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WE ARE ON THE ROAD TODAY AND CANNOT POST ALL DAY, but wanted to let you know about two new food trucks that will be on the street today –  and they couldn’t be more different from each other.

On Monday we gave you a NYSF First Look at Shorty’s, after their soft opening last weekend.  Cheesesteaks, Italian roast pork, and chicken sandwiches are how they made their name at their two brick-and-mortar locations.  We had a roast pork, broccoli rabe and sharp provolone hero on Saturday that was delicious.

Shorty’s told us they will be at 47th & Park today, you can see their menu here, but double-check their location on twitter here in case their plans changed.  To further entice you, anyone who orders a sandwich today can get a free beer at either Shorty’s location (as long as you are of legal drinking age).  Talk about an offer you can’t refuse.

(photo courtesy of The Squeeze)

We also told you about The Squeeze, a new bio-diesel, organic, living foods and beverage truck, which is also hitting the streets today.  CEO and Chef Karliin Brooks has created a healthy, tasty and fun alternative street food option to entice people in the city to give vegan fare a try.  They promise you will not be disappointed.

Gelati (credit: Jean-Bernard Carrilet, Lonely Planet)

Now that lunch is over, we can alert you to an article we ran across on the Lonely Planet website with mouth-watering photos of the 11 Best Street Foods Worth Blowing Your Diet Over.

Yes, I’m sure you and I can both come up with street foods they missed (nothing in the USA!), but that’s not the point of the article.

The point of the article is to make you want to go to these places on future trips, so stop drooling and book that flight.  You don’t have to go all the way to Japan, China or Ghana.  Some of these are as close as Canada (poutine), Jamaica (jerk) and Mexico (gorditas).

Click here for the full Lonely Planet article, and enjoy!

Currywurst (credit: NYSF)

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Another new food truck hit the NYC streets recently called the Munchie Mobile.  It’s owned and run by 3 NYU students, one of whom worked on two other food trucks that I’m sure you’ve heard of.

You know the truck is geared for students when there’s Red Bull on the drink menu, but you don’t have to be a college student to enjoy their food.

They have 1/3 lb burgers, half a dozen different grilled cheese sandwiches, 5 types of pancake dishes (all day) and a few other sandwiches that defy categorization – other than they are all great munchies.  We had a Kiss of the Dragon on our 1st visit.

The entire menu looked good, but now it was time to try a burger.  Their lunches  are too large to get more than one item, but luckily I met my brother at the truck, so I got The Magician for $8, he got a Bleu Dream for $7.50, and we split them.

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The Magician was a large beef patty with gouda cheese, bbq sauce, bacon and a big onion ring on top.  You can also get lettuce and tomato at no additional charge, which I did.

The combination of bacon, bbq sauce and a burger is usually pretty awesome, and this one was even better with an onion ring on top.  The bun was soft and eggy, and held everything together no problem, even when the burger’s juices started flowing.

Although I enjoyed The Magician, the gouda cheese did get kind of buried.  With bacon & bbq sauce, you need a stronger cheese, perhaps a sharp cheddar.  Maybe they can let people choose their cheese from the ones they have on board.  The sandwiches are assembled while you wait, so it shouldn’t be too hard to do that.

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The Bleu Dream had caramelized onions, bleu cheese and bacon, and was on the same type of burger bun.  My brother ordered it with sliced red onion and tomato.

This was even better than The Magician!  I’ve always been a huge bleu cheese fan, and this one had a very nice flavor.  Bleu cheese burgers are among my favorites, so I guess I’m kind of biased, but the execution on this one was great.  I could taste the caramelized onions, but in the background.  To stand up to bleu cheese, you need raw onion slices, which we had.

Both burgers were very good.  The Magician took a better photo, but the Bleu Dream was more to our personal taste.

You can find the Munchie Mobile on twitter here or on our Mobile Munchies twitter feed.  I get the feeling these guys are going to be pretty popular pretty quickly, so check them out before the lines get too long.

Walking back from my brother’s office, the line was much longer than when we got lunch.  As we always say, get there early!

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The rain has passed, and it should be a nice day today to enjoy great New York Street Food from the vendors on the right and the trucks below.

Today is the 2nd day for the new Hudson Square Food Truck Lot, which will have 6 different food trucks from Tues-Thurs each week.

As always, check the Mobile Munchies twitter feed, in case anyone had to move at the last minute.

funbunsnyc ‏Corner of 25th and park ave !!! Come get your buns !!!

Bongo Brothers ‏ Varick & Grand today / 11-3! @HdsnSqFoodTruck @lmcc@hudsonsquarenyc @chinesemirch @gcnyc1 @philssteaks@sweeterynyc http://pic.twitter.com/V7aTILIY

MorrisGrilledCheese ‏ Good morning @DumboNYC! We’re at Pearl & Front for lunch, and have 3 new sandwiches for you to try!

eggstravaganza ‏ Wed.BRUNCH special #steak n fluffy egg burrito served all the way with fresco guacamole! $ 6.oo @ 52 n park

NowEatThisTruck We’re going to be set up on 395 Hudson & Clarkson today for lunch!

Wafels & Dinges ‏ Wafelin Wednesday! Momma Truck @ 60 Wall st til 4:32p, Kastaar @ 50th btwn 6th & 7th til 4:27p, Vedette @ 60th & 5th til 7:57p, Kotmadam @ the Great Lawn in Central Park til 7:58p, Goesting @ Greenwich & Murray til 7:57p, Bierbeek @ Columbus Circle til 10:02p. One free dinges for naming the #1 celeb on the Forbes 100 Most Powerful Celebrities list! Perhaps hum a few bars of a popular tune, too?

RedHookLobsterTruck ‏ Big Red is at Hudson between King & Houston. Special treat: lobster Nicoise salad! Let us know how you like it.

CamCuisineTorsu We are on the NW corner of 5th ave and 21st street! See you there!

NYC Healthy Bites ‏ NYU, Are you more health-conscious? Come and see us on W 4th St & Greene St. Our food is organic & natural, never makes you feel heavy.

Domo Taco ‏ Park ave btwn 46th and 47th today!!! Ready at 11:30!

Cruisin’ Kitchen ‏ 21 St and 5th av/ lunch thurs 11-3 be there!

Hudson Sq Food Truck ‏ Wed 5/16: Trucks @LMCC #LentSpace in @HudsonSquareNYC!@bongobros @chinesemirch @gcnyc1 @PhilsSteaks @sweeterynyc. 11a-3p. Varick & Grand.

BIAN DANG ‏ Coenties slip and water St from 11:30-2pm!

Seoul Food NYC ‏ COME SEE US….WE R BACCCCKKKK…..51 st Park Ave….its A SEOUL FOOD KINDA DAY !! password today is MIDTOWN…http://fb.me/1L9U2iuFK

LukesLobsterNY Posted up on 24th st between Madison and Park. Open 11-3. Come get yours!

Palenque ‏ The rain goes away and we are in WFC with “rickshowtruc”, “waffletruck”, “mexicoblvd”, “mikenwillies” and “Palenquefood” from 11 am to 3 pm

Uncle Gussy’s ‏ We are serving 2 more trays of PASTITSIO. Today Even on the rainy day we sold out of the special yesterday , thanks guys

Mexicue ‏18th and 5th in the truck and 25th and 5th at Madison square eats. It’s a Mexicue sandwich….or should we say “slider”…

Chinese Mirch ‏ Dumbo we love u -will be back on Friday i/o today. ( at #LentSpacetoday with our food truck buddies)

Kimchi Taco ‏ Good Morning! Lunch in midtown 55th b/w 6th & 7th ave 11:30-2:30p.

Frites’n'Meats ‏ Soho, we r back in ur hood:) lunch 2day @ Hudson & king st. Burger of the week THE GUACAMOLE BLAST grassfed angus patty gruyere cheese applewood smoked bacon & truffle guacamole. preorder 9172929226

Phil’s Steaks ‏ For lunch we’re at the @HdsnSqFoodTruck lot with @bongobros@chinesemirch @gcnyc1 @sweeterynyc. 11a-3p Varick & Grand. Come get eat! #Jawn

BigDs Grub ‏ Our truck will be at the Starret-lehigh building today. 26th between 11th and 12th Ave for lunch from 11:15am to 3pm!

Mexico Blvd. ‏ Heading out to the WFC lot @ 1 north end ave! Get your tortas/tacos & take them to the face.

Cupcake Crew ‏ Truck parked in the #Flatiron today(5ave btw w23-22st)w/some delicious HANDMADE CUPCAKES. Today’s menu:Almond Orange Creme Brûlée,Key Lime Pie,Rocky Road,Salted Caramel,Cookies n Cream & Red Velvet

Coolhaus NY ‏ Get over the week slump w/ @bluebottlenyc affogato! T2 @ 25th/Park & T3 @ 68th/Lex 11-5! #HausPWRD = TACKLEBOX for $1 off 2 sammies!

Gorilla Cheese NYC ‏ Gorilla Rockin the Cheese @LMCC #LentSpace in@HudsonSquareNYC! W/@bongobros @chinesemirch @PhilsSteaks@sweeterynyc 11a-3p Varick & Grand

Sweetery ‏ BREAKING NEWS FROM SWEETERY’S WORLD HEADQUARTERS! SWEETERY IS ON HUDSON/KING TIL 10:30A THEN HEADING OFF 2 A NEW TRK LOT NEAR 6TH AV & CANAL

WFC Food Trucks ‏ Wed 5/16: Rain rain go away, I want to eat from foodtrucks today!@waffletruck @palenquefood @rickshawtruck @MexicoBlvd@mikenwillies 11a-3p

The Cinnamon Snail ‏ Parked on 55th and broadway until 3:00. We have sage pesto grilled tofu, peanut butter chocolate cheesecake donuts and our whole menu!

Bistro Truck ‏ #carnivoresnation meet us at #fidi today on Water & Old Slip. Just like the old times!!!! Menu today: http://pic.twitter.com/u5Ayovbe

Desi Food Truck ‏ Desi food truck serving Lunch to the good people of midtown east on 53rd st at lexington Ave

Comme Ci, Comme Ça ‏ is on 52nd St @ Broadway today! TODAY’S SPECIAL: BEIRUT SANDWICH grilled ground chicken, homemade hummus, salad, tomatoes served on pita bread. $7

Crisp on Wheels ‏ Located on 53td and Park. Ordering online available today.

TheTreatsTruck ‏ We’ll open soon at a good lunch spot! We’ll let you know! And our shop, The Treats Truck Stop at 521 Court st in Bklyn is open ’til 8pm!

 New Jersey

The Taco Truck ‏ #Newark: Holding down #WashingtonPark until 2p! Call ahead 201.577.4214 #eatmoretacos

TwoPitasInAPod Wednesday will be a full service day. Lunch in Newark and Groovin’ on Grove in JC. Skinny Tuna + a Burger Special onboard.  Fresh ground Short rib blend 6 oz burger with roasted garlic aioli, cheese, bacon, lettuce & pickles. Got a few Greek pork souvlaki also. Skinny Tuna – artichoke hearts, celery, red peppers, olive oil, other goodness. Mayo free, with Israeli salad. In a toasty pita.

Molly’s Milk Truck ‏ LIKE US on Facebook AND RSVP to our Grand Opening https://www.facebook.com/events/108872925915947/ to be entered in a raffle to win FREE GOODIES! http://pic.twitter.com/rXlPL2s7

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Yesterday morning we heard about a new food truck lot from some of the vendors scheduled to be there on it’s opening day.  It’s in Hudson Square, which I’ve also heard called West Soho, and even the South Village.

For some reason, Hudson Square doesn’t seem to be catching on as a neighborhood name, but maybe this food truck lot will help the neighborhood name stick.

To find out more about the Hudson Square Food Truck Lot (officially called LMCC’s LentSpace in Hudson Square), click through for who, what, where and when, but not how.

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The Hudson Square Food Truck Lot is the newest site put together by the NYC Food Truck Association, and the land is actually owned by Trinity Church.

It’s on a roughly square block bordered by Varick St, Canal St, 6th Ave and Grand St.  The Canal St station on the #1 train stops right there, and the Canal St station of the A, C, E is pretty close too.

The Hudson Square lot is scheduled to be open Tuesdays through Thursdays from 11am-3pm, and they expect to have 6 food trucks per day once everything is running smoothly.  No idea why it will be closed Monday and Friday, but that’s the facts.

From what I was told, a lot of food trucks were interested in being on this lot, so a lottery was held by the NYC Food Truck Association to select 18 different vendors (6 per day, 3 days per week).

Today’s vendors were Kimchi Taco Truck, Milk Truck, Mexico Blvd and Kelvin Slush.  We’ll see over the next few days exactly who they are.

The lot is unpaved with a gravel floor.  It was raining pretty good yesterday, but there weren’t and puddles or mud.

As for seating, there were about 6 round tables with umbrellas and chairs, which will be in high demand on hot, sunny days.  There were plenty of benches for sitting and eating, but there was no shade for those benches.

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For some reason, a small covered stage was at one end of the lot, which gave me enough protection to eat outside in the rain.  I have no idea whether this stage will remain or be removed.  Maybe they’ll have live music to go with lunch.  That would be pretty cool.

You can see who will be at the lot each day on their twitter feed here or our Mobile Munchies twitter feed.

Time will tell, but the Hudson Square Food Truck Lot looks like a winner.  Nice job David Weber and the NYC Food Truck Association.

If you spend any time in Philadelphia, you’ll want to check out an article in last week’s NY Times about the food truck scene there.

In a word, its booming!  Even some hotels with restaurants are directing their guests to the food trucks for quick, inexpensive and delicious meals.

Similar to LA and SF, Philadelphia has Night Markets with numerous trucks gathered in one place for dinner.  It’s organized by the local nonprofit Food Trust, with financing from the William Penn Foundation.

Click here for the full article.

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One of the true pioneers of the NYC food truck scene is Kim Ima and The Treats Truck.  They have been around since 2007, and were given a Best Dessert award at the 2008 Vendy Awards, before the Best Dessert category even existed.

Always evolving, last year Kim came out with the Treats Truck Baking Book, and last weekend, the Treats Truck Stop opened at 521 Court St in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn.  We heard there was a toast (with milk and cookies) and a ribbon cutting.  The closest subway stop is the Carroll stop on the F or G.

But this column is about food trucks, and last week I stopped by the Treats Truck to sample a selection of different treats.  I got a Mexican brownie, a raspberry ring and a kitchen sink crispy.

raspberry ring (credit: NYSF)

My whole family are big fans of Kim’s Mexican brownies, which are $3 each.  Not only is there enough chocolate to satisfy chocolate lovers, but the spices are subtle and incredible!  Mixed into the batter are cinnamon, cloves, chocolate chips, probably a few spices I can’t detect, and chili powder.  The chili powder is just enough to tickle the tongue, but not enough to be spicy.

I could eat everything on the Treats Truck, and the Mexican brownies would still be my favorite! The photo may not look like anything special, but take my word for it, the various flavors in this brownie are incredible.

Mexican brownie (credit: NYSF)

The raspberry rings cost $2 each, and were similar to Linzer tortes, but these had sugar crystals on top instead of confectioners sugar.   On the first bite, I could taste vanilla extract in the cookie dough, and the sugar crystals added a nice crunch.  On the second bite, I got to the delicious raspberry preserves in the center.  Very, very yum!

The last item I tried was the aptly-named kitchen sink crispy.  Baked into the dessert were pretzels, M&M’s, chocolate chips, and peanuts.  It was a large cube, which made it a little tricky to eat, but the reward was worth the effort.  There was a little of the sweet & salty thing going on, and every bite had something besides cereal and marshmallow.

kitchen sink crispy (credit: NYSF)

It’s easy to see why the Treats Truck is so beloved by New Yorkers.  I’ve been there many times, and have never been disappointed.  You can see the truck’s menu here, although items do rotate.

As of last weekend, you can get all of these goodies and much more at the Treats Truck Stop in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn.  For a closer look at the shop, click here for a write-up by Blondie & Brownie.

Or you can bake these treats yourself with the Treats Truck Baking Book.  Or you can find the Treats Truck on twitter here or on our Mobile Munchies twitter feed.

There are many ways to get these treats – and they’re all good!.

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It might not be the nicest weather today, but you should still enjoy great New York Street Food from the vendors on the right and the trucks below.

We hear there’s a NEW FOOD TRUCK LOT called the Hudson Square Food Truck Lot (@HdsnSqFoodTruck) that’s opening today.  It’s on Varick/Grand/6th Ave/Canal St right by the Canal St station on the #1 train.  The first trucks there today will be Kimchi Taco, Milk Truck, Mexico Blvd and Kelvin Slush.  We’ll try to stop by as soon as we can.

As always, check the Mobile Munchies twitter feed before heading out, in case anyone had to move at the last minute.

And a big Happy Birthday to Big D.  Stop by Old SLip & Water St to wish him well.

BigDs Grub ‏ Lunch time Grub is ready #FiDi at Old Slip and Water Street, now till’ 2:30pm. It may be my birthday but I got a gift for YOU!

Bongo Brothers Today we are at the WFC and doing Delivery in the surrounding area for orders $40 + from 11:00 to 3:00! By calling us at 347 7

NowEatThisTruck We’re getting ready for lunch on Lexington & 52nd today! Stop by and check-in on @foursquare

eggstravaganza ‏ Rainy day lunch special # burrito supremo only$6.00 *cajun chicken, carne asada or chorizo fresco **

RickshawTruck ‏ Only one truck today, find it at World Financial Center in Lower Manhattan! And don’t forget an umbrella!

Milk Truck ‏ Today we’re @ #LentSpace on Varick at Grand & Canal — a new@NYCFoodTruck lot w/ @kimchitaco @milktrucknyc @mexicoblvdopen at 11am

Kelvin Natural Slush ‏ Today we’re @ #LentSpace on Varick at Grand & Canal — a new@NYCFoodTruck lot w/ @kimchitaco @milktrucknyc @mexicoblvdopen at 11am

BIAN DANG ‏ 24th and park ave from 1130-2pm!

Chinese Mirch ‏ Terrific Tuesday, god bless the kids for waking us up early, we found a spot at 48th and Vanderbilt! Open at 11:15.

Our Heros Food Truck ‏ Turkey burger w/melted Swiss on a 7 grain. Come on down before the rain does. Wall and water. Open at 11:30am for lunch. C u soon

Mike n Willie’s ‏ Lunch today wall and front street 11-3pm. Try our new Mexican fried rice bowl with your choice of protein #tacos #sliders

RedHookLobsterTruck ‏ Good morning! Big Red is waitin for ya on 50th Street between 6th & 7th.

Comme Ci, Comme Ça ‏ is on 36th St @ Broadway today! TODAY’S SPECIAL: BEIRUT SANDWICH grilled ground chicken, homemade hummus, salad, tomatoes served on pita bread. $7

Uncle Gussy’s ‏ Today we have 2 trays of MOms delicious PASTITSIO Also serving Aunt Georgia’s delicious baklava #grillinLikeAVillain #souvlakiLove

Gorilla Cheese NYC ‏ We r in our regular Tuesday Spot….SoHo, Hudson and King….Todays Melt: Tuna Melt: w/American & Tomato on French….add bacon for FREE

Kimchi Taco ‏ Good Morning! We’ll be in Soho/Tribeca today at Duart Park (Varick/Grand/6th Ave/Canal St.) 11-3pm. Sorry Flatiron, be back next week.

Mexicue ‏ Our truck will be at the Starret-lehigh building today. 26th between 11th and 12th!

Domo Taco ‏ Corner of 38th and broadway! Ready at 11:30!

Wafels & Dinges ‏Tuesday Momma Truck is @ Canal & Bway til 4:31p; Kastaar in DUMBO @ Front & Washington til 4:32p; Bierbeek is @ Columbus Circle til 10:01p. Goesting is @ Flatiron Building til 10:02p; Vedette is at 60th & 5th ave until 7:58p; Whisper your order for one free dinges!

LukesLobsterNY Seventeenth st. at 5th ave. Open at 11a! #USQ

Palenque ‏ Hi palenque followers, Today we are on 51 st and Park ave, callus tonplace the order 786-4579853, or order onlinehttp://foodtoeat.com!

Bistro Truck ‏ We are on the corner of Hudson & King. Filming with UK@FoodNetwork We have some great specials lineup, come over & get ur fixxx!

Coolhaus NY ‏    Today’s #HausPWRD = WXY STUDIO for $1 off 2 sammies!T2 @ 21st/Broadway 11-9 & T3 @ 46th/Vanderbilt 11-5! See ya for an afternoon pick me up?

Eddie’s Pizza NY ‏ Truck will be at world financial center today and the cart will be at a private event.

Sweetery ‏ No late tweet today, this bird has already captured the worm! Hudson/King u know the “sweet” drill, come one come all, but definatly come by

WFC Food Trucks Tue 5/15: rain = short lines. get your fav’s w/o the wait!@eddiespizzany @bongobros @cupcakecrewnyc @rickshawtruck@PhilsSteaks 11a-3p

The Cinnamon Snail ‏ Parked on 5th ave between 21st and 22nd until 3:00 We have sage pesto grilled tofu, peanut butter chocolate cheesecake donuts & crem brûlée

MorrisGrilledCheese ‏ @75% chance of rain or 100% chance of having a delicious lunch? We say go with the sure thing. Find us at 28th & Park for some#comfortfood.

LukesLobsterNY if you let this rain stop you from getting lunch today then Voldermort wins, you guys. 17th and 5th.

king of falafel ‏ Traffic every street getting in late in the city

Crisp on Wheels ‏ Located on 49th between 6th and 7th. Order online,http://www.crisponwheels.com

Taïm Mobile ‏ Open on Varick and King st with Harissa falafel

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Last week we reported about food trucks returning to the old Tavern on the Green site.  We really enjoyed going there last summer, but the city’s Parks Department said it would not allow the trucks to return this season because of upcoming renovations at the site

Pera Turkish Tacos and Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream were reportedly serving towards the end of last week, so we stopped by the site yesterday, pieced some information together, and now we think we know what’s going on.

We asked one of Pera’s employees whether the truck would be there all summer, and they said Pera would be there through June 10th, but weren’t sure whether the contract would be renewed.

Our guess is the Tavern food trucks had 1 year contracts, and the city couldn’t keep them from serving at the site without buying back a portion of the contracts.  Since construction on a new restaurant hasn’t begun yet, they might as well let the trucks serve another month.

We’ll see if the contracts are renewed in another month, but would be surprised if they are.

VLAIC wasn’t there yesterday because of the weather, but they will be at the site when the weather cooperates – at least until June 10th.

As for our question last week whether Pera will have booze, that can be answered by the menu below.

Mexico Blvd (credit: NYSF)

In the first few months of 2012, it seemed like things were slowing up from the frantic pace of new food trucks and carts in 2011.  Now that it’s mid-May and we’re hearing about all these commencement addresses, it seems like a good time to see who graduated to putting a food truck on the streets of NYC in the New York Street Food Class of 2012.

There are lots more new vendors than we originally realized.

Early in the year we saw the first authentic Philly cheesesteak truck in Phil’s Steaks, and just this weekend, Shorty’s had their soft opening with cheesesteaks, chicken and Italian roast pork heros.

Speaking of heros, right at the beginning of the year, Our Heros started parking in the Financial District with hot and cold heros, platters, soups and salads.  In the last few weeks, they have also started coming up to midtown a couple of days a week.

One of the better new trucks is Mexico Blvd, who rub their meats with spice blends that impart vibrant flavors.  Their menu isn’t large, with mainly tacos and tortas, but it is delicious.

Mike 'n' Willies (credit: NYSF)

Mike ‘n’ Willies also has a nice selection of tacos, and sliders as well, with bbq pulled pork, chickpea fritters, brisket and even fish tacos.

On the Asian front, a new cart called Fun Buns was rolled out by the team behind Bian Dang.  They will eventually have 3 different types of bao (Chinese buns), although only 2 types are being served as of today.

Chinese Mirch also has bao, which they call duck sliders on the menu, as well as momos, which are Tibetan dumplings.

Just a couple of weeks ago we saw the debut of the Munchie Mobile, owned and run by NYU students who make big burgers, chicken sandwiches, grilled cheese and even pancakes.  They should be able to satisfy most munchies cravings.

Munchie Mobile (credit: NYSF)

Other new food trucks in 2012 are the Urban Lobster Shack On Wheels, this week brings a new vegan and fresh juice truck called The Squeeze, and if you like big meatballs and rock ‘n’ roll, check out Marky Ramone’s Cruisin’ Kitchen.

Despite new laws designed to discourage food trucks, Hoboken has a couple of new ones.  Cool Beans debuted about a week ago with iced coffees & teas, banana whips and waffles.  Molly’s Milk Truck is scheduled to hit the street on May 20th with an American menu of healthy salads and sandwiches.

There are a couple of new food carts too.  Kelvin Natural Slush has a new Ice Cube at the corner of Bleecker St & 6th Ave, although it is off the corner for repairs for the next week or two.  We also want to try a great looking new cart on Union Square West called Morocho, which their menu describes as Peruvian Fusion.  Last but not least, the King of Falafel & Shawarma opened a new cart in Manhattan to go along with his award-winning cart in Astoria.

There are also new places to enjoy all these food trucks, new and old.  There’s the new World Financial Center Food Truck Court, the Long Island City Food Truck Lot, and even the return of a few trucks to the old Tavern on the Green spot in Central Park by West 67th St.

There are more food trucks than ever to enjoy, and more places to enjoy them.  Man, I love this job!

Urban Lobster Shack On Wheels (credit: NYSF)