According to my new friend, @ChrisHowdy, SOL Mexican Grill was chased out of their spot at L’Enfant Plaza today by MPD and a popcorn sidewalk cart operator. According to Chris, SOL, the MPD and the popcorn vendor were involved in a heated discussion that resulted in SOL Mexican Grill driving out of their parking space.

I can only speculate as to what was going on, but it does seem to be another case of a new DC food truck operator learning where to park and where not to park. My guess: SOL parked too close to the popcorn vendor for his own comfort and the popcorn vendor called MPD because SOL didn’t have a line of customers. Part of the old DC ice cream truck regulations that food trucks operate under states that the food truck has to have a line formed in front of it, or else MPD can force them to move locations. MPD generally enforces that rule only when someone complains.. like an angry popcorn man. 🙂

UPDATE: @kosmo_wren just tweeted me to say that he was in line nearby at El Floridano and the word is that SOL Mexican Grill was not licensed.

UPDATE 2: I have received official word that the reason SOL Mexican Grill was shutdown today because, while they are licensed, the licensed individual was not in the truck during operation.  It’s a relatively minor offense and I’m sure we’ll see them back out as soon as tomorrow.

As you know, Sauca put its 4th food truck into service a few days ago.  What may have been lost in the excitement is that the menu for this 4th truck is actually different from the regular great Sauca menu.  Sauca Grill features a kabob menu based off of the recipe Mr. Sauca’s grandmother, Grandma Assari.

Sauca was kind enough to provide a write-up detailing the history of the cuisine and posted it to their facebook page as a note. Check it out!

Puerto Rican cuisine! The owner of an upcoming DC food truck, to be named Borinquen Lunch Box, recently got in touch with me to tell me all about his plans. Check out the Borinquen Lunch Box profile page for more info!

If Chipotle were to open a food truck, SOL Mexican Grill would be what it would look like. The menu and ordering style is almost identical to Chipotle, but the ingredients have a homemade flavor. My favorite ingredient is the cheese!

This is the SOL truck that a few people have emailed me and tweeted about. They are now tweeting their location daily, and I have added them to the map. Enjoy!

Check out the SOL Mexican Grill profile page here.

Known on Twitter as @FarragutFT, the writer from Farragut Food Trucks describes himself (herself?) as just a humble attorney with a big appetite, eating their way through the trucks and carts of Washington, DC.

Today, they posted a review of Pi On Wheels, which is District of Pi’s Washington DC food truck. Just as the name of the truck implies, one would order a round pie of pizza from this food truck.

Read @FarragutFT’s review of Pi On Wheels on the Farragut Food Trucks website.  There are several reviews of other DC food trucks on the site as well!

I just received word that the much anticipated Latin-inspired DC food truck, Sabor’a Street, will be officially launching tomorrow (Feb 23)!  They’ll be in Farragut Square for lunch.  Check out more info and the menu over at the Sabor’a Street page.

Just in case you missed my tweet a couple of days ago, the Food Truck Fiesta iPhone app has been updated to version 1.1. If you already have the app, all you have to do is update it. If you don’t have the app, get it here! Enhancements include:

• iPad support
• New food trucks added
• Display error message if internet connection is not available

The Washingtonian has put together a fun March Madness style bracket of DC food trucks. The first round of winners will be determined on March 1st.  When you fill out the bracket, I’m guessing that you’re supposed to chose which trucks will be the general favorites, not necessarily your favorites.

Either way, have fun with it!

I just got in touch with the owner of an upcoming DC food truck named BBQ Bus! They expect to start serving on April 8, 2011. Check out their profile here for more up to date information.

The District of Pi held an impromptu early-evening food service on Thursday @ 5pm (which was announced just 2 hours prior).  They gave out 36 free pizzas from their truck that was parked on F St outside of their upcoming pizza shop at 910 F St NW.  Here is a picture of the scene, courtesy of the District of Pi Facebook page.  I’m sad I missed the event, but it sounds like they might start out with regular dinner service as early as today!