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[[File:Off the Hook food truck.jpg|right|thumb|375px|Off The Hook]]
[[File:Off the Hook food truck.jpg|right|thumb|375px|Off The Hook]]
[[Image:Taqueria guzman.jpg|right|thumb|225px|Taqueria Guzman]]
[[Image:Taqueria guzman.jpg|right|thumb|225px|Taqueria Guzman]]
'''Food trucks''' are mobile vendors serving food throughout the [[Birmingham area]]. "Taco trucks" appeared on the scene in the mid-2000s, while [[SpoonFed Grill]] touched off a "gourmet" food truck flowering in [[2009]].
'''Food trucks''' are mobile vendors serving food throughout the [[Birmingham area]]. "Taco trucks" began proliferating in the scene in the early 2000s, while [[SpoonFed Grill]] touched off a "gourmet" food truck trend in [[2009]].


Food trucks are food service businesses licensed by the municipalities in which they operate, and permitted and inspected by the [[Jefferson County Department of Health]]. Some trucks operate as offshoots of established restaurants. In addition to serving street food on weekdays, many of the trucks are available for hire for private events, functioning as caterers.
Food trucks are food service businesses licensed by the municipalities in which they operate, and permitted and inspected by the [[Jefferson County Department of Health]], which requires them to operate in conjunction with a permitted brick-and-mortar food service establishment such as an affiliated restaurant or catering kitchen, or a multi-tenant "commissary kitchen," where foods are stored and wastes are discharged.


In January [[2013]] ''Deep South'' magazine included four of Birmingham's food trucks: [[Dreamcakes]], [[Los Dos Hermanos]], [[Shindigs]], and [[SpoonFed Grill]], in their listing of the "Best Food Trucks in the South."
In addition to serving street food or rotating lunch periods between businesses with large numbers of workers, many of the trucks are available for hire for private events, functioning as caterers.


By [[2012]] the [[Birmingham City Council]] began responding to private complaints by brick-and-mortar restaurateurs in the [[City Center]] by drafting a proposed [[Birmingham food truck ordinance|ordinance]] to restrict operating hours and locations. The proposal has been debated in Council committee hearings, but has not come up for a vote. Public hearings were renewed in November [[2013]].
By [[2012]] the [[Birmingham City Council]] began responding to private complaints by brick-and-mortar restaurateurs in the [[City Center]] by drafting a proposed [[Birmingham food truck ordinance|ordinance]] to restrict operating hours and locations. The proposal has been debated in Council committee hearings, but has not come up for a vote. Public hearings were renewed in November [[2013]].
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The Council passed its [[Birmingham food truck ordinance]] in December 2013, and amended it in July [[2014]] to remove some restrictions that applied to groups offering free food to the homeless.
The Council passed its [[Birmingham food truck ordinance]] in December 2013, and amended it in July [[2014]] to remove some restrictions that applied to groups offering free food to the homeless.
In January [[2013]] ''Deep South'' magazine included four of Birmingham's food trucks: [[Dreamcakes]], [[Los Dos Hermanos]], [[Shindigs]], and [[SpoonFed Grill]], in their listing of the "Best Food Trucks in the South." By [[2022]] the Jefferson County Health Department reported that nearly 150 food trucks had active licenses.


==List of food trucks==
==List of food trucks==
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* [[2 Men and a Pig]] ([https://www.2menpig 2 Men and a Pig] website), 2005-
* [[2 Men and a Pig]] ([https://www.2menpig 2 Men and a Pig] website), 2005-
* [[A-Train Station]], [[Careese Agee]] ([https://www.facebook.com/ATrainFood/ facebook]), 2020–  
* [[A-Train Station]], [[Careese Agee]] ([https://www.facebook.com/ATrainFood/ facebook]), 2020–  
* [[Aww Shucks]], [[Phillip Powell|Phillip]] and [[Avrie Powell]] ([https://www.awwshucks.online/ website), 2020–
* [[Aww Shucks]], [[Phillip Powell|Phillip]] and [[Avrie Powell]] ([https://www.awwshucks.online/ website]), 2020–
* [[Bayou Bros.]] ([http://www.facebook.com/bayoubros205/ facebook]), 2019-  
* [[Bayou Bros.]] ([http://www.facebook.com/bayoubros205/ facebook]), 2019-  
* [[Broad Street Peaux Boys]] ([http://twitter.com/BroadStPeauxBoy @BroadStPeauxBoy]), August 2017-
* [[Broad Street Peaux Boys]] ([http://twitter.com/BroadStPeauxBoy @BroadStPeauxBoy]), August 2017-
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* [[Cheezin]] ([http://twitter.com/cheezinbham @cheezinbham]), 2015-
* [[Cheezin]] ([http://twitter.com/cheezinbham @cheezinbham]), 2015-
* [[CoCo Crabs]], [[Ni'Cole Connor]] ([https://www.facebook.com/cococrab205/ facebook]), 2021–
* [[CoCo Crabs]], [[Ni'Cole Connor]] ([https://www.facebook.com/cococrab205/ facebook]), 2021–
* [[Cousins Maine Lobster]] ([https://www.cousinsmainelobster.com/locations/birmingham-al/ website])
* [[The Current]], [[Ben Menkin]] ([https://www.facebook.com/CurrentCahaba facebook]), 2021–
* [[The Current]], [[Ben Menkin]] ([https://www.facebook.com/CurrentCahaba facebook]), 2021–
* [[Dirty Red]], [[Neleshia Dale]] ([https://business.facebook.com/thedirtyred facebook])
* [[Dirty Red]], [[Neleshia Dale]] ([https://business.facebook.com/thedirtyred facebook])
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* [[Full Moon Bar-B-Que]] ([http://twitter.com/#!/FullMoonBBQ @FullMoonBBQ])
* [[Full Moon Bar-B-Que]] ([http://twitter.com/#!/FullMoonBBQ @FullMoonBBQ])
* [[Granny's Fish 'N Grits]] ([http://www.facebook.com/Grannys-Fish-N-Grits-1413098955668608 facebook])
* [[Granny's Fish 'N Grits]] ([http://www.facebook.com/Grannys-Fish-N-Grits-1413098955668608 facebook])
* [[G.R's Smokehouse]] ([https://www.grsmokehouse.com/ website])
* [[A Hole in One]] ([http://www.facebook.com/AHoleInOneDonutTruck @AHoleInOne])
* [[A Hole in One]] ([http://www.facebook.com/AHoleInOneDonutTruck @AHoleInOne])
* [[Hyderabad Dum Zone]], [[Venesh Kumar]] and [[Srivalli Sai Kanchi]], 2019- ([http://www.facebook.com/hyderabaddumzone/ facebook])
* [[Hyderabad Dum Zone]], [[Venesh Kumar]] and [[Srivalli Sai Kanchi]], 2019- ([http://www.facebook.com/hyderabaddumzone/ facebook])
* [[I Love Bacon]], 2017-
* [[I Love Bacon]], 2017-
* [[Hey Bebe]] ([https://www.facebook.com/Heybebe35080/ Facebook])
* [[Hot Tag]] ([http://twitter.com/HotTagFood @HotTagFood])
* [[Hot Tag]] ([http://twitter.com/HotTagFood @HotTagFood])
* [[Lazy Boy BBQ]] ([http://twitter.com/#!/LazyBoyBBQ @LazyBoyBBQ])
* [[Lazy Boy BBQ]] ([http://twitter.com/#!/LazyBoyBBQ @LazyBoyBBQ])
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* [[Me Gusta Truck]] ([http://www.megustatruck.com website])
* [[Me Gusta Truck]] ([http://www.megustatruck.com website])
* [[Melt]] ([http://www.facebook.com/meltbham @meltbham])
* [[Melt]] ([http://www.facebook.com/meltbham @meltbham])
* [[Mika's Breakfast & Lunch]] ([[Tamika Rue]] 2023–)
* [[Neal's On Wheels]] ([http://twitter.com/Neals_on_Wheels @Neals_on_Wheels])
* [[Neal's On Wheels]] ([http://twitter.com/Neals_on_Wheels @Neals_on_Wheels])
* [[Notorious P.I.G.]] ([http://twitter.com/bhmbbq @bhmbbq])
* [[Notorious P.I.G.]] ([http://twitter.com/bhmbbq @bhmbbq])
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* [[Eat at Panoptic|Panoptic Food Truck]], 2020– ([https://www.facebook.com/eatatpanoptic/ facebook])
* [[Eat at Panoptic|Panoptic Food Truck]], 2020– ([https://www.facebook.com/eatatpanoptic/ facebook])
* [[Pa Que Ronald]]
* [[Pa Que Ronald]]
* [[Peanut Truck]], 2022– ([[Alabama Peanut Co.]] ([https://www.instagram.com/alabamapeanut/ instagram])
* [[Porky's Pride Smokehouse]], [[Nick Carpenter]] ([https://www.tlhospitality.com/calendar website])
* [[La Huerta Tacos y Huaraches]] ([https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100068093283100 Facebook])
* [[Los Primos]] (formerly [[Taqueria Pineda]]), [[Alex Nunez]] and [[Analy Pineda]], 1417 [[Pinson Valley Parkway]]
* [[Los Primos]] (formerly [[Taqueria Pineda]]), [[Alex Nunez]] and [[Analy Pineda]], 1417 [[Pinson Valley Parkway]]
* [[The Recipe]] ([https://www.facebook.com/TheRecipeBham/photos Facebook])
* [[RendezVous Kitchen]], 2020– ([[Britini Liberton]] and [[Jamie Parks]] [https://www.facebook.com/rendezvouskitchenco/ facebook])
* [[RendezVous Kitchen]], 2020– ([[Britini Liberton]] and [[Jamie Parks]] [https://www.facebook.com/rendezvouskitchenco/ facebook])
* [[Savor Mas]], 821 [[Green Springs Highway]], [[Homewood]]
* [[Savor Mas]], 821 [[Green Springs Highway]], [[Homewood]]
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* [[Slice]] ([http://twitter.com/SliceBirmingham @SliceBirmingham])
* [[Slice]] ([http://twitter.com/SliceBirmingham @SliceBirmingham])
* [[Snapper Grabber's|Snapper Grabber's Coastal Kitchen]] ([http://twitter.com/snappergrabber @SnapperGrabber])
* [[Snapper Grabber's|Snapper Grabber's Coastal Kitchen]] ([http://twitter.com/snappergrabber @SnapperGrabber])
* [[Street Bowlz]]
* [[Street Bowlz]] ([https://www.facebook.com/streetbowlz/ Facebook])
* [[Taco Boys]] (2019–, [https://www.instagram.com/tacoboysbham/ Instagram])
* [[Taco Boys]] (2019–, [https://www.instagram.com/tacoboysbham/ Instagram])
* [[Taco Mariachi]] (2020–), 1848 [[Crestwood Boulevard]]
* [[Taco Mariachi]] (2020–), 1848 [[Crestwood Boulevard]]
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* [[Taqueria Guzman]], [[Daniel Guzman|Daniel]] and [[Jaime Guzman]], 215 [[West Valley Avenue]] (2006-)
* [[Taqueria Guzman]], [[Daniel Guzman|Daniel]] and [[Jaime Guzman]], 215 [[West Valley Avenue]] (2006-)
* [[Taqueria Juarez]], 1459 [[Montgomery Highway (Vestavia Hills)]]
* [[Taqueria Juarez]], 1459 [[Montgomery Highway (Vestavia Hills)]]
* [[Taqueria Las Garza]], 261 [[Green Park South]], [[Pelham]]
* [[Tot Spot]] ([http://www.facebook.com/totspottruck/ Facebook])
* [[Tot Spot]] ([http://www.facebook.com/totspottruck/ Facebook])
* [[Two Fat Men]]
* [[Two Fat Men]]
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* [[Bendy's Cookies & Cream]] ([http://www.facebook.com/eatBENDYS facebook])
* [[Bendy's Cookies & Cream]] ([http://www.facebook.com/eatBENDYS facebook])
* [[Cookie Destiny]] ([http://www.facebook.com/cookiedestiny/ facebook]), 2019-
* [[Cookie Destiny]] ([http://www.facebook.com/cookiedestiny/ facebook]), 2019-
* [[Heavenly Donut Co.]] ([https://www.theheavenlydonutco.com/food-truck website])
* [[Kona Ice of Birmingham]]
* [[Lemonade Junkeez]] ([https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100068340576080 Facebook])
* [[My Planet Punches & Treats]] ([https://www.facebook.com/My-Planet-Punches-103158388567304/ Facebook])
* [[NOLA Ice]] ([http://twitter.com/#!/NOLAIceBham @NOLAIceBham]), 2011-
* [[NOLA Ice]] ([http://twitter.com/#!/NOLAIceBham @NOLAIceBham]), 2011-
* [[Ono Ice]], [[Rebecca Davis]] 2012- ([http://twitter.com/OnoIceBham @OnoIceBham])
* [[Ono Ice]], [[Rebecca Davis]] 2012- ([http://twitter.com/OnoIceBham @OnoIceBham])
* [[Pandy's Sno Biz]]
* [[Pandy's Sno Biz]]
* [[K & J's Elegant Pastries|Pinky]] ([[K & J's Elegant Pastries]])
* [[Pints & Popsicles Ice Cream]] ([https://www.facebook.com/people/Pints-and-Popsicles-a-Sarris-Fun-LLC/100063966672444/ Facebook])
* [[Red Diamond SweetRide]] ([https://www.facebook.com/rdsweetride/ Facebook])
* [[Sugar & Ice Dessert Truck]] ([https://www.facebook.com/sugarandicedesserts/ Facebook])
* [[Temper Coffee]] ([[Christine Brons]] & [[Marcel Stamps]]), 2023–
* [[Travelin' Tom's Coffee Truck]]
* [[Who Dat Snoballs & Food]] ([[Brandy Williams]]), 6552 [[Newbridge Drive]], [[Bessemer]]
* [[Whole Latte Drip]], [[James Agee]]
* [[Whole Latte Drip]], [[James Agee]]


==Food trailers==
==Food trailers==
* [[Baba Java Coffee]]
* [[Battle Axe’s Feast]] ([[Drew Kramer|Drew]] & [[Sierra Kramer]] [https://www.battleaxesfeast.com website])
* [[Burney's Mean Greenz]] ([[Henry Burney]] & [[Sharon Wedgeworth]] ), June 2023–
* [[City Bowls]], 3036 [[Healthy Way]], [[Vestavia Hills]]
* [[Corn Cab]] ([https://www.facebook.com/Corncab/ Facebook])
* [[Crazy Cravings]] ([[Rashauna Carter]])
* [[Devil Dawgs Concessions]] ([https://devildawgsconcessions.com/ website])
* [[El Mas Sabroso]] ([https://www.facebook.com/elmassabrosofoodtruck/ Facebook])
* [[Gumbo to Geaux]] ([https://www.gumbotogeaux.com/food-truck-menu.html website])
* [[Krazy Good BBQ]] ([https://www.facebook.com/KRAZYGOODBBQ/ Facebook])
* [[Nawlins Style Po'Boys]] ([https://nawlinsstylepoboys.com/ website])
* [[Old Town Pizza]] ([http://twitter.com/otpcullman @OTPCullman])
* [[Old Town Pizza]] ([http://twitter.com/otpcullman @OTPCullman])
* [[O My Turkey Leg]] ([https://www.omyturkeyleg.com/ website])
* [[Pazzo Big Slice Pizza]] ([https://www.facebook.com/Pazzo-Pizza-Truck-354658764950954/ Facebook])
* [[Rickshaw]] ([[Chris Joe]] [https://www.rickshawbham.com/ website])
* [[Sweet Claire's Caboose]] ([https://www.sweetclairescaboose.com/ website])
* [[Taco Boys]] ([https://www.facebook.com/tacoboysbham/ Facebook]), 2019–
* [[Taco Tech]] ([http://www.facebook.com/Taco-Tech-1207981499324569/ Facebook])
* [[Taco Tech]] ([http://www.facebook.com/Taco-Tech-1207981499324569/ Facebook])
* [[Travis Chicago Style]] ([http://www.facebook.com/pages/Travis-Chicago-Style-Polish-Bear-Burger/380299055343048 Facebook], [http://whattoeatinbirmingham.com/travis-chicago-style-birminghams-first-food-truck/ article]) [[Bessemer Flea Market]], [[Platinum of Birmingham]], [[Regions Lakeshore Operations Center]], [[Saturn]] (1977-)
* [[Tan Chingones]] ([https://www.facebook.com/lostanchingones/ Facebook])
* [[Wandering Coffee Co.]] ([http://www.facebook.com/thewanderingcoffeeco Facebook]), 2019-  
* [[Taqueria Charros]] ([https://www.facebook.com/taqueriacharross/ Facebook]) 2963 [[John Hawkins Parkway]]
* [[Taqueria el Rosario 280]] ([https://www.facebook.com/people/Taqueria-Rosario/100070186656896/ Facebook])
* [[Travis Chicago Style]] ([http://www.facebook.com/pages/Travis-Chicago-Style-Polish-Bear-Burger/380299055343048 Facebook], [http://whattoeatinbirmingham.com/travis-chicago-style-birminghams-first-food-truck/ article]) [[Bessemer Flea Market]], [[Platinum of Birmingham]], [[Regions Lakeshore Operations Center]], [[Saturn]] (1975-)
* [[Wandering Coffee Co.]] ([http://www.facebook.com/thewanderingcoffeeco Facebook]), 2019-
* [[Wasabi Juan's]] ([https://wasabijuan.com/food-truck/ website])


==Other street vendors==
==Other street vendors==
* [[Dixie Dawgs-N-Coneys]]
* [[Greg's Hot Dogs]], outside [[Regions Plaza]]
* [[Greg's Hot Dogs]], outside [[Regions Plaza]]
* [[Knotty Bham]]
* [[Knotty Bham]]
* [[Respicci Italian Ice]]
* [[Steel City Pops]]
* [[Steel City Pops]]
* [[Walter Simmons]], outside [[Birmingham Central Library]]
* [[Walter Simmons]], outside [[Birmingham Central Library]]
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* [[SpoonFed Grill]], 2009-2014
* [[SpoonFed Grill]], 2009-2014


==Food truck lots and events==
==See Also==
===Commissary kitchens===
* [[Chef's Workshop]], 3439 [[Lorna Lane]], [[Hoover]]
* [[Kemp's Kitchen]]
* [[Yellow Bicycle Co.]], 195 [[Vulcan Road]], [[Homewood]]
* [[1918 Catering]], 197 [[Vulcan Road]], [[Homewood]]
 
===Food truck lots and events===
* [[Birmingham Food Park]]
* [[Birmingham Food Park]]
* [[Red White and Brew]]
* [[Red White and Brew]]
* [[Third Avenue Food Court]]
* [[Trucks by the Tracks]]
* [[Trucks by the Tracks]]


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* Velasco, Eric (October 4, 2017) "Let's Taco 'bout Taco Trucks: A guide to the city's thriving taco truck scene." {{BN}}
* Velasco, Eric (October 4, 2017) "Let's Taco 'bout Taco Trucks: A guide to the city's thriving taco truck scene." {{BN}}
* Robertson, Terri (January 9, 2019) "3 new food trucks to check out in Birmingham, including Bayou Bros." ''Bham Now''
* Robertson, Terri (January 9, 2019) "3 new food trucks to check out in Birmingham, including Bayou Bros." ''Bham Now''
* Parker, Illyshia (March 10, 2023) "Growing food truck scene outpacing available commissary kitchens." {{BBJ}}


==External links==
==External links==

Latest revision as of 14:00, 27 September 2023

SpoonFed Grill
Off The Hook
Taqueria Guzman

Food trucks are mobile vendors serving food throughout the Birmingham area. "Taco trucks" began proliferating in the scene in the early 2000s, while SpoonFed Grill touched off a "gourmet" food truck trend in 2009.

Food trucks are food service businesses licensed by the municipalities in which they operate, and permitted and inspected by the Jefferson County Department of Health, which requires them to operate in conjunction with a permitted brick-and-mortar food service establishment such as an affiliated restaurant or catering kitchen, or a multi-tenant "commissary kitchen," where foods are stored and wastes are discharged.

In addition to serving street food or rotating lunch periods between businesses with large numbers of workers, many of the trucks are available for hire for private events, functioning as caterers.

By 2012 the Birmingham City Council began responding to private complaints by brick-and-mortar restaurateurs in the City Center by drafting a proposed ordinance to restrict operating hours and locations. The proposal has been debated in Council committee hearings, but has not come up for a vote. Public hearings were renewed in November 2013.

In response to the threat of restrictive regulation, several truck and food cart vendors joined together as the Greater Birmingham Street Food Coalition in early 2013 and proposed an alternate, less restrictive ordinance for consideration. The coalition has also developed a "Food truck lot" at 211 Richard Arrington, Jr Boulevard North.

The Council passed its Birmingham food truck ordinance in December 2013, and amended it in July 2014 to remove some restrictions that applied to groups offering free food to the homeless.

In January 2013 Deep South magazine included four of Birmingham's food trucks: Dreamcakes, Los Dos Hermanos, Shindigs, and SpoonFed Grill, in their listing of the "Best Food Trucks in the South." By 2022 the Jefferson County Health Department reported that nearly 150 food trucks had active licenses.

List of food trucks

The following list includes typical locations, along with Twitter handles or semi-permanent locations:

dessert / beverage trucks

Food trailers

Other street vendors

Former street vendors

See Also

Commissary kitchens

Food truck lots and events

References

  • McWhorter, Andy (August 5, 2011) "The Rise of the food truck". Birmingham Weekly
  • Horn, Jason (November 6, 2011) "Birmingham food truck directory". Magic City Post
  • Carlton, Bob (December 6, 2012) "Lawyer for food truck operators urges Birmingham City Council to reconsider mobile food ordinance." The Birmingham News
  • Carlton, Bob (January 18, 2013) "Food truck operators form Greater Birmingham Street Food Coalition to promote, protect industry." The Birmingham News
  • "Best Food Trucks in the South" (January 31, 2013) Deep South
  • Crawford, Cindy F. (September 27, 2013) "Riding the food truck trend." Birmingham Business Journal
  • Godwin, Brent (November 12, 2013) "Ordinance could shake up local food truck scene." Birmingham Business Journal
  • "Your Ultimate Guide to Birmingham’s Food Truck Scene" (July 6, 2016) StyleBlueprint
  • Velasco, Eric (October 4, 2017) "Let's Taco 'bout Taco Trucks: A guide to the city's thriving taco truck scene." The Birmingham News
  • Robertson, Terri (January 9, 2019) "3 new food trucks to check out in Birmingham, including Bayou Bros." Bham Now
  • Parker, Illyshia (March 10, 2023) "Growing food truck scene outpacing available commissary kitchens." Birmingham Business Journal

External links

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