Please Don't Eat Paradise Cream's "Latin Food"

"I don't think I've ever ordered a sandwich and had my expectations crushed like this before." -Scott

Today we went to the London International Food Festival in Victoria Park in downtown London, ON. This was the 3rd year I have gone, and by far the most disappointing. Perhaps that was just because there was nothing new and exciting, and we were asked for a lot of money today, sometimes a little aggressively. There were the meat pies from Wisey's Pies and Bakehouse - New Zealand inspired and so delicious (we got lamb & sweet potato this year, but I think I preferred last year's Thai chicken curry pie). There was Goodah Gastrotruck, which I have mentioned loving before. There were tasty Vietnamese fresh rolls from Quynh Nhi, a summer favourite. We got two spicy vegetarian samosas from Raja for just $3, I am still meaning to try the restaurant as their festival food is on point. On a hot day in the park, a massive cup of fresh squeezed lemonade hits the spot (followed by tons of water when you get home). These were all things we had tried before and loved, only disappointment seemed to be new this year. There was a Dr. Oetker truck giving out free slices of their pizza (even free, it sucks). Michael's on the Thames made their Food Fest debut, and it felt like we had scored a deal getting 3 meat skewers for $10, but they were each very mediocre and dry (lamb, beef, & chicken). The mango and Thai sauces they had set out made it tasty, but didn't make the lamb any less chewy. None of this really warranted a post, until Paradise Cream (they don't seem to have a real website, it just redirects to Instagram). I had the luck and privilege of being their first Facebook review, and I would paste it anywhere I can to encourage them to improve, or people not to order their food.

Just take that all in. We wondered if there was even beef involved. After careful biting...

There is a bit of beef in there. There also appear to be Hickory Sticks, and ketchup & mustard, those Latin delights. Powdered Parmesan also screams quality & authenticity. I haven't used it in my own kitchen in years, and am a little disgusted someone would like me to pay them to serve it to me. From my Facebook review:

Maybe they should stick to the ice cream & milk shakes and not the pathetic attempt at Latin food. We visited this truck at the London International Food Festival in Victoria Park and ordered the Pepito Beef, assuming it would look something like the image on the sign. After waiting 10 minutes, we were notified it would be 15 minutes to cook the beef. We sat, we waited. After 15 minutes, I mistakenly thought the cashier had called my number (it was mine +10). She didn't seem too bothered, and after a total of 31 minutes we got our sandwich. It was the saddest thing I've seen from a food truck - very little beef, powdered parmesan, shredded mozzarella, avocado, ketchup, mustard, hickory sticks? It was terrible, none of the cheese had melted at all. I didn't realize the "special sauce" was ketchup and mustard. I will do everything I can to recommend everyone avoids this embarrassing attempt at food.

Likes: literally nothing.
Dislikes: Everything! The food was disappointing, the service matched.
Food: 1/5
Service: 1/5
Would I go again?: Absolutely not, hopefully they realize this isn't what should be happening.