DFG Noodles

This place was DFG to say the least, I mean talk about an experience. I got the Scholar and my Boyfriend Jeremy Wright had the golden nuggets. Needless to say delicious. I would highly recommend this place to anyone, even my Grandma who doesn’t enjoy Asian Cuisine. Thanks DFG!

It’s been a while since I’ve had something that blew my mind. Really it has been. I’ve had a lot of good food over the holidays and a lot of bland food too. So I wasn’t expecting much when I took my first bite into DFG and in the midst of an allergy induced suppression of my taste buds, really didn’t expect to taste anything.
Boy was I wrong. *mind blown*
The scholar is where it’s at. Extremely flavorful charred pork belly and spam in thin vermicelli noodles. There’s some sweet, savory, salty action going on over there that has just enough richness and enough spice to cut through everything. I could eat this stuff for days and not get tired of it.
The chicken malay is good too if you’re into curry. Big chunks of chicken and potato in a warm curry milk sauce.
Sad part? They’re hard to chase down since they move around. Open a brick and mortar please! I’d definitely frequent often if they did

This was seriously one of the best meals I’ve had in Austin. Staff was super nice, too!

Update:
I was contacted by the owner, Cheryl, who was briefed on my terrible prior experience with them. She actually was the last person I interacted with at DFG noodles who handed me my food but I hadn’t seen her presence during the entire time I was waiting. Upon hearing how terrible my visit with them went and the build up of my total frustration, she agreed that this was not acceptable service from them and owned up to it. My order getting lost, the very long wait, frustration on their side of the fryer breaking, we’re all just unfortunate events that snowballed into a total crappy visit. She did mention that she was grateful that I took a chance on them rather than sticking to a food vendor that I knew and loved and raved to have my friends try their food out. I am glad my friends who did try got their food fast and piping hot. Totally jealous on their fast service and food service there so in a perfect situation, they’ve got it locked down!
I appreciated the honesty of her as an owner, and from the unfortunate day, the reason for the halfsies apology (which really peeved me) was most likely because she did not know just how long I had waited for my food. She hadn’t known how long I had truly waited and after hearing the backstory felt super bad. There were a new person training up who didn’t know the proper methods to follow. She comped my meal and also supplied a gift card to their competitors to make it right and for that, I truly appreciate the above and beyond actions that she took to make things right. Mistakes happen, and I’m glad they helped make the situation 100% better!
12/​14/​2015 original review:
They did me wrong. $ 12 + tip and I left completely disappointed.
The DFG Golden Nuggets, $ 9 on a bed of tiny tiny rice. Totally disappointing. Too bad when I ordered the fryer had just broke on them but they had gotten a second one and was getting the oil hot and running for the batches of food. They continued to take orders but didn’t let folks after me ordering the same thing know. I would have been forgiving and understanding but what happened next just completely sucked.
I waited patiently, and waited on my food. They came to Trail of Lights and I decided they would be better, to try something new aside from my beloved Chilantros. Folks that came into the Trail of Lights when I came, had bought an EXTRA hours worth of time to enjoy with less crowdage. Too bad their «Sorry, 5 more minutes…» turned into a whole 45 minutes of me standing around waiting while folks ordering after me the Golden Nuggets received their order.
The final slap came when someone in my group ordered 40 mins after me while I was waiting, and not 5 minutes after, received their order of the Golden Nuggets, fried and ready for him. Now, I don’t like to pester the folks who have orders upon orders, and not even sure what happened amongst all the chaos. There was absolutely no apology from the employees that worked on the truck that night. Nothing in regards to why my name and where my food was supposed to head out the line and where my order disappeared to? They seemed frazzled and did not want to own up to their mistake of having me stand by their truck for quite some time, cold and hungry.
I trust when I pay and have people cook in their food trucks, whatever food system they have should be good and going but they totally suck at their services and lack of apology. The mentioned they gave me double the chicken, but at that point, I wasn’t ok with that apology. Disappointment in the food, nothing special that screamed will be back, paired with mediocre crowd service, will not be back.

Just had the scholar and fried egg! Unbelievable! Will definitely eat again. Oh and friends had the Golden nuggets and said the same. Really good food at this here truck!

Two words — golden nuggets.
Seriously the best chicken I’ve ever had.
I got it on top of the scholar noodles… And words cannot describe the glory dancing around in my mouth.
The staff is really friendly and I barely had to wait for my food.
Next time I’m going to be adventurous and try it with a fried egg!

I love this food truck! All the dishes I have tried are very flavorful, delicious, and come with a variety of toppings like crispy onions and cilantro. My absolute favorite is the scholar with fried chicken on top. Actually, the fried chicken is amazing, you should probably add it to any dish you order.

It’s the 3^rd time they came to our office complex, line was only 4 deep this time, so I gave it a try – right at opening time. Waited 10 min. for them to finish setting up (it’s 11:20 already when I got in line, they’re supposed to be ready at 11:15), oh well. Friendly service and quick turn around with the food order. The Empress was mediocre at best, the flavors didn’t «cling» to each other, broth was a bit oily, as was the roti bread. The pot stickers were delicious, but came out if a bag. The concubine soup was tasty, but not very spicy. Not gonna stand in line 20+ min. for mediocre food to go, when I can get better style cuisine for the same price close by, at a restaurant.

Delightful Friendly Gals?
Deep Fried Goodness?
Destined For Greatness?
So, I was at work, had no lunch plans, was starving, and not motivated by our office park’s usual Tuesday food truck offering (hot dogs). So, I thought I’d run an errand and see if something inspired me. As I turned onto Research, I saw the DFG (which stands for «Dang F’ing Good Asian street food») at the nearby Schwab office park, and pulled over.
There was a decent amount of folks waiting, but no one in line to order, so I walked right up. The young lady who helped me was charming, and offered suggestions (in a kind way, not in a ‘hurry up and choose something already’ way). Though she suggested their take on phở, even though it was about a bazillion degrees outside. I went with «The Scholar» (stir fried, marinated vermicelli noodles, with little diced bits of spiced ham/​spam, pork belly, chinese greens and shallots, with Sambal chili sauce on top) because: pork belly. Instead of committing to the large, I got the «medium» (which is the smallest size), and used the cheaper price to justify adding a fried egg, as well as a side of the fried dark meat chicken «Golden Nuggets». Each was an additional $ 1.50.
The food came out lightning fast, which means that everything was just being kept warm until needed for assembly later. This may have been why the egg seemed a little more done than I prefer. Half the yolk was hard cooked. It did add good flavor, so that’s a plus. I found the noodles to be too broken (or cut?) to be as fun to eat with the provided chopsticks. Credit where credit is due, the provided chopsticks were the nicer rounded ones that didn’t have to be snapped apart. I’d say that even if you «don’t like spicy food», you should mix a bit of the Sambal (that’s like unblended Sriracha, right?) in to make it more interesting. The fried chicken was the tasty highlight. I wonder if they would just sell me two sides of that…
Overall a decent work-​lunch option, but nothing blew me away (though the fried chicken was almost there). The way I did it, though, it was an $ 11 entrée, at a slightly smallish portion. So not something I’m likely to frequently do.
3.45 stars

Simply amazing. They have some tasty dishes, but by far my favorite is the delicious golden nuggets. marinated and fried dark meat chicken, served on a bed of teriyaki rice with some sweet chili sauce and fresh cilantro. YUM.
They come visit us every Tuesday at work, and I can’t go without having my golden nuggets!

Saw that this truck was just down the street, and decided to try it out on a whim for lunch. I went with an order of the pork potstickers, and the Empress with a piece of roti bread. The pork potstickers were average, and a had very little filling inside, and weren’t the most fresh tasting, but still decent. The Empress was very good however, with lots of flavorful rich sauce and a good amount of chicken and tender carrots. The roti bread was fresh and tasty as well and was good for dipping in the leftover sauce. The line was fairly long but the service was friendly and the food came out super quickly. I’d definitely come back to try a couple other dishes on the menu.

Seeing this place every Friday near my office is always a call for celebration. DFG has a menu bursting with flavor, innovation and awesome. After trying most things on the menu, I always come back to the concubine — DFG’s unique take on phở and bursting with umami flavor and spice. The dish was loved so much that once taken off the menu for the season — DFG brought it back given repeated customer requests. Their curries are excellent as well but not for the faint of heart in terms of spice factor. Talk about capsaicin station.
Since transitioning to brick and mortar from long-​time loved food truck is the norm and a formula for guaranteed success in austin, I wouldnt be surprised to see this place sprouting up with a Burnet or N. Lamar location in the near future.

UPDATE: my right foot has been numb for the past 2 hours and I have a weird headache. I think DFG tried to poison ME.
I was less than impressed with this trailer. I got the Golden Nuggets. It was very dry. They were cheap with the hot sauce and someone gave me only cilantro stems (do they pick out the leaves for the Unilocal Elite Customers only?!?). Also the pot stickers seemed like they were from Costco (good but not special). For waiting in line in the heat, it was a let down — if there was no line and you were hungry, than its worth stopping by.
DFG Noodles should receive 2 stars, but I docked it 1 star due to the Unilocal itself. On my birthday, a Saturday, and under the cover of anonymity, a Unilocal Elite Squad Manager sent me an email saying that I wasn’t good enough to be Unilocal Elite. I do thank whoever nominated me and am sad that Unilocal does not think i’m good enough to be part of their Elite Club.

This trailer posted up in front of my office on this gloriously hot day. After waiting in line, watching other people in front of me just so happen to find their coworkers and cut in line, I finally ordered the large golden nuggets. 30 seconds later I got my food which may explain why the chicken was dry. I also got the teriyaki rice which was rice minus teriyaki aka plain white rice. I ate it all because you do that for a $ 9 lunch
Not a trailer I would seek out. I asked for the hot sauce and was given the slightest dollop squirt. It’s not overwhelmingly hot so not sure why the little squeeze. Oh well.

I ate this 2 days in a row @ the Lonestar Le Mans this past weekend.
I had The Scholar with Curry and Egg on day one (those noodles were to die for) and I had The Malay with Egg, Veggies, Curry and Fried Chicken. This just knocked it out of the park. Props to these guys for kicking mad butt at the event. Their line was definitely the longest each day, which was impressive!
Great experience from the amazing staff! Food was delicious and I already miss it!

Service: 5 star. Excellent.
Food: 2 star
I’m Singaporean.
Cheryl was extremely friendly and gave us free samples. They were definitely very filling.
It pains me to write this. The curry was rather watery, bland, and lacked the oily, coconutty goodness that Malay curry has. The roti prata bread was a heated up frozen piece of dough.
The beehoon was alright, I had a bite or two and it was fine. The fried chicken on rice, called the golden nuggets, were salty but passable.
Its too fusiony :/

I am not one that sticks to a routine, when it comes to food. I like variety in my food. But in rare moments that I find something good, I do eat it a lot. The Scholar for DFG is one such meal I tend to eat again and again.
The food truck comes to my place of work once a week. They are always nice, friendly and food is always good.
I did manage to try the other entrees, such as the Golden Nuggets (fried chicken), and the Fire Cracker Shrimp. Once it gets cooler, I will try their curry dishes too. But I like the Scholar the best at the moment.

As I am eating the Malay — which is curry sauce covered in rice and your choice of protein. I got fried chicken!
Ugh, I know what I’m eating every Thursday for lunch at work…
Taste like home!

I keep finding myself at food trucks in the middle of the night hoping that the carbs will offset the drunkenness of my companions. DFG was the spot last night. It was pouring down rain, and I met my friends there. The staff graciously allowed us to hang under their awning while we tore into our dishes.
I don’t even remember what I had, but it was AMAZING, and the prices were LOW. I finished the whole bowl before I’d realized it. It was one of those «SOMEONE ATE MY WHOLE PIE» moments. Definitely swing by and see what you can see. It’s on the corner of 5^th and Colorado. Very yummy.

Well I had a helluva time here at DFGN on a recent Friday night — — which happened to be their «Grand Opening» — — offering half off on appetizers?!? Aww yeah I’m all game for a deal on Asian cuisine.
Bright trailer, very busy, they’re cutting up some veggies and it looks so appetizing. I asked for a recommendation, she says the DFG for sure — — honey soy glazed pork belly, cucumber, cilantro, wrapped in pan cripsed malay bread, finished with chicken curry. Normally $ 5.50 but it’s half off — — AWWW YEAH! That sounds good, let’s do it up. We’ll have 1 of these and then hit the bars, don’t want to fill up too soon.
A few minutes pass, here comes our DFG, it’s piping hot and I get some spicy sauce on the side. To no avail I put some on and take a bite — — wow! It really floored me — — awesome flavors mixing together, and I totally love the malay bread it’s wrapped in — — way better than a tortilla I tell ya! I get the curry, some pork, sweetness, hot, cilantro, it’s literally so damn good I take a couple more bites until my friend Cosmo’s like «dude — — half that’s supposed to be mine…». Oh, mah fault. Here you go.
Cosmo’s reaction — — the same, he totally dug it. It was so dang good that we came back to DFGN when the bars closed out to order another one of those awesome DFG appetizers. It tasted just as good as the first — — can’t get enough!
Customer service was superb! The owner was there, she was very nice and attentive, the other staff were very prompt, courteous, and quick with the execution. They also gave us «goodie bags» filled with cookies for their grand opening, and they had free beer??? Wowsers. The food is very tasty and unique, one of a kind. To me that make this a perfect 5-​star experience, can’t wait to try the other items on their menu along w/​that awesome DFG Appetizer!