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Old 11-16-2013, 07:45 AM
 
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This is because of our code requirements: food trucks have to park in a place where they have access to a bathroom, and not within some distance (300 ft? 1000 ft?) of another fixed restaurant. And, they can't serve alcohol.

So, they're not allowed to just pull up randomly downtown in front of the Alamo. I guess at construction sites they have port-a-potties and a lot of people that are already gathered that are going to eat at the same time without other options. That is similar to Rackspace and other places like that, but for the rest of us, I'm glad there is a place we can go, and get a beer from the attached brick-and-morter bar.
Those code requirements were only for the downtown area and are no longer in place. There are a different set of code requirements but they're a lot different (and better) than the former/original codes.
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Old 11-16-2013, 08:38 AM
 
Location: San Antonio
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what the heck happen here? people arguing about food trucks..stop already.
Lets talk about your favorite truck that you have tried.

Ok Ill go with The Smoke Shack for BBQ. He usually sits on Naco-410 during the week. Awesome pulled pork sliders. They won the BBQ Madness contest earlier this year Smoke Shack wins Barbecue Madness tournament - San Antonio Express-News
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Old 11-16-2013, 09:11 AM
 
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I don't even think you fully know the history of food trucks. There weren't "taco" trucks in Chicago or New York in the 60s or 70s.

You understand this, right?

My problem with your "definition" of what constitutes a food truck is that, it's not only wrong, it's rooted it what seems to be faulty knowledge.

A food truck is simply an mobile structure that provides food to customers.

You not likely the evolution or current form of the food truck doesn't change what a food truck is.

Btw, most food trucks don't just camp out at a food park, they travel around the city and serve at different employment centers. Some of the big spots are Rackspace and Port San Antonio.
I thought we were talking about San Antonio food trucks.
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Old 11-16-2013, 12:15 PM
 
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what the heck happen here? people arguing about food trucks..stop already.
Lets talk about your favorite truck that you have tried.

Ok Ill go with The Smoke Shack for BBQ. He usually sits on Naco-410 during the week. Awesome pulled pork sliders. They won the BBQ Madness contest earlier this year Smoke Shack wins Barbecue Madness tournament - San Antonio Express-News
I love those sliders!
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Old 11-16-2013, 02:01 PM
 
Location: Military City, USA.
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I am hungry as I am reading this and wanting a food truck now! LOL I am somewhat annoyed by the fact that I live in the 'burbs (outside 1604 on the NW side) and all of the food trucks mentioned seem to be in SA somewhere that is in BFE. :-( I love to watch the Food Network and the Travel Channel shows about Food Trucks, also the festivals and cook-offs that they profile, again, not anywhere close to me. :-( I will be happy if someone corrects me, so please do! :-)
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Old 11-16-2013, 09:14 PM
 
Location: San Antonio
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MT, The Point in Leon Springs its a good start or go to the Block at UTSA
https://www.facebook.com/thepointpark
https://www.facebook.com/TheBlockSA
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Old 11-17-2013, 05:45 AM
 
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I still haven't gotten a clear answer why food tastes better served from a truck.
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Old 11-17-2013, 06:27 AM
 
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I would have bet money that Austin would be the #1 food truck town, or food trailer. Food truck and food trailer I assume is pretty much the same thing. Seems there's one food truck on nearly every corner in Austin, and lots of places around town, there's more than one food trailer on a corner, some places maybe half a dozen or more. I have a hard time believing San Antonio or any other town for that matter, has more food trailers than Austin.
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Old 11-17-2013, 06:30 AM
 
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I would have bet money that Austin would be the #1 food truck town, or food trailer. Food truck and food trailer I assume is pretty much the same thing. Seems there's one food truck on nearly every corner in Austin, and lots of places around town, there's more than one food trailer on a corner, some places maybe half a dozen or more. I have a hard time believing San Antonio or any other town for that matter, has more food trailers than Austin.
Austin DOES have way more food trucks. The article is about which city would be best to START one in.
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Old 11-17-2013, 03:04 PM
 
Location: San Antonio, TX - Displaced Michigander
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I still haven't gotten a clear answer why food tastes better served from a truck.
Did anyone say it tastes better? And is this some sort of contest? If you don't care for food trucks, fine, you don't have to like them, but this is not some sort of brick and mortar vs truck contest.
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