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Old 09-30-2010, 02:42 AM
 
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Well, I was reading this article about DC food trucks:
D.C. restaurant owners pushing for tighter restrictions on food trucks

Which led to this list of food trucks operating in DC:
DC Food Trucks Tracked on thestrEATS

Which made me think....

A) Any food trucks you frequent yourselves? Those of you in DC...

B) Are they ONLY in DC...or do they go out to VA & MD as well?

C) I just saw TWO KOREAN food trucks...I love Korean food..and that one 'TaKorean' (Korean BBQ Tacos)! Anyone been there? Korean food in a taco...I would LOVE to try that one.
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Old 09-30-2010, 10:09 AM
 
Location: Washington, DC
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Well, I was reading this article about DC food trucks:
D.C. restaurant owners pushing for tighter restrictions on food trucks

Which led to this list of food trucks operating in DC:
DC Food Trucks Tracked on thestrEATS

Which made me think....

A) Any food trucks you frequent yourselves? Those of you in DC...

B) Are they ONLY in DC...or do they go out to VA & MD as well?

C) I just saw TWO KOREAN food trucks...I love Korean food..and that one 'TaKorean' (Korean BBQ Tacos)! Anyone been there? Korean food in a taco...I would LOVE to try that one.
I think they are a great fit for the golden triangle, where places to grab a quick bite on the run are not as common among the nice restaurants.

My favorite vendor right at Farragut West, an area mentioned in your first article, served awesome half-smokes and jerk-chicken burritos. Unfortunately they disappeared last year and another vendor set up shop there, but I am definitely enjoying some of the new trucks that are popping up. DC pushed for more options, and they seem to be forthcoming as you can see from your second link.

I understand the restaurant owners concern in places like Adams Morgan. They're offering a substitute product to the most common types of restaurants up there.
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Old 09-30-2010, 10:11 AM
 
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They are definitely in Arlington, but not sure about elsewhere in VA or MD. Arlington has trucks selling crepes, banh mi, Neapolitan pizza, etc.
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Old 09-30-2010, 10:43 AM
 
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They are definitely in Arlington, but not sure about elsewhere in VA or MD. Arlington has trucks selling crepes, banh mi, Neapolitan pizza, etc.
In Arlington I've seen District Taco and Rebel Heroes around Crystal City and Rosslyn. DT has the most authentic Mexican food I've seen in the area. RH is OK but if you want Vietnamese the brick and mortar stores (Pho 75 and Pho 79) have less wait and better prices. Who's got crepes?
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Old 09-30-2010, 11:02 AM
 
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In Arlington I've seen District Taco and Rebel Heroes around Crystal City and Rosslyn. DT has the most authentic Mexican food I've seen in the area. RH is OK but if you want Vietnamese the brick and mortar stores (Pho 75 and Pho 79) have less wait and better prices. Who's got crepes?
I guess it's not a truck per se, but I often see a crepe place setting up in Rosslyn (on Lynn St) at 6:30 AM.

I'm not surprised about Rebel Heroes, but unlike the actual Vietnamese stores in the area, RH sells veggie food.
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Old 09-30-2010, 11:21 AM
 
Location: Maryland
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Those trucks always smell great, but I don't eat the food. Where do those people wash their hands. Where do they use the restroom.
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Old 09-30-2010, 12:01 PM
 
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Everytime I see one of these trucks in Mcpherson square area, there is a huge line. Also, I heard that some of their offerings are kinda expensive. You'd think that a food truck would be cheaper.
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Old 09-30-2010, 01:55 PM
 
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From Yelp.com, I heard about DC's first annual food truck cook-off event sponsored by Brightest Young Things.
As a pinnacle of BYT's love for all foods sold out of moving vehicles on the streets of DC, on October 7th and 8th (a week before the food truck legislation goes for a vote) we're partnering up with DCRA and DC Comission on the Arts and Humanities to throw DC's First Annual Curbside Cook-off (http://dcra.dc.gov/DC/DCRA/For+Business/2010+Curbside+Cookoff - broken link).
Get more details here: BrightestYoungThings: Save The Date: First Annual DC Curbside Cook-Off (Food Trucks!!!) Festival
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Old 10-01-2010, 09:24 AM
 
Location: Silver Spring, MD
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good CHEAP street food in DC is SORELY LACKING!!! there are some bright spots but not many at all...
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Old 10-01-2010, 02:09 PM
 
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Those trucks always smell great, but I don't eat the food. Where do those people wash their hands. Where do they use the restroom.
Funny that you ask this, because these are my sentiments exactly! I personally don't eat from them either. But I've always been that way -- ever since the 1980s when my mom refused to get us any cotton candy from a food truck that used to pull in front of our local grocery store.
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