Toffle from Sâuçá with bananas and Nutella on the side

Dish of the Week: Toffles
Where: Sâuçá

There are an ever-increasing number of Twittering food truck options in D.C. peddling frozen yogurt, pizza, cupcakes and the like. But my new favorite truck offerings are toffles, from the Sâuçá food truck. Toffles are a contraction of the word toffee and waffle, the toffee part being the sugar and butter mixture that is painted onto the surface of the waffle and heated to create a caramelized outer layer.

Sâuçá’s toffles remind me of a waffle hut near Baker Street in London that would coat waffles in caramel and chocolate. But Sâuçá’s are even better, allowing you to choose two toppings from a selection that includes strawberries, bananas, apples, caramel, Nutella, chocolate syrup, cream cheese frosting, and marshmallow fluff. For your first toffle, we recommend asking for the toppings on the side, as the caramelized outer coating may be sweet enough on its own for most people.

Sâuçá also has a complement of savory foods, and carries an impressive array of 22 different sauces to sprinkle on top of its internationally themed wrap sandwiches. And there are plans afoot to expand to an even larger selection of menu items. Next up is a grill truck with fries and burgers, and then a European truck with paninis and crepes.