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The Coolest Food Trucks Ever

Posted: 07/02/2012 8:53 am

2012-06-22-3delpopolo_facebook.jpgWith food truck fever continuing the sweep the nation there are now trendy mobile eateries that serve everything from cupcakes to sushi to on-the-go consumers. Yet for every run-of-the-mill Korean taco truck and sandwich stand there are a handful of mobile food ventures that are pushing the envelope with new and innovative dining concepts (Photo Credit: Facebook/Del Popolo).

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Throngs of restaurants do their best to serve locally sourced ingredients and support local food artisans, but Lulu's Local Eatery takes the concept a step further by using herbs and fruits harvested on the roof of their food truck. And the Roving Mammoth in Mammoth Lakes, Calif. is constructed on top of a Snowcat so that it can offer slope-side burritos to skiers even under the harshest conditions.

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Ever imagine ordering a brick-oven pizza from a truck? The pizzaiolos behind Del Popolo in San Francisco created one of the first mobile pizza ovens in the country, and designed stunning floor-to-ceiling windows so customers can watch their food being prepared. And for the country's smallest food truck venture to Austin, where Verts is serving up Berlin-inspired döner kebap from a smart car food truck.

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From a fully-electric food truck to one with an iPad ordering system, these mobile culinary ventures are expanding the limits of innovation in the world's dining scene.

- Molly Aronica, The Daily Meal

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The Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort in Mammoth Lakes, Calif. offers a variety of dining options for visitors, including a café at the peak of the mountain and barbecue shack. But perhaps the most intriguing dining option available at the resort is the Roving Mammoth, a food truck crafted atop a snowcat that can tackle the icy terrain of the mountain. The truck/machine offers breakfast and lunch burritos.

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Photo Credit: © Facebook/Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort
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With food truck fever continuing the sweep the nation there are now trendy mobile eateries that serve everything from cupcakes to sushi to on-the-go consumers. Yet for every run-of-the-mill Korean tac...
With food truck fever continuing the sweep the nation there are now trendy mobile eateries that serve everything from cupcakes to sushi to on-the-go consumers. Yet for every run-of-the-mill Korean tac...
 
 
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ChicagoBob
Save the Earth-It's the only planet with chocolate
10:43 PM on 07/04/2012
Innovative and creative.

Good luck to all of you in a very competitive business.
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pixeloid
Reality has a liberal bias.
09:32 AM on 07/03/2012
A nice hot burrito out on the ski slopes would be pretty awesome.
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ApprxAm
Oh, dam_…the dam is broke!
09:25 AM on 07/03/2012
You'd have to sell a billion tacos to justify the 3 miles per gallon.
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Anonmouse33
The GOP, separating mind and state since 1968.
08:55 AM on 07/03/2012
gimme 50 lbs. of grape ape and that burrito tank, then i'll be set to survive the great concession.
09:52 PM on 07/02/2012
When I hear of burritos from a truck, I think of Al Bundy.
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grailknight
is happily godless
04:36 PM on 07/02/2012
Coolest food truck ever, the Mister Softee truck.
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donnyraindog
Grass shack nailed to a pinewood floor
08:36 AM on 07/03/2012
You just knocked me back 40 years ,at least for a few seconds thanks!
06:29 PM on 07/04/2012
Not according to Larry David.

(Curb fans will know what I''m talking about.)
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kwaut lizard
Reductio ad Absurdum
12:21 PM on 07/02/2012
Not one listing in LA where the gastro-trucks have risen to dizzying heights.
The ice cream sandwich truck is an experience not to be missed.
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peppertrekker
To have some fun and maybe share a pun
09:59 AM on 07/02/2012
It's sad that fast food has to put their meals on wheels.
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DSevere
Deviant mind
03:08 AM on 07/03/2012
Food trucks aren't crappy fast food, for the most part they're innovative, casual gourmet food to go. Food trucks rock!
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peppertrekker
To have some fun and maybe share a pun
07:27 AM on 07/03/2012
I was referring to the fast food trucks, I have no idea why those commercial fast food places have to take their meals on wheels. The pictures show some national fast food places.