The Slide Ride

The building was hosting a fund raiser for the NFL foundation. I tried the pulled pork slider. So delicious. a must try!!!

Disappointing. My wife and a couple friends got six sliders total at the annual Tour De Fat in Palmer Square. The BBQ slider and the veggie slider were OK but the italian beef and sriracha chicken sliders were just terrible. VERY dry and little meat. I had two bites of each and put the rest in the trash. It was $ 20 for six little sliders. If they were good or had unique ingredients they may have been worth it. Maybe they were sitting around too long…

They came to do lunch at my work, the slider was good but the Mac and cheese was really peppery. I got the cracked pepper chips (wasn’t in the mood for bbq), and noticed that they had expired 2 weeks ago. Chips are generally good for like 6+ months (I previously worked in food service), and while the few I ate probably won’t make me sick, the fact I was given expired food makes me wonder about the quality and safety of the rest of the food. I will upload a photo of the bag soon.

Food was so under done I had to throw out one of my sliders. It was litteraly raw. Bag they give you to cary away is flimsy and ripped open a half a block down the street. I would not recommend this food truck.

I always have enjoyed my meals at Slide Ride, and particularly like that I can mix and match so I can have a variety of flavors. Also nice that if you’re feeling particularly hungry you can order more… and vice versa.
My favorite one I’ve had so far is the Korean burger — I’ve ordered one every time I ate here. The baby bacon slider was also yummy and the pulled pork good too. The beef is cooked very well — the burgers are juicy!
Big fan, would recommend if you see it in the area.

I love sliders and up until I tried their food truck, I have only knew of White Castle sliders, but these sliders knock White Castle out of the park. Definitely one of my favorite food trucks.
I noticed that they love their pork. I’ve had their yummy PBLT (pork belly) sliders and their bacon baby sliders many times. I’m also a big fan of their Caprese burger. The mozzarella was fresh and the sauce was good. My favorite is a the Korean burger. They get the sauce right.
The line gets long during lunch so I always make sure to get there early so I can get my favorite choice.

Despite the fact I ate from Slide Ride too much, when they visited 600 West Chicago a way while back, these are good sliders. I usually go for the burger-​based sliders — I think the ones I like are the BBQ bacon burger, and the Guinness burger. Choice of chips are good and thickly crispy.
Way back a few years ago, I think Naida was manning the truck, then she got help, then the help was solo-​ing the truck with another helper, then the truck stopped coming to 600 West. Period.
Please come back! I am getting tired of eating the burgers at the local places and need a change!!!

Pulled chicken was delicious! Burgers were decent but dry. I had the bacon cheeseburger and the piece of bacon was about the size of my thumb, the cheese slice not that much bigger. Be prepared to be very parched after eating.

The Slide Ride was the 2^nd food truck I’ve tried since living in Chicago and I was not disappointed! The truck itself is a cute concept and the woman taking orders was very nice. I got the slider box of 3 for about $ 10 with tax and everything included. I decided to try the baby bacon slider, the Korean burger, and the gyro. The baby bacon slider was good but I was way more blown away by the Korean and the gyro. The Korean burger had kimchi, which is my new favorite thing, and a really good aioli. The gyro meat was really flavorful and had a good tzatziki. I would love to try the other sliders but it will be hard for me to not just get 3 of the Korean burgers next time I visit.

Not great… sustenance… that’s about all tho. The best part of both sandwiches was the bun, I had a sriracha chicken and the mozzaball. The chicken was pulled and seasoned ok, spicy, with some slaw. Bun A+. The mozzaball was a dry meatball with a tiny smidgen of cheese and it was cold. This made me sad cause I was excited about it. Bun A+. Good thing I love bread!

I luv the concept and food! Most people assume the slide ride is just going to be White Castle like burgers but there are actually lots of others options. One of my favorites is the pulled pork. The sauce is awesome! The bacon baby is also one of my favs if I’m in the mood for something more traditionally. The best thing about the slide ride is the rotating menu so make sure you try some different options.

They came on out to LUMC and rocked out to lunch. I was pretty excited to see a new truck. The truck was really bumping and the person working the «counter» had an awesome attitude and was really helpful.
The sliders are great, reasonably priced, and offered in a great combo.
The only downside is that the juicy burgers get soggy if you let them sit a few minutes in the box (if they wrapped them in wax paper theyd get 5 stars!)

It’s high time I wrote an update for these guys.
The Slide Ride isn’t just good — it can literally do no wrong. I’m willing to bet money that I’m their most prolific customer (i.e. I’ve probably had more sliders from them than any other individual customer) and out of all the kinds I’ve tried, I’ve had exactly one type of slider that I wasn’t a huge fan of. And that wasn’t even because it wasn’t a perfectly good slider, it was just because it wasn’t to my taste.
They consistently update their menu with new and exciting things and while I haven’t tried every slider they’ve ever put out, I’ve had a large proportion of them. Every time they debut a new slider, I make a point to try it out, and I’m almost never disappointed. My favorites are usually anything involving pulled pork, which many of their sliders include. In particular, the PBJ is probably my all-​time favorite — fear not, it’s not peanut butter and jelly, it’s pulled pork with bacon, jalapeño, and chipotle mayo. That being said, I’ve enjoyed all of their beef burgers as well, as well as a couple of chicken options (they have an interpretation of a chicken tikka masala in slider form — it’s super cool) and even their veggie sliders (despite being the furthest thing from a vegetarian possible).
They do a lunch box combo with two sliders, chips, and a drink for $ 8, or alternatively you can get three sliders for $ 9. I’d recommend one of these options because the sliders are a little expensive on their own — $ 3.50 apiece, and you’ll probably need at least 2 – 3 for a satisfying meal. They also offer soups now, which I haven’t had yet, but am looking forward to trying!
Yeah. I don’t know what other words you want me to say. Stop reading this review and just go get yourself some sliders already, and tell them Cat sent you. (It’s a little embarrassing but also pretty cool that they will know who you’re talking about.)

Finally had them and must say that 5 stars are because 2 of the 3 were amazing. First was the Italian beef slider and the beef was very tender and the giardiniera was terrific both were a perfect complement for the other, and the giardiniera had just the right of heat. The beef also had the right amount of au jus, I would say some of the best Italian beef I’ve had in the longest time. Next was the chipotle chicken was was extremely good, nice amount of spice, chicken was nice and tender. I would put the chicken in the top 5 chicken sandwiches in the city. The last was the BBQ pork and it was just ok, nothing really special, BBQ was sort of bland, pork didn’t seem seasoned too much. Wouldn’t have that again. Overall 2 of the 3 were excellent and worth having again and again.

Finally chased this food truck down and wish I hadn’t.
The hamburger bread tasted stale and it was so dry that the two angus burger variations I ordered did not stick to the bread — despite the onion jam. The meat just slid off the bread. In the end, I ended up with quite a bit of bread too because there’s more bread to this slider than there is filling.
I think I’ll pass on this truck from now on.

Food trucks just have that certain appeal with creative food, great prices, and deliciousness. After waiting 25 minutes in line at Slide Ride, the appeal of a food truck quickly diminished. For $ 3.50 a slider, you’d expect something special. My Guinness burger was from it. It was very tiny and was completely RAW in the middle. Not pink mind you… red as can be. I took it to go so I didnt have the opportunity to ask for a new one.
Not sure if on a non busy occasion the sliders may be better but I don’t think I’ll wait around in line again to find out. There are better food trucks out there that give you that bang for your buck.
This isn’t one of them.

This was stop #1 on my Burger Crawl a few weeks ago. We actually had a completely different plan for our Burger Crawl, until my husband found The Slide Ride on Twitter. We changed our plans 180 and made this stop número uno. I’m soooo glad we did because this was definitely our favorite stop of the day.
The line was pretty long, but it just meant more time to decide. All of them sounded so good, but we decided on two Baby Bacons and a Gouda. The baby bacons were so yummy. They had some sweet mustard, perfectly grilled onions, topped with a mild bacon taste. The bun was soft, yet still had a little crunch– likely from being toasted.
The gouda had brussel sprouts on it, so we weren’t sure what to expect, but I dove right in. I didn’t taste the scary aftertaste that makes me despise brussel sprouts but they did give it an interesting texture. It also had the same mustard and bun that I loved from our bacons. The gouda had such an addicting flavor that I could have got right back in line and ordered 3 more of these.
The burgers were so juicy and cooked to perfection. My biggest complaint about a lot of burgers is that the toppings overwhelm the actual taste of the meat. This wasn’t the case at all. They really have the combinations worked out to make the meat the star of the show.
For the first time too, they came out and said they actually prefer credit cards to cash, because they don’t have to worry about making change. Not sure if it was just that day or in general, but have no fear if you only have a card. You can still try these divine mini burgers!

Delicious. While the boxed lunch (2 sliders, chips, a pickle & drink) would have been plenty of food, I had to try more than 2 sliders, so I got the 3 for $ 9.
In order of consumption:
Bacon baby — amazing flavor makes me forgive then for non crispy bacon and untoasted bun (which I suppose is a preference) would recommend!
Sirracha buffalo chicken — yum. I like the pulled chicken (vs fried or grilled breast) as it really holds the flavor. Love the carrot and celery toppings. Would prefer blue cheese over ranch. I’ll be eating this again!
Caprese — great classic. Shouldn’t have saved it for last as it was soggy. But tasty nonetheless. Again, would be much better toasted.
Pickle — great size & flavor
Staff was extremely friendly and wait wasn’t bad (relatively speaking) and was worth it!

Always get a little excited when I see the Pink food truck down at the end of the street. For some reason, my case of the Mondays seems to go away when I see the tweet that The Slide Ride will make a second stop at Clinton & Lake. So maybe I stalk a little, but really, once you stop by for your first sack o’ sliders, you probably will too.
So anyways, today I picked up lunch for myself and my coworker, who has really been humoring me and my love of Chicago Food Trucks, and what a wonderful lunch it was. The philly was fantastic as always. The desert heat was tasty as well. Both had fantastic filling to bun ratios and the corn salsa on the desert heat was fantastic. The highlight of lunch had to be the Sriracha Buffalo Chicken. Sooooooooooooooooo yummy with just the right level of heat. The side of ranch is the perfect addition to take this one right over the edge.
We are now probably one of the few offices in downtown Chicago anxiously awaiting Monday to roll around again!!!

Serendipity!
Today’s Adventure Friday was to Hyde Park, an area where once upon a time I spent a great deal of time and wanted to revisit. My daughter had the day off, a holiday; Hyde Park Holiday was born.
We had barely parked the car and my daughter spied a food wagon, we scurried over and each ordered a slider, 3 for 9.00. Mine was a Cuban slider, can you imagine how fabulous this was? There was just a bit of heat which made it interesting. As we walked around we realized Hyde Park was a veritable mecca of food trucks, we had stumbled upon enough food trucks to be able to pick choose.
All this in the middle of wonderful Hyde Park? Life is good. And even better with a slider.