Appendix

B

Resources

In this appendix I provide resources to help you navigate the world of food trucks and help you run a small business. I’ve also included some direct links to notable trucks and websites for the latest news.

Websites

www.eater.com

Food blog with a national site and 13 city sites: New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, New Orleans, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Austin, San Francisco, Portland, and Seattle.

www.findlafoodtrucks.com

Centralized site for Los Angeles food truck twitter feeds, as well as a blog.

www.foodtruckfiesta.com

A real-time automated food truck tracker for the Washington, D.C., market.

www.Grubstreet.com

National food blog specializing in the culinary scene in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, and Philadelphia.

www.MidtownLunch.com

Food adventures for your urban lunch hour in Midtown and Downtown NYC, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles.

www.mobimunch.com

The self-proclaimed center of the food truck universe.

www.mobile-cuisine.com

A complete online resource for the mobile food industry.

www.roadstoves.com

A business-to-business site for food trucks, including trucks for sales, events, and promotional opportunities.

Food Trucks

Antojitos Mi Abuelita

www.facebook.com/pages/antojitos-mi-abuelita-in-north-hollywood-ca/351837201356

Mexican cuisine, Los Angeles

Big Gay Ice Cream Truck

www.biggayicecream.com

Exotic soft-serve ice cream, New York

Dessert Truck

www.dt-works.net

High-end desserts, New York

Eddie’s Pizza Truck

www.eddiespizzany.com

Thin-crust pizza, New York

Flirty Cupcakes

www.flirtycupcakes.com

Cupcakes, Chicago

Fojol Bros. of Merlindia

www.fojol.com

Indian and South Asian, Washington, D.C.

Fresher Than Fresh Snow Cones

www.ftfsnowcones.com

Snow cones, Kansas City, MO

Gastropod

www.gastropodmiami.com

Molecular haute cuisine, Miami

Grill Em All

www.grillemalltruck.com

Burgers, Los Angeles

Kogi BBQ

www.kogibbq.com

Korean BBQ, Los Angeles

Korilla BBQ

www.korillabbq.com

Korean BBQ, New York

Mighty Cone

www.mightycone.com

Cones and sliders, Austin, TX

Nom Nom

www.nomnomtruck.com

Vietnamese Bahn Mi and tacos, Los Angeles and San Francisco

On The Fly

www.ontheflydc.com

Organic food, Washington, D.C.

Rickshaw Dumplings

www.rickshawdumplings.com

Gourmet dumplings, New York

Roxy’s Grilled Cheese

www.roxysgrilledcheese.com

Grilled cheese, Boston

Skillet

www.skilletstreetfood.com

Seasonal comfort food, Seattle

Souvlaki GR

www.SouvlakiGR.com

Greek, New York

Spencer on the Go

www.spenceronthego.com

French, San Francisco

Taim Mobile

www.taimmobile.com

Falafel and smoothies, New York

Van Leeuwen

www.vanleeuwenicecream.com

Artisan ice cream, New York

Wafels & Dinges

www.wafelsanddinges.com

Belgian waffles, New York

Truck Customizers

AA Cater Truck

750 E. Slauson Avenue

Los Angeles, CA 90011

323-235-6650

www.aacatertruck.com

Armenco

8526 San Fernando Road

Sun Valley, CA 91352

1-800-345-0104

www.cateringtruck.com

Food Cart USA, Inc.

Miami, FL

www.foodcartusa.com

866-274-6935

Shanghai Stainless

78–82 Gerry Street

Brooklyn, NY 11206

800-253-4815

www.shanghaistainless.com

Worksman Cycles

94–15 100th St

Ozone Park, NY 11416

1-800-BUY-CART

www.worksmancycles.com

Hospitality and Small Business Organizations

Legal Zoom

www.legalzoom.com

An online legal documentation service that provides low-cost legal services for processes such as trademarking and copywriting.

National Restaurant Association

www.restaurant.org

The largest organization of restaurant and food businesses in the United States.

New York Food Truck Association

www.nycfoodtrucks.org

An organization representing over 30 food trucks in New York.

Small Business Administration

www.sba.gov

A government organization that provides support to entrepreneurs and small businesses.

Southern California Mobile Food Vendors Association

www.socalmfva.com

An organization representing food trucks and street vendors in Southern California.

Street Vendor Project

www.streetvendor.org

An organization dedicated to protecting and promoting street food vendors, including food trucks. They also are responsible for the Vendy Awards, a New York–based food truck awards event.

United States Patent and Trademark Office

www.uspto.gov

The agency within the Department of Commerce that issues patents to investors and businesses for their inventions, and trademark registration for product and intellectual property identification.

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