New York Street Food

While poking around the web, we ran across an article on Yahoo detailing the 5 Most Common Mistakes New Food Trucks Owners Make.  The article was written by Rosie Lee, the author of Concession Connections, a start-up guide for food trucks. After reading the article, it turned out there were actually 6 items mentioned, so I guess being good at...

We first heard about the Desi Truck in the summer of 2010, and have enjoyed several lunches from there including kati rolls, curry chicken and chicken tikka masala.  For this visit, we wanted to try something new - and wouldn't you know it, they had a new dish called puri bhaji. For puri bhaji, you start with puffed-up Indian bread...

What a gorgeous day!  Could this be the 1st day of spring? Get your butt outside for some great New York Street Food from the vendors on the right and the trucks below. As always, check the Mobile Munchies twitter feed before heading out, in case anyone had to move at the last minute.     Phil's Steaks broadway btw 117/118...

People are always asking me about the differences between food trucks in New York and Los Angeles. One of the biggest differences is the weather - in LA you can eat outdoors virtually year round, while NY winters can be challenging, to say the least.   This winter has been mild, but last year was snow city. Even in 40-50 degree weather,...

Towards the end of 2011, Luke's Lobster made a stop on Roosevelt Island to try serving dinner to the residents there - and was summarily booted off the island.  Sounds like a bad episode of Survivor. The Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC) said Luke's needed to have a special permit, but Roosevelt Island Residents Association Planning Committee Chair Frank Farance...

It's tough out there on the streets of NYC!  Not only do you have to worry about the police ticketing or chasing you away, but there's often friction with other street vendors. As you can see in the photo above, a hot dog vendor parked his cart right in front of Comme Ci Comme Ca's menu, just to the right...

A bright, sunny winter day. Perfect for enjoying great New York Street Food from the vendors on the right and the trucks below. Coolhaus is giving away a scoop of bourbon ice cream with any hot chocolate purchase and free pink beads with any purchase.  Just use the password "Happy Fat Tuesday".  Coolhaus is at the WFC Food Truck Court...

You may have tried the beta version of Food To Eat, our favorite food delivery and pickup website, but to celebrate their official launch tomorrow (2/22), they will be giving away FREE FOOD from 24 of your favorite food trucks, carts and restaurants. Click through for more details on the freebies and the participating vendors. Coolhaus, Valducci’s, Uncle Gussy’s, Big D’s...

There are a couple of things you may think when you hear the words Milk Truck. Old timers may remember something that looks like the photo above, when milk was delivered door-to-door. NYSF readers know about the Milk Truck, which makes awesome grilled cheese sandwiches and milk shakes. A woman in Pittsburgh, Jill Miller, drives a Milk Truck near her Pittsburgh home,...

There's a relatively new Thai street food cart on West 50th St between 6th & 7th Ave called Tuk Tuk Boy.  A tuk tuk is a 3 wheeled vehicle popular in Southeast Asia. Tuk Tuk Boy has a Thai menu including pad thai, chicken basil, Thai bbq and red & green curries. You can see their full menu with prices...