New York Street Food

Where I’m working in San Francisco is quite a bit out of the way from most of the food trucks, but I did read about the Truck Stop, an alley off Mission St by 1st St where three trucks park every weekday.  I later found out why they crammed three food trucks into a narrow alley.

The Truck Stop was only about half a mile from where I was, and yesterday they had Chairman Bao, Curry Up Now & Kung Fu Tacos.

Everything looked great, but I had to make a choice, and went for 2 steamed buns from Chairman Bao – pork belly ($3.75) and spicy chicken ($3.25).

pork belly steamed bun

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New York Street Food will be in beautiful San Francisco for much of next week.  We haven’t been there since the recent street food renaissance started.  Time to check out some great SF street food.

OK people, suggestions please for SF food trucks and carts.  We also need a good twitter feed with all the SF street food vendors, like our Mobile Munchies twitter feed, but for SF.

We will be by Bryant St and the Embarcadero during the day, but will have some flexibility at night.  Please let us know where to go.

After 11 months of securing permitting, Carlos Muela and his contractors are breaking ground on SoMa Streat Food Park, a triangular lot at 346 11th Street, at Division, in San Francisco.  The triangular lot will have spots for nine trucks, shelter for up to 200 diners, lights, and permanent restrooms.

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We were contacted over the weekend by La Cocina in San Francisco, a non-profit organization dedicated to working with low-income entrepreneurs who are launching, growing and formalizing food businesses.

Last year they launched San Francisco’s Street Food Festival to great success.  This year, in conjunction with the SF Street Food Festival on August 21st, they are hosting the first National Street Food Conference.

La Cocina invited us to be part of the 1st National Street Food Conference.  Unfortunately, we cannot make it, but it looks like a fantastic event.  Click through for more details on the festival and conference.

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Barbarella’s Diary of a Diva in San Diego hits the following food trucks – Spencer on the Go, The Nom Nom Truck, Nana Queen, Grill ‘Em All, Austin Daily Press, Crepes Bonaparte and Bayou Bowls.  It was all for a Food Network taping of a show tentatively entitled Food Trucks. [San Diego Reader]

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