HuLa Truck — Restaurant in Fremont

What a bummer. I saw the truck at the recent FAHM Jam even at the Garden at the Flea in San Jose. I wasn't sure if it was the same as the now shuttered Hula Bar & Kitchen restaurant. But thought it might be and wanted to show support especially if they closed their restaurant. I waited about 45 mins in line just to place and order. Their meat options were limited to chicken adobo and kalua pork. I ordered the Da Situation which was tator tots with kalua pork, pico de gallo, and hula sauce. I also ordered their Bayrito burrito with chicken adobo, pico de gallo, hula sauce and cheese. To note, I have a picky kid and asked for the pico and hula sauce on the side for the tator tots.

Another 15-20 mins for food to be called. When I got it, I noticed we didn't get the requested pico and hula sauce on the side. I asked for it and was told they were out of pico, but she did give me a little hula sauce in a small tray. We walked all the way to the car to eat our food. When we dug in, all I could taste was disappointment. The kalua pork was super dry and seemed fried. Thankfully my kid was happy with just the tator tots, but it was a let down for me. Even with the hula sauce, it wasn't very flavorful. It was just dried crispy bits of kalua pork. No smokiness, just crunchy pieces.

The burrito was meagerly sized. The chicken adobo was not adobo'ing. It was just chicken. No real flavor to it and definitely did not taste like adobo. On top of that, there was no pico, and hula sauce in there, just some melted cheese maybe. I paid $15 for a low quality small burrito. It also taste like fried food. You know how fries smell, the smell of used oil or oil that's not been changed out? That's what it tasted like mostly.

I was extremely disappointed. By the way, the girl who took my order did confirm they were the same as Hula Bar and Kitchen and that yes, they did close the restaurant. Such a huge disconnect. I loved the food they served in the resto, not sure why such disparity in quality with the truck. And the truck has been around longer. Plus supposedly they have a location at Levi's? Can't imagine the quality of these items flying over there. The staff didn't seem too happy to be there. It was a crazy busy night after all. But it definitely didn't add to the experience with the already...

I see Hula Truck at OTG all the time, but never tried them until today.

I got Da Situation (with your choice of meat, in this case I got Kalua Pork). It's tater tots topped with onions, shredded cheese, peppers, and a mountain of meat! ($9.75) Ratio of pork to tots is on point.

Often times when I get Kalua pork at places, the pork is really dry. Not here! The pork was pleasantly moist, and well seasoned. The tater tots are nice and crispy. There's shredded cheese on here, but I wish it was a little more melted. All in all though, it's a good dish!

Their hot sauce is decently hot, wow. I wish I got a bit more. 😅

Food was great, service was on point. Didn't have to wait too long for the food. I would...

This review is for the stand at Levi’s Stadium. The people serving were lovely and helpful. I got the chicken bayrito which is essentially shredded chicken and tater tots in a tortilla. They told me it had cheese and pico de gallo but I could not find those ingredients. Worse than that, the meat tasted really gross. I passed it around to my family and...