Don Pablo

Another Peruvian food truck entrant. As a lomo saltado aficionado, the more the better. I’ve had better and I’ve definitely had worse. They were parked by the Justin Herman Plaza skating rink, so were about ¹⁄₃ the price of the nearby La Mar. Fits the bill for an inexpensive Peruvian fix, hence the «A-​OK» 3-​star.
Lomo Saltado: I’m a huge lomo saltado fan and it’s my benchmark dish when trying a Peruvian joint, whether super pricey/​bougie or a humble food truck. I really liked their generous portion of meat for a reasonable price. Sometimes you feel like paying $ 30 for a few cuts of prime beef tenderloin, but other times you just want a bunch of beef stir fry. The sauce was tangy/​salty and had an ample amount of red onions to go around. Despite the menu listing, I didn’t see a single bit of cilantro in my dish; very disappointing since I love cilantro. Similarly disappointing were that the fries were not stir fried with everything else so they could soak up some sauce. The compostable container did a good job of soaking up the remaining sauce, leaving nothing to dip the fries in.
Adobo Mini Tacos: Swimming in red pepper sauce and some sort of cream sauce. Tasty, but seemed a lot like Mexican tacos, especially that tinga-​style.
Asado Wrap: Tasted like pot roast in a wrap. Not bad, but the lomo saltado is better. Once again, very generous with the meat portion.

Don Pablo is labeled as Peruvian and Asian Fusion. it’s more a Peruvian take on Asian food than Asian Fusion
locale: OTG: San Mateo-Hillsdale.(10.10/15)
menu: tacos, wraps, mains…
eats: asada/​adobo taco (3)
–adobo (pork) had only a few tender pieces in the same tasty, spicy mix as the asada
–asada (beef) meat was plentiful, chewy, not so tender
«red onions, cilantro, lettuce, red pepper peruvian sauce
3.5 stars
crumbs:
–skipped mains cuz they have fries, a no go for me
–food came fast, obviously premade.
–more tender meat= 4 stars
–sauce is a winner, spicy not too hot…
–friendly service