Klonbite is all about local quality ingredients

The Klonbite food truck has always been a bit of an enigma to me, though not in a bad way. 

Usually, food trucks have a consistent style of food. Azhong has Chinese Noodles, Daat has Indian food and Crepetown has, well, you get the idea.

Klonbite? Their latest menu is a mix of poke bowls, seafood and squash chowder, and churros. Talk about a mix!

A sign perched precariously at the ordering window made that ot clear their animating theme is a commitment to local ingredients — arctic char, potatoes from Yukon Grain Farm, haksap berries from Circle D Ranch, just to name a few.

While the menu is eclectic, the team clearly has talent. Previous food times they’ve created are not run-of-the-mill meals. Over on Instagram they’ve made beef bourguignon, elk empanadas and haskap chicken roulade.

I had a long list of places to visit, so I stuck with ordering one thing, the arctic char chowder, made with arctic char, clams, bacon, potato, celery, fennel and dill. 

Chowder can easily be done wrong. Too much clumpy roux, not enough fish, poorly cooked potatoes are just a few. This was not one of those, and I dare say, is one of the best I’ve come across.

The fish and clams were fresh, and not overcooked in the slightest, the base had a lovely fish taste, but what really stood out was the addition of fennel. It’s the perfect slightly sweet vegetable, an addition that, upon tasting, you instantly realize that a talented chef/s knew instinctively that it would elevate the soup.

Klonbite’s choice of a medley of menu items doesn’t reflect a team grasping for things to cook — the lack of consistency speaks to a team focused on local ingredients, overflowing with talent that a food truck can barely contain.

Frankly, I can’t wait to try the rest of their food.