Bayou Bros Cafe’ to Geaux is coming in just a few short weeks! They’re two guys who grew up together in Cajun country trying to bring the taste they know and love to DC and Virginia. More info and links can be found on their page.

Carnivore BBQ informed me that today is their first day serving from two food trucks!  While this new truck is actually their 3rd truck (if you count their original 1988 Chevy C20 pickup truck), they will only have two trucks in service at any time.  Here are some photos of the new truck:

The owners at Sweetz Cheesecake (That Cheesecake Truck) got in touch to let us know that they are now permitted in Montgomery County and will be arranging stops soon in Silver Spring and Bethesda to start! They are also working on obtaining Arlington, VA permits.

Last Friday night, PORC Mobile (Purveyors Of Rolling Cuisine) tweeted the excellent news that they will be opening a brick & mortar restaurant in Columbia Heights!  The address is 3412 11st St NW and Prince of Petworth has some nice photos of the building.  They are a bit noncommittal on the exact opening date, which could be as early as Spring 2012. 🙂

I do hope that the DC Council and Mayor are paying attention to this.  There has been a flood of food truck owners that, after a year or two of mobile service, are opening brick & mortar restaurants.  It will also be interesting to see how many of these food truck restaurateurs join the RAMW (Restaurant Association) after being on the receiving end of their anti-food truck actions.

DCist has a nice summary of the history of the bill introduced in 2011 that would force food trucks to start charging sales tax, instead of paying vending fees.  The problem last year was that DC was dragging its feet on updating the vending regulations.  So, it appears that now that the updated vending regulations are nearing approval, the DC Council will also move forward with making the DC food trucks pay taxes making the food trucks charge customers sales tax.

This all starts happening tomorrow (March 1st).  Tomorrow is also the last day to submit your comments on DC food truck regulations!

Anna from DC Empanadas just announced plans to open a brick and mortar store! It will be located in NoMa.

Here are some photos 🙂

Georgetown ANC 2E is meeting tonight and an item on the agenda is DC’s food trucks, or rather, their right to operate in Georgetown.  All of the drama is presented on Georgetown Metropolitan.

At last month’s ANC 2E meeting, a Georgetown restaurant lawyer requested that the ANC outright oppose the proposed updates to DC’s decades-old vending laws.  The Georgetown Metropolitan seems to think that the ANC members didn’t take all of the bait, but did come to a general consensus that food trucks shouldn’t be allowed on Georgetown’s residential streets.  Unfortunately, that probably includes streets around Glover Park (site of the farmer’s market) and Georgetown University where students demand food trucks.

If you are a Georgetown resident and have some input, stop on by the ANC meeting at 6:30pm (2/27/2012), 3265 S St NW!

Eat Wonky just announced that they are retiring!  But, the truck lives on through a new group of entrepreneurs, named the Bayou Brothers (@BayouBros).  I’ll introduce them in another post. 🙂

It’s sad to see DC’s best poutine option go away, but I’m sure we’ll be hearing more from Eat Wonky soon.  Here is the official statwment:

So our winter hiatus for spring planning recently evolved into an evaluation of 3rd party offers to acquire Eat Wonky. After much contemplation, we have decided to accept an offer that will expand our capacity to build meaningful relationships with food truck lovers.

We will no longer be serving from a truck, but we are excited to grow the food truck consulting/event coordination side of our business. Through foodtruckadvisors .com and events like @UncurbedDC, we will reach an even larger audience across the spectrum of truck concepts. We will continue to push the envelope with new and innovative ways for food trucks to activate space and add vibrancy to the DC Area and beyond.

The truck and the Eat Wonky brand will be distinct. The brand will be wrapped into a parent brand, though we are not privy to the specific plans or able to comment on it. The truck will be going to a great group of passionate, fun, and engaging folks at @BayouBros (BayouBros.com). Our social media, however, will be wrapped into Food Truck Advisors (a Wonky Ventures Company), which will be the hub for all of our food truck related shenanigans.

So HUGE thanks and love to our followers, partners and colleagues! Stick with us as we rocket into phase 2 of helping the food truck industry reach its potential.

– The Wonky Team

Something Stuffed specializes in a rotating, seasonal menu of house-made stuffed items like empanadas, dumplings, burritos, eggrolls and more! Once on the road, they plan to serve Arlington, Tyson’s Corner and DC. More info + links are on their page!