I have been wanting to go to Street Feast since the start of summer when it first opened. I haven't managed to find the time to go yet, so last night I dragged my boyfriend up to East London. I think he was more keen to come just to shut me up! However as always, it turned out to be an awesome evening.
It's starting to go dark at around 7.30/8pm now, so by the time we got there it was already pitch black, but definitely worth the effort to get to! It is based in Dalston Yard, surrounded by shipping containers and graffiti-covered walls.
We grabbed a beer and an Aperol spritz (my new favourite summer drink) and headed round to look at the stalls, and with a very hungry boyfriend in tow, it wasn't long before we were making our first purchase.
Of all the things I imagined myself tucking in to last night, it definitely wasn't Egyptian street food.
Koshari Street have a shop near Leicester Square in London. We had a Koshari which has a base of rice, lentils and pasta topped with a spicy tomato salsa, chickpeas, doqqa (a spice blend), da'a (not sure what this is!) and crunchy caramelised onions.
It had a heavily spiced flavour, and I was surprised at how much I enjoyed it. It wasn't until he had nearly finished the whole pot that I asked my boyfriend if he had missed the fact there was no meat in that dish, but it turns out he didn't even think about that until I mentioned it!
Next up it was my choice, and I am a sucker for Mexican food since travelling there 2 years ago and experiencing some amazing street food there.
There really isn't much more I can say apart from that they were absolutely spectacular. They had a real hit to them from the chilli sauce, but I wouldn't change that! I did think the price was quite steep at £5 for 2, but after tasting them it was well worth it. I even got a congratulatory comment from my boyfriend on my choice here!
However, he had chosen a small dish of the Egyptian street food to make sure he still had room for something else later. As he is a sucker for spicy food, we headed to Mamas Jerk Station.
Only an idiot tells a Jamaican man he likes it HOT. And that is exactly what my boyfriend did.
After 2 bites, he had to have a sit down. Another 2 bites later he was walking around, and the sweating had begun. By the end he was absolutely gagging for ice cream! I am going to write a review from what he said, as I was too petrified to try it after what it had done to a spice-fiend!
The taste was epic, and everything he wanted it to be. Sweet, succulent chicken, salad and hot sauce, with a dash of mayo. He said the kick came after each mouthful had been swallowed, so hopefully his account of how great it was isn't hindered by his burning mouth!
I am super keen to try Mama's Jerk Station, but perhaps not with as much hot sauce! The queue was really long for the whole evening, so I think that definitely says something about how great the chicken is there.
I'm really glad I finally got to go, but I was slightly disappointed as I was REALLY in the mood for a burger, and there were none there last night.
Other dishes on offer were BBQ'd meat from The Suya Man, pulled pork rolls from The Joint, burritos from Burrito Mama, pizzas from Born Raised (and cooked in an oven in the back of their Land Rover Defender), and hot dogs from Dogtown Hot Dogs.
Unfortunately I didn't get to try as much food as I had liked, as this usually happens when there is a bigger group of people and we can all try each others.
However, a really enjoyable evening, sitting around wood burners and chatting, with a great atmosphere and good music.
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