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    10 of the remarkable food trucks taking over the U.S.

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    These remarkable food truck photos are here to explain what all the freaking fuss is about. If you don't care about things like Korean kimchi mixed into Mexican short rib tacos, sure, you might have thought you could let this new-wave food-truck hype pass you by. But the food truck phenomenon has gotten a lot bigger than a couple fusion tacos in Los Angeles. Now many, many American cities have a thriving fleet of gourmet food-trucks in a world of flavors. Do you really want to ignore a vehicle that produces homemade ice cream flavors, like Red Velvet, pressed between two snickerdoodle cookies or one that smothers fries in toppings so extraordinary that you will have to see their picture to believe them?

    A business with overhead and food less expensive than comparable restaurants', is an attractive notion in this cloudy economic climate. The low cost of start-up also means that cooks feel free to take greater risks with their menus. As you may know by now, it all started with Kogi, the Mexican-Korean taco truck that used Twitter to tell computer-happy foodies where the truck could be found at any given hour. The technology drew them in and the food kept them, in droves. New York picked up on the potential quickly. Their quick-paced walking city already relied heavily on carts and trucks hawking hotdogs, crepes, and falafels. Now food trucks have made it to prime time. When Food Network gave them their own show this year, 'The Great Food Truck Race,' where seven gourmet food trucks cross the country competing for converts, it was official, this thing was nationwide.

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    But as with any good party, some neighbor always calls the cops. The news with food trucks at the moment is that established restaurants are pushing back. They're paying big for real estate while the new food trucks parked nearby are not. Restaurant owners say they're stealing business.

    Some hard questions are coming up, but we think these pictures explain why it's worth finding answers.

    Do you have a favorite food truck?

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    268 comments

    • Miguel Zam  •  8 months ago
      my recipe is the best....hallelujia...

      http://www.amazon.com/delicious-world-unique-savory-deliciously-perfect-ebook/dp/B005NZ5AZW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1317016309&sr=8-1
    • Peter  •  1 year 1 month ago
      Hello there
      I was always going to open a restaurant and I have opened many small ones with partners where I never had the final say. With a food truck that would change and I would not need a partner and I have been in the food business all my life so I have plenty of helpers. I am very excited about beginning this new venture.
      sincerely,
      Italian Pete
    • Josh  •  1 year 3 months ago
      The food truck trend is growing. Check out this new company, "mobileChefs," it seems like they're going to help quite a few people get trucks going, with their modular turn key trucks. www.mchefs.com
    • ALDRICH  •  1 year 4 months ago
      Love, love, love CoolHaus Austin's mascarpone balsalmic fig ice cream! The fun attitude of the owners makes it a joy to enjoy their ice cream sandwiches!
    • Diego Firestone  •  1 year 8 months ago
      Food trucks are awesome! A business with low-overhead and food that is less expensive than restaurants', is an attractive notion in this cloudy economic climate. But as with any good party, some Jealous neighbor always calls the cops, Restaurant owners say they're stealing business.
    • Alex Cornejo  •  1 year 8 months ago
      El Olmega at Red Hook Park in Brooklyn New York is the best. Should be included.
    • Gretchen  •  1 year 8 months ago
      They all look excellent. Especially the first one!
    • GiselleN  •  1 year 8 months ago
      Pincho man in Miami, FL!!
    • SuperCut 63  •  1 year 8 months ago
      Try "DC SLICES" fresh pizza truck in Washington. Ask for Tom, tell'm Pete sent you!
    • Baby Love  •  1 year 8 months ago
      Kogi sucks my balls! its way too expensive and waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay overrated its disgusting...its like 7 bucks for a burrito that's the size of my 10 year old niece tacos are like 3 dollars a pop just plain nasty....if your gonna be by Kogi get shaved ice instead the line is half as long and you won't be disappointed at yourself that you just wasted and hour and a half for waiting for 3 tacos for 9 dollars that were awful! if you wanna reply for complain to me e-mail me at sweetiepie90303@yahoo.com
    • Crystal  •  1 year 8 months ago
      Food trucks are awesome. Especially the ones that go around to different army and national guard posts during training events. Nothing like a nice hot and fresh substitute for an MRE!
    • The New Delta Green  •  1 year 8 months ago
      Great White raises some environmental concerns, which is good, but they aren't realistic, which is bad. The fact is that the food trucks probably consume less chemical energy units (gas, deisel, propane?) than the cars these people would drive to a restaurant, especially during lunch hour traffic. Some of the seemingly best ideas in environmentalism wind up, on analysis, consuming more energy in total than they conserve- most recycling plans are a good example. Even electric cars are not really much in the conservation department- the energy saved by hybrids is more than negated by the energy required to manufacture the batteries, and "plug-ins" still require the electricity to be produced in a (probably fossil-fueled) power plant. As an engineer, I can say that there are ways to do these things right but they aren't happening right now.
    • 562Omar  •  1 year 8 months ago
      Where are all the Mexican Taco, Tamale, Marisco Trucks from Los Angeles. This list is all about hip looking trucks and number of twitter followers. And nothing to do good tasting food.
    • Frank Coffee  •  1 year 8 months ago
      Woooe Mamma ,oink,oink !
    • Dave  •  1 year 8 months ago
      I can't believe Koi Fusion(Portland, Ore.) didn't make this top ten list.
    • Jerry L  •  1 year 8 months ago
      food handling codes apply to food trucks as well, it's just a little harder to police them because they are mobile. But just like anything else, if the quality isn't there, you'll know about it.
    • Wookieecat  •  1 year 8 months ago
      I'm already tired of the whole food truck thing. *Yawn*
    • hootrs23  •  1 year 8 months ago
      always loved the 'roach coaches'.
    • Daniel H  •  1 year 8 months ago
      The pork truck must go. It is offensive to muslims, especially when leaving the mosque at ground zero by the strip joints and gambling halls.
    • Barb  •  1 year 8 months ago
      The Food Network had a contest with people nominating their favorite food truck and then there was going to be an election. Well I nominated (and others in Mariposa area) nominated Sal's Taco Truck, but the Food Network wouldn't even let us vote for our favorite food truck. As far as they were concerned the only places that exist in California are the Los Angeles area and San Francisco.

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