Southern Pitch Food Truck

I wanted to like this place, with its smoked meats, interesting vegetables, and offbeat baseball theme. Unfortunately, the sandwich made it kind of difficult — the large bun and plentiful toppings were all not that flavorful and not that good; the portion of meat was ok, but not exciting and dwarfed by the rest. The collard greens were startlingly tasty, however, with a lot of garlic. One extra star for those.

ordered the chicken philly sandwich. waited ten minutes for a small, cold kinda pathetic sandwich. it was mostly a 6″ cold low quality roll with very little inside. cold canned mushrooms, all four slices of them on top of lettuce, luke warm, shaved, unseasoned chicken with cold un-​melted cheese. asked if mayo was ok and i said yes but there was no mayo on this bland dry sandwich.50 cents more for a half filled container of bottled bbq sauce. expected homemade. food trucks used to serve special food. This was an insult for $ 10. in the loop there aren’t a lot of indy businesses to throw money at, but I can’t feel good about this purchase. I feel like I just ate a big, cheap piece of preservative filled bread. and i’m still hungry.

$ 10 of food truck disappointment.
I had the baked turkey leg with jerk sauce, with sides of corn bread dressing and collard greens. I’m a collard greens junkie, so that was the first item I tried. There was a slightly «off» flavor, like cardboard, and I believe one past reviewer is correct in saying «the food tasted like one giant bouillon cube.» Collard greens should be made with fresh stock (smoked ham hock, smoked turkey neck or even bacon), not bouillon. Also, they used too much vinegar.
The corn bread dressing was okay. I like my dressing a little more lumpy but that’s personal preference and I wouldn’t dock points for that.
The baked turkey leg however… It’s literally a baked turkey leg and they drizzle some sauce of your choice on it. There is no flavor penetration; I don’t even think they season it before it goes to the oven. The jerk sauce: lacks complexity and too heavy on the Worcesterchire.
I’m sad to give such a horrible review; the person I talked to at the truck was super nice.

Overly disappointed is an understatement! I got the chicken cornbread dressing, candied yams and four hot wings. OMG… EEEEWWW! First, the chicken cornbread dressing had way too much salt and I could only eat a few small bites before my face looked like a sour patch. I highly suggest you mix some jiffy cornbread in your dressing in order to raise the flavor profile. I would also suggest you reduce the amount of salt… folks have high blood pressure. Second, the candied yams had way too much nutmeg and I could the chef tried to make sweet potato pie. In case you didn’t know, sweet potato pie and candied yams are two totally different dishes. One is a dessert and the other is a side dish, and if properly made within the context of their purpose, they should taste different. However, this was not the case! I ended up mixing the candied yams with the cornbread dressing to see if I could stomach both. Can we say FAILURE TO LAUNCH!!! And last, the wings were so small I actually felt bad for the chicken we killed. Tonight I’ll lite a candle for the baby birds. In the end, I threw away the cornbread dressing, candied yams and 1.5 wings left. I couldn’t muster up the strength to finish! And given my facial expressions, you would have thought I was constipated.
I hope you read this and that you take my suggestions into consideration. My mom is visiting me for the Thanksgiving holiday, and if you need her to provide a few cooking lesson, please let me know in advance. You should taste her cornbread dressing!!!

Sad to say that I was really disappointed in this truck. The menu looked amazing but execution was terrible. I had the jerk wings, rice and beans, and collard greens. The food tasted like one giant bouillon cube. Rice and beans were too wet and basically consisted of a handful of goopy beans with a tablespoon of rice. The chicken was boiled and tossed in a jerk seasoning, which slipped off the chicken skin as I ate it. Also tasted like bouillon. The collard greens were okay — but when collard greens are the star of the show, you know you’re doing something wrong.
Excellent menu, excellent concept, beautiful truck. Terrible food.

I noticed this truck parked a couple of blocks from where I live. The truck was very unique so I stopped for a bite. I ordered the turkey leg and a side of mac and cheese and some sore of sweet potatoes. I watched them scoop up the food into a Styrofoam container. This told that this was pre cooked elsewhere. They they placed it into a microwave and heated it up for a minute. I tried to be optimistic and thought to myself that this will be good, right? Wrong. The turkey leg was so dry and stringy. It also had a blood aftertaste. The worst part was the skin as it was so thick and fatty. For some reason it reminded me of human skin. Everything else was just so greasy.

Sweet potato pie is amazing!!! We luckily got to taste this food truck while at vice brewery. We had the philly stars sandwich as well. So yummy! The people next to us got the tacos and I was jealous. Must try!

Holy Spice Explosion in my mouth!
When I saw Southern Pitch planted outside Vice District brewery, I had to give them a try. They had a wrap that sounded amazing on the menu — the Willie Mays’ Soul Wrap. Collard greens with smoked turkey, candied yams, cornbread, chicken dressing in a flour tortilla. When offered the option of jerk sauce on it, I said Yep, let’s jerk it up! Woooooohiiiiieeeeee did that add some serious spice! My mouth was on fire after eating the wrap but I did find it to be an interesting take on soul food to mix it all together in a wrap.
They have a bunch of other sides that sound great so I’m hoping they’ll be outside Vice District again sometime! I have my eye on the sweet potato pie!

A decent turkey leg with great sides!
I don’t see this food truck very often, so after finishing a 5K I figured, hey, this is probably the best time to assess their food.
I grabbed a positively ginormous turkey leg, along with mac n’ cheese and mashed sweet potatoes. The turkey leg was pretty good; huge, so it was a bit dry, and modestly seasoned.
The sides were very good. I especially liked the mashed sweet potatoes, which I swear had a little bit of maple in them. The mac n’ cheese was creamy and delicious.
I’ll be on the lookout for this truck again in the Loop.

Would I give this food truck a second shot, yes. Would I order the same items, not quite. I was super excited to see a Philly Cheesesteak on the menu but it fell short of my expectations. I was disappointed to find that it was not made fresh (there didn’t seem to be a hot grill) and was missing the mushrooms and peppers it boasted in the description. The chicken was pulled and very flavorful, but the bun was soggy from sitting in a warmer and the sandwich fell apart. The collared greens with smoked turkey side were great and my friend raved about her mac n cheese, so it seems to me this food truck sweet spot may be in the soul food category, which is what I will focus on if I return. On the plus side, the truck accepts cards for payment and you can order online for a no wait pick up (though I didn’t try this second part, just saw it advertised).

Southern Pitch made my boyfriend’s 30^th birthday quite the memorable experience. They brought the truck out to Aurora on a Friday night! Needless to say, it was a hit. These guys were so gracious and the food was delicious. I am a vegetarian so I just picked up some of the sides. The Mac and cheese and red beans and rice were very tasty. These guys worked their butts off but it was quite a few people to serve. I think the most popular dish for everyone was the Jerk turkey tacos.

I personally met owner Don Curry and was instantly impressed with his genuine enthusiasm for his food truck business. The food is as good as Don is friendly. I had the soul food wrap. It was a terrific value only bested by the combination of flavors from sweet potatoes and collard greens to turkey, chicken and cornbread stuffing. I have never had true soul food before. This wrap was full of soul and the sky’s the limit on where this fare will go.

You know. you see a FOOD TRUCK and want to be able to say. take the wheel. this food was so delish.
Unfortunately, I didn’t have quite the experience. The people were fully nice, but the food in terms of taste and preparation left something to be desired. Let’s start from the beginning. They really outdid themselves in terms of designing the truck that references black history and feel good moments in time. Additionally, they have a lovely list of offerings — collard greens sauteed with garlic and olive oil, collard greens with smoked turkey, turkey legs (whole or pulled), smoked wings, mac n cheese, red beans and rice. The list really does go on. The bonus was that nothing is fried or made with pork.
Now why the 3. the food was just okay. With some bites, a 3 was generous. I had the turkey leg (pulled), mac n cheese, red beans and rice, and collard greens with smoked turkey. The meat was extra dry and flavorless. The sides were equally bland and just overall disappointing. For $ 10 for a less than full portion, I would awesome-​ness! Hopefully they will get it right. Maybe I caught them on a bad day?!

Southern Pitch has some really fantastic soul food. I got to partake last night and it was really good. I got the soul food plate with jerk wings, mac and cheese, and collard greens. Everything was really tasty. The real star was the spicy and delicious sauce on the wings. My husband got the wrap, which is literally the largest wrap I have ever seen. It was filled with deliciousness like sweet potatoes, greens, and turkey. All of the flavors were excellent together. I also got to try the sweet potato pie which was really great too. For the amount of food we got and the quality of the food, it was definitely super affordable, very tasty, and worth every penny. We also got to meet Don and Willie who were running the truck and they are really nice guys.
Southern Pitch is starting up their food truck and you definitely need to seek them out and try everything they’ve got. I will definitely be back for seconds because I saw other people eating even more delicious food I want to make sure to try next time.