One more before the big 600

I left Louisville with my count at 598 and I started to plan for my 600th Triple D visit but still had one left before I could complete the plans.  Guy had recently visited several places in the DC area and one in Baltimore that I had yet to get to.  One of the places is a food truck that services the Baltimore area and had been a bit elusive. I saw their schedule so I planned to try and find the elusive truck.

"The Smoking Swine" is one of the most popular and successful food trucks in the Baltimore area and they were planning to participate in a twice monthly event in the town of Odenton, Maryland called "Food Truck Thursday", sponsored by the Odenton Volunteer Fire Company.  About a dozen food trucks gather in the parking lot of the firehouse to create a huge outdoor restaurant .  There are all types of food options offered including Cajun, Italian, Vegan, sandwiches, crepes, seafood and of course Barbecue, which is what The Smoking Swine specializes in.  Not only were they participating but Famous Jimmy's Seafood, another Triple D restaurant had their food truck at the event.

I arrived shortly after the trucks opened which were parked in a big square with The Smoking Swine at the top of the square.  The Fire Company sold the beverages and had tables set up both outside and up inside their large meeting hall.

Food Truck Thursday in Odenton, Maryland

Sponsored by the Odenton Volunteer Fire Department

One of their trucks

I walked around the trucks and then headed directly to The Smoking Swine truck   I looked over their menu which was pretty big considering they work out of a relatively small space and I decided to try the Pulled Pork Sandwich and the Meaty Beans, pretty much a classic barbecue meal.  I immediately recognized the owner who was taking the orders.  I asked him to sign my book and he was excited to do so and thanked me for coming by.  By the time he finished signing my order was ready and I took it inside the hall to enjoy.

The Smoking Swine food truck, Baltimore's finest food truck

I love their symbol!

The sandwich was loaded with pork and topped with a slightly spicy home made barbecue sauce on a Martin's Potato roll, my favorite roll!.  The beans were a basic baked beans but had a lot of barbecue pork and beef meat chunks stirred it and was awesome!  I met some older ladies who have volunteered at the fire company for many years, they told me about all the events they host and were very proud of the company's annual Bull Roast and Crab Feast.  They told me that the huge hall would soon be full, Food Truck Thursday is very popular!  As they left to go get their dinner, Drew came by and we talked for a few minutes about his business and he seemed to take delight in the fact that his truck had been a bit elusive for me.  He then gave me one of his bumper stickers and told me that I would agree with the message.

The Smoking Swine meal - Pulled Pork Sandwich and Meaty Beans

Pulled Pork with Sauce n a Marin's Potto Roll

Very Meaty Beans

The Smoking Swine bumper sticker that explains exactly my search for this elusive truck

After finishing I knew hat I needed to try something else, with over a dozen trucks it was a "no brainer".  I decided to try a 5 ounce Crab Cake from "Jimmy's Famous Seafood" the other Triple D truck at the event.  I had visited Jimmy's restaurant a few years back but had never tried their Crab Cake, which many have raved about.  The Crab Cake was broiled and  came with a large portion of thick cut fries and some crackers to accompany the cake.  I loved that it was served in a  Jimmy's logo box.  I can understand how many have raved abut the Crab Cake, it was probably the best I have ever had!  There was little or no cake, it was loaded with lump and claw crab mea, sweet and delicious!  Baltimore is famous for their Crab Cakes and many are great, Guy has visited a number of places on Triple D but I think that I now have a new favorite Crab Cake!

Jimmy's Famous Seafood truck

The truck menu

Love their Logo Box

All Crab, Crab Cake!  The best!

As I headed out I remembered my time living in Odenton.  In 1985 I moved to Odenton and lived there for about a year while I was working for Piedmont Airlines at Baltimore Washington International Airport which is about 10 miles north of Odenton.

Since I was in the are I decided to head into Baltimore to visit the Horseshoe Casino just inside the city.  The casino is the home to Guy's Restaurant "Guy Fieri's Baltimore Kitchen and Bar".   The place is on the first floor of the multi level casino and is open and airy.  I was seated by my server and the service throughout was very attentive.  The menu has items that any Guy fan would recognize with references to all things Guy.  They also have some items that are Baltimore centered.

Guy Fieri's Baltimore Kitchen and Bar

I was seated at a table in the corner of the restaurant and had a good view of the semi-open kitchen.  The décor is all Guy with a lot of items and nick knacks that are show related.  Each table was set with cloth napkins with the Guy skeleton logo.  I decided to try two items, the Crab Fondue and the Old Bay Chicken Wings, both Baltimore centered items.  The fondue came out with a huge portion of cheese fondue loaded with real shredded crabmeat and two large Pretzel rolls for dipping, they called them loaves and they almost right!  The 8 wings were dry rubbed with a butter Old Bay seasoning along with a Bleu Cheese Wasabi dipping sauce.  The fondue was delicious and every bite had a huge about of sweet Blue Crab meat.  The wings were unreal, I love the Old Bay seasoning and the dipping sauce had just a hint of the Wasabi making it a perfect dip for the wings.  

Guy's Open Kitchen

One of the hard working kitchen staff

Guy's Skelton logo on the cloth napkins

Guy's paper napkin

The menu

Crab Fondue

Old Bay Wings with Bleu Cheese Wasabi dipping sauce

As I headed out I passed Guy's second place in the food court area of the casino.  "Guy's Bar-B-Cue Joint'  a fast service place that features his brand of barbecue and sauces.  I was much too full to try anything, oh well I guess that means another visit!

I left Baltimore with my Triple D count at 599 and looking forward to getting to number 600!