By Jeff Voon

After operating for several years from different locations on the Sunshine Coast and gathering a passionate following, bylaw issues prevented Feastro from opening up full-time this year. However, the Sunshine Coast's loss is Vancouver's gain, as the bright purple truck is serving its fresh seafood and tacos from its permanent location just across from the Olympic Cauldron at West Cordova and Thurlow.

Feastro is home to the largest menu on Vancouver’s streets, serving up fantastic seafood / meat / vegetarian tacos, fish & chips, oysters, crab and shrimp cakes, scallops, chowders, yam fries, tuna carpaccio, salads and ever-changing daily specials - all fresh, local, organic, sustainable and cooked to order! Above is one of Feastro's most-loved dishes, the Banzai Prawns - local prawns, sautéed in white wine, garlic, tomatoes, lemon, served on basmati rice and grains, with a grilled pineapple brochette.

Feastro is co-owned by the friendly and hard-working Paul Fenton and Steve Myddleton. Classically trained Chef Steve has a long culinary history in Vancouver, as he was formerly executive sous chef at Salmon House on the Hill in West Vancouver and chef/co-owner of Village Bistro in North Vancouver. Paul brings his background in tourism, sales and adventuring to running the order board, managing the business end of things, and proudly promoting the Sunshine Coast to the truck’s visitors.

To further the anticipation ahead of the truck's arrival in Vancouver, Feastro was featured on a recent episode of Food Network and Paperny Films' “Eat Street,” where viewers all over North America got to see the wonderful food being served up from its Sunshine Coast locale. You can view the clip here.

Follow Feastro on Twitter or check out their Facebook page to get the latest info on opening times and daily specials. As word is getting out about the purple truck, you might find a long lineup, but everything served up by Feastro is well worth the wait.

Guest blogger Jeff Voon is a food cart fiend. Follow him on Twitter at @jvoon.

Location

Thurlow & Cordova [opposite Jack Poole Plaza and the Olympic Cauldron]

Hours

Monday to Friday, 11:00am - 3:00pm [open some weekends]

Sample menu

Grilled Soft Shell Tacos – $7 each
Fresh Halibut Taco
Pulled Pork Taco
Beef Taco
Chicken Taco
Vegetarian Taco
Prawn & Grilled Prosciutto Taco

Local Seafood:
Bonzai Prawns – $13
Fish & Chips – $12
Fanny Bay Oysters – $11
Crab & Shrimp Cake – $13
Albacore Tuna Carpaccio – $11

Website: http://www.feastro.ca/

Email: greatfood@feastro.ca

Twitter: http://twitter.com/coastfeastro

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Feastro-Taco-Truck-Catering/118788819240