StrEats Mobile Bistro

Creative and delicious food… And well priced to boot. First rate.

I first discovered strEats Bistro at a night when Steven and I went to Funkwerks for some totally awesome beer! The guy that runs the mobile bistro was handing out samples which proved to be awesome! What i sampled was a carnita that he puts in his tacos. So we had to order a whole plate of tacos with this carnita in the taco. Went perfect with our beer!
The guy that runs the little shop said that he is usually at O’dells during midweek and if he isn’t there then he is at Funkwerks! Awesome!

One of the best characteristics of the Fort Collins community is everyone’s willingness to collaborate. I really didn’t understand how strong this characteristic was until I started coworking at Cohere. While writing reviews there, I connected with a group of people who are willing to help and support each other in so many ways — ways that have catapulted all of our individual success. And they do it because they want to. When people work together, good things happen. Because of collaborative spirit there, I’m madly in love with the community.
Over this summer, I’ve noticed that collaborative effort found in Fort Collins extend beyond the coworking community and into the the food scene. It hasn’t been easy for the food truck and cart industry to establish locations in Fort Collins because of city regulations (and I am in the process of collecting data about that to try and make some changes for next spring), but some teamwork is beginning to brew at Odell’s and Funkwerks. While the breweries are busy serving some fantastic craft beer to friendly folks, they have allowed a couple of food trucks to come on by to park in the parking lot and serve food to the hungry masses. Beer and food trucks? It’s a brilliant combination!
In early July, owner Amish Patel and his StrEats Mobile Bistro rolled into to town, serving a variety of meats from around the world in taco, burrito and wrap form. While he doesn’t have the website up and going, or a facebook page to check, he does have some limited Twitter activity letting everyone know where he’ll be and when. You can usually find him at Odell’s on Wednesday evenings and sometimes both Odell’s and Funkwerks on Saturdays.
I stopped by Odell’s last night and grabbed a few items to take back to Cohere while I wrote the review. I ordered a Jerk Chicken Wrap with mango salsa and avocado cilantro sauce, a Korean BBQ pork wrap with grilled onions, peppers and carrots, and carnitas with salsa, onions and cilantro. The menu rotates on a semi-​regular basis including pulled pork, chicken meatballs, and grilled portabello wraps.
The food truck community is slowly growing in Fort Collins, which is bringing us unique foods at reasonable prices. StrEats Mobile Bistro might have some work to do on a few of their offerings, like bringing down the sweet and upping the savory, but I’m glad to see them here. The collaborative effort between food trucks and breweries just makes my heart burst with joy — because when people work together, good things happen. It feels like a soul-​mate combination, and makes me love the Fort Collins community even more.