A USA TODAY roundup of standout food trucks around the country includes a Milwaukee favorite.
KISS Korean BBQ also made a recent Milwaukee Journal Sentinel list of readers’ favorite local food trucks.
It can be found at 2018 S. First St., parked outside the Lincoln Warehouse.
The concept is simple: Offer a short menu of dialed-in Korean dishes that are consistently delicious on every visit. Its streamlined menu includes hand-cut spicy pork bulgogi, marinated beef short ribs, kimchi, kimchi pork fried rice and kimchi pork fried rice waffles.
Newcomers should go for the combo meal to get a taste of each of KISS’ meats. The pork is tender, spicy and just a little sweet. The short ribs – best eaten by hand – are a little chewy and fatty (in the best way) with a savory and subtly sticky sweetness. Beneath the meats, there’s a bed of perfectly cooked rice and sliced cucumbers marinated in sugar and rice wine vinegar.
A trip to KISS Korean BBQ is made even sweeter with the kind service and beaming smiles of its owners. Most days, you’ll find chef Mino Choi offering samples and chatting with customers between trips to the grill.
As reader Ian Leahy of New Berlin put it: “The owners are super friendly and make fantastic food with huge portions. It all feels like you’re eating at a friend’s house.”
The 14 food trucks highlighted in the USA TODAY list also include ones based in Phoenix, Nashville, Indianapolis, Columbus, Louisville, Detroit and other locales.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: A national list of top food trucks includes a Milwaukee favorite
Reporting by Rachel Bernhard, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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By Rachel Bernhard, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | USA TODAY Network
