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    4.7 (44 reviews)
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    Outdoor seating
    Happy hour specials
    Dogs allowed

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    Mayoong Pork Belly Bowl
    Katherine M.

    The Hungry Owl has got to be my favorite food truck. It is more than a food truck experience. It's cooked to order so be prepared for a wait that is well worth it! I got the Mooyang Pork Belly Bowl, and I was in heaven. Savory and flavorful, it was topped with an egg and kimchi. I thought I'd devour the whole thing but the portions were hearty and I thankfully had leftovers for later- which I enjoyed thoroughly! I'm happy to learn they are often parked at Ruby Beach Brewery so I can seek them out when I'm crazy Thai AND grab a beer.

    Mooyang pork belly rice bowl
    Kristy K.

    I had an event to attend at Ruby Beach Brewing so I took the opportunity to try this food truck. Service was personable. Food didn't take long considering 4 people ordered right before me. I stayed nearby and could hear they were cooking everything fresh. This meal was truly a delight. I ate it faster than I'd like to admit. I got the Mooyang pork belly rice bowl. The pork was soft but also crispy on the edges. The egg was perfect. The rice was the perfect amount. You also get kimchi and a tiny lumpia. Fresh. Delicious. Will return.

    Pad Thai with Shrimp and Beef Fried Rice
    Nicole H.

    Great food truck outside the Ruby Beach brewery. Three of us ordered several items from the menu, which had a lot of choices! The Thai Curry Rice Bowl with chicken - flavor of the curry was soo delicious and the chicken was crispy and overall great flavors. The rice on the other hand really threw us for a loop - it tasted somewhat like soap. We aren't sure if this is a lemongrass or something else the rice was cooked in but definitely was not good. (The dish soap taste was in several of the rice dishes we tried except for the fried rice) Spam Musibi plate - excellent aside from the above mentioned dish soap rice. The spam was cooked to perfection with a delicious glaze! Drunken Noodle - I got this mild and it still had a good spicy kick to it, great flavors and was glad I got this dish! would order again! We also had the beer fried rice and shrimp pad Thai - both of which were great and would also order again. Overall, aside from the rice issue, it was a great option!

    Rachel T.

    This thai food is SO good! I visited for the first time recently while meeting a friend at Ruby Beach Brewery. It was pouring outside, so the outside area was empty. I can imagine it gets pretty busy. It took about 30 minutes for our food to be made which shows it is really made fresh to order. I tried the thai curry bowl with tofu and asked to add extra vegetables. It was $19 and came with a little veggie spring roll on top. The portion size was huge and I ate all of the curry. I will absolutely order this again. I ordered the thai chicken and rice ($16) for my boyfriend to go and the box was so heavy! It fed him multiple meals and he loved it. My friend got the loaded fries which was something I've never seen before! It had a drizzle of something like yum yum and terriyaki sauce on top. She added tofu and it was cooked perfectly. What a treat! The portion was huge and I will definitely get those to share next time. They prefer cash or venmo payment and it will be a bit cheaper than using a credit card. I can't wait to go back and try more!

    Menu as of March 2022
    David M.

    We have a lot of great food trucks downtown regularly, but Hungry Owl is one of the best. (you can also catch them elsewhere around the city if you follow them on Instagram for their schedule.). My go-to is the pad ka prao gai, one of the best renditions of the dish that I've had - huge portion of ground chicken and chiles over rice, with a fried egg and an egg roll to boot. The khao soi is also excellent, though not the easiest to eat in your work clothes. The kaomangai fried chicken is the dish that most people come for - it's good, but it's not my favorite on the menu. The service can be on the slow during high volume times, but it's worth the wait.

    Drunken noodles- best in the city!
    Adeline L.

    Hungry Owl is one of my favorite places to have Thai food and IMO has the BEST drunken noodles in the city! Even as someone who's sensitive to spice, I recommend getting the drunken noodles with at least mild spice because the one time I got it with none, it also lacked some flavor. I don't get it as often but their signature Kao Man Gai is also great. The truck's "home" is at Ruby Beach brewing downtown which is a really nice atmosphere to have your delicious Thai food with a cold beer :)

    PAD KA PROA (SPICY BASIL)
    Tiffany L.

    The food here is delicious!! I ordered the pork lumpia and was sooo happy with how they tasted. I wanted to get another order of them, but decided to get a meal instead, so I went with the Pad Ka Proa (Spicy Basil). When they tell you the Pad Ka Proa is spicy, they aren't lying. I can handle my spice but this one was a tough one. Still delicious though! Highly recommend.

    Pork Lumpias (5 for $5)
    Jay P.

    FLA-VOR-FUL!!! I really love this food truck. Thus far...ALL of the main entrees and Special of the Day that I've tried on their menu have been all home runs. And speaking of 'home'...that's the hard part....driving home and trying not to pass out from the smell and aroma of the deliciousnessnessness inside the car. The struggle is real. And once you get home, warn everyone around you that you're about to eat and for them not to bother or talk to you. Feast on!!!! I'm definitely a Hungry Owl food groupie.

    Musabi rice plate
    Rich H.

    If there's a single dish that describes me as a person, it's spam musabi. Like me, it's a little salty and an acquired taste, but worth the effort of getting to know. This spam musabi plate from the @thehungryowljax food truck is a good one. It's grilled spam with a teriyaki glaze, seasoned white rice, a fried egg, and an egg roll. My kind of comfort food.

    Ashley T.

    The Hungry Owl came to our neighborhood and thank goodness they did be cause no one was in the mood to cook! I reviewed the menu and pictures several times (as a true Yelper does) and finally decided to order the Pad Ka Prad Gai aka Thai Spicy Basil Chicken. First let me say WOW the flavor is fantastic but I also need to warn spicy is in the name of the dish for a clear reason! After ordering it didn't take but maybe 10 minutes for our food to be ready. Even in a take out box they still did a great job of plating the food so it had a nice presentation. I ate every single bite and licked my lips after! I cannot wait for The Hungry Owl to be back to my neighborhood so I can order more and more!!!

    Teriyaki chicken
    It's Just M.

    Food was great, tasted great too, only downside is the portion size they gave was like a kids meal

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    Rachel R.

    I have been wanting to try this food truck for years! I stalk them on Instagram hoping I'll be in the same area and the stars aligned last night! I ordered the Kao Soi with double fried chicken, it was so good! Curry based with egg noodles, veggies and chicken. The lumpia was great. Service was quick and polite. I'll definitely be trying other dishes from them! The hype was real and I'm so glad I finally got to try them!

    Kaomangai
    Varsha P.

    I ordered the Kaomangai from here! It was a much anticipated visit for me and I left extremely satisfied!! This is a delicious Thai chicken and rice dish with double fried chicken over ginger garlic jasmine rice, topped with a fried egg and lumpia, and served with a side of soy miring and sweet chili sauce. This Thai street food truck offers a variety of delicious main courses and I can't wait to try every single one of them!!

    Drunken noodles & chicken dumplings

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    Amazing food a bit pricy but honestly it was worth for the price would def come again

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    Got to try the food truck at an event on the Landing Lawn. Can't wait to explore the menu and sample more!

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    Out of this world food!!! Great portion sizes reasonably priced. Friendly staff, very helpful and knowledgeable. Pretty sweet food truck.

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    We saw a post in the Jacksonville Fun, Eats & Drinks Facebook group that reminded us that it's been…read moretoo long since we've been to Peony Asian Bistro so we fixed that over the weekend. They're at 10586 Old St Augustine Road in Mandarin with a nice size parking lot so their location is great and parking isn't a concern. I'll get to the food in a minute but I'll start by saying that before we opened our fortune cookies at the end, I jokingly said "I hope one of these says 'you will get your original Facebook account back". They didn't say that but I included a photo of both because I feel like they're close enough As far as food goes, we split the Peony Sampler for an appetizer and loved it. It definitely did it's job as a sampler because now we know we like all of their appetizers and would order any of them on their own in the future. I ordered Egg Drop Soup after that because it's a favorite of mine. I always add a little salt to their version of it but I add salt to a lot of soups so that may just be a "me" thing. I had the Sweet & Sour Pork with Fried Rice for my entree, which is the same things had last time and it's still great. Between the appetizer and the soup and the entree, I was hoping to have enough to take home for lunch tomorrow and I definitely did. My wife had the General Chicken. She really liked the sauce because it was sweet but has a little bit of spicy kick to it. She said the same thing I said about the chicken itself; she loved that it was big pieces of juicy white meat. She was also surprised by how much she liked the broccoli which made for one of those things where you could get a bite of everything at once. She also had a lot to take home, so she's happy with that too. Thank you again to the person who posted about Peony in the group recently. We had a great lunch thanks to your reminder.

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    I've seen this place in the Winn-Dixie shopping center for years and I've always wanted to try it…read more My friends and I enjoy Korean BBQ so we stopped by. The tables have the both the BBQ grill and the hot pots. Food - try it all! They have all your meats and stuff in a buffet area. everything we tried was fresh and delicious. We had both the grill and the hot pots. Each of us tried a different base and all of them were good. I would go traditional if I was you. Food conveyor - just like you see in Japan! Alls sorts of items come by your table. If I could say anything bad it would be that I wish some of the portions were smaller - there are so many things to try and I no longer each like a college student. Service - our server never left us wanting for anything. Everyone was friendly and helpful. I look forward to bringing more friends here in the future. The place is large and can accommodate larger groups - I think I saw one group of about 15. It may seem a little pricey for some but you have lots of options and it's worth it.

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    I've been craving for a Taiwanese beef noodles and vegetable spring rolls, and came across this…read moreplace. It wasn't a new place for my husband since he'd been here before. 1. Beef noodles - the broth taste decent and had just enough spicyness to my liking. The beef was tender and I would say to it's price has reasonable amount. Although I thought it has the wide rice noodle but instead it came with the thin noodle. Overall, their beef noodles satisfied my cravings. 2. Veggie spring rolls- this actually surprised me as it came out super small ‍and almost nothing inside. At first I thought the wrapper maybe was just thin and will have a good fillings inside but I was wrong. 3. Pork steam soup- my husband ordered this. He was a bit disappointed as it was dry inside. Service- we noticed that there's just 1 all around server which made the wait time longer especially when the customers started to showed up. Ambiance- it was strategically located and the inside has enough space even with the numbers of occupied tables when we were there.

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