hipsters love the food truck idea

7/22/2011 12:15:26 PM

I got some KoKyu yesterday

The duck andouille slider is awesome

7/22/2011 12:27:43 PM

I haven't found out where they are today

Maybe I'll try for them next week.

7/22/2011 12:30:01 PM

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"What Pie Pushers should do is make BBQ hand pie. I have made this and it's heaven in a pie."

THis sounds awesome. Did you put slaw in them also?

7/22/2011 12:39:25 PM

There's a lobster roll truck in DC, but it's $15 a roll, and the rolls are small. Not worth it. For $25 I can get 2x as much lobster and scallops at Legal Seafood. And you get a side.

I'm thinking these trucks are a novelty and the prices are going to have to come down for them to sustain themselves longterm.

7/22/2011 12:52:28 PM

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"I'm thinking these trucks are a novelty and the prices are going to have to come down for them to sustain themselves longterm."

they aren't selling the food, they are selling the idea of a Food Truck. They are making themselves the spotlight of anxious tweets of finding these hard-to-find food trucks. Almost like telling all your friends you found some underground VIP club with no name on the door. And for $15, that's what makes it exactly what the Hipster ordered

7/22/2011 1:25:48 PM

This one:

7/22/2011 1:31:10 PM

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"THis sounds awesome. Did you put slaw in them also?"

Sure did! Not too much so it didn't make the crust all soggy. They were really easy to make, especially if you're lazy and buy a pint of cue from somewhere like Cooper's

7/22/2011 1:33:48 PM

A lot of the food trucks aren't that expensive, really. Pie Pushers is about the equivalent of going to Peppers on Franklin Street. KoKyu is a little pricier, but they have unique stuff so it's more worth it imo.

7/22/2011 1:40:04 PM

for some reason i don't think food out of a truck with no indoor seating should cost the same as similar food in a brick and mortar restaurant

[Edited on July 22, 2011 at 1:51 PM. Reason : but i'm no hipster]

7/22/2011 1:51:14 PM

I wish there was a good Halal Food trailer/truck around Raleigh. I need to satisfy my craving for some good street vendor prepared chicken and rice with white sauce and hot sauce

7/22/2011 2:00:57 PM

^^ if they park onlyburger on my corner, it's worth the extra two bucks not to have to drive/ride somewhere

7/22/2011 2:02:02 PM

DoubleDown trying way too hard ITT

7/22/2011 2:03:12 PM

Any time someone posts the word hipster I automatically ignore the rest of their post.

7/22/2011 2:13:48 PM

I love some fuckin food trucks.

Everyone knows that I'm a huge hipster.


so kokyu fail today. they never tweeted their location.

ended up hitting up only burger since they were near 54/55.

7/22/2011 2:31:36 PM

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"DoubleDown trying way too hard ITT"

what exactly am i trying so hard to do? Pretty sure I coughed out that sentence in under 30 seconds

7/22/2011 2:35:41 PM

troll, obviously.

7/22/2011 2:37:45 PM

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"troll, obviously."

Obviously if that were the case I'd ask you your opinion on a TV show to listen to you rant about it for days

7/22/2011 2:40:05 PM

I didn't say you were trying to troll me specifically. But nice try.

7/22/2011 2:43:31 PM

http://www.wral.com/news/news_briefs/story/9912936/

7/26/2011 10:06:23 PM

Dear lord the council is making a mountain out of a molehill.

7/26/2011 10:16:51 PM

the same city council that wouldn't allow Bud Light to buy the naming rights for the amphitheater??

NO WAY

for a city that can be so awesome at times, it's things like this that show how far off we really are

7/26/2011 10:23:00 PM

I don't see the food trucks as competition with the restaurants as far as dinner is concerned.

Lunch on the other hand...they could put a serious dent into the restaurants around the financial district. I can see why some of these places would throw a fit.

7/26/2011 10:31:23 PM

Or maybe it'll encourage the restaurants to learn how to serve lunch within a lunch hour. That shit used to really annoy me with some of the restaurants down there.

NO, PLEASE TAKE YOUR TIME AND CHIT CHAT WITH YOUR COWORKER ABOUT YOUR YEAST INFECTION. IT'S NOT LIKE I HAVE TO BE BACK IN THE OFFICE ANY TIME SOON.

7/26/2011 10:38:02 PM

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"Lunch on the other hand...they could put a serious dent into the restaurants around the financial district. I can see why some of these places would throw a fit."

well then we shouldn't open up any new restaurants that serve lunch either!

7/26/2011 10:43:09 PM

^
If they had it their way, there wouldn't be any new restaurants.

I'm all for having the food trucks downtown. When I get lunch, I find a place, get the food to go, and bring it back to my office and eat it there. Nothing like having more options on a day-to-day basis.

I don't know how many customers fit my profile, but a brick & mortar establishment would certainly be at a disadvantage against a food truck. I'm not interested in the ambiance or the air conditioning because I'm getting my food to go.

7/26/2011 11:12:03 PM

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"Opponents Niall Hanley, owner of Solas, The Diner, and Hibernian on Glenwood Avenue Marlene Crummier, Bada Bing on Glenwood Avenue Allen Amra, Tobacco Roads Sports Cafe on Glenwood Avenue Sam Hobgood, Big Ed’s Downtown Raleigh in City Market Brad Early, 42nd Street Oyster Bar on West Street Sarig Agasi, Zeli & Ritz, Glenwood Avenue Ed Wills, owner of two McDonald’s, on Peace Street and corner of South and Wilmington Street"

conclusion: fuck Glenwood South

7/27/2011 11:02:08 AM

Only one of those folks actually serve good food too....they must know we'll all decide to go to a food truck over their establishment any day.

7/27/2011 11:04:26 AM

one of the saddest days of my life was when the taco truck that parked a block from my house in Oakland drove away and never came back

7/27/2011 11:13:24 AM

^^^ Add Karen Walker, Cafe Helios on Glenwood Avenue

7/27/2011 11:56:30 AM

really? if so, that's interesting, because from the vibe i get is that the staff and clientele at helios would be all about food trucks

7/27/2011 1:23:01 PM

On that list, the only one of those establishments I've ever spent money at is the Hibernian. I will not spend any money there again.

Niall Hanley's Twitter: @NiallHanley

[Edited on July 27, 2011 at 1:35 PM. Reason : .]

7/27/2011 1:30:01 PM

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"Niall Hanley, owner of Solas, The Diner, and Hibernian on Glenwood Avenue"

This guy is a class A douche. I am not surprised he would be against this.

7/27/2011 1:39:57 PM

fuck Glenwood South.

7/27/2011 1:44:13 PM

fuck Glenwood South.

7/27/2011 1:45:37 PM

7/27/2011 3:26:27 PM

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"Crowder also wants to ensure rules prevent food truck rodeos, popular events in Durham and in Carrboro where several trucks combine to form a food court of sorts."

WTF? What's wrong w/ truck rodeos? Raleigh has too many fun, family friendly events going on or something?

7/27/2011 5:08:32 PM

I can tell you that the restaurant association is fighting this hard. Restaurant owners have to get inspections and pay fees that these food truck people do not. I'm not saying they are right, but they will have a good argument.

7/27/2011 5:13:39 PM

somebody needs to call the whaaaambulance for them

and Crowder can eat a dick, jesus.

7/27/2011 5:14:30 PM

^^

One good argument the restaurants have... I agree that food trucks should be subjected to inspections and sanitation grading

7/27/2011 5:24:27 PM

Food trucks DO have to get inspected and pay fees, it's just not the same exact set of inspections/fees as a restaurant.

7/27/2011 5:29:20 PM

Speaking of food trucks, Pie Pushers and the Parlour will be outside Fullsteam tonight. I'd like to go but I don't wanna go alooone

7/27/2011 6:11:43 PM

^I'm thinking about going right now.

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"really? if so, that's interesting, because from the vibe i get is that the staff and clientele at helios would be all about food trucks"

You answered your own question. Their clientele would be interested in food trucks, they could potentially not have as many customers with the variety and trendiness of the food truck scene, et cetera. Not that this justifies the oppression of food trucks in any way.

7/27/2011 6:43:58 PM

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"I agree that food trucks should be subjected to inspections and sanitation grading"

You're in luck, they already do!

7/27/2011 6:56:17 PM

Food trucks officially parking outside our building for lunch!

It's nice.

8/12/2011 1:37:06 PM

Here's the thing I don't get:

If the city was against all sorts of mobile eateries competing with restaurants, I'd understand.

HOWEVER, they have no problem permitting hot dog carts that set up on the goddamn sidewalk on the same block as a restaurant. Granted, the Klausie's truck might take up two parking spots on the street, but what's the difference other than that?

The quality you'll get from food trucks is a hell of a lot better than a Sabrett cart, so why is one allowed and the other isn't?

8/12/2011 2:14:26 PM

Last night at Motorco was ridiculous. It was like...food trucks competing against food trucks. Raleigh can't have that!

8/12/2011 2:18:10 PM

^^ That's a pretty good point actually.

Also, food truck Rodeo in Durham Sunday night! 17 food trucks and counting will be out there. Can't wait

8/12/2011 3:44:00 PM

^Yup!

http://blogs.newsobserver.com/food/the-triangles-biggest-food-truck-rodeo-to-date-will-be-sunday-in-durham

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"It will be from 5:30-8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 14 at Durham Central Park, where the Durham Farmers' Market meets on Foster St. Bring your lawn chairs and maybe umbrellas to stay out of the sun. Here is a list so far of those trucks who will be in attendance: Only Burger, Pie Pushers, The Parlour, KoKyu BBQ, The Grilled Cheese Bus, Parlez-Vous Crepe, Farmhand Foods, Slippin' Sliders, Klausie's Pizza, Don's Classic Ices, Sweet n Savory, Kona Ice and Locopops."

8/13/2011 1:15:41 AM

Refresh my memory...I remember that I don't like Thomas Crowder, but what other good stuff is he responsible for fucking up?

8/13/2011 1:23:06 AM