Keep Rolling Chimney Cake

Have been here couple of times during Friday off the grid .This one is on my repeat list always. Dont forget to try their dipping. I tried their walnut and Nutella dipping. These desserts are heavenly.

I got the completely unpronounceable chinomon… aka the cinnamon cake. Fun to eat, not too expensive, although the batter could have been fresher and tastier I think. Great to share though. –at Off The Grid

After seeing a continual line of patrons cough up $ 6 for a chimney cake, I thought there was a good thing coming in those steamy hot cakes. Great truck decoration, product description and the exoticness of an offering from Hungary. They claimed a «crispy sugary outside and a soft chewy inside». It was a nippy Friday night at Off The Grid, SF, so what better way to polish off the night with a hot pastry.
Assortment of flavors were on the board; cinnamon, coconut, walnut, various dipping options included. After asking the cashier what was their most popular flavor, I went for the cinnamon and waiting patiently.
Out it comes, piping hot. I un-​foil this pastry and start nibbling on it. It’s hollow inside? Where was the soft chewy inside I thought to myself.
After digesting several bites, reality sets in and the two-​star Unilocal rating starts to visualize in my senses. All this is is pastry dough wrapped around a rolling pin and then baked.
Heck, Wetzel Pretzel does a better job than this. There’s probably a reason why I never heard of a Chimney Cake. $ 6 for some baked rolled dough, I just give credit to the propreitors as I can imagine them rubbing their hands with gleeful smiles laughing that people are doughing $ 6 for their .25 cent product.
As Kevin O’Leary from Shark Tank would say, «You have nothing proprietary here!»

I kept seeing people holding this cake at the JPop festival and was really intrigued by its unique shape! In the end I got my hopes up over the novelty of this cake: think flaky elephant-​ear-​type dough, baked in a coil around a cylinder. They slide it off so it retains the cylindrical shape, and as it’s fresh, there’s still steam coming out, creating the «Chimney» effect.
The wait was about 20 minutes — one of the few places without a crazy wait at the JPop festival.
Their register was broken and they apparently have trouble doing basic math, as they charged me an extra dollar at first (the cinnamon one is $ 6.50). Good thing my friend pointed it out. They apologized for having a broken register and gave me a dollar back.
* Sugar Crust ($ 5.50) with lemon honey ($ 1) — 3 stars
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I really wanted to try the lemon honey and asked for their suggestion on which cake to pair it with — they suggested the traditional Sugar Crust. I kind of regret getting that cake as it was kind of plain, but the lemon honey was zesty and really tasty. The cake is pretty thin, so the texture is mostly the crispier crust and there’s not as much as the soft middle part that’s in most breads.
Menu:

Location: Caught them in the presidio!
Customer Service: My friend went up to the truck to buy one I should have asked!
Presentation of Food: It’s a big swirl like cone, hollow inside, did that make sense? haha
How did the food taste?: It was just okay. Maybe I was expecting better. My friend got the one with cinnamon on the outside and got the Nutella dipping sauce. It was good, reminded me of Portuguese donuts. I don’t know maybe I should of bought another one with different fillings etc whatever but it just didn’t give me the wow factor like other Unilocalers have raved about?!
Would I Come Back?: Maybe just to give it another chance.

Knowing that it was baked made me feel less guilty about eating it. It was soo good with the crispy crust and chewy and buttery inside. Never had anything like this before. It was light with a refreshing citrus taste and it was just mad delicious! The cinnamon one was my favorite but will give the oreo a try next time I spot them.

I was so excited to see Chimney Cake at Off The Grid a couple weeks ago. I have very fond memories of eating these (called Trdelník) from street vendors in Prague.
Though their cinnamon sugar chimney cake is much bigger than their Czech counterpart, it was every bit as delicious. What a great find!

Deeelicious.
Dangerously good.
I looked up calories for chimney cakes and each of them apparently have about 750calories. well it tastes awesomely buttery and crispy, and perfectly chewy and soft on the inside. I shoulda known.
I haven’t tried the sausage one, but I’ve tried all their sweet ones.
Cinnamon, coconut, oreo crumbs.
They are ALL GEWD. and after you’re done with one you’re going to feel like you just finished a whole dozen of donutz. but NO REGRETZ

I like trying out new truck so when I see this beautifully decorated truck, I was sold~ They have these cute flower decals that definitely sends out happy vibe XD
I saw them at international corn dog day~ in all fairness, it was a pretty chaotic day to begin with.~ when I got to make my order, the girl was very nice and upfront about the wait time~ I ordered anyways because as an experienced food truck eater, at any events theres gonna be a wait.~ i did get a little sad when i didnt get to order a dessert chimney cake (ended up just ordering a polish dog)~ after getting food from another truck I went back and found my freshly prepared polish dog.
I wasnt sure what to expect from this new truck since I had never had chimney cake before but at first bite, i was pleasantly surprised! It is cameralized so it is sweet and crunchy but sure not overpowering. After being food deprived, the polish dog definitely hit the spot.
I knocked off a star because I didnt get to try to dessert cake but I guess its a good reason to go back next time :)

Out of curiosity, I wanted to see what a chimney cake was since it was announced that the food truck was going to make an appearance at my company’s parking lot.
I ordered the Cinnamon Chimney Cake based on the cashiers suggestion when I asked which was the most popular flavor.
I’m glad I went with her recommendation. For $ 6, I received an almost 1 ft long hot cinnamon chimney cake which was shaped like a big curly fry.
Next to funnel cakes & churros, I think I may have found the next best thing. I would definitely order this again. (Side note… eat this fun food while it’s hot because that’s when it tastes the best. I saved some for an afternoon snack and it just wasn’t the same at room temperature)
A big thanks to the friendly cashier for your suggestion and warm customer service!

It is great to see a new type of food being introduced to the city. I have never heard of chimney cake before I saw Keep Rolling. It wasn’t too busy the day I went so I chatted with the person who took my order for a bit. I was impressed that all their equipments and chimney cake recipes were directly imported from Europe!
I couldn’t decide whether to go with sweet or savory so I ordered both and shared with my husband.
Chimney Dog: The chimney dog had a caramelized coating with a long polish sausage, came with a side of chips. I like biting into the sweet and finished with a savory taste. Delicious & filling = YUM!
Coconut Chimney cake: I was surprised with how HUGE the sweet coconut chimney cake was. The cake had a crispy top covered with generous amount of coconut flake. What I love the most was the soft and chewy inner layer. We had some fun unrolling the «chimney» and ate it from both ends.
Next time, I will try Oreo with Nutella. I saw the lady ordered that before me and it looked really good.

Dear Chimney Dog,
At first glance, you looked amazing. Your illuminating caramel skin radiated from afar. The intoxicating smell of smoky sausages wafted in the air, luring me to your confines.
My mouth salivated as I eagerly anticipated getting a taste of you.
Upon my first bite, you tasted so familiar; almost nostalgic and then it hit me. I use to eat you on the regular in college for a buck fifty. *Le sigh*
OTHER NOTES:
*Dessert food truck serving Chimney Cakes (Kürtőskalács): Hungarian cylinder pastries that are wrapped around a cone, rolled in sugar, and then baked.
–Sweet ($ 5-​$ 6): Original Sugar Coated, Cinnamon, Coconut, Sprinkles, Oreo & Almond
–Dipping Sauce ($ 1-​$ 1.50): Nutella, Honey or Peanut Butter
–Savory Chimney Dogs ($ 8): Choice of Polish or Chicken Sausage
*Chimney Dog was our least favorite hot dog/​corn dog for National Corn Dog Day @ SoMa StrEat Food Park (3.22.14):
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–Way overpriced for the quality. In comparison, Dojo Dog (Asian fusion hot dog) was solid for just $ 4.
–Polish dog tasted like Costco’s.
–Chimney Cake that was wrapped around the polish dog was like a pretzel with a caramelized coating. Not a fan; too dry and hard (no soft interior as stated on their website). Nice novelty though.
–Accompanied by kettle chips that should be housemade for the price but I saw it being scooped from a Kirkland bag. :X
*2 stars. An extra star because it’s a new truck.
*CC’s accepted.