Dallas/Ft. Worth Food Truck News and Schedule for May 21

Tuesday’s “Food Truck Rally” at The Village Apartments come back, with Rockstar Bakeshop, Gepetto’s Pizza, Rock & Roll Tacos, Easy Slider, Nammi, Ssahm, Cajun Tailgators, Little Vessel Grill, Three Lions, and Four Seasons from 6pm to 9pm.

Wednesday continues to have dueling truck popup parks.  One at Sigel’s/Greenville and another at the Knox Henderson Crate &Barrel.  From my point of view, these two popup food truck parks are so much better than a massive all day food truck rally.  You’ll never be more than 2nd or 3rd in line or wait more than 5 minutes for your food.  And between these two options, you’ve got all of the best food trucks that Dallas has to offer.

Thursday brings another popup event at The Savoye in Addison from 6pm to 9pm.

Truck Stock at 1818 Sylvan comes back again on Saturday from 3pm to 10pm.

Jumping a little ahead to next Monday, the Memorial Day holiday, you’ll find a food truck event at Lone Star Park with Crazy Fish, Easy Slider, Gandolfo’s, Jack’s Chowhound, Nammi, Ruthie’s, Ssahm, So-Cal Tacos, The Butcher’s Son, Trailercakes, Coolhaus, and Rockstar Bakeshop.

Besides the previously announced Crazy Sisters, now Rollin’ Diner (Fort Worth) has announced the sale of their food truck.

Jump for your weekly schedule.  Remember, trucks break down and they change schedule as the weather changes or a better opportunity presents itself.  We don’t always get the updates.

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Your Weekly Dallas/Fort Worth Food Truck Schedule for May 14

Time is running short and I want to get you the schedule before the day is up.  Before you jump though, note that CoolHaus DFW is now out and about on a regular schedule.  Watch for it at Thanksgiving Square or Crate & Barrel parking lot on Wednesday evening.

Tuesday Update: City Street Grille added Wednesday lunch in the Arts District and a Friday lunch at Robbins Jewelers on the North Dallas Tollway.  Also, added Zombie’s Food Truck.

Friday Update: Added Enticed and TX Delizioso stops for Saturday.

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Dallas/Fort Worth Food Truck Schedule and News for May 7

Tonight, Monday, May 7 is an unusual night for a food truck event.  But some crazies are going to try at the Double Wide Bar, 3510 Commerce, beginning at 7pm.  They will have some of the best of Dallas’ food trucks, including Easy Slider, TX Delizioso, Enticed, Rock ‘n’ Roll Taco, Little Vessel Grill, and 3 Lions.  Recommendation for your after-dinner dessert: Take your Enticed Shaved Ice (large) into your favorite bar and make it an “adult” shaved ice.

Everyone who knows anything about the food truck activity in DFW remembers over 2000 people visiting 9 trucks on the Sigel’s Greenville asphalt parking lot last blistering hot summer.  That was 2011.  2012 brings you the TX Food Truck Fest, an event this Friday evening and all day Saturday at Valley View Mall.  The organizers are promising nearly 30 trucks, with most from DFW and several from Austin and San Antonio.  This will either be a terrific opportunity to taste test lots of different culinary ideas.  Or a logistical nightmare.   Quoting the press release:

Current trucks include: From DFW – TX Delizioso, Enticed, 3 Lions, Nammi, Coolhaus, Tin Star Taco Taxi, The Butcher’s Son, Gandolfo’s, The Weiner Man, Cajun Tailgators, Rock N Roll Tacos, Little Vessel Grill, Ssahm BBQ, Doughboys Pizza, Eat Jo Dawgs, Crazy Fish Sushi, The Fat Truck, Jack’s Chowhound, Rockstar Bakeshop, Easy Slider, Ruthie’s Rollin’ Diner, Semplice Cibo Italiano, and Short ‘n Sweet . Then from Austin – Yumé Burger, Coreano’s, The Belgium Waffle Company, Chi’lantro BBQ and from San Antonio – Sabor Columbiano. We’ll also have Durty Laundry spinning beats all day. It will be held in the South lot of Valley View Center (13331 Preston Rd, Dallas, TX 75240) in North Dallas.

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Dallas/Fort Worth Food Truck Schedule and News for April 30

Food Trucks on the Winspear grounds

If you want to try one of the food trucks, any lunch period in the Arts District or any Wednesday evening at Sigel’s/Greenville or behind Crate & Barrel on Knox Ave are perfect times.  Lunch in the Arts District has now moved from the Flora St. parking lot to the grounds of the Winspear.  While causing some downtown workers to walk a couple of extra blocks, this location creates a lively street atmosphere.  In a few weeks, everyone will appreciate the shade as well.

The new pop-up truck park behind Crate & Barrel on Wednesdays gives you some of our best Dallas food trucks.  It’s not on asphalt, so it’s not quite as hot, plus the building throws off a nice evening shade.

The Sunflower Market “Parking Lot” event is back for Thursday evening.

In other news, CoolHaus DFW made it’s appearance at the Frisco StrEATS event, but is not yet licensed for Dallas itself, so it will be a bit more time yet for those ice cream sandwiches.

Those Crazy Sisters have decided that running a food truck is a tough business and decided to sell the truck and all assets.  They are still out serving and doing Private Events though.

Crazy Fish, DFW’s first sushi truck, is getting ready to roll.  “Big Fish” Tenielle Powers says that sushi will be made daily on the truck, using only high quality Nori and Nishiki rice.  Their menu includes quite a few options for the entire family.  Crazy Fish is slated for an appearance at the Sunflower Market Parking Lot event on Thursday.

The Bacon Wagon NOT serving food on the side of I-30. Not playing Frogger either.

Jump for your weekly schedule.  Remember, always check Facebook and Twitter feeds as trucks do change schedule, and occasionally, have mechanical problems.

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Dallas/Fort Worth Food Truck News and Schedule for Week of April 23

Coolhaus DFW debuts this week at the Frisco StrEATS event on Saturday.  Coolhaus DFW will be run through a partnership from the founders of Coolhaus and the founders of Dallas’ Nammi Vietnamese food truck.

Joining Coolhaus at the Frisco StrEATS event will be Nammi, The Butcher’s Son, Cajun Tailgators, Easy Slider, EatJoDawgs, RockStar Bakeshop, SoCal Tacos, Zombie’s, and Ssahm.

Continuing the desserts theme, both Good Karma and The Munch Box (currently at the Fort Worth Food Truck Park) both sent email raving about Hip Pop Popsicles.  Owner Ben Bates is juicing fresh fruit and making flavors like cucumber jalapeno lime and tangerine basil.

Truckin’ Tuesdays at The Village Apartments with Gepetto’s Pizza, Cajun Tailgators, Nammi, Four Seasons, Rockstar Bakeshop, Three Lions, Little Vessel Grill, and Rock ‘n’ Roll Tacos.

The Food Truck Experience continues at Sigel’s Greenville on Wednesday evenings.

Street Food Wednesday is a new weekly event, also on Wednesday evenings at Crate & Barrel Uptown with Gandolfo’s, Nammi, The Butcher’s Son, Easy Slider, and The Cup Cakin’ Machine.

The Arts District Patio Sessions are back on Thursday evenings, with Easy Slider, Four Seasons, Little Vessel Grill, and The Cup Cakin’ Machine.

Next Sunday, Easy Slider is at The Dram for a benefit in support of Andrew Lostetter.

Jump for your schedule.  Remember, food trucks move, weather causes changes, and engines break down.

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Your April 16 Food Truck Schedule for Dallas/Fort Worth

I know, I’m a day late.  Tough start to the week.

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Your April 9th Food Truck Schedule in Dallas and Fort Worth

Several events coming up this week.  Let’s start with the most cause-worthy: a noon event on Thursday benefiting Hope Cottage (4209 McKinney).  Food trucks in attendance include Easy Slider, Jack’s Chowhound, Trailercakes, and Three Lions.

The Arts District “Patio Sessions” continues this Thursday evening with Cajun Tailgators, Dos Paisanos, Four Seasons, and Enticed.

On Friday the 13th, from 5pm to 10pm, you’ll have lots of choices at the “Deep Ellum Food Truck Rally.” The Deep Ellum Community Association has joined forces with the Deep Ellum Outdoor Market to coordinate shutting down Main St. from Malcolm X Blvd to Crowdus in order to try to bring more street life back to that area.  Planned food trucks include Easy Slider, Munch Box, Little Vessel, Rock & Roll Taco, Zombies Food Truck, Rockstar Baskeshop, Cajun Tail Gators, Three Lions, and the Bacon Wagon.

So-Cal Tacos and Nammi will be out at Texas Motor Speedway both Friday and Saturday.

Ciclovia de Dallas 2012 will take place on April 14 from 9am to 3pm.  Ride your bike or skate from downtown to Oak Cliff and back again via the Houston Street Viaduct Bridge.  Food trucks include The Butcher’s Son and RockStar BakeShop.

Update: TX Delizioso will be at The Food Truck Experience at Sigel’s/Greenville on Wednesday.

And here is your schedule for the week of April 9.  As always, check Facebook, Twitter, and The Weather Report. (more…)

Your April 2 Food Truck Schedule

The Food Truck Experience is back on Wednesdays at Sigel’s/Greenville and adding Cajun Tailgators to the lineup.  This Saturday is First Saturday in the Arts District, with food trucks from 11am to 2pm.

Thursday evening starts “Patio Sessions” in the Arts District with a free outdoor concert at the AT&T Performing Arts Center’s Winspear Opera House from 5:30 – 7:30 on Thursday nights (April – May).   Food Trucks will include Cajun Tailgators, Jack’s Chowhound, and Tin Star Taco Taxi.  until 8pm.

Tuesday Update: Some cancellations due to weather.

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Your March 26 Food Truck Schedule

Three major events going on for the food trucks this week, in addition to what we told you about last week.  First is Savor Dallas in the Arts District Friday evening, followed by City Solve Urban Race Saturday from 11am to 3pm in the Arts District.  Several of the food trucks will be at Stonewall Jackson Elementary School (5828 E. Mockingbird) on Saturday from 11am to 3pm to support the schools garden program.  Stonewall Gardens is an outdoor science lab that all the kids visit each week. Planned food trucks include: Nammi, Ruthie’s, 3 Lions, Easy Slider, Enticed, Gennarino’s, Cajun Tailgators, Ssahm, The Butcher’s Son, and TrailerCakes.  There is a $5 entry fee for adults to raise money.

Wednesday Update: This week’s “Food Truck Experience” on Wednesday evening at Sigel’s Greenville has been cancelled.  The food trucks are looking for new locations.

Jump for your schedule for the week.  Remember, trucks change schedules, they move, and they run from bad weather. (more…)

Your March 19 Food Truck Schedule in Dallas and Fort Worth

Pay close attention to weather reports and potential cancellations.

The “Food Truck Experience” is back on at Sigel’s Greenville on Wednesday evenings.  You’ll find Easy Slider, Ruthie’s, Rock ‘n’ Roll Tacos, Four Seasons, and others.  This is a great easy parking and low crowd count way to check out some of the food trucks.

Jack’s Chowhound and So-Cal Tacos will be at Panavision at 8000 Jetstar Drive in Irving on Thursday afternoons in support of Leukemia and Lymphoma Research.  Go.Eat.Give.

Almost every food truck is participating in “Truck Stock,” an event this coming Saturday from 2pm to 7pm at Sylan | Thirty.

Here is your schedule for the week.  Watch the weather and Facebook and Twitter feeds.

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Your Weekly Food Truck Schedule for March 12 in Dallas/Fort Worth

This last week saw the birth of Nammi #2, the morphing of 3 Men and a Taco into Three Lions, and the demise of Antojitos Cali-Mex in Fort Worth.

Many of the Dallas food trucks will be out in full force around the St. Patrick’s Day parade on Greenville Ave. Look for Ruthie’s and Cajun Tailgators to begin with. Others are still nailing down their strategic locations.

Enticed will continue to poke their nose out as the weather warms up.

Wednesday Update: Added Nammi 1, Nammi 2, Enticed, TX Delizioso, and Eat Jo Dawgs (in Ft. Worth).

Here is your schedule for the week. Trucks move and break. Rain and cold weather can change a planned outing very quickly. Always check Facebook and Twitter feeds.

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What Spring Means to the Dallas/Ft. Worth Food Trucks, Plus Your March 5 Schedule

“Hallelujah!” scream both adults and kids alike. It’s Spring. Winter is over. No more risk of snow, broken trees, downed power lines, and miserable wintery days. How do we know?? To heck with the little rat in Pennsylvania that everyone fawns over.

We know because, YES, the Enticed Shaved Ice truck is back!!!  They are poking their radiator out for just a couple of brief outings in the Arts District, so check the schedule and keep your eyes peeled.  We first fell in love with Enticed last August.

And yet more signs of Spring: Veletta Lill, the Executive Director of the Arts District, reports that the relocated food trucks have done so well that she plans on adding more food trucks for lunch service.  They reportedly managed to get over 600 office workers out of their cages cubicles and on the streets.

City Street Grille is showing up in more public places as well.  First, EDEN’s chef Karen Kahn will be using the City Street Grille food truck for EDEN’s foray into mobile cooking.  CSG itself will be in the Arts District on Wednesday and Thursday.

I asked all of the food truck owner/operators what food truck was their most recent favorite.  Consistent answers: So-Cal Tacos, Easy Slider, Nammi, and new truck on the block Cajun Tailgators.

Finally, almost all of our food trucks tell us that they need to hire people: Ruthie’s, Cajun Tailgators, City Street Grille, and The Butcher’s Son.  If you want to learn the business, go talk to the onboard owner/operators.

Tuesday Update: Added Easy Slider, So-Cal, Zombies, Little Vessel Grill, Tin Star Taxi.

And with those tidbits of weekly news, we give you your weekly food truck schedule.  Always check Facebook pages and Twitter feeds.  Trucks do roll.  Jump.

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February 27 Food Truck Schedule in Dallas/Fort Worth

The big event this week for multiple food truck service is the opening of the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge on Saturday, March 3.  Six food trucks will be part of the entertainment, including Nammi,The Butcher’s Son, Gandolfo’s, Ruthies, Jack’s Chowhound, and Trailercakes.

The Arts District location is temporarily moving.  The Arts District’s Veletta Lill tells us that because of some construction:

Starting Monday (February 27), and for the next month, the Dallas Arts District food truck court will be moved to the south side of Flora, between Crockett and Leonard (across the street from the Meyerson Symphony Center and the Winspear Opera House.

The Wednesday evening “Food Truckin’ Experience” continues, but several food trucks warned us to be sure to check Facebook and Twitter as they are not yet positive if it will be held at Sigel’s Greenville or a nearby location.

The number of food trucks in Dallas/Fort Worth is exploding like the dandelions in my back yard.  Planning on rolling in DFW includes Potato Potahto, Nacho Nachos, an unnamed burgers and grilled sandwiches truck, Three Lions, Burrito Baron, and both Café Con Leche and Sky’s Tacos from the most recent season of the Great Good Truck Race.  More on these as we get more information.

Update: Cup Cakin’ Machine and Zombie’s sent their schedule in a bit late, but we are still going to add it.

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Fat Food Truck Tuesday, Plus Other Events and Your February 21 Weekly Schedule

We’re a day late with this week’s schedule (I was traveling), but fortunately, it gives us the opportunity to highlight Cajun Tailgators, a food truck highlighting Cajun food and LSU football. They were trying hard to make it out before Mardi Gras.  Today, Fat Tuesday, they’ll be at the Walgreens at 5742 E. Mockingbird.  Owners Ann and Jason Keady are huge LSU football fans and promise to keep the LSU tailgating tradition alive in DFW.

The Wednesday Food Truck Experience at Sigel’s on Greenville has had a great turnout.  This week; however, Sigel’s has a special event pre-empting the food truck court.  The Food Truck Experience will be back next Wednesday.

Food Truckin’ Tuesdays continues with Little Vessel Grill, The Bacon Wagon, Rock and Roll Tacos, and Eden Cafe Gone Mobile, supporting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.  Every Tuesday at lunch, these trucks are at Panavision: 8000 Jetstar Drive in Irving.

This Saturday, from 2pm in the afternoon until 7pm, you can find several of the best food trucks in town cooperating with The Ginger Man.  Food trucks attending include:  Easy Slider, 3 Men and a Taco, Nammi, Jack’s Chowhound, Gandolfo’s, and The Butcher’s Son.

Here is your schedule for the week.  We’ve removed Monday for obvious reasons.  Remember, trucks move, they break down, they get a better offer to move locations.  Jump for the schedule. (more…)

Lots of New Food Trucks Rolling, Plus your February 13 Dallas/Ft. Worth Food Truck Schedule

We are now tracking 23 food trucks in our weekly schedule and it is getting more and more difficult.  Not all of them report every week, so you won’t always see all 23.  This week we add Lee’s Grilled Cheese, serving mostly Denton county, Dos Paisanos, and Eat Jo Dawgs, serving dinner and late night in Ft. Worth.

We don’t have them in our schedule yet, but we did get a chance to try out the new Little Vessel Grill.  Based on our one-item limited experience, and most importantly based on other food truck owner’s comments, this is a must-try new food truck.

Charity rolls: Trailercakes is donating 10% percent of all shop sales this week to the Ovarian Cycle Fund in honor of Helen Gardner, on Team Cancer Sucks. So-Cal Tacos asked us to give a shout-out to their customers, who donated $550 last week in support of a man who needed help to transport his recently deceased father back to Mexico.  City Street Grille will be out tonight, Monday, in support of a Paws in the City event in Plano.

As always, be sure to check Facebook and Twitter feeds when the weather is this ominous.  Here is your food truck schedule for the week of February 13, 2012. (more…)

Multiple Food Truck Events Plus The February 6 Schedule in Dallas

The food trucks are learning that teaming up to have multiple trucks at one location brings more customers than a lone food truck parked at a street corner.  These aren’t “special events”, such as the Summer Sigel’s event, or an Arts District event, but rather, the truck owners collaborating on locations.  It’s a win-win for everyone.

First up is “Food Truckin’ Tuesdays”, an event to help raise money for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.  Starting tomorrow, February 7, for the next four weeks, The Bacon Wagon from Ft. Worth, Rock and Roll Tacos, Eden Mobile Cafe, and Little Vessel Grill will be in the parking lot of Panavision at 8000 Jetstar Dr. in Irving from 11am to 2pm.  Eden is a new entry and is the mobile venture of Chef Karen Kahn from Eden Cafe on Lover’s Lane.  Little Vessel Grill just started rolling last week and is more upscale Asian-American fusion.

Rock ‘n’ Roll Tacos, Ruthie’s, Easy Slider, and Four Seasons are teaming up to launch “The Food Truck Experience” at Sigel’s Greenville every Wednesday from 5pm – 8pm for the month of February.

In Fort Worth on February 11, The Fort Worth Food Truck Club is having their first event at 915 W. Belknap St., entitled “Free Love Saturday” benefiting the Tarrant County Food Bank.  Food trucks attending include Crazy Sisters, The Bacon Wagon, Dough Boys Pizza, Zombies Vegan, and Red Jett Sweets.

Here is your schedule for the week.  Trucks break down and winter weather creates problems so always check Facebook and Twitter feeds.  Jump for the schedule. (more…)

Week of January 30 Food Truck Schedule in Dallas

TX Delizioso got out on the streets this last week for their soft opening. They will continue to roll cautiously as they start their Go Texan + Italian food truck concept.  TX Delizioso comes from the same people who drive the much-loved Enticed Shaved Ice.  Their ambitious menu (for a food truck) includes personal-sized pizza at $7, which includes any number of toppings. They also offer chicken fried steak, chicken-fried chicken, and chicken-fried bison.  In our schedule, you’ll find  “TBDs” until they work out some kinks in their truck. You can track them  on TX Delizioso Facebook feed.  We will update this schedule as we get more information from them.

The Arts District food truck schedule is expanding to include Saturday afternoons. This Saturday will include Jack’s Chowhound, 4 Seasons Truck,  Easy Slider,  The Butcher’s Son, and Gandolfo’s NY Deli all lined up on Flora Street.

Go below for the food truck schedule for this week.  Remember, food trucks break down and food trucks don’t like drenching downpours.  Always check their Twitter and Facebook feeds.  And if you don’t see your favorite food truck here, it’s not because we don’t try, we probably waiting for information. Feel free to send it.  Jump for the weekly schedule. (more…)