Model Chef

My absolute favorite food truck on Wacker Drive. Love the food and would highly suggest the jerk chicken tacos. The food is spicy so if that’s not your thing you try the burger, but my guess is you can get a decent burger anywhere. Try the tacos or the wraps. Not to be missed if you want something spicy and different. The fries are good too if you’re really hungry. As the food trucks go, this one is one of the best I’ve tried in Chicago.

Came here right around lunch time 12:00 and there was only 3 people in front of me. I ordered the Bacon Avocado Chicken Sandwich. The wait was a bit long, 10 minutes, but the person did warn me that he was the only one working so it would be a wait. The sandwich was delicious. The bacon on it was a little under cooked for my liking so I just took it off. The sandwich itself deserves 5 stars as it was delicious. The chicken was juicy, the avocado was ripe and not brown at all, the bun was soft. The price is too high, $ 9 for just a sandwich is too much to spend on lunch. Maybe if it came with a side of fries I would pay that much, but not for the sandwich alone. If the prices go down, I would definitely come again for the sandwich.

I’m glad I didn’t read other reviews before choosing this food truck. The truck was clean and the service adequate. I chose the Jerk Chicken Wrap and it was awesome! I should have taken a picture because I was a little surprised how large it was and it looked very fresh. Wrapped in a spinach wrap with very tasty spicy chicken and cilantro and what might have been baby spinach. Whatever, it was great and better than expected. Yum!

This food truck was disappointing. I don’t usually like to post negative reviews but the wait is way too long for the food, (I waited 15 minutes for a wrap) which is not very good. I had the jerk chicken wrap which was hard for me to eat as it was so spicy– they had a hint of pineapple but more pineapple would have balanced the flavor a bit more. They need to work out their timing and recipe before I would go back.

The Jerk Chicken wrap was tasty. Would do it again!

Not very good for $ 9. I had the tacos. The portion was really good and gave you lots of meat. The problem I had was with the toppings and the char on the chicken.
I didn’t think the chicken was very good. It was seasoned but it wasn’t a unique taste. They had an sauce but there wasn’t enough of it. The weirdest part was the slice of cheese they placed in each of the tacos. It threw the whole thing off and was purposeless.
The wait was also pretty long. They didn’t seem very organized and when they called my name I still had to wait 2 minutes for my food.
It wasn’t anything special and I feel like for that price I could get better food.

Today was one of the worst lunches I’ve ever had. I went out to this food truck that was sitting on Wacker and Adams that I hadn’t tried that sold jerk tacos… I got 2 tacos for $ 9.The meat was not seasoned good, and burnt. I had more sauce than meat, the tacos only had cheese and spinach. Never will I eat from there again.

Went to Model Chef at the Food Truck festival in Daley Park. The wait was really long! When we got our food (we had ordered fries extra) it came with twelve (we literally counted). Then to the other food, the burger was good, but the Jerk Chicken Tacos were not. The chicken was spicy, but didn’t really have flavor. It was also very gristly.

Jerk chicken tacos, seasoned just right, flour tortilla (wanted corn) but very very good

They were hired to participate in a Pepsico Black History Month event today and I felt that they were totally unprepared. The average wait time was 45 minutes for a simple taco and french fries meal. I think that was unacceptable given that they had more then enough time to prep for the larger crowd. I wish I could have tried the food but instead I had to ask for a refund. Maybe next time they will be better prepared…

Had a grilled chicken roasted re pepper sandwich. It was tasty, though nothing too special that hasn’t been done before. The chicken was cooked perfect. The grilled zucchini and summer squash on the side was a nice touch, though I wish it would have been their corn! ;-)
I looked at their menu before going outside of my building, and was hoping to find some more of those items today, but didn’t. I am definitely mad at myself for not ordering a crêpe wrap, as I wanted to try it. I just got blown away by the frigid air that hit my face when I walked out, so unfortunately I wasn’t even in my right mind.
I will go try again! :-)

Whilst Waiting on a concert to begin, I decided to go grab a bite to eat. I was initially hesitant to purchase a wrap, as everyone does not do a wrap right. Gerald, of Model Chef gets it right!
I ordered the Mango Chicken Wrap! It was magnificent! A Spinach tortilla filled with spinach, grilled chicken, mango & strawberries with a red chilli and mozerella cheese sauce. I CAN NOT wait until the next opportunity to support!

No call. No show. Very Unprofessional especially when other businesses are expecting and relying on it.

Was so excited to see them in willowbrook at imperial oak brewing company. But they never showed up! What a poor way to run a business. And IT WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT A CALL! Such a pity. They had a chance until they no called and no showed twice. Really disappointed they had such a chance and the menu seemed decent.

I was at Imperial Oak in willow brook and this food truck was scheduled to be here tonight. They did not show up and apparently didn’t even give the bar manager any heads up or phone call. Extremely unreliable, and possibly a detriment to others businesses. I would strongly advise avoiding this business as it is obviously poorly run.

First and foremost, the chalkboard with the list of food is illegible. While I understand the idea of using different color chalks to brighten up the chalk board. It’s hard to read multicolor chalk and fancy fonts that are cramped onto a small board.
Second, the staff is incredibly fast, friendly, and knowledgeable about their menu.
With those key points, I went with basic and simple. I ordered a turkey wrap for $ 7. Basic spinach tortilla, mayo, fresh spinach, cherry tomatoes, shredded mozzarella, and sliced turkey deli. It came with 5 stalks of grilled asparagus. The turkey wrap itself was nothing fancy and very bland. It was something I could throw together at home. It was disappointing at how little ingredients was put into the wrap. The first three bites was all tortilla. The grilled asparagus could have used some salt. It had cracked black peppers on it.
Overall experience was a 3 star. I will definitely give the place a second chance, perhaps try one of their burger wraps or something.

Oh. My GOD.
I headed over to Clark & Monroe today since it’s Friday, gorgeous outside and I needed to get away from my tiny office I share with three men. Food Truck Friday? Yes!
I decided to bypass the 20-​person line for the The Roost since well, it was 20 people long, not even noon, and Unilocal had helpfully informed me that the chicken was sometimes dry (score for pre-​food truck consuming research!). So I keep going past the cupcake truck, the doughnut truck, pizza and cheese steaks and make my way to the hot pink truck that boasts «gourmet food» (yeah, yeah, like all the others) with a few people standing around who I discover are waiting for their food, not in line. After a brief perusal of the chalkboard, I decide on Le Chicken Crêpe. Because I wasn’t in the mood for a burger and I figured that though chicken, mango and strawberries sounded like a lovely refreshing wrap for a summer’s day, I was HUNGRY and wanted something I couldn’t make at home.
Best decision EVER.
I was a little miffed that about 5 people got their food before I did, that I had to wait those 8 minutes or whatever it was for my food, and a little concerned as I walked back with container in hand that it would be soggy by the time I got to the office.
I needn’t have worried.
My colleague wanted to pick my brain and so I set my container on his desk and had to stop myself from making an extremely inappropriate sound at the first bite of — grilled veggies?! Yes, grilled vegetables. With a lovely char flavor to them — something green and leafy, possibly kale? — and asparagus. Which weren’t even tucked inside the crêpe — they were on the SIDE. The sauce, which had made a delectable pool in the container was DELICIOUS — creamy but light, the spinach was clearly fresh, and the corn had that crunch that only corn that’s been cut right from the cob does. I hadn’t even gotten to the chicken or the crêpe, but then I did and WOW. I think so many crepes are overrated, flavorless, too thin, nothing special. THIS was special. A little sweetness to it, WONDERFUL flavor — and then the chicken was moist, with that char flavor to it — and finally, the cheese, which I don’t even know what it was. But it was amazing as well.
I am pleasantly full — feeling extremely satisfied but not stuffed. And for $ 9!!! Out of all those places that boast «gourmet food for non-​gourmet prices» and «healthy, satisfying» — THIS took the cake. No pun intended.
I am extremely encouraged that mine is the first review because that means people haven’t discovered it yet. GOOD. Keep it a secret, Unilocalers! I’ll be back…