Wanna Donut? There's a Truck for That!

How to find the best local food trucks

We’ve come a long way since the only food we got from a truck was soft serve and creamsicles!

The food truck craze started a few years ago in Los Angeles with the evanescent Kogi Barbecue truck. Now Los Angeles is teeming with food trucks serving everything from donuts to grilled cheese to shrimp. Food trucks are driving through cities around the country now —but how do you find the ones near you?

More importantly — how will you know where to find it? Most food trucks rely on social media to let their fans know where they’re going to be — possibly the best reason yet to join Twitter.

Check out these guides and listings for food trucks across the country — if your area isn’t listed, try googling “[city name] food trucks.”

Kansas City

• A list of food trucks, their social media and website info — and even accepted forms of payment (MENAFN.com)
• KC Food Truck - Round Up (The Making of A Foodie)

(photo from the good you mobile organic eatery – Kansas City)

Chicago

• Chicago Food Trucks — logos, brief descriptions and social media and web links
• Food Truck Freak – the site includes a list of Chicago food trucks as well as a “locator” link that lets you see the upcoming schedule of truck times and locations
• Chicago Food Truck Groupie — a Tumblr blog of Chicagoan who “follows food trucks around Chicago and writes about it”

(photo from Cupcakes for Courage – Chicago)

Seattle

• Seattle Foodtruck — a list and schedule of food trucks in and around Seattle
• 8 Awesome Seattle Food Trucks (Matador Nights)

(photo from Marination Mobile – Seattle)

Boston

• Boston Food Truck Schedule (City of Boston)
• Boston Food Truck Alliance — a list, a map and more
• A Guide to the Best Food Trucks in Boston (Boston.com)

(photo from The Boston Day Book of Roxy’s Gourmet Grilled Cheese – Boston)

Miami

• Miami Food Trucks — this site, run independently by “food truck stalkers,” offers a listing, a locator and meetups
• Miami New Times on Food Trucks

(photo from Churro Mania – Miami)

Going National

• FoodTrucksMap.com covers over 30 cities across the continent. Once you zero in on your city, the Food Trucks Map will list the trucks that are going to be open that day, and when and where you can find them
• Roaming Hunger covers over 25 cities around the country. Find and stay connected with your favorite food trucks here
• And the old standbys, Yelp, UrbanSpoon and ChowHound are chockful of local food truck news and reviews