we had the pleasure of eating all varieties of Rig’s waffle sliders for the months of July (before the small but strong menu was updated).
And if you’ve ever been frustrated by trying to locate your favorite mobile food venue, don’t fret. This waffle wagon appears to have set up shop permanently in the Blackstone District parking lot in a wonderful symbiotic relationship with Scribtown Brewing and Archetype Coffee.
Rig offers 4 total options for sliders. Three what I’ll call savory and one sweet. Sliders are $ 4.50 each, or two for $ 7.50 (a bit over a 15% discount). I’d recommend getting them all — that’s what we did — before we went back later and got more.
Interestingly enough, everyone’s favorites were different. So Rig has something for everyone. My favorite of this batch was the Ramen, though the Wafelafel came in a close second.
Here’s the rundown of the July menu we sampled… the waffles themselves are made of batter specifically crafted to compliment the other ingredients. These are truly gourmet creations — not just toppings slapped haphazard on top of a generic griddled batter.
Cobb Smoked BBQ Ham: ham-​slider w. peach BBQ sauce & pickled okra. This one was surprisingly my least favorite… but only because the others were so darn great.
Cobb Smoked BBQ Ham
Rig Ramen: slider made of ramen noodles, vinegar slaw, asian-​style beef patty & spicy hoisen sauce. I ate two of these. There’s ramen in the waffle, for heaven’s sake!
Rig Ramen
Wafelafel: open faced slider made of house falafel — topped w. hummus, red pepper, compote and dill cucumber sauce. This was a VERY close runner-​up favorite. You can’t really tell because of all the deliciousness piled on top, but the waffle is green from the cilantro-​chickpea batter. Genius!
Wafelafel
Bacon S’more: slider w. graham cracker batter, mallow and chocolate with smoked bacon. Not much else to say here besides YUM. This one seemed to be the real crowd-​pleaser of the evening.
Bacon S’more
Their August menu is already posed and looks to be just as tasty! I can’t wait to try all of these as well. (Good business model).
Rig does not have a website, but they are very active on Facebook at
, where weekly hours, menu updates, and delicious waffle pictures are routinely posted.
You can eat your sliders in either Archetype or Scribtown. And Jodi (the owner) may even hand-​deliver waffles to you — though I imagine that service may go away when Rig soon becomes swamped with business (and it will).
Get here now before there’s a line.

The S’more waffle slider is phenomenal — the sweetness of the chocolate and marshmallow along with the smoky bacon strips between two mini waffles is crazy good! I’ve had it twice now and it’s great for splitting with your date. It’s just enough for an after dinner sweet bite!
They change the 4-​item menu monthly and there’s always a vegetarian and a dessert selection to choose from. The Foggetaboutit (pepperoni, provolone, Sunday gravy with fresh basil baked in the waffles) is my favorite non-​dessert selection so far (August item). It was delicious! If you order from the rig gals and are enjoying a beverage at Scriptown, they will come and find you inside. Thanks rig!

This was my first and probably last visit to Rig. While at Scriptown my husband and I decided to order the Philly Wontons and the Sker.
For $ 7.50 for two items the price is already barely justifiable, but when you throw in miniscule fillings it becomes almost ridiculous. The Sker is quite possibly the blandest thing I’ve ever eaten — next to no ravioli filling and we didn’t even notice the spicy marinara. (I asked the husband if he could detect any and he said «no».) We both agree the Philly wonton could have been great though. It had great flavor but again, was so lacking in filling that it was practically flat. I’d order these again at half the price.

Went to the food truck event today in Blackstone and Rig was there.
The line was VERY long, my friend ordered a smores waffle which took about 45 or so minutes to get. I am basing my review off of what she got and the 1 bite I had.
It wasn’t great. The waffle part was kind bland, which would have been okay if they had more toppings inside of it. The chocolate sauce (nutella?) barely covered anything, same with the marshmallow. It needed more for sure. The bacon was well cooked. It could have been so much more, and they really need to work on their cooking times. I do understand this was a busy event, but even so, for a tiny $ 5 waffle you’d think it would have gone faster.

Excellent waffle sliders. Open behind Scriptown Brewery in the Blackstone District weekday and Saturday nights. I tried the waffled wonton philly, the cheesey Sriracha sauce was just the right level of spiciness. Get the 2 slider special for the perfect sized snack. They will bring your food right in to the bar.