17 Mar Good Eats at MTP
Curious about what there is to eat at the Melrose Trading Post? Every Sunday we present a collection of LA’s delicious food trucks and pop-up food & beverage vendors. These delicious small businesses work hard to uphold health & safety standards to make sure you’re able to have a delicious breakfast, lunch, snack or beverage while at the market. Some of the trucks and pop-ups are with us every Sunday, and some rotate a few times a month to keep it interesting.
Mia and Patrick put together this list of delicious food options for you to check out at the market.
8E8 Thai Street Food
8E8 is a regular food truck at the market that has a wide menu of Thai dishes. It is also a local family restaurant. Our favorites at 8E8 are Pineapple Fried Rice, Yellow Curry, Pad See Ew. They also sell special desserts and drinks like Thai iced tea and everyone’s favorite, the Mango Sticky Rice (photo above).
IG: @8E8thaistreetfood Website: Streetfoodfinder.com/8E8Thai
Kalamaki Greek Street Food
The Kalamaki Greek food truck has been a fixture at our Melrose entrance for a while now and has a wide variety of items including gyros, skewers, salads and smoothies. A top favorite is their beef/lamb gyro with greek yogurt, tomatoes, red onions served with oregano fries.
IG: @kalamakigreekla
Pasta Sisters
Pasta Sisters is a local family-owned Italian restaurant with locations in Mid City and Culver City. They make handmade pasta, sandwiches, salads, and a variety of other traditional dishes. Their food truck brings family meals to Melrose Trading Post every Sunday. Ordering is simple as you choose the pasta and sauce combo yourself. We highly recommend the Penne with Arrabbiata sauce.
Dilan’s Caribbean Grill
Dilan’s Caribbean Grill is a food truck that offers Caribbean-American food inspired by Jamaican and Belizean dishes. They make a mix of traditional foods like jerk chicken and curry, but also sell fusion food such as their vegan jackfruit tacos. They are here at MTP every Sunday! Our favorites are Jerk Wings (photo above), Jambalaya, and Grilled Salmon with Asparagus and Steamed Cabbage.
IG: @dilanscaribbeangrill Website: Streetfoodfinder.com/DilansCaribbeanGrill
Govinda’s Veggie Bomb
Govinda’s Veggie Bomb occasionally comes to Melrose Trading Post with 100% vegan street food including tacos, nachos, hoagies, wings and shakes. We love their coconut cream milkshakes that come in chocolate, mango, and strawberry. The Atomic Bowl (photo above) is also delicious!
IG: @theveggiebomb Website: Veggiebomb.com
Kyoto Hibachi
Kyoto Hibachi has several food trucks and we’re lucky to have one each Sunday at Melrose that brings Japanese steakhouse-style meat and seafood to go. One of their favorite dishes is the shrimp and lobster tail plate served with rice (photo above).
IG: @Kyotohibachiusa Website: Kyotohibachi.com
Philly Jay’s Steaks
Philly Jay’s Cheesesteak Food Truck has variations of classic cheese steaks. Our favorite is their Classic Philly Cheesesteak with white american, provolone cheese and fried onions.
Website: Phillyjayssteaks.com
Mike’s Ice Cream Truck
Mike’s Ice Cream Truck is the perfect place to cool off at Melrose Trading Post for their ice cream sundaes and flavored shaved ice. We suggest their Banana Split!
Website: Mikesicecreamtruck.com
Melrose Mixology
Melrose Mixology is a long time MTP favorite with cold brew iced coffee drinks, teas, delicious donuts, and lemonade elixirs. They also offer infusions with activated charcoal or our favorite cold brew is Doses N’ Roses and our favorite elixir is Mint Julep.
IG: @melrosemixology and their Tea Company @teavibes Website: Teavibes.com
Erva Brew Co.
Erva Brew Co. is a tea company based in Pasadena with pop up booths at several markets including Melrose Trading Post. Check out their shop in Pasadena! Our favorite mates are Strawberry Lime and Ginger Lime.
IG: @drinkerva
Website: Drinkerva.square.site
Ciao Bella
Ciao Bella offers a variety of items such as delicious gourmet donut holes, hot chocolate and their Italian Shaved Ice Granitas. Their Lemon Basil and Strawberry flavors are best sellers!
Website: Ciaobellagranitas.com
We want to see what you’re eating the next time you visit MTP!
Tag your market food photos with @melrosetradingpost and #FoodofMTP.
