We’ve got some brisk food-truck business going on in downtown Bellevue. I’ve been frequenting the Paleo truck (Tuesdays) for a while now. Although, lately they have not been serving my favorite, fried plantains. Months ago some friends and I checked out the Skillet Street Food truck (Thursdays), though it’s pretty heavy for lunch, if you get what they are known for, burgers with fancy bacon jams, and not be health-conscious and order a kale salad like some people I dined with.

But there’s another food truck we just had to try. It’s been around for a while and my work spouse, EC, is very familiar with it as her Louisiana-born husband requires a certain level of soul food in his diet or risk self-destruction.

When work colleague Sam found out that the Where Ya At, Matt truck made a stop in downtown Bellevue (Wednesdays) he couldn’t stop talking about it for weeks. Not kidding. But I can’t blame him, and he did get us all to check it out, and it was most definitely definitely worth it. Especially because the boss-lady shared her beignets with us and OMG BEST BEIGNETS EVER.

I don’t think I’ve had one of these since I was in New Orleans … over a decade ago

Here is the oyster po’boy I got. It was crusty french bread and fried goodness and I ate the whole thing. I also ended up taking my other co-workers jambalaya home because he left it in my fridge and seriously, you’re going to leave it in my fridge? In my defense, he wasn’t feeling well and I waited a full day and then bought him his fancy SBUX drink later on so we’re even.

On a side note, the week after our group outing to visit Matt, Sam mentioned not very casually at all that it was Wednesday, which meant Matt was back. I had to put my foot down. I can’t do this all the time. I’m already over my limit, but I told him we’d do it again soon. There is too much on that menu that needs to be tasted

I’m lucky to work somewhere like this, with people like these.