On the way to Hubbel Trading Post on a late Wednesday afternoon, we saw two food carts parked in a random dirt lot on the corner of 264 and Post Office Rd in Ganado, which we learned later is the location of the Ganado Navajo Flea Market. One of the stalls was out of some menu items, so we decided to give the second one (with a sign labeling it as "Hot Food's Open") a try as we were intrigued with the frybread/tortilla-only menu. This food truck has 3 people working, one younger gentleman in front taking orders (walk up, or drive up), and two in the back cooking and assembling. The meat is grilled to order, so it took around 15 minutes to receive our food. Pork Sandwich, Frybread ($10) - Sandwiches come with a choice of tomato, lettuce, red onion, and green chile. I went with all and found an absolutely gigantic sandwich! It's a 10- or 11-inch diameter piece of frybread, folded over a massive cross cut pork steak. The pork fills the entire frybread and is around ¼ inch in thickness. It's massive and would easily command a price of $20 or $30 at a sit-down restaurant. It's grilled to perfection; great char on the exterior, super juicy and tender on the interior. There's no gristle or toughness to be found in this slice of meat! It's served bone-in, which in my case was only a single bone. Since the pork is so tender, it's easy to eat around the bone. The pork isn't seasoned at all, no salt, no pepper, no seasoning, just pure pork flavor. I asked for green chile, which is placed right in the crook of the fry bread. It's grilled so it gives a charred flavor along with the pepper vegetalness and a bit of spice. It's unfortunately a little wet, so it makes the frybread somewhat soggy. The rest of the veggies are fresh and crisp, not otherwise remarkable. The frybread is of a thinner variety, so not particularly puffy, but instead gives a good fried chew, good to keep all the ingredients encapsulated. Overall, it's a really simple but filling meal. There's no seasoning at all applied by the chef; instead, they give two small packets of salt to add to taste. I guess it's not traditional here to pre-season? Also, while probably not traditional, if I got this again in the future, I'd probably add some mayo or other creamy element to the sandwich. While fresh and delicious, the sandwich could use a bit more creaminess. Again, this is really simple food and is absolutely fantastic for the price. All sandwiches come with a can of soda and a small bag of chips. Soda choices are Shasta Cola, Diet Shasta, or Shasta Twist. Chips include a choice of one of eight types of Frito-Lay products. Mutton Sandwich, Frybread ($10) - This is the same as above but with two broad pieces of cross cut mutton, bone-in with bone marrow in center. This meat's quite a bit tougher than the pork but is surprisingly not that gamey in taste. Visiting this food cart, I learned one thing: for frybread, go to food carts, not restaurants. The seasoning level is probably traditional so I'm not going to rail too much about that. As a side note: I have no idea how this cart earns money with their pricing. $10 for a huge sandwich, chips, and a drink is an insane deal. This is a meal I'd easily pay $20+ for elsewhere, or perhaps I'm just too used to Seattle prices! Note: Bring cash for this one; card is accepted, but with a $1 fee. read more

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