Streaming old Italian music, pretty sure it was Frank Sinatra. This truck was at the Burlingame Farmer's Market so I decided to give it a try because, well, I love Italian food. I really, really, really wanted to give this place a lot of stars but unfortunately, the meatballs were so very dry that I had to really chew them. They also lacked a lot of spices and flavor. I don't doubt they used a bunch of different meats, and I'm sure it was a family recipe, but it really needed some spices and flavor, and I would prefer more sauce and moist meatballs. They only gave a small amount of sauce, and that sauce was just okay. Plain tomatoes . So--3 stars for dry and lackluster meatballs. read more

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"Not bad" also usually means not good, either. Without further explanation, the phrase has ambiguous meanings, but one thing's clear -- a ringing endorsement, it is not. From the Red Sauce Meatballs truck, I ordered lasagna ($13), pasta with two beef meatballs ($13), & two cannolis ($4 each.) Perhaps I'm used to food disappointing me in obvious ways, so when, two bites in, I was still undecided, I thought, "Not bad." However, I have a few notes on how they can better their offerings. The meat is not browned; getting some color & texture on the beef would do wonders for it. Also, it seems the sauce, which is a bit tangy for my liking, is simply poured on & heated instead of letting flavors develop through simmering. I'm no cook but I dine out con-stant-ly so I think I know what makes for a good dish, & sadly this ain't it. Lastly, the dominant flavor I tasted in both items was salt. Wanna know what was actually good? The luxardo cherry cannoli with its chocolate-dipped shell which had a good in-between texture of crunchy & pliable. When something is good, I make that word rain like dollar bills on a stage. read more

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At the FC Off the Grid, about 20 minutes after the event started. First I waited in line for several minutes while he chatted with someone, who never seemed to put in an order. Then when I got up, I ordered a bowl of beef balls only to be told he didn't have any beef, but he could give me chicken, I said no ( If I had wanted chicken I would have ordered that). He then told me he could get beef balls but it would be 15+ minutes. I said no and left. How do you not have a staple of your menu ready at the start of an event? I drove by and all the trucks were setting up at least an hour before. read more

Had Italian sausage and then couple hours later meatball sub... goood foood. Was outside the pub I was visiting. Got food on the way in and was happy he was still there on the way out... read more

We saw Red Sauce Meatballs at the Foster City OTG and I was excited to try it. I think serving meatballs is such a great idea for a food truck! I ordered three meatballs, they let me choose so I went with two beef and one pork. The balls were served with a tomato sauce, arugula, and toasted garlic bread. I personally preferred the pork over the beef. Overall the meatballs were pretty good, sauce was fine, and garlic bread was solid. read more

Extremely good and some of the best meatballs and lasagna I've ever had ever! Great service as they were extremely friendly and very happy to take my order and satisfied beyond belief once we tasted our lasagna. It was a hit with my family and we were blown away! I've been to Italy multiple times and by far their food can either compete or beat what I've eaten in Italy. Extremely authentic and mixed very well with flavors, cheeses, and precision! I would and will recommend this to everyone I know and if I can give me 50 stars out of 10 I would! Order here and they will NOT disappoint! read more

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Great nice food truck. Awesome customer service. The food is great. Authentic Italian food

Quite the unique food truck, it's nice to find a truck that isn't doing the typical burger, fries and such. Red Sauce Meatballs specializes in meatballs of course and not just one type but they have 5 different varieties. The types they offer are: *Classic All Beef *Veal *Spicy Pork *Turkey-Rabe *Veggie (made w/Quinoa and lentils) You can get the meatballs in a bowl of three topped with sauce, a sandwich which also comes with three meatballs or pasta which only comes with two. In addition to that you can also add arugula salad ($2) or fresh cheese (ricotta, provolone, or mozzarella $1). All the meatball bowls come topped with sauce, a little arugula and a slice of garlic bread. I really enjoyed the beef, veal and spicy pork meatballs they are just the right size and full of flavor. The sauce is great as well, I really can appreciate a good sauce to compliment the flavorful meatballs. I love meatballs so this truck really stands out to me and I would definitely recommend trying them out. They are often at OTG Menlo Park and other locations in SF as that is where they are based out of and they happen to be the ONLY meatball food truck I have come across in the Bay Area. read more

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Looking for a fast, filling, and fun meal? You've come to the right place! This food truck came by our campus for lunch and there was a line! There's probably always a line, but don't let that deter you. The line goes by fast! Food options: Pasta, meatball sandwiches, pasta bowl, just meatballs - you name it. You get to the counter, order your meal, pay, have a fun conversation with the guy behind the window, and boom! Your food is ready and handed to you. Enjoy your meal! You get 3 meatballs (your choice of flavor) for the majority of the meals (e.g. the bowl or meatball sandwich) and those 3 meatballs will fill you right up. You might not think it's a lot when you're standing in line (like 3? that's it?), but once you've dug into your meal... You'll know that it's enough! Also, arugula is soooo good. read more

Red Sauce Meatballs - Meatball Sandwich - Food Trucks Near Me

I visited the food truck in San Mateo. I didn't realize it was for meatballs because I don't eat meat. Valentino was super nice and said they have a homemade veggie option so I tried that. He made it fresh in less than 5 min and it was delicious. Really glad to have tried it, appreciate the kindness and friendliness from Valentino, and I would definitely eat here again. read more

NYC got into the bougie meatball fad a few years back and I'm glad San Francisco is catching up. I really like how pasta is an after thought (and only one menu item) because why waste stomach space on carbs when you can get meat and sauce? Veal, Pork & Beef Meatball: Had a good texture, not too dense. Seared outside with moist interior. Paired pretty nicely with the sauce. Classic All-Beef Meatballs: A bit too dense for me. Also, tasted mainly like well done beef (that iron-y taste) than spices. Spicy Pork Meatballs: Not that spicy at all. Also, a bit dense like the all beef. Turkey-Rabe Meatballs: Surprisingly, this may have been my favorite. Great texture, tons of flavor and didn't feel that heavy going down. I think the trick is that there is some pork mixed in with the turkey. Veggie Balls: My least favorite. I've had my fair share of vegetarian meatballs (...don't ask) and this one wasn't better than what you can find the freezer section. I think my biggest issue was that it completely falls about what you stick a fork in it. They might have been able to get better meat-like texture with some soy or seitan. And the quinoa's nutty flavor overpowered the sauce instead of blending nicely with the lentils and mushrooms. Red Sauce: Pretty solid. Not too herb-y, but more complex than just tomatoes. Arugula: Just the leaves; forgettable. read more

Red Sauce Meatballs - Trying them all (though they look indistinguish): Veal, Pork & Beef Meatball, Classic All-Beef Meatballs, Spicy Pork Meatballs, Turkey-Rabe - Food Trucks Near Me

Incredible!!!! They are now doing delivery only. We had the chicken parmigiana family pack, chic parm, veggie medley in a garlic butter sauce, pasta in marinara and two loaves of Italian bread. Enough to feed 4-6. It was all super delicious, equal to good Italian restaurant quality. Also got an apple pie, but am too full to eat it yet. Even if the pie tastes like old shoes, I wouldn't change my review. If you're ordering out during this shut in, please try them, I want them to survive. read more

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Meatballs seem to be a good choice for a food truck. It's easy to prepare, and it's easily made delicious. The meatballs here are decent, but a bit single-noted -- not enough umami in them for me (which is usually something you can detect in a meatball pretty easily!). That was surprising to me because multi-meat meatballs usually are pretty complex and good. It just didn't have the "oomph" factor especially when compared to my own homemade meatballs. read more

I try their meat ball sandwich with mixed pork and beef. The roll is toasted and crunchy. I add mozzarella for an extra $1. And I am not disappointed. Sorry the meatballs are under flavored and dried. I could not taste the source if they were the source that soaked up the bread. I only enjoy the bread. Three stars is how I rate it. I had much tastier meatball sandwiches. Not recommended. read more

Tried this delicious food truck's offerings during a Movie in the Park night in San Mateo. Their meatballs were INCREDIBLE! And the owner rocks! I ordered the Pasta with the Veal, Pork & Beef Meatball and the Turkey-Rabe Meatballs. Both meatballs were sooo delicious. It was a cold night and these delicious meatballs were perfect for our outdoor movie! I really enjoyed both meatballs--both were tender and flavorful. The pasta was also perfectly al dente. My bf also tried the classic All-Beef and that was really really yummy! Hard to pick a favorite. The owner also insisted that we try a Veggie Ball on the house..under 1 condition: we come back and tell him how we liked it. Um how cool is that?! Well we tried it..and went back to tell him it was AMAZING and to buy 3 more of them! Unfortunately someone else was manning the truck at this point so we couldn't express how grateful we were to experience this amazing veggie ball! But we brought more veggie balls home to share with our family who really enjoyed it as well. So nice to have delicious non-meat options. Overall, I highly recommend this truck and would definitely order more ballz from them again! read more

The Red Sauce Meatballs truck is a relatively new concept for me mainly because I've never visited a food truck before that specialized in only meatballs. I got to try them over at an Off The Grid meetup and I was pretty impressed. With their menu you had a variety of options ranging from different types of meatballs (Beef, Pork, Veggie, etc.) and different preparations such as in a bowl, as a sandwich, or with pasta. I went with The Bowl with Veal, Spicy Pork, and Veggie Meatballs. -- http://bit.ly/1L4DUnB This was very filling and I really enjoyed the everything, even the veggie meatballs. Because everything was doused in their red sauce, I took me a while to figure out which meatball was which, so it surprised me how good the veggie meatballs were with respect to their other meatballs. I hope to try Red Sauce Meatballs again at another food truck meetup. I want to try their meatballs with their pasta and their special Chicken Parm Hero as well. They all sound really good! read more

Red Sauce Meatballs - The Bowl with Veal, Spicy Pork, and Veggie Meatballs. - Food Trucks Near Me

Food trucks can be an interesting animal. On the one hand, you get a lot of diversity and (especially in SF) a constantly rotating selection of new places to try right where you already are. I love the idea - and I've tried a lot of good things. I have some regular favorites where I keep going. I've also tried some in which I wouldn't pay half the price at a brick-and-morter for what I'm getting. My stop to Red Sauce Meatballs cannot be boiled down to one end of that spectrum. I'm not sure I'm crazy about the menu. I read over the website, and they wrote that they are a "re-boot" of a classic dish. I'm not so sure I got the novelty or what was "re-booted". $10 for a Meatball Sandwich, $10 for Two Meatballs and Pasta, or a bowl of Three Meatballs (which they didn't show a price on - but I'm guessing $9/10). That's a limited menu. They list four styles of Meatballs (which, is your novelty) and additions of sauce, cheese and arugula for an additional charge. They also list a Chicken Parm Sandwich and Pasta Bolognese on their menu online, when available - which they were not. Thoughts: *Cost - yep. Cost. It'll be $11 for a Meatball Sub with cheese. And, there are no cheaper options in the $5-6 try-it-out-and-see-what-it's-like range. *Quality - pretty good. The Meatballs are clearly high quality. I tried the Pork/Veal/Beef. Good texture. Good ingredients. They are 2 ozs. a piece. The Fresh Mozzarella I added to my Sandwich was pretty good. I'd love to try a sampler of their Meatballs. *Menu - too limited, not novel. I could do a thing where I come up with ways this could have been more interesting, and could come up with many. *Flavor - middle of the road. It's not like it tasted bad, but it didn't make my socks roll up and down. The sauce was pretty mild. I'm guessing they try not to over-season given the perceived quality level of their ingredients, but doesn't that defeat the reason we have Meatballs in the first place? Isn't this the left-over ground-up (but tasty) remaining bits, cut with bread-crumbs and heavily seasoned? *Food-Truckiness - ehh.... I'm not sure a Meatball Sandwich is a great choice for eating at a food truck. I'm also not so sure that a Meatball Sandwich or Meatballs and Pasta leave you in a great place for the rest of the afternoon. Kinda heavy. *Service - excellent. They were very nice. The gent who took my order took some time to tell me about the options and their selection. The food came out fast. Overall, if you are in the mood for some Meatballs for lunch, you'll probably enjoy this place. Their selection of Meatballs is pretty cool - and I'm curious to try a few more things. I mean, they are, after-all, Gourmet Meatballs. However, there is not enough to this place to make it a place to seek-out, based on my visit. I'd love to see the menu options have more small items to sample. They could do some awesome things with the idea. read more

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Red Sauce Meatball is a food truck selling just meatballs in 3 "flavors" locale: soma streeteats park(9/26) eats: red sauce meatballs (9) -red sauce over meatballs of veal, pork, beef in some kind of sauce. with slice of acme garlic bread -everything tasted fresh. portions seem small. -haven't had meatballs for awhile, can't compare. 3.5 stars leftovers: -not wowed, however, not a meatball fancier -maybe slider a better value. read more

Ive not had good luck with meatball food trucks for some reason. Im just not getting hot food. Meatballs were of decent taste and a bit tough on texture but the lukewarm was what was the problem. Sauce, cheese and arugula were so,id but those are the supporting ingredients. They werent too busy and it was prime hours. Not sure what happened. Well ill try em again and hopefully its hot next time! read more

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Delicious veggie balls with Italian red sauce with salad and bread. Nice portion, fast service. Thanks.

Caught up with Red Sauce Meatballs tonight at SoMa StrEat Food Park. I've been wanting to try them since I saw them first posted about on the SoMa StrEat Food Park twitter feed. Decided on the meatball plate as opposed to the sandwich. The plate comes with meatballs in red sauce with garlic bread . I also opted to add provolone cheese. The meatballs were quite tasty and well seasoned. The sauce was slightly spicy but not overly so. The garlic bread was strongly garlic flavored but not overpowering. They served well to sop up excess red sauce. read more

Red Sauce Meatballs - The Red Sauce Meatballs plate with provolone cheese. The plate comes with garlic bread as well. - Food Trucks Near Me

Amazing, fresh & great quality food! I love the veggie balls & the the sauce was better then any other red sauce that I had! The garlic bread was a big hit with everyone in our lunch group! You must give Red Sauce Meatballs a try y'all!! read more

Red Sauce Meatballs - Veggie & turkey balls! - Food Trucks Near Me

I got the trio of balls for lunch, and 3 balls with bread and salad is super filling: Classic All-Beef Meatballs, Spicy Pork Meatballs &Turkey-Rabe Meatballs Each one was different, but Delicious. My favorite was the All Beef and the sauce actual tasty like work was put into it, instead of just opening a can of tomatoes. The spicy pork, tasty a little too much like the beef, and the turkey was just a little dry. read more

I don't like to give low ratings, and I feel bad when I do. They were super nice. The food was not horrible at all. It just was very plain and or below average. Why the bad review of the meatball? I got the meatball sandwich. I figured that if you specialize in the meatball then you should have a good meatball sandwich. The sandwich was poorly executed. The bread was dry, so dry in fact it could hardly soak up the sauce. Not even close to enough sauce. The melted provolone cheese for an extra 1 was not melted, it was solid and greasy. The meatballs, The flavors were present but they were dry and needed sauce to make them at all palatable. I was so sad after I tried to eat this. read more

My first though was "wow, this is a tiny meatball ", but i still really enjoyed my one slider. The $4 slider was neatly wrapped in paper and very flavorful. There wasn't much of any red sauce on it, but i guess it would have gotten pretty messy if there had been any more. The better deal is to get a $9 3 meatball sandwich. in the food truck world, price is average and in the end, I'd probably pick this slider over the comparable (in price & size) porkbelly Chairman Bao. read more

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While I appreciate a family operated business, Red Sauce left me wanting more. They were stationed for a local event and between only them and another food truck, there wasn't much choice for food so both lines were crazy long. When we finally made our way to the front, the owner(?) announced they were running out of bread and only had two types of meatballs left. I figured we'd be ok. We ordered a bowl and two sandwiches. With beef and turkey. The bowl came with what seemed like a garnish of bread. The sandwiches which were supposed to come with a larger loaf but instead came with a small round thing, drizzled in sauce which made it impossible to eat by hand without getting messy. The turkey meatballs were barely warm, dry, and cardboard-esque and I wouldn't recommend them unless you have a dietary restriction. Had they charged a little less for the missing quantity from each order, I would understand especially since they weren't expecting such a high turnout. However, when you are still charging your customers regular prices for less food, that doesn't fly with me. read more

Wow! So impressed by the food - I had to download yelp app to rave about it! "Red Sauce"was a fill-in at our weekly food truck night in Menlo Park. Always skeptical about vegetarian options- because a lot of cooks can't hit the target. Not this place- vegetarian meatballs were amazing! But also the pasta, arugula salad and fresh bread. Hahaha- after inhaling my dinner, went back and ordered lunch for tomorrow. Hope to see this food truck again soon (I would go once a week) if you get the chance to try it, don't miss out! cheers read more

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A food truck whose specialty is meatballs is already batting a thousand in my book. Meatballs have been one of my favorite foods ever since I was a kid so to see this food truck is honestly like heaven to me. My favorites were both the beef and the vegetarian balls. They were extremely moist and crumbled as you tried to eat them, which is how I tend to like my meatballs. The others (pork, veal, turkey) were still pretty good so I am not complaining about those either. The sauce was tasty and complimented the meatballs extremely well. The bread and arugula drizzled with olive oil were both nice additions to the meal and the bread was useful in grabbing that extra sauce. The cheese (which is an extra add-on) is always fresh and makes this dish taste even better. This food truck is definitely a favorite for this meatball lover! read more

Meatball heaven! I really enjoyed the sandwich here. The sauce to meatball ratio was spot on! The meat was full of tantalizing flavors and the melted mozzarella was the perfect topping! I didn't want it to end. My only gripe is the price, and how the cheese and arugula are an additional fee. But this is SF and not the Central Valley (where Im from). read more

Red Sauce Meatballs - Meatball sub w/ mozzarella. Delish! - Food Trucks Near Me

This food truck is almost always at the spot under the bridge near my work place. The line is always dreadfully long, so I always avoided it. I had a meeting that ended early so I decided to grab lunch early. I was the third one in line, and shortly after that, the line got really, really long. I got the turkey meatballs over pasta. Man, I did NOT know turkey meatballs could taste so good. I really want to try the other ones now! The food was very comforting, and I sort of wished I had way more bread. I used it to scoop up the tasty sauce all around it. Ughhh, I love pasta... Eat it quickly, though. The stuff is hot and if you don't enjoy the pasta while it's al dente, it'll get all soggy. read more

I hired Valentino for a company event, he showed up early and answered all my phone calls right away throughout the whole planning process. He truly loves what he does and it shows in his food and attitude. It was such a pleasure working with him he really made our event and our guest very happy! I would highly recommend him and we will be back for more :) read more

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The truck was at the civic center today and it was chilly day. What better comfort than crusty bread, meatballs, and sauce. I'm not an italian food expert, but the sauce tasted a bit one-note for me. Food: I got a bowl of three balls (veal, all beef, and turkey) in sauce. It came with a side of arugula salad and 2 big slices of bread drizzled with olive oil. Delicious. It certainly hit the comfort food spot. Overall: 9 bucks for the whole thing. The balls were a good size. Not huge but not small either. You can mix and choose which meat ball for the three. read more

A new truck! Red Sauce Meatballs keeps it simple-they serve meatballs (and veggie balls), styled a few different ways. I tried the veggie balls in red sauce (non-meat eater)- they were loosely-packed and noticeably fresh (I would have liked them even more with a little spice and perhaps an extra pinch of salt), the sauce was lovely and the garlic bread was delish. I came at lunchtime and the truck was slammed; when the person behind me in line received their meal before me, the RedSauce man gave me a holler to let me know that I was not forgotten. And when an issue arose with another patron they were genuinely apologetic and made sure to give him a little something extra for the inconvenience. There are bound to be a few kinks to work out as a new food truck finds their groove; Red Sauce Meatballs understands the importance of communication and acknowledgment and with that deliver tasty food with great, genuine customer service. read more

Don't get it twisted: these are restaurant-level meatballs that just happen to be served on a truck. They are moist and full of flavor (ahem), topped in a snow-like pile of shaved parm, and swimming in a bright and clean tomato sauce. Legit. read more

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A friend sent us dinner last night from Red Sauce Meatball. It was excellent! Many people I know had posted about the wonderful food but I had not yet ordered from them. What a great surprise! There was plenty of food and it was excellent! Especially loved their veal and chicken meatballs and the chicken parm! We will definitely order or hunt down the truck!! read more

Hands down my favorite food truck at Off The Grid - Menlo Park. I don't even bother going, if Red Sauce isn't there. The veggie balls with the arugula salad and the two huge pieces of garlic bread...delicious. So fresh! When I was told I got the last of the veggie balls this evening... It was almost a single tear moment. *fist pumps toward the sky with eyes closed* Get into it, people! read more

Stumbled upon Red Sauce Meatballs food truck in the SOMA food truck park, I'll poke my head in every once in a while but never enthralled with the options. When I saw the meatball truck I had to try it, I'm a sucker for meatballs. I got the bowl with the all beef meatballs. Three meatballs, sauce, some arugula and two pieces of bread. I wanted to add ricotta but they were out so I added fresh mozzarella. Meatballs were great! Super tasty and full of flavor. The sauce was delicious as well. I wish the bread would have been toasted but that's honestly the only thing I'd change. Also, my friend and I got one 'shot' (just one meatball) of the veggie one because we were interested in it, SO good! I was shocked a meatless meatball could be that good. I'll definitely be back! read more

Decent meatballs but seriously? 9 dollars for 3 meatballs. That's BS. They're not that good man. Not worth it.

Perfect amount of flavor and spice. I ordered the 2 meatball pasta and got the traditional meat and the veggie meatball. Very good and pasta sauce was flavorful. Surprised the veggie meatball had great texture and flavor to be meat free. Guys were super friendly -- got a free biscotti with my meal :) read more

I had the meatball sandwich with provolone for lunch yesterday. I was not impressed. The meatballs were dry. The sauce was bland. I don't get it. Not worth $9. We go to SOMA from work about twice a week. I let a couple of me coworkers taste the meatballs. We won't be going back there any time soon. read more