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re: Why Are Food Trucks Not Allowed In New Orleans?
Posted on 5/7/13 at 1:36 pm to notiger1997
Posted on 5/7/13 at 1:36 pm to notiger1997
I remembered following Katrina they had built a stereotype that these were roach coaches moving into the city that would steal your money and make you sick.
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Posted on 5/7/13 at 1:37 pm to threeputt
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Why in the world would somebody in new orleans want to actually eat at a festival or a food truck?
I went to Jazzfest Sunday just to go eat the food.. Are you kidding?
Posted on 5/7/13 at 1:38 pm to threeputt
They have some talented chefs putting food out of trucks. Not just here but across the country.
And most festival food here is just a scaled down cheaper version of what you would get in the restaurants.
You not a very open minded person.
And most festival food here is just a scaled down cheaper version of what you would get in the restaurants.
You not a very open minded person.
Posted on 5/7/13 at 1:39 pm to threeputt
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Why in the world would somebody in new orleans want to actually eat at a festival or a food truck? This concept is beyond my scope of knowledge
What about when you want something that has the convenience of fast food but better? If I want some barbacoa tacos I don't need a sit down restaurant with chips, salsa, waitress and all that. I want some tacos wrapped up in foil and to chow down.
Posted on 5/7/13 at 1:39 pm to threeputt
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I have the same opinion of food trucks as I do festival food. Why in the world would somebody in new orleans want to actually eat at a festival or a food truck?
ignorance is bliss
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This concept is beyond my scope of knowledge
must be a narrow scope
Posted on 5/7/13 at 1:40 pm to rutiger
No way in the world that you can produce the same quality food from a tent or truck that you can get at a restaurant. No way ..
This post was edited on 5/7/13 at 1:41 pm
Posted on 5/7/13 at 1:42 pm to threeputt
Charbroiled oysters at Drago's restaurant vs festival tent taste the same to me 
There are MANY items that are served in a restaurant that can easily be served via truck or tent at the EXACT same quality level. They dont offer full menus at these places.
There are MANY items that are served in a restaurant that can easily be served via truck or tent at the EXACT same quality level. They dont offer full menus at these places.
This post was edited on 5/7/13 at 1:44 pm
Posted on 5/7/13 at 1:45 pm to threeputt
In BR the highest rated pizza and hamburger on this board both come from a food trucks.
Thats a lot of B&M places they are doing better than.
Thats a lot of B&M places they are doing better than.
Posted on 5/7/13 at 1:46 pm to Oenophile Brah
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They are popular.
The issue is a legitimate concern to the city. It's not just straight competition.
If food trucks were given free reign, they would impact and potentially hurt the current brick and mortar places. Over time, if some restaurants that are already struggling started closing, it would have a negative effect on property values.
The trucks have a competitive advantage as they have lower operating costs. While they have the advantage, they offer less of a benefit to the city. It would make it less likely for another restaurant to enter the area as the comp. is stacked against them.
It's not as simple as enjoying a slightly cheaper, possibly better tasting meal.
Well said. There has to be a middle ground. Giving out unlimited permits and giving food trucks carte blanche to operate whenever and wherever they want could have many negative consequences.
This post was edited on 5/7/13 at 1:47 pm
Posted on 5/7/13 at 1:47 pm to threeputt
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No way in the world that you can produce the same quality food from a tent or truck that you can get at a restaurant. No way ..
we aren't talking about a 12 course meal with wine pairings here
Posted on 5/7/13 at 1:49 pm to threeputt
This is where you brag about eating out every night
Posted on 5/7/13 at 2:06 pm to BeeFense5
Because the local government represents the people of new orleans; who happen to hate capitalism, innovation, and competition. Not surprised there are people in here defending the atrocious legislation against food trucks.
Posted on 5/7/13 at 2:10 pm to Blue Velvet
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Because the local government represents the people of new orleans; who happen to hate capitalism, innovation, and competition.
Yeah, there are about 900 restaurants(my guess) with new ones opening daily. I don't think anyone has a fear of competition. Good try though.
I guess I know who you assume are the "people" of New Orleans??
Posted on 5/7/13 at 2:15 pm to notiger1997
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I don't think anyone has a fear of competition
Go to some of the city council meetings about food trucks and get back to me.
quote:You're clueless.
I guess I know who you assume are the "people" of New Orleans?
Posted on 5/7/13 at 2:22 pm to notiger1997
quote:Used to be. He lost his bid for re-election, thankfully.
Yes, there is a punk in BR causing that problem.
Posted on 5/7/13 at 2:23 pm to Blue Velvet
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people of new orleans
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; who happen to hate
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competition
Competition is relative to an even playing field. Would you go into business if your competitors had a major advantage? At the same time, if you are the politician, is it in the city's interest to allow trucks to come in and disrupt the current system? As said, trucks could have a long term negative effect on property values, and other civil services. Is that good for the neighborhood? So you can save $1 on a bahn mi? I'm not necessarily against some workable system, but it's not as clear cut as you say.
Posted on 5/7/13 at 2:26 pm to Oenophile Brah
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I'm not necessarily against some workable system, but it's not as clear cut as you say.
Exactly.
Posted on 5/7/13 at 2:26 pm to Oenophile Brah
Yes it is. There will always be a demand for brick and mortar restaurants. The food truck scene in New Orleans is embarrassing for a city of this size with its food scene and culinary history.
Posted on 5/7/13 at 2:33 pm to Oenophile Brah
I'm not getting into a political argument here as seems to be developing, just offering up a comparison as someone from NOLA who has lived in Houston for the last two years. Houston has had several entrepreneurs who started out as food trucks that within a particularly short period of time became brick and mortar shops. Hell, two of these motherfrickers not only opened a full fledged brick and mortar restaurant, they bought an old brewery site and started a brewery.
Use this competition/property value argument all you want to justify protectionist policies, the counter argument to stifling competition is alive and breathing 300 miles away (and in general ingrained in economic history but that's a different board) in the economic backwater called Houston.
Use this competition/property value argument all you want to justify protectionist policies, the counter argument to stifling competition is alive and breathing 300 miles away (and in general ingrained in economic history but that's a different board) in the economic backwater called Houston.
This post was edited on 5/7/13 at 2:33 pm
Posted on 5/7/13 at 2:44 pm to kfizzle85
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as someone from NOLA who has lived in Houston
Surprised you left, surely industry exists in NOLA equal to Houston?
Houston has such a large amount of industry that require a large amounts of supply of food. This exists with or without food trucks. Obviously New Orleans is a much smaller town,(New Orleans has 1/6 the population) with limited industry. The CBD is a work in progress, the city is constantly trying to attract business to town.
The universe of options is much smaller so when 1 restaurant in NOLA is lost it has a much larger impact then 1 lost in Houston.
Trust me, I'm no protectionist on a macro scale, but this is New Orleans. We don't have unlimited options, and some things must be protected until the business climate changes.
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