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'Union City Eats' Food Truck Dinner Menu: Sept. 1

Today's food truck festival will feature nine trucks, ranging from Mexican seafood to traditional Filipino dishes

Originally scheduled to run until the end of August, the Food Truck Mafia and the Union City Chamber of Commerce's "Union City Eats" continues through October due to popular demand.

The food truck festival returns tonight to give you your weekly food fix, with nine trucks rolling into Union Landing alongside Walmart from 4:30 to 9 p.m.

Here's the roster for today. (Note: Lineup is subject to change.)

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BBQKalbi

  • A Union City Eats regular, BBQ Kalbi features a Korean fusion menu that ranges from Kalbi (beef) to Spicy Pollo (chicken) burritos to Kimchi quesadillas. Their unagi (eel) burritos have been a hit at the Union City events.
  • Follow them @BBQKALBI

El Malecon

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  • A traditional Mexican seafood taco truck, El Malecon's specialties include super ceviche tostadas, shrimp and cheese emapanadas, super steak quesadillas and shrimp cocktails served in a coconut.

Grill Stars

  • This Fremont-based American BBQ food truck makes sure each visit is a new experience by switching up their menu every week. Keeping fans in suspense, they release their menu the day of the festival. Stay tuned to their Facebook page to find out what's they're cooking up today.
  • Follow them @grillstars

House of Siam on Wheels

  • A mobile version of the House of Siam restaurant in San Jose, the truck specializes in Thai cuisine and includes Thai tacos, Pad Thai, Yellow Curry Chicken over rice and more. Try their "roti boquet," grilled satay chicken rolled in a roti with peanut sauce, fresh green leafs, cucumbers, carrots, red onions and cilantro.
  • Follow them @hosonwheels

MoGoBBQ

  • MoGo BBQ specializes in Korean BBQ served in burritos, tacos, sliders, quesadillas and bacon-wrapped hot dogs with kimchi. Get there early because their lines can get long.
  • Follow them @mogobbq

That’s Sweet! Dessert Truck

  • Cupcakes — yummy, specialty cupcakes — are the stars of this gourmet truck. Flavors range from Salted Caramel and Maple Bacon to Red Velvet and Chocolate Vanilla. While it may sound perfect for a dessert, don't wait too long — their cupcakes sell out fast.
  • Follow them @ThatsSweetTruck

Twisted Chill

  • A mainstay at the weekly food truck gathering is Twisted Chill, which offers self-serve soft-serve with eight rotating flavors and more than 20 toppings. Toppings include fresh organic fruit, candies, cereals and more.
  • Follow them @chilltruck

The WOW Truck

  • The WOW Silog Truck specializes in silogs, a traditional Filipino breakfast served with garlic rice and fried egg. Their menu includes sweet sausage (longanisa), BBQ Chicken, cured pork (tocino), Spam, corned beef and more.
  • Follow them @TheWOWTruck

Yumsilog

  • Also specializing in silogs, Yumsilog's menu includes tapsilog (tapa), tosilog (tocino), longsilog (longanisa), Spamsilog (Spam) and bangsilog, which features bangus, the Filipino milkfish.
  • Follow them @yumsilog

The Gourmet Food Truck Festival continues every Thursday through October.

Location: , Union Landing Shopping Center, 30600 Dyer St., Union City.


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