The Calbi Catastrophe

Chicken Calbi Burrito
Vegetable mix, Chicken, Cheese, Scrambled Egg, 
sesame seeds, and special sauce

It was the Thursday before Spring Break.  85 degrees and beautiful out, the perfect beach day.  After finishing my morning class, I tried out the free yoga session on campus.  It was very relaxing and I felt great afterwards - definitely going to take some classes over the the Summer.  After the yoga sesh, I was craving some mexican food.  I called around and tried to find a friend to go to Chipotle with.  When no one answered, I started heading back to my apartment to make a quesadilla.  On the way back, Cary called me and said he would be willing to meet up for lunch, and then we could head to the beach together.  I suggested the taco truck parked by the pool on Jefferson & McClintock.

I assumed that this was just a normal mexican taco truck, but I guess they make fusion style tacos and burritos. Calbi Fusion is famous for its korean style tacos and burritos.  I still ordered the chicken burrito, but asked for it without the egg, which sounded a little fishy to me.  It wasn't that great.  Maybe I just couldn't appreciate it because I was still really craving true mexican food and was not blown away by their fusion.

Cary, on the other hand, ordered the spicy pork and beef tacos. Cary is very allergic to peanuts, and though he noticed a sign saying some food items may be exposed to them, we decided it would be ok because were the first customers and the grill would be clean.  Cary's tacos were delivered and he devoured them within 30 seconds - I didn't even get a chance to take a picture.  He was experiencing some doubts because the sauce was distinctly asian, a taste sometimes poisonous to him.  After he finished he immediately felt a little tingling on his tongue. We decided it would be best to book it back to the apartments.  After a few minutes of chilling out and drinking some milk Cary didn't feel much better.  Unfortunately we had to drive to the health center and get him checked out.  I'll spare you the very gory details, but Cary ended up being ok!  He's a little bummed because he thought the tacos were delicious, and the tangy taste of the oriental sauce will unfortunately be ruined for him. I felt awful after the lunch date (and 3 hours in the health center), but I guess we learned our lesson.

Beware of fusion style cuisine - you never know what will end up in your taco. I'll have to treat Cary to some froyo tonight. 

Poor Cary in the health center after the tacos :(