Grub Tough Truck Day

The Founding Fathers!

Well, look who's back. Great to see you! How have you been? Yes it has been a long time, we were being... baschs.

This past week has been full of debaschery, major retardation, and all sorts of stoopness. The entire Grub Tough Way of Life is extremely apologetic that we have not posted in over a week. We are coming back ready as ever to grub tough. With new writers and new excursions, we promise that you will not be bored for a second. Now back to the tough shtuff.

Big Seandie being a boss

Friday March 18th, 2011 marked a historic day at Santa Monica High School. Seandie Robins and Aidan Hamilton hosted a gourmet food truck day as a fundraiser for the Virtual Business program. Denny Franklin assisted us in more ways than 3. We were graced with the presence of four amazing trucks that serve the firest mobile grub. First to arrive was Great Balls on Tires, followed by MeSoHungry, MeetnPotatoes, and Frysmith. The event was planned to be off-campus, but the City of Santa Monica (probably the worst place to conduct business in the world other than North Korea) last minute waived a $1000 fee to have the event on-campus. After telling the trucks to move 17.5 times, they were finally able to properly prep for the 3:16pm rush that was soon to come.


The bell rang, students ran in every direction to get in line for the most delicious grub the high school has ever seen. Please remember that SAMOHI is known to have some of the worst food in the world, and claims that disgusting Papa John's pizza with rat feet and Orange Chicken made with pigeons is "healthy" enough to feed to our district's youth. We were so happy that The Treasurer didn't have to worry about taking one for the team! Back to the trucks. Sean and I felt so proud to see the crowds of students, staff, and community members line up to grub tough. The fathers were impressed with the SAMOHI community for fulfilling the philosophy.

Now for the grub:

Aidan Hamilton eating balls with his business mentor, Dave Heller

1. Great Balls on Tires was the first to show up, and the staff was super chill and the opposite of grimy. I had to try something from their exotic menu, which looked so ballsy. I ordered the IncrediBall, which was f****** incredible. It consisted of two ground Kobe beef meatballs wrapped in applewood smoked bacon, accompanied by gruyere, wild arugula, and garlic aioli on a toasted brioche buns. The flavors of meatball and bacon Since Friday I have not stopped thinking about this BALLwich of epic proportions. ROP coordinator Rebel Harris was fiending for the Buffalo Balls, which she let me try. Ground chicken meatballs slathered in a sweet buffalo sauce on mac 'n' cheese. This is why I live the lifestyle! GBOT was amazing and we thank them so much for coming!

Mladen and HNIC grubbing tough on SP fries

2. MeSoHungry pulled up to serve grub next. This mobile grub truck was the most successful of the four, with a constant line the entire event. Allan, one of the owners of the truck, is a great grubber and is extremely helpful. He will probably assist us in keeping the food truck revolution at Santa Monica High School. Mladen was couldn't resist The Duke with sweet potato fries and Dr. Pepper. I have to say, his grub looked so good I almost PYT'd myself for not getting something from this truck. Not having tried the burger myself, I asked Mladen to describe his experience: "The sweet potato fries complimented the salinity of the applewood bacon on the burger delightfully". Yes, this burger was so amazing that it transformed Mladen into a philosopher for the grubbers. I am so proud of this man, and happy that this fire truck was able to extinguish Mladen's hunger.

3. MeetnPotatoes provided some of the most pleasantly surprising grubbing of our lives. Despite its basch and grimy name which brings to mind an fat old eastern european woman serving a large platter of 2-week old grub, this truck is completely top notch. From first look at the truck it was grub-love at first sight. It is especially known for its sandwich which consists of your choice of several warm meets, followed by freshly cut french fries, provolone cheese, italian coleslaw, and tomato all on fresh bread. It was grubbing at its toughest. We highly recommend this truck, especially because it employs some of the broodest girls in Southern California.

Sam Adams, Mladen, and Stoop Karen grubbing tough. HNIC is not grubbing. Ew.

Talia the II so excited to grub on Rajas Fries!

4. Frysmith. A classic. A legend. It is one of the most popular trucks in Los Angeles, and was the first gourmet food truck I ever ate at. They showed up a little late, but were in full swing soon after the official grubbing started. I had to revisit my past, and ordered the most amazing beer and chocolate chili fries this world can offer. The fries by themselves were exquisite, having been seasoned perfectly. I had already eaten so much, that I couldn't finish them and passed them on to my family, who can grub as tough as I can. They devoured it, even though it gave my father (a Founding Grandfather) heartburn. Jake "The Treasurer" Squier had to grub tough on the pork belly and kimchi fries. Sounds crazy? Nah, they are insane. This combination of fries is almost unbeatable, with the baconesque deliciousness of pork belly fusioned with spicy Korean kimchi. Peace! Nick Salazar, a wonderfully classy man, grubbed tough on Rajas Fries, frenchy fries piled with steak and poblano chiles. He freaked out as he received them, marveling in their beauty. I didn't have a chance to chat with the staff until after the event. The one staff member I spoke with an awesome guy, looking like a cross between a Samurai and Sushi Chef. He was extremely patient as we dealt with some of stoop bullshit the city pulled on us. He also gave Mr. Kay a free order of fries after they had closed, which is very honorable. He didn't really deserve them because he came late and still wanted his money back from the tickets he bought.

The Incredible Rajas Fries

Grub Tough Truck Day was incredible. The event itself ran very smoothly, it was all the confusion before it that caused so much stress in my brain. Yes, I now have minor retardation, and you can blame that on the City of Santa Monica. They asked for a $1000 fee for a fundraiser. Told us to relocate to Michigan and 7th. Told us we couldn't park in non-metered parking spots. Charged us $86 for No Parking signs. Didn't enforce the signs we paid for. And told us an hour before the event that we can have the event on campus. Of course that wasn't the end of it. As the first truck pulled into the Circle at SAMO, the stoop basch security officers said we were parked in a fire lane and had to move again. You and I have seen cars parked here all the time after school. And the short buses are constantly waiting there. As a true grubber, I ask you to PYT the shit out of any Santa Monica official or SMHS security guard you see for the next few days or weeks.

Look forward to a future of many posts! Thank you so much for staying loyal to the lifestyle!


I will always grub you,


Aidan Hamilton

All photography on this page is by Nick Salazar. What a classy guy.