Skip the grill - take the family to eat at a food truck!

It's Memorial Day weekend, the kids are restless, and you've singed your eyebrows off while attempting to start the backyard barbecue. We say get away from the open flames and let the food trucks handle your family's hunger at these roundups.

Saturday, May 26
If your idea of a good time is a little hog to go with your pork, head over to either Bruce Rossmeyer's Harley-Davidson's Sunrise or Fort Lauderdale locations from noon to 4 p.m. 
Lucille's on Wheels and Miami Spice Grill will be at the Fort Lauderdale location (2871 N. Federal Highway), while Mobile Culinary Kitchen and Nana Nina's will be serving up chow at the Sunrise dealership (201 International Parkway).  Test-drive a Harley at either location and receive a voucher for a free meal at any of the food trucks.

If you're heading to the beach to try to get some rays in between the thunder boomers that are predicted to sporadically rain on our parade on Saturday, check out B.C. Tacos and Big Kahuna. They'll be serving lunch in front of Tropic Cay and Waterfront Inn at the corner of Windamar and A1A on Fort Lauderdale beach.


Sunday, May 27
Lighthouse Point's inaugural food-truck roundup is this Sunday at Frank McDonough State Park (3498 NE 27 Ave). This family-friendly event features live music by Joe Balistreri for everyone and magic and face painting for the kids. Trucks serving dinner from 5 to 9 p.m. include B.C. Tacos, Dog Eat Dog, Sugar Yummy Mama, and Ms. Cheezious.
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B.C. Tacos will be appearing at three new food truck roundups, starting this week.

Several new food truck roundups have been announced in Broward County.

These new, smaller roundups may prove to be the future of food trucks, which in the past have seen mega events with more than two dozen trucks -- many serving the same types of fare. 

Each mobile kitchen in these intimate events has been selected to provide a completely different choice of cuisine. Plus, each of these new roundups features proximity to a bar or other source of entertainment -- a plus for those wanting to make an evening out of a roundup (or simply for those of us craving a beer with our tacos). 



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Jim Heins

Food trucks line Hollywood Beach's Boardwalk for a film shoot.

The Glades, the A&E television series that stars Matt Passmore as a Chicago detective sent to frolic in the South Florida sun as punishment, typically films on location using the beautiful beaches and people of Miami and Fort Lauderdale as its backdrop.

Last evening, casting directors at The Glades got creative. Instead of hiring people, they hired food trucks as featured players for one of the show's scenes. Latin Burger & Taco, Red Koi, Ms. Cheezious, Dim Ssäm á GoGo, Boba Station, and Arepa Box were parked on Hollywood Beach as part of a staged food-truck roundup. 

Filming took place well into the night, with some trucks being used for additional footage today and tomorrow. Clean Plate Charlie has exclusive photos taken on the set and will update readers on when the episode will air.
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JFS

Food trucks in Delray to benefit the kosher food bank.

If you're looking for a little family fun for a good cause this Sunday, head out to the Great Food Truck Jam on May 6 at Old School Square Park in Delray Beach. From 12:30 to 4 p.m., spread a picnic blanket on the grass and enjoy lunch from seven food trucks. Music, live entertainment, and children's activities round out the festivities under the sun.

Plus, you'll be doing something to address hunger in our community by donating non-perishable or canned goods as your price of admission. The canned goods will be collected by the Friends of Ruth Rales Jewish Family Service organization, to be distributed by the Forster Family Kosher Food Pantry to help feed people in need. Don't have any canned goods (and don't worry - they don't have to be kosher)?  They'll take $5 admission instead.


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Troy Thomas sits in front of his not-quite-as-aerodynamic-as-he'd-hope food truck, the Rolling Stove.

​Word to the wise: You may soon be paying more for your fish tacos, meatball sandwiches, and other street-food favorites. The price increase at the gas pump that's got you mumbling expletives under your breath is, of course, having an immediate effect on a variety of businesses. One industry that's being hit hard and fast is food trucks. Online trade publication Mobile Cuisine Magazine posted a piece on Wednesday about current gas prices and how they directly impact the viability of food trucks.

Locally, Troy Thomas, owner and operator of the Rolling Stove, is taking a hit at the pump, and it's being felt in every aspect of his business.

"It's not only the gasoline; it's the price of food," Thomas said during a phone interview on Wednesday. "The price of meat and fish are going up too. We're small, so we have to go shopping all of the time, so the back and forth adds up too."

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Mangia Mia and nine food-truck friends will be at Gulfstream this weekend.

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Ten food trucks will roll onto the grounds of Gulfstream Park Racing and Casino for Saturday's gourmet-food-truck rally from 5:30 to 10 p.m. The roundup in south Broward County is a good opportunity for Broward and Palm Beach residents to hit up popular food trucks -- half of which were recently featured on New Times' list of South Florida's best food trucks -- that typically stick around Miami, particularly on weekend nights. Find the lineup of trucks after the jump.

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The Fire Within will keep serving fire burgers until...?

​It seems that the honeymoon phase between the City of West Palm Beach and food trucks is coming to an end. Palm Beach County is behind Miami in food trucks, but certain owners, most notably the Fire Within and Curbside Gourmet, have risen to the challenge of bringing the mobile eateries to the northern part of South Florida. 

There are also smaller food-truck roundups in Palm Beach County that feature local trucks like the weekly Dinner on Dixie.

Now it seems that zoning officials and lawmakers are seeking to crack down on the trucks in West Palm Beach. At the February 27 Mayor/Commission Work Session, West Palm Beach District Five Commissioner Bill Moss presented an agenda item asking for "enforcement of mobile food vendors; business tax customers resent that the mobile vendors do not pay property taxes and are taking the revenue away from business owners; Mayor Muoio indicated that Code Enforcement has been out by Flamingo Park; suggested either making code stronger or create new regulations."


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The Kingshead Mobile from -who else?- the folks behind The Kingshead Pub will feature two main dishes:  fish and chips, and bangers with chips doused in curry or Guinness gravy.

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Ms. Cheezious

Grilled cheese...hold the thighmaster, please.

​We've seen some interesting pairings in our lifetimes -- Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton, Cayenne pepper and mangos (delicious), cats and dogs sleeping together, chocolate in my peanut butter, but here's one for the history books -- food trucks and health clubs!

Yes, at first we were confused, too. Then we thought about what a devilishly clever marketing plan it is on the part of The Zoo Health Club's member appreciation day, this Sunday, January 15th from 10 a.m - 5 p.m. at their Oakland Park location.

The event will feature a car wash, the Jello Shot Girls, local merchants giving out free stuff, gym tours and free passes, as well as those bastions of healthy eating...food trucks. Trucks serving up lunch include:
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Bite GastroTruck

Bite a burger at the corner of Andrews and Oakland Park.

​If you're seeking the award-winning burger stylings of chef Ron Kerr, you'll be happy to know that his Bite GastroTruck has announced a semi-permanent location in Wilton Manors. We say semi-permanent because, obviously, the whole point of a food truck is the ability to go mobile.


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