So, last night I met up with an awesome old friend of mine who just moved back to Texas. She was interested in some of the trailer food that Austin has to offer so I took her to Liberty to meet the EastSideKing. I really have to say....I really enjoy this food. It's clean and very simple. You can literally count all the ingredients on one hand.
We went to order our food and the guys that work in the trailer are super friendly. We ordered Beet Home Fries, Fried Brussels Sprout Salad, Curry Buns, and I totally dropped the ball on getting the name of the other item I ordered. The price was right, and with the four dishes we ordered we could have fed at least 3 people, and the wait was short. Let me introduce you to these dishes...
Beet Home Fries: $ 5.00
Deep fried roasted beets, kewpie mayo, schichimi togarashi, and green onion. For those of you who are asking what schichimi togarashi is, well...it's a Japanese spice mixture of seven ingredients. Usually red chili pepper, sichuan pepper, orange peel, white and black sesame seed, hemp seed, ground ginger, and nori. (Now I am not sure if those are the exact seven they used.) These little bite-sized beets are warm and savory.
Amazing. I highly recommend trying these if you get a chance. The Kewpie mayo makes a great dipping sauce, it furthers the savoriness of the dish, for those who don't like beets because they are sweet. Check the beets! They are good for your heart!
Fried Brussels Sprout Salad: $ 5.00
Fried brussels sprouts, sweet and spicy sauce, fresh shredded cabbage, alfalfa sprouts, fresh basil, cilantro, mint, onion, and jalapeno. Okay, let me just say that I love brussels sprouts. This salad was so refreshing. The fried baby brussels sprouts were happily co-mingling with red and green cabbage, thinly sliced onion, a generous amount of fresh thai basil, and also thinly sliced pieces of seeded jalapeno. I didn't quite notice the alfalfa sprouts but the salad was pretty juicy with all the sweet and spicy sauce so they might have been too soaked and mixed in to see. All in all I thought this dish was great. I loved the spiciness of the dish and the faint sweetness. My only complaint would be less sauce, for it was a little soupy at the bottom. Meh. It was totally worth it.
Curry Buns: $ 4.00 for two buns
Peanut butter and home made curry in a deep fried bun, fresh basil. cilantro, mint, onion, and jalapeno. Okay. So I must admit that I didn't even try these little guys. However.. they looked like little golden pillows of curry goodness. Jenny really seemed to like them and if you like curry, you can't go wrong.
Delicious Buns whose name I can't remember but it starts with a "T" and is the last item on the menu: $ 6.00 for two buns
Okay, Okay...so I forgot to snag a menu before I left. Let me describe them to the best of my memory: Dark meat fried chicken and a spicy sauce on a steamed bun, fresh basil, and slivers of onion. I added Sriracha sauce, or for some: rooster sauce. These buns were pretty jammin'. I loved the spicy sauce and the soft steamed buns. It was a perfect marriage of textures. I admit, I could have totally eaten two more. They are little and very good! I think they were called (maybe) "Ted's favorite/special buns". Perhaps. Actually I have no idea. Whatever.
So, good experience? Yes. Be forewarned though...This little trailer is bumpin' and they open at 7 p.m. We got over there right when it was opening up and it was still kinda busy. I have seen LINES for this place so, if you are planning on hitting it up late then eat a snack because you could be waiting awhile. Though, it's totally worth it.
P.S. Cash only!
I also love Liberty. I really like their outdoor seating and the most awesome cowboy painting I have ever seen is on the wall above one of their tables. The prices aren't bad at all and if you want to be out around a lot of people, then this is the place to be. I like to drink beer usually when I go to the bar, and they have a good selection. I really like their juke box, and if you are anti-social but want to be out, they have those game machines on the bar. There is also quarter-machine pool and pinball machines. For a good time, Go to Liberty.
The Liberty Bar
1618 E. 6th St.
Austin, Texas 78702
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