Arki Truck Fried Chicken Review

Occasionally I don't have the time or energy after a long day to cook for myself, and that's when I turn to the trucks.  San Francisco has incredible street food around every corner and even more foodies, who won't settle for anything less than art on a stick.  Which means every Indian burrito, Mediterranean taco and veggie bacon wrap needs to be exciting and delicious, and the Arki truck (The Architects Kitchen) is the whole package!

I never expected that this super sleek truck would be home to the best fried chicken and beignets this side of Mississippi, but I was blown away with arki's asian and dirty south inspired menu.  This is not KFC with their heavy battered bucket o' chicken, but instead Arki specializes in super tender pieces of fresh chicken, lightly battered and fried to order.  Their beignets are beautiful puffs of dough drizzled with brown butter sauce.  But what keeps me going back is The Works sandwich with Akri's signature fried chicken, crunchy slaw, spicy aioli and topped with crunchy tots on an Acme roll. It's more than enough for lunch, and worth the $9 price tag, and personally, I think it blows Naked Lunch's chicken sandwich out of the water. 

Hopefully they'll make an appearance at the much anticipated SOMA StrEat Food Park, but in the meantime we can all follow them around town on twitter or arkitruck.com.