Hungry and in a hurry? Grab and go from these Tri-Cities food trucks
Grab your meals and go during busy summer weekend from these Tri-Cities food trucks — then find some shade to eat.
Plenty of Tri-Cities food trucks offer mouth-watering meals so you don’t have to mess with cooking at home.
Here are a few great choices.
And let me know your favorites by emailing astormo@tricityherald.com.
Picante Mexican Taqueria
Picante Mexican Taqueria at 419 Columbia Drive in Kennewick has you covered for quick bite for brunch, as well as lunch and dinner.
Picante owner Daisy Vargas opened the truck in January and cooks with family recipes passed down through generations from Manzanillo, Colima, in Mexico.
Get a hearty breakfast taco or a hefty breakfast burrito. Later in the day take advantage of birria (goat) tacos. Keto diet eaters can enjoy the flavors with a keto taco made from cheese tortillas and filled with soy adobada.
Picante also serves tortas (sandwiches), burritos, and quesadillas with additional meat choices such as asada (beef), adobada (pork), chicken and puerco enchilado (spicy pork).
Keep an eye on Picante’s Facebook page for tamale offerings and specials of the day such as barbacoa. For full menu picantemexicantaqueria.com
Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Call in orders are welcome at 509-303-3331.
Ninja Bistro
Ninja Fusion at Columbia Garden Wine & Artisan Village in Kennewick offers the unexpected.
Opened by Pasco High grad David Phongsa in 2018, Ninja Bistro features dishes with an Asian fusion flair.
Regulars on the menu include Spam musubi — a popular snack in Hawaii — as well as Kimchi quesadillas, Hawaiian Sliders, Island Tacos and fried potstickers.
The eateries signature slaw is a dominant ingredient in several of their dishes.
Pick a protein from shoyu chicken, braised beef, kalua pork and fried tofu.
Be sure to ask about Ninja Bistro’s secret menu, which recently featured a yakisoba burrito highlighted on Ninja Bistro’s Facebook page.
To see its full menu, go to ninjabistro.com. Open 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Friday at 313 E. Columbia Gardens Way. Call: 509-205-4635.
Bayu Some Cajun
Anthony Federico brings a deep tradition of New Orleans food to Bayu Some Cajun that opened in March.
Frederico builds on a rich family history of cooking up Southern food in restaurants of the same name dating to the early 1900s.
Grab and go with shrimp and grits, gumbo, crawfish and shrimp Etouffee, shrimp tacos and a po’boy sandwich offered in four different styles.
Specials rotate with catfish tacos and a spicy Louisiana burger being the most recent dishes.
Beignets — a deep fried pastry dusted with powdered sugar — is a tasty sweet treat that should be added for dessert.
Bayou Some Cajun is open 11 a.m. to 7 pm. Tuesday through Saturday at 1321 N. Columbia Center Blvd., in Kennewick.
The truck is anchored in front of Barnes & Noble at the mall, but floats.
Check its current location at bayousomecajun.com or its Facebook page. Full menu at bayousomecajun.com. Order online or call 509-781-1135.
Havana Cafe
Havana Cafe food truck at 1335 Lee Blvd., in Richland is an offshoot of Pasco’s Havana Cafe restaurant at 404 W. Lewis St. in Pasco.
Owner Leo Morales, who grew up in Havana, Cuba, brings his childhood to diners by serving up custom Cuban sandwiches, fried plantains and yuca (cassava).
Other choices include Cuban rice and black beans, yellow rice, red or black beans and Cuban breads.
Havana Cafe food truck is open 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Go to its Facebook page or call 509-820-8471.
Here are some other Tri-Cities food truck options:
▪ Fast and Curryous - Indian Inspired Cuisine: Locations vary. Check its Facebook Page or fastandcurryous.net for current location and hours as well as to order online. Call: 509-554-3025
▪ Swampy’s BBQ Sauce & Catering: Columbia Garden Wine & Artisan Village, 3325 E. Columbia Drive in Kennewick. Open 7:30 a.m. for breakfast and 11 a.m. for lunch. Open until sold out. See its Facebook page for what’s smoking. Phone: 509-205-9958
▪ Between the Buns - Hot Dog Cart: Locations vary. Check out its Facebook page for location and hours or call 509-987-1091.
▪ Nattie’s Lil’ Red Caboose burgers: 3616 W. Court St., Pasco. Open 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Facbook page. Call: 528-3322.
▪ Rollin fresh rolled ice cream: Anchored at Clover Island in Kennewick. Open 2 to 9 p.m. Facebook page or rollinfreshicecream.com. Phone: 509-212-7571.
This story was originally published June 26, 2020 at 12:58 PM.