Mobile Island Caribbean Cuisine plans on serving the District in a couple of months! The menu focuses in on Caribbean style curried, jerk and mango chicken + jerk bbq wings, with a more intriguing option to turn any of those mains into a fusion pizza. More info and links are on their page!
As many of you know, the DC government has proposed new regulations for food trucks. Public comment time is open until Feb 18, so the DC Food Truck Association released a press release/toolkit to help fans show their support. I’m just going to copy & paste the press release (minus the header & footer info) […]
Montgomery County is about to receive a new cupcake truck! The planned launch day is Valentine’s day 2012. The Cupcake Blvd truck is interesting because it is basically a van, but when the sliding door opens, it reveals a serving window and display case. The cupcake designs are just as innovative. From the Oreo cupcake topped […]
Coming in Spring 2012, PhoWheels will serve a modern interpretation of traditional Vietnamese cuisine. Forealz! More info & links can be found on their page. PhoWheels DC is a welcome development after DC Phonomenon closed abruptly last year after just 1 month of service.
Grids Waffles brings sweet and savory waffles to the District! They started serving sometime around January 2012 exclusively in the American University area. Just a few days ago, they branched out to serving the downtown area. Today, it looks like they will be back at AU. If you think their truck looks familiar, you would be interested […]
I’ve been wondering what happened to Tasty Kabob’s 5th truck ever since it was spotted operating on January 4th & 5th, 2012. I can only assume that the 5th truck was re-branded as a bright red truck, named Tasty Fried DC. Also demonstrated last year by the Sauca enterprise, it would seem that no one food truck […]
More brick and mortar restaurants are getting into the food truck game! Today, Amorini Panini launched a food truck at L’Enfant plaza. Their brick and mortar store is located in Penn Quarter at 906 F St NW. No word yet on a truck twitter account. Photo courtesy of Coleman who also notes that paninis are […]
Mayor Gray promised to release the newly drafted DC food truck regulations on Jan 20th – and he did. The DCFTA generally likes the proposed new vending regulations and is asking the public to join them in support. You can show your support by filling out this online petition. But, all is not 100% rosy, […]
Some of you may have heard that Borinquen Lunch Box had a less than ideal first day of service. Just as they were to open their window for service, truck issues prevented them from continuing. It is not unusual for brand new trucks to have to work out the kinks of their operation during the first […]
In Washington DC, few food trucks retire. But when they do, the physical truck is quickly snatched up and developed into another culinary venture. Such is the case of Fry Captain which used to deliver delicious shakes and fries with a variety of seasoning and dipping sauces. I will introduce the new truck owners, Grids […]
