Rock Star Hot Dogs (Food Truck)

This food truck has a carnival type look to it, serving a variety of hot dogs, burgers and sides; fries, tots and nachos. I was pretty excited to try the food based on the menu that had a ton of different things to eat.

Today I was super hungry and ordered one of their specialty dogs and a burger. No sides for me…. I’m trying to watch what I eat. ;) I ordered the Santana Sonora: All beef, bacon wrapped dog, bacon, pinto beans, Pico de Gallo, green chili strips, avocado crème drizzle, mayonnaise topped with pepper jack cheese on a torta roll.  I ordered mine without mayonnaise.

I also ordered a burger, the Classic Rocker: 1/3lb beef, American Cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickles, onion on a brioche roll.

I started off my meal with the Santana Sonora and overall it was good. This was my first time trying a Sonora dog, as I have seen them all around and so I gave it a try. It was really filling, since it had so many topping. I thought that toppings all meshed well together, from the sweet avocado crème drizzle, to the crisp salty bacon wrapped dog and the refreshingly cool Pico de Gallo. I did think that the bun (or roll) to hot dog ratio was off, as the torta roll was a bit much. I believe they used the torta roll, so that it would be able to hold all the ingredients, but as you ate the Sonora dog, many of the toppings would fall off and then you were stuck with all bun (roll) with nothing on it.  I think if the Santana Sonora had a different bun/roll, it might have been a bit better and easier to eat. I would have also liked a little spice to it, so maybe next time I try a Sonora dog, I will add a little Tapatío or something to spice it up a bit.

On to the burger now, the Classic Rocker burger….it was a letdown. The burger had the basic ingredients; lettuce, tomato, pickles, and onions. I added the jalapenos for some spice and a little ketchup. In my opinion, the burger was over cooked and the brioche roll was over toasted. They buttered up the roll and placed it on the cook top to toast it up, but it ended up being too crispy and dried out the bun.  The meat was overcooked and dried out from it. It might have been pretty decent if it was cooked medium rare or even maybe a medium, which has a slight pink in the middle. But this was cook all the way through and became chewy and didn’t have much flavor.

Overall the Santana Sonora and the Classic Rocker from the Rock Star Hot Dogs food truck was just OK, but nothing special. I would say that they were a bit of a letdown, since there wasn’t a huge line up for food, so the food preparation could have been better.  I would give them another try if I come across the truck again to see if there are any improvement, but I would give the food a 6/10.