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re: Food Truck Show
Posted on 10/8/10 at 7:12 pm to nikinik
Posted on 10/8/10 at 7:12 pm to nikinik
I'm standing in line at a food truck right now picking up supper for the GF and I. Adobada pork quesadilla, carne asada tacos, mole chicken tamales, and two Mexican cokes for under $20. Some of the best Mexican I've had.
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Posted on 10/8/10 at 9:52 pm to Jambo
quote:semantics. i can go back and edit it to say opinion or stance if your feel that word choice is more neutral.
Wasn't an argument, darlin..
and i dont understand why you are so defensive and condescending that i shared my opinion on the matter. im really excited and looking forward to trying the food. the venue wasnt my cup of tea because of the reasons i stated above. but i said id check out the trucks when conditions were a little different
i think its great that people went out. like dangle fury, i enjoyed myself that night. ran into a lot of friends that i normally dont see. but, i didnt partake in the food because of the lines, which even one journalist commented on.
id rather local business being supported. im excited that chefs are making creative flavors and look forward to trying them. but even with some of those lines cranking out orders every three minutes, if the line is 20 people deep (they were all deeper than that when i was there), thats a 60 minute wait in a line. at 2 minutes, thats still 40 minutes. obviously it wasnt a problem for most... i admitted to being lame and not hip.
i dont understand why you are mocking me when i share my experience on a message board.
Posted on 10/8/10 at 10:00 pm to Jambo
Jambo, glad to see u taking advantage of the fad. Just because u have orders to build trucks doesn't mean it has staying power. I hope a few stick, I really enjoyed Curbside. Young guys with ambition. I think it will lead eventually to restaurants if they become highly successful.
No one sets out to make a livinig from selling food out of q truck. And if the capital was there, I doubt they would be selling out of trucks. There is obviously some trepidation with these people, cause u can shut down a truck at anytime. You can't do that with a restaurant, because you will lose a lot of money. Guaranteed. They know that. That is why they are selling out of trucks. It's not going to be a lifelong career. It's something fun, but they will quickly learn that the grass is greener
No one sets out to make a livinig from selling food out of q truck. And if the capital was there, I doubt they would be selling out of trucks. There is obviously some trepidation with these people, cause u can shut down a truck at anytime. You can't do that with a restaurant, because you will lose a lot of money. Guaranteed. They know that. That is why they are selling out of trucks. It's not going to be a lifelong career. It's something fun, but they will quickly learn that the grass is greener
Posted on 10/8/10 at 10:06 pm to Lester Earl
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No one sets out to make a livinig from selling food out of q truck
Tell that to thousands of people in NYC and Philadelphia who have worked their trucks for years. This is not a fad. It is BR catching up with the times.
Posted on 10/8/10 at 10:15 pm to Lester Earl
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taking advantage of the fad
Good food never goes out of style.
Posted on 10/8/10 at 10:19 pm to DanglingFury
Anybody remember that burrito truck that used to sling mexican grub on frenchman in new orleans. I havent been down that way in a while, but I would visit him once a week if he set up shop outside my office.
I think we will hit a sustainable level of food trucks in BR. Like brick and mortar shops the good ones will make it and the crap will fail.
I think we will hit a sustainable level of food trucks in BR. Like brick and mortar shops the good ones will make it and the crap will fail.
Posted on 10/9/10 at 12:20 am to nevernorthofgov
quote:thats the way it should be with all businesses
I think we will hit a sustainable level of food trucks in BR. Like brick and mortar shops the good ones will make it and the crap will fail.
Posted on 10/9/10 at 2:05 am to skygod123
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i dont understand why you are mocking me when i share my experience on a message board.
Sky, If i offended you, I sincerely apolagize. I wasn't trying to mock you or hurt your feelings. I guess until they develope the sarcasm font, I should watch my words more carefully. Can we still be e-friends?
Posted on 10/9/10 at 2:09 am to Lester Earl
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No one sets out to make a livinig from selling food out of q truck. And if the capital was there, I doubt they would be selling out of trucks. There is obviously some trepidation with these people, cause u can shut down a truck at anytime. You can't do that with a restaurant, because you will lose a lot of money. Guaranteed. They know that. That is why they are selling out of trucks. It's not going to be a lifelong career. It's something fun, but they will quickly learn that the grass is greener
You do understand that one can build out and rent a small restaurant space for less money than they can a high end food truck? When I say this, I know I'm dead on, bc I've done both, and people here can vouch for that. And to be perfectly honest, it's gonna be WAY easier to recoup some cash on brick and morter restaurant equipment that to sell a truck all in one price if either goes belly up, or you decide to close shop.
I can't predict the future, but I do agree with the fact that people are always going to need 2 things: a place to live, and food to eat. Blee dat.
Posted on 10/9/10 at 2:13 am to Lester Earl
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Jambo, glad to see u taking advantage of the fad. Just because u have orders to build trucks doesn't mean it has staying power. I hope a few stick, I really enjoyed Curbside. Young guys with ambition. I think it will lead eventually to restaurants if they become highly successful.
You're missing the whole point of a food truck. People are purposely not building restaurants and opting for the mobile options in order to bring the food to the people. It's not using a truck as a stepping stool to reach a restaurant status, it's choosing to make your business mobile.
I'll just say it, It's more than making a buck. It's more than your typical business model we were taught in econ or finance. It's about FOOD, PRIDE, and PASSION for doing the things we love.
Posted on 10/9/10 at 7:21 am to Lester Earl
Tell that to the Que Crawl guys who now own/run the restaurant named the best new restaurant in New Orleans last year (Boucherie).
Posted on 10/9/10 at 8:36 am to Lester Earl
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Jambo, glad to see u taking advantage of the fad.
That a mighty long fad
There's nothing more quintessentially free market American dream than street food. From the days of the chuck wagon through the 1800s and early to mid twentieth century to now, street food vendors, and bringing food to the people, are synonymous with our American culture. There's nothing FAD about it. What BR lacks is vision. We see our world immediately around us and make a judgement of what is normal and what is not solely by what constitutes our current environment. We build a box and anything that does not fit in the box is scary and weird and out of our norm according to our reality, but the truth of the matter is, street food, and good food from street vendors is quite the norm, but yeah, probably not here in a really long time.
Sitting in a car in a long line to get a #3 Value meal with a piece of protein that is the idea of a hamburger, but not quite a hamburger in the traditional sense of what we have always considered meat isn't normal. Street food cooked from the ground up IS NORMAL.
Welcome back to normality...
This post was edited on 10/9/10 at 9:09 am
Posted on 10/9/10 at 9:19 am to Mike da Tigah
Amen brutha! VERY well said.
Posted on 10/9/10 at 9:19 am to Mike da Tigah
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This post was edited on 10/9/10 at 9:28 am
Posted on 10/9/10 at 9:22 am to Mike da Tigah
quote:
Sitting in a car in a long line to get a #3 Value meal with a piece of protein that is the idea of a hamburger, but not quite a hamburger in the traditional sense of what we have always considered meat isn't normal. Street food cooked from the ground up IS NORMAL.
Well, your chances are better at least. But a truck food salesman could be getting a bunch of his/her stuff from Wal-Mart.
Posted on 10/9/10 at 9:29 am to BrockLanders
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Well, your chances are better at least.
Chances are better for what?
Posted on 10/9/10 at 9:33 am to BrockLanders
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But a truck food salesman could be getting a bunch of his/her stuff from Wal-Mart.
I buy my food from walmart and Sams. Tastes better than fast food.
Posted on 10/9/10 at 9:34 am to Mike da Tigah
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Chances are better for what?
To get something that's high quality.
Posted on 10/9/10 at 9:35 am to BigAlBR
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I buy my food from walmart and Sams. Tastes better than fast food.
None of the above for me, thanks!
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