Velee Deli

Velee Deli has recently opened a permanent storefront in the Minneapolis skyways after many months of planning and construction. It might be ironic that they moved into a former Taco Bell location, but I for one find it a vast improvement over the former tenant.

I’ve visited a few times so far and have found the lines to be moving pretty quickly most days and speed of service is also improving the longer they are open, which is to be expected. The menu also has a few new items like chips and guacamole and a pork belly bahn mi sandwich.

The fish tacos contain beer battered fish with shredded cabbage and pico de gallo. The fish was hot and fresh and very crispy on the outside and flaky inside. There are two soft taco shells around each taco in case of breakage as well. Very delicious and I will order these again.

The Dragon melt quesadilla contains chicken, shallots, cilantro, lime, queso cheese and baja sauce. I got this with two kicks and it was spicy! The quesadilla is a good option if you are not quite hungry enough for a burrito and feel like having some cheese. The exterior was crisp, which makes the quesadilla taste fresh.

The Chicken currito burrito contains spicy thai curry chicken, potatoes, romaine lettuce, seasoned rice and creamy zing sauce. This is a super-sized burrito with lots of filling. The chicken had nice curry flavor and it was plentiful and flavorful.

Don’t forget that you can add kicks of spice to your order for free if you like your food spicy. You can add one, two or three kicks to each item. Kicks absolutely add a good amount of spice to everything! I’ve found two kicks is a bit much for me, but one seems to be just about perfect.


Velee Deli
706 2nd Avenue South
Baker building Skyway level
Minneapolis, MN 55402
http://www.velleedeli.com/

Velee Deli truck

I think this will likely be my last food truck post of the season. The trucks are wrapping things up for the year and most of the good ones are already off the streets. But a few remain, and one of them is the Vellee Deli truck.


I’ve visited the Vellee Deli truck before for burritos. The post is here if you'd like more information: http://whereshouldwegomsp.blogspot.com/2012/05/vellee-deli.html 

But I don’t think I have remembered to take a photos of their very delicious quesadillas. They offer a couple types of quesadillas one vegetarian and one chicken. I tried the Dragon Melt quesadilla with chicken, shallots, cilantro, lime, queso cheese and baja sauce. It also comes with a side of sour cream. I added two kicks to it as well, which is their spicy sauce. Last time I got just one kick and it was not spicy at all. This time, I could certainly taste the kicker sauce! The exterior of the quesadilla was pleasantly crunchy and it has a lot of fillings inside. It is definitely enough to fill me up at lunch, but I tend to eat smaller portions at lunch time.

Vellee Deli
http://velleedeli.com/
Twitter: @velleedeli

Vellee Deli

I hit the food trucks the other day with a few co-workers and managed to get a couple photos. I had the Korean BBQ burrito, which was excellent. It had a lot of tender meat inside with rice, lettuce and salsa. The meat had great flavor and the portion was large and very filling.

Jenny had the bahn mi, which is a Vietnamese sandwich, and it had the Korean BBQ meat, carrots, cucumber, jalapeno and cilantro. We had to take a few bites before taking a photo so you could see what was inside. Sorry for the bite marks!

The weekly schedule of where the truck will be is usually posted on their website if you want to look ahead and figure out where to find them. Otherwise, follow them on Twitter for up to date information.

Vellee Deli
http://velleedeli.com/
Twitter: @velleedeli

Velle Deli - Minneapolis Food Truck

I tried a couple of egg rolls at the Vellee Deli food truck today. Very, very delicious! The outer wrapper was very think and crisp. The dipping was had good flavor and had a bit of spice to it as well. $4 for 5 mini egg rolls. I'd order these again!