New York Street Food

Regular readers of New York Street Food know how much I love banh mi and num pang.  The banh mi in the above picture looks delicious. There are many other delectable pictures in this street food photo gallery from National Geographic, with street food we know and love such as Shanghai dumplings, German wurst, and Peruvian ceviche. They also include...

The latest episode from VendrTV from January 7th is on the Wafels and Dinges truck.  Watch above. The NYSF Featured Vendor Profile from December 13th was on the Wafels and Dinges truck. Go here for the W&D interview and some wafel history. Hey Thomas, when you're hot , you're hot.  Enjoy!

Newly elected governors and mayors are swearing off fancy festivities at the swearing-in ceremonies.  Inaugural events across the nation have been scaled back this year to avoid appearing lavish in lean economic times. On Saturday, new Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, a Democrat, held an open house at his office in City Hall, followed by a free concert outside. The cuisine...

A former auto sales parking lot in Santa Monica was converted by the owner into a food truck paradise earlier this week.  Unfortnately, the City of Santa Monica was unaware of this new use and promptly shut it down, citing zoning issues. The truck operators got the OK from the property's owner, but the property owner neglected to get permission...

Today's lunch is from Num Pang in Greenwich Village, a member of our honorary street food category (storefronts with only a few or no tables).   This is a grilled king mackerel sandwich with leeks and thai-basil infused olive oil. The mackerel had red pepper flakes that gave it some heat, but it was balanced by the coolness of the...

A cold New York winter is the perfect time to check out a new soup cart. On the NW corner of 53rd St and Park Ave is the new Herb International Soup Cart, an offshoot of the Herb International Soup Factory in College Point, Queens.   It offers 9 soups daily plus a special soup each day.  The restaurant got...

The Sweets Truck is being forced to change their name due to legal reasons, but out of something bad comes something good. They are holding a truck-naming contest, and whoever comes up with the name they eventually choose will win a $500 American Express Gift Certificate plus a $100 credit at their food truck.  Here's the email from Street Sweets: January...

Today's Lunch is a cheeseburger from Carnegie John's cart, right behind Carnegie Hall on West 56th St, just east of 7th Ave. My first thought as I unwrapped it was "this is a huge burger".  It was 5" across, and I'm not sure how much it weighed, but it was pretty hefty.  I ordered it with lettuce, onions and ketchup,...

At the LA Auto Show last month, Scion unveiled the ultimate tailgate party, a Scion Kogi BBQ xD mobile kitchen.  Kogi, the Korean BBQ truck that started the gourmet food truck craze in Los Angeles, has outfitted this subcompact with everything needed to make it a fully functional taco maker.  Scion hooked up with Kogi to highlight how their...

It’s too cold for street food, so Today’s Lunch is shrimp pad thai from Chai Home Kitchen at 930 8th Ave. on the NE corner of 55th St.  They also have a location at 124 N. 6th St. in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The pad thai had plenty of scallions, egg and bean sprouts, and the noodles were not overcooked, which can...