"Soft Opening" Of Hippea Camper Food Truck At Salty Nut Brewery In Huntsville AL

I went to Salty Nut Brewery in Huntsville AL for the "soft opening" of a new plant-based food truck called Hippea Camper. This opening may have been called soft, but veggie lovers lined up fast and kept going back for more tasty plant-based foods. Huntsville has been waiting for something like this. With a turn-out as strong as this was, I would predict the Hippea Camper will be doing some good business in Huntsville.

This well-organized catering event let us get a taste of what the Hippea Camper will have to offer and also get a peak at the camper before it goes into service.

I met some familiar like-minded people, and we shared and compared the foods. The first thing we tried was the Bread Winner, which is toast with avocado mash and tomato slices with a light sprinkle of red pepper. This was good!

Bread Winner by Hippea Camper

I chose to try the Beats Meatball Sub. It was "meatballs", marinara sauce, and vegan cheese on a potato bread hot dog bun. The hearty Italian style sauce was loaded with flavor. The "meatballs" had a nice texture and mild flavor, but were not meaty enough to make a vegan nervous. The cheese tasted like real cheese, and it did scare me. But they said everything was vegan. This was messy and difficult to eat, but it was clearly a winner! That sauce was really good!

Beats Meat-ball Sub by Hippea Camper

The Pineapple Express bowl was fried rice with pineapples, onions, cashews, and peas. The No Weenie Beanie Bowl was Spanish rice, Adobo barbecue beans, lettuce, and peach salsa. Both of these bowls were nicely spiced and good enough to convert omnivores. I couldn't pick a favorite. They were both very different.

Pineapple Express and No Weenie Beanie Bowl by Hippea Camper

No Weenie Beanie Bowl with vegan cheese by Hippea Camper

The cute vintage camper looked like it was ready for service. The exterior has the classic styling and the new interior includes modern stainless steel kitchen fixtures. It looks great, and I plan to be standing at that window soon.

The newly built Hippea Camper at the soft opening

 
Since I was there anyway, I also got a Salty Nut Imperial Mustache Red (5.6% ABV). Salty Nut Brewery has good beer, a very comfortable space inside, and a nice courtyard with string lighting and live music.

Click here to see the Hippea Camper website