Downtown trailer treasures

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

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The Korean-Mexican truck called Chi'Lantro.

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(Mike Sutter AMERICAN-STATESMAN)

The Korean-Mexican truck called Chi'Lantro.

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The Korean-Mexican truck called Chi'Lantro. Clockwise from bottom: a burger with sliced beef and spicy red sauce served with spice-dusted fries, a bottle of Jarritos fruit punch soda, a beef-and-cheese quesadilla with chili sauce and sesame seeds, and a burrito with pork, rice, egg and veggies.

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The Korean-Mexican truck called Chi'Lantro. A $2 chicken taco with Korean chili soy vinaigrette and crisp greens.

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This is the Kebabalicious gyro and falafel stand at Seventh and Trinity Streets.

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Wraps from the Turkish kebab trailer called Kebabalicious. At left is one with beef and lamb. At right is chicken. Both have lettuce, tomato and tzatziki sauce.

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This is Roppolo's Pizzeria at 316 E. Sixth Street.

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Gourdough's, a gourmet doughnut trailer on South Lamar in Austin. Clockwise from bottom: Flying Pig (bacon and maple syrup icing), the Miss Shortcake (strawberries, cream cheese icing, strawberries), the Mother Clucker (fried chicken, honey butter icing) and Granny's Pie (graham crackers, pecans, bananas and caramel).

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Jeremy Craig grills sausages and onions at the Bes Wurst hot-dog cart at East Sixth Street and San Jacinto Boulevard in downtown Austin.

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The owners of the barbecue trailer Bar-B-Que Heaven at Seventh and Red River streets in downtown Austin. Brothers Darrell, left, and Glenn Simms.

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Food from the barbecue trailer Bar-B-Que Heaven at Seventh and Red River streets in downtown Austin. From left: chopped-beef sandwich, a smoked turkey leg and a pork chop sandwich.

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The french-fry cart called Frietkot at Seventh and Neches streets in downtown Austin.

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Fries and sauces from the french-fry cart called Frietkot. Dipping sauces include, clockwise from bottom left: ancho barbecue, bacon aiolo, cilantro peanut pesto, housemade ketchup and housemade mayonnaise.

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The Indian food trailer compond called G'Raj Mahal Cafe on Red River Street in the Rainey Street neighborhood.

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The Indian food trailer compond called G'Raj Mahal Cafe on Red River Street in the Rainey Street neighborhood. Clockwise from bottom left: naan bread, hot chai latte, bsmati rice, raisin-sweetened chicken korma, spicy lamb jalfrezi.

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This is a slice of white pizza ($4) from Jack Pizza Co. in front of the Jackalope on Sixth Street. Comes with artichoke, kalamata olives, pepperoncini, spinach, purple onion, feta cheese and white sauce.

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A van called the Hot Dog King on Red River Street next door to Beerland.

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Hot dogs from a van called the Hot Dog King on Red River Street next door to Beerland. Foreground is a Chicago dog, background is a jalapeno-cheese Elgin hot sausage dog.

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This is the sign outside Hoeks Death Metal Pizza at 511 E. Sixth St.

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