New York Street Food

photo: Food Truck Fiesta

We heard from a colleague in Washington DC about a new wave of enforcement against food trucks being planned for today.  And just like in New York, their weapon of choice is an old law that was not meant for the new breed of food trucks.

Food Truck Fiesta reports that DC officials have been visiting food trucks over the past week and telling them that beginning on Jan 13, 2012, they will be ticketing food trucks that don’t have a line formed in front of them.

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The Traveling Culinary Carnival put on by the Fojol Bros has added another truck – this one from Benethiopia (to go with the one they already have from Merlindia).

It can get kind of silly, but we really enjoyed lunch from their Merlindian truck on our trip to Washington DC about a month ago.

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Yellow Vendor truck

Yesterday for my 1st street food lunch in Washington DC, I had a very nice lunch from the Fojol Bros of Merlindia, who I had heard about and looked up on Twitter.

Today in DC was more fortuitous.  I just happened to spot a yellow truck and noticed “bulgogi”, bibimbap” and a few other Korean dishes printed on the side of the truck.  The weather was still crappy, and the side window was closed, but as I approached the truck, someone else peeked their head into the passenger seat window and asked if they were open.  They said yes and opened the side window.

How would this lunch compare to Korean street food in NYC, such as Bapcha, as well as the Fojol Bros lunch yesterday?  Find out after the jump.

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Fojol Bros of Merlindia

I’m down in Washington DC for a couple of days, and as I wrote about last week, Washington DC has a vibrant street food scene, with more and more trucks hitting the streets every week.  I should be able to try two of them this week for lunch.

Today’s Lunch in Washington DC is from the Fojol Bros of Merlindia, one of the more popular food trucks in Washington DC.  Click through to find out more about their Traveling Culinary Carnival.

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