I recruited help for this review and I’m glad I did! I ordered the Fried Khao Mun Gai and my friend Aleks ordered the Khao Soi Noodles. We shared an order of pot stickers along with two bottles of water. Total price was $24, which is pretty good pricing.
Read MoreTucked away in the University of Tennessee Health Science Center at 920 Madison Ave. is one of the best food courts in town. This light-filled dining room offers dishes from two popular family-run Memphis restaurants and one award-winning food truck.
Read MoreIn September, Tim Vimonnimit and his wife, Mai Mittrakul, won $10,000 on Food Network’s “Big Food Truck Tip” when Andrew Zimmern picked their basil chicken and khao soi as his favorites when the show filmed in town.
Soi No. 9, the food truck, is still operating, but last month the couple opened a permanent location in the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, and it’s open to the public. (The recently remodeled food court is also home to Southern Hands and Coletta’s; Power Life Smoothies and Eats will reopen soon elsewhere on campus.)
Read MoreToday, the popular food truck Soi No. 9 opened for business in the UTHSC Food Court, its first brick-and-mortar location. It joins local vendors Coletta’s, Southern Hands, and Power Life Smoothies & Eats on the UTHSC campus.
Soi No. 9 is located in the space previously occupied by Power Life Smoothies & Eats. Power Life Smoothies & Eats will move to the Student-Alumni Center.
Read MoreThe Memphis episode of Food Network’s “Big Food Truck Tip” aired Wednesday night and viewers found out which of the three featured food trucks received a $10,000 surprise in the tip jar.
It was Soi No. 9, a popular truck owned by Tim and Mae Vimmonimit, who serve Thai food. Basil chicken and khao soi, a chicken curry served over crisp noodles, beat out the Southern fried chicken taco at El Mero Taco and the Soft Shell Crab BLT at Stanley's Sweet Treat Sweets.
But it wasn't an easy decision, as host Andrew Zimmern said more than once during the show.
"This is the hardest decision I've had to make on this show," he said. "I think it really speaks to the quality of the food truck food in Memphis."
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Read MoreZimmern visited both Soi No. 9 and El Mero Food Truck at the weekly Court Square Food Truck Thursday event.
Vimonnimit and Mitrakul serve authentic Thai street foods from their truck, Soi No. 9. They wowed Zimmern with their popular Basil Chicken — stir-fried ground chicken seasoned with garlic, fresh chilies and Thai basil is served over jasmine rice and topped with a fried egg, and their Khoa Soy Noodles — egg noodles in a flavorful yellow curry sauce with sliced chicken.
Read MoreAs an entrepreneur, a former food truck owner and a passionate eater with years of culinary experiences behind him, no one knows the ins and outs of the American food truck scene quite like Andrew Zimmern. He recognizes the hard work that’s needed to launch and sustain a mobile business, he’s quick to spot burgeoning talent when he sees it, and he certainly knows good food. This summer, Andrew is kicking off one of his most-important food missions to date as he hits the road to reward food truck operators who are doing it all and doing it right.
On Big Food Truck Tip, premiering Wednesday, Sept. 19 with back-to-back episodes starting at 10|9c, Andrew will visit cities big and small to experience a trio of trucks and trailers in the local area. He’ll meet the folks who run the operation on the ground, learn their histories and inspirations, and get up close and personal with some of their signature menu items. But as he’s visiting each truck, he’ll also be taking stock of its opportunities for growth in the future — because he’s got a surprise up his sleeve to help one location. Big time. The food truck owners don’t know this, but before Andrew’s trip to each city is complete, he’ll return to one of the trucks and leave a whopping $10,000 cash tip in the jar. Each entrepreneur is dedicated and hard-working, but only one will unknowingly show off their special something to Andrew and ultimately find themselves with a life-changing tip.
Read MoreOne Memphis food truck operator is in for a mighty big tip.
After focusing on Memphis BBQ pitmasters on the popular show Chopped back in August, Food Network has now turned their attention on three Memphis food trucks in their new primetime series “Big Food Truck Tip with Andrew Zimmern.”
Big Food Truck Tip premiers with back-to-back episodes on Wednesday, Sept. 19 at 9 p.m. The Memphis segment will air at 9:30 p.m.
Read MoreEDIBLE MEMPHIS: Our Soi-Your Street
It’s time for school again, and the buses are making their rounds. Kids dread the sight of them, but there is one that everyone likes to see—Soi Number 9. This bright orange converted school bus is a food truck that specializes in authentic Thai food.
Chef and owner Tim Vimonnimit grew up in southern Thailand and started cooking with his mother at the age of six. A classically trained Thai chef, Tim has worked in the restaurant business for over 40 years both here in Memphis and along the coast in southern Thailand.
Read MoreNo question about it, Memphis has one awesome — and tasty — food truck scene! Dozens of food trucks are now rolling through the streets of the Bluff City at events, in parks, on street corners and at office complexes. No matter what kind of cuisine you are craving, you can find it on a food truck somewhere in town.
Read MoreThis past week I did try a newer food truck, Soi Number 9, a Thai street food truck. They are a great addition to the food truck scene in Memphis!
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