You may have read that the city has recently passed a series of rules and regulations regarding food trucks. It’s caused quite a stir in the food-truck community, and it made us wonder: Does Orlando city realize just how much these trucks have embedded themselves in our local culture? We put out a call for your best photos relating to local food trucks and food-truck events, and you came through. Here are the 56 best photos we gathered from your submissions. If scrolling through these photos makes you hungry, go support a local food truck for dinner.
Treehouse Truck’s Vinnie’s Wiz Wit: Cheesesteak with Onions and Whiz on an Amoroso RollTwisted Cuban’s fish tacosWe loved Big Wheel Provisions food truck, which is taking the summer off. But here’s a pick from their pre-opening partyAnd another pic of their super-popular truck at a local food-truck eventC&S Brisket Bus makes mouth-watering Brisket NachosCurbside Chef’s sushi maki roll with Peking duck is to die for.Speaking of Curbside Chef, here’s what their truck looks like (night view) …… and day view.Another cool thing you might not have known about Curbside Chef: They have an aquaponic garden from which they get their greens. Fresh, local, organic.And here are the folks who make and serve you the food. Thanks, guys!Curbside Chef’s red velvet pancake skewers with brown sugar bacon and quail eggsHere’s the Eclectic Kitchen food truck outside Edgewater High School in College Park.Eclectic Kitchen feeds the hungry …… with scrumptious stuff like these shrimp fritters …… or this intriguing-looking dish with an egg on top. Because eggs on top of things = surprisingly awesome.Firehouse BBQ truck draws crowds.Food trucks in Orlando bring people together.Korean BBQ Taco Box got a fancy new truck.We love the new logo.And, as always, we love the food.Here’s another one of Orlando’s Korean BBQ Truck menus.Korean BBQ Taco Truck’s Bulgogi beef taco boxJacob Kaplan loves our city’s food trucks so much that he had La Empanada serve food at his wedding.Here comes the groom, empanada in hand!Have you had breakfast from the Local Yolk’l food truck yet?If not, here’s what you’re missing: Red velvet pancakes.Bird’s Nest French Toast brioche. Yum. Thanks, Curbside Chef!Melissa’s Chicken & Waffles food truck is gigantic.It’s so big it even has room to illustrate the history of their signature dish.And here it is, one of our favorite food-truck meals, the chicken and waffles from Melissa’s. To die for.Monsta Lobsta serves delish lobster rolls.Seriously, we haven’t had a decent lobster roll this far south, until we found this truck.You can get artisan popsicles from Pop Craft.Rachel’s Goat Cheese Burger – Burger topped with Goat Cheese, Arugula, and Tomato drizzled with a balsamic glaze from Treehouse TruckThese empanadas are from a food truck bazaar. We can’t remember which truck served them. But they were good. Really, really good.Red Eye BBQThe folks who run Shred-a-Bowls truck have a sense of humor.More Shred-a-Bowls.We even have food trucks that cater to dogs these days. Sit and Stay Pet Cafe serves ice cream in such doglicious flavors as maple bacon.A sign advertising Tasty Tuesdays in the Milk District.Even the local bars, like Spacebar, get in on the action during Tasty Tuesdays.Tasty Tuesdays draw a crowd.So do the TheDailyCity.com’s Food Truck Bazaars.The Traveling GourmetTreehouse Treehouse Truck’s Buffalo Chicken Philly: Chicken Cheesesteak wit Onions, Buffalo Sauce, and Treehouse warm Blue Cheese SauceTreehouse Truck’s Buffalo Chicken Philly: Chicken Cheesesteak wit Onions, Buffalo Sauce, and Treehouse warm Blue Cheese SauceSpeaking of Treehouse Truck, here’s the truck itself. If you see it, order something from it. It’s good.Treehouse Truck’s Mama’s PB&JWinter Park Fish Co.’s truck.The Winter Park food truck stop was pretty much awesome. We miss it.Crowds go wild for Yum Yum Cupcake Truck’s sweet treats.Like this Dom Berrignon cupcake.We love their retro sensibilities.And of course, we love their cupcakes. Lots.So, are you hungry yet? Well what are you waiting for? Go find a food truck and get something to eat!