New York Street Food

The Brand New Frites 'N' Meats Truck

One of the early pioneers of the New York food truck scene is Frites ‘N’ Meats.  They have been serving delicious burgers and fries to hungry New Yorkers for lunch and dinner for nearly 2 years.

Frites ‘N’ Meats truly represents New York, with their main ingredients locally sourced – beef from DeBragga, buns from Balthazar Bakery and cheese from Murray’s.

Their fries go through the Belgian double frying process to ensure that golden color, with crispness on the outside and soft creaminess inside.

They are constantly coming up with new variations for their Burger of the Week, such as the Southwest Fusion Burger and the Oinker.  We also love their little touches, like the Dum Dum lollipops that are included free with every order.  What a great way to finish lunch!

As most of you know, Frites ‘N’ Meats had a terrible accident on the West Side Highway in mid-April, and have been off the road since then…but they are expected to be back on the NYC streets Monday, August 8th.

Although Frites ‘N’ Meats has been very busy gearing up for their return, Hiassam, one of the three brothers (with Moody and Ali) behind Frites ‘N’ Meats, agreed to grant us this exclusive interview for our next NYSF Featured Vendor Profile.

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Sean

If you’ve been in the vicinity of Park Ave and 29th St over the past couple of weeks, you might have seen a big green truck with eyes and teeth painted on the front and a scary looking hand on the back gobbling a hot dog.

The Feed Your Hole truck is the brainchild of Sean Sullivan, a native New Yorker who built the truck himself, and created an interesting menu with burger and hot dog dishes served “The Old NY Way”.  Sean also makes his own condiments like sweet relish, sauerkraut, roasted peppers and baked habaneros. Everything on the truck is top-quality and fresh, with many of the raw ingredients (beef, rolls, etc) coming from old-style purveyors on Arthur Avenue in the Bronx.

We recently caught up with Sean, who agreed to sit down with us for this exclusive New York Street Food Featured Vendor Profile.

Broadway Burger

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“The sweet, sweet love child of red-hot Mexican cuisine and down-home, barbeque goodness.”  That’s how Mexicue describes their delicious, creative cuisine.

Mexicue started by mixing smoky and spicy in their own kitchen in Brooklyn – green chili sauce with smoked short ribs; poblanos and tomatillo sauce with barbequed chicken.  From there, the menu took shape – mainly tacos & sliders with the occasional quesadilla and tamale – but everything is reinvented in tasty and surprising ways.

Mexicue has only been on the street since mid-July, but the food is very fresh and innovative, leading to a 2010 Vendy Award Rookie of the Year nomination.

chili slider, short rib taco, pulled pork slider (l. to r.)

We spoke with David Schillace, Co-founder & CEO and Thomas Kelly, Co-founder and Creative Director for the latest New York Street Food Featured Vendor Profile on the Mexicue truck.  Here’s how the interview went:

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We have a new NYSF Featured Vendor interview for you to enjoy, and it’s one of our personal favorites – Souvlaki GR.  They haven’t been around the New York Street Food scene very long, but have had a pretty big impact already, quickly gaining a loyal following, and then winning the 2010 Vendy Award for Rookie of the Year.

Souvlaki GR will readily tell you that New York Street Food was the very first one to write about them, and we have been in touch with them since the day they passed their initial inspection.

Since we are still out of town for a few more days, we conducted this interview via email – which is pretty funny because we live only a few blocks away from each other, and have even run into them on the street outside of work.

Here is the latest NYSF Featured Vendor interview with Souvlaki GR:

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When you talk about the best street food vendors in New York, one name continually pops up – Fares “Freddy” Zeidaies a/k/a The King of Falafel and Shawarma.  Freddy is on the corner of 30th St and Broadway in Astoria, Queens and has such a large and loyal following, he’s been a Vendy Award finalist three times – 2007, 2009 and again this year, 2010, but has not won the top award.  Will the third time be the charm?  Tune in to our Vendy Awards coverage on Sept 25th to find out.

We can’t think of a more deserving New York Street Food Featured Vendor than the King of Falafel and Shawarma.  We recently had the opportunity to speak with Freddy.  Click through to find out why he is so popular, what he has planned for the Vendys this year, and the story behind his unusual oval-shaped falafel.

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