This will just be a quick review of the Sweet Rice Pan Cakes called Hotteok from Koo’s Catering Truck in Tustin that is located just in front of Freshia Market. I’d heard about this truck from O.C. Weekly back when they had the cheap eats 2008 and tagged it as something I’d like to try out. Friday night after we had dinner at Mini Cafe in Santa Ana the Mrs. and I trekked down Red Hill to Koo’s. As we entered the parking lot I was expecting to see a catering truck, since I have seen pictures of said truck on Yelp, but instead of a truck there was a small cart that an Asian man and woman were sitting/standing at waiting for customers. I’m assuming they just use the cart now since it’s probably less expensive then a whole truck.
Regardless I ordered two of the only thing they sell, Sweet Rice Pan Cakes and brought them back to the car for the Mrs. and I to try. The first thing I noticed is that although they didn’t appear to be hot from the outside, the pancakes were nearly molten hot inside! Mrs. DanGarion took the first taste and declared it inedible, she didn’t like the fact that the pancake tasted like it was undercooked. But she tends to be a little less adventurous then myself and can be picky about her sweets. I took a bite and I really enjoyed the chewy consistency. It’s hard to describe exactly how the pancake tastes since I’d never had something like it before, but the flavors were very familiar, a slight sweet brown sugar flavor and maybe just a little cinnamon. It’s probably not for everyone but I enjoyed the doughy rice pancakes and was happy to get to eat not only the one I ordered for myself but also the one that the Mrs. didn’t approve of!
My rating [xrr rating=4/5]
Mrs. rating [xrr rating=1/5]
Koo’s Catering Truck
14551 Red Hill Ave.,
Tustin, CA 92780
Their hours in Freshia Market’s parking lot are weekends only,
Friday 5pm-10pm and Saturday and Sunday morning to night.
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