26 DC food trucks, adult beverages, music, games and great weather!  Come join Truckeroo this evening: 1201 Half Street Southeast, Washington, DC 20003. (next to the Navy Yard/Ballpark metro entrance)

It’s going to be a great day at Truckeroo! 🙂  26 of DC’s best food trucks are serving at Fairgrounds DC (Half St & M St SE – Navy Yard Metro)! Here is the list of trucks.

Hey DC food truck fans!  This is a reminder that Truckeroo will be held today (6/14) from 11am-11pm at Fairgrounds DC across the street from the Navy Yard metro entrance.  The list of trucks attending include a couple of new faces: The Randy Radish (vegan) and Mighty Dog and Acai!

Truckeroo is a monthly DC food truck festival held during the warmer months of the year.  Friday, June 14 from 11am – 11pm (lunch, happy hour and dinner) a full 26 trucks will be serving the packed venue (Fairgrounds DC)!  The event is located next to the Navy Yard/Ballpark metro entrance at 1299 Half Street Southeast, Washington, DC 20003.  There is FREE admission & ample covered and uncovered seating provided.

Chef Driven, one of the highest rated & reviewed trucks on FTF, posted a somewhat cryptic tweet today: Franklin- last chance for ChefDrivenDC action – gone fishing for summer y’all! Steak frites- pork belly sliders- asparagus salad-gazpacho !

Well, after speaking to the chef, Claysurfer reports that he sold his truck. 🙁  Hopefully, the new owner will continue the Chef Driven tradition!

The food truck association is organizing Wednesday lunches, named Books & Bites, outside of MLK Library (9th & G St NW) this summer!  Today (June 12), Borinquen Lunch Box and DC Slices are serving.  Outdoor seating and free WiFi are provided!

Press release:

Food Trucks Serving Up Lunch Wednesdays at the Library

Library and Food Trucks Partner Together for Second Year of Books & Bites Program

WASHINGTON, DC – Food for thought is taking on a whole new meaning this summer at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library.

 

For a limited time, members of the Food Truck Association of Metropolitan Washington will be serving up lunch on Wednesdays outside the library at 901 G Street NW. It’s the second year the food truck association and the library have partnered together for the weekly program, called Books & Bites.

 

District residents and downtown workers can grab lunch at the food trucks, relax at special seating just outside of the library and enjoy the library’s free WiFi and other services. 

 

“We are thrilled to be partnering with the Food Truck Association again this summer,” said Chief Librarian Ginnie Cooper. “Just like the different food trucks offer people variety, the Library offers something for everyone. I love seeing people finding good reads and good food at their Library.”

 

The trucks that will be parked at the library will be announced on Wednesday mornings using social media.

 

“Books & Bites at the Library helps draw new people to the library – some of whom may have not visited the beautiful building before – and make the area more active and vibrant,” said Doug Povich, chairman of the Food Truck Association of Metropolitan Washington.

 

“Food trucks are committed to working in creative ways with local businesses, agencies and charities to cross-market our services and our ongoing partnership with Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library is a great example of that,” Povich added.

 

 

 

About the Food Truck Association

The Food Truck Association of Metropolitan Washington is a group of more than 60 local food truck owner-operators. We seek to sustain the wellbeing of our industry, foster a sense of community and work in partnership to improve food truck regulations. We are engaged community members who deeply care about our city and believe in working together to make a positive impact. The Food Truck Association’s signature event is the Curbside Cookoff food truck festival series. 

DC Ballers tested out their new (3rd) truck on Friday and it is in regular service starting today! (June 10)  Enjoy!

The next Truckeroo will be held on Friday, June 14 from 11am – 11pm (lunch, happy hour and dinner).  A full 25 trucks will be serving the packed venue (Fairgrounds DC)!

The event is located next to the Navy Yard/Ballpark metro entrance at 1299 Half Street Southeast, Washington, DC 20003.  There is FREE admission & ample covered and uncovered seating provided.

**Also, a new date has been added to the 2013 Truckeroo series: July 19!

The truck line-up for June 14:

NoMa Summer Screen is a 13-week outdoor film series held at Loree Grand Field at Second and L Streets, NE (map).  Each movie is paired with a selection of DC’s food trucks!  Tonight’s (June 5 @ 7pm) showing is of The Princess Bride, featuring the following food trucks: @TaKorean @bigcheesetruck @orangecowdc @PoppedRepublic

UPDATE: The Council passed the uncontroversial parts of the regulations and plan on settling the controversial (zones and sidewalk) rules before the summer recess in July.  Things are looking up for the future of DC food trucks!

Many of us heard on Friday that the DC Council’s Business, Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Committee voted to reject the proposed DC food truck regulations!  Though, Councilmember Orange introduced emergency legislation that would allow the council to amend the proposed rules.  That vote is expected sometime this week.  If the emergency legislation is passed, then the Council will likely seek to loosen up many of the restrictions in the proposed regulations: the 500-foot lottery vending zones could be reduced or eliminated and the requirement for 10-feet of unobstructed sidewalk space could be eliminated.

The City Paper also posted the draft committee report from last Friday.

NeatMeat is dishing up their Sloppy Joe sandwiches & hand-cut chips today at Dupont Circle!

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