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Has the Foodtruck trend peaked?
Posted on 3/7/16 at 8:16 am
Posted on 3/7/16 at 8:16 am
Ran across the "foodtruck roundup" Saturday in Laffy and there were 4 trucks. A couple of years there used to be at least a dozen. Was it just a fad or is just a pain in the arse to run one?
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Posted on 3/7/16 at 8:18 am to BAYOUBUCKEYE
The novelty of it all has peaked for me, at least. I used to love tracking down the few there were in BR, but now I rarely ever see a food truck and even less go to get food at one.
Posted on 3/7/16 at 8:36 am to BAYOUBUCKEYE
Still thriving in Austin
Posted on 3/7/16 at 9:07 am to Paul Allen
It's thriving in Portland, as well. In Portland, the food trucks don't move around, so it's kind of different. It's like we have all these outdoor food courts all over the city.
Posted on 3/7/16 at 9:12 am to BAYOUBUCKEYE
I don't think it ever really got off the ground in Louisiana (Outside of New Orleans). Three years ago, they used to have Food Truck gatherings in BR. Then that came to an abrupt stop.
Posted on 3/7/16 at 9:16 am to BAYOUBUCKEYE
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Ran across the "foodtruck roundup" Saturday in Laffy and there were 4 trucks. A couple of years there used to be at least a dozen. Was it just a fad or is just a pain in the arse to run one?
I think for many small or mid size cities, it was a fad that couldn't be sustained. It's still going here in Austin, but it's not as popular as it was from 2009-2013. What it is now, is more of a fact-of-life type thing. Many bars without food find a food truck to lease out space. It's an embedded part of the city now, having moved from fad to staple.
Posted on 3/7/16 at 9:16 am to BAYOUBUCKEYE
I didn't go to that roundup over the weekend, but I went to it maybe 8 months ago. There were probably 8-10 trucks, and everyone was lined up at only 2-3. I guess the trucks not getting much love decided not to return.
Posted on 3/7/16 at 9:21 am to Paul Allen
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Still thriving in Austin
Coming here to say this.
They might have peaked, but I see them plateau for a while. Damn things are all over Austin.
Posted on 3/7/16 at 9:32 am to Jackalope
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I think for many small or mid size cities, it was a fad that couldn't be sustained.
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What it is now, is more of a fact-of-life type thing. Many bars without food find a food truck to lease out space. It's an embedded part of the city now, having moved from fad to staple.
Great point.
It also seemed like the push back from the more traditional restaurant owners was the cause for it to die in BR. I mean outside of the roundups at lunch town in downtown BR. It's pretty rare to see food trucks in this town. I know of one BBQ Food truck. But that seems like the only new option that has hit the scene in years.
Posted on 3/7/16 at 9:47 am to BAYOUBUCKEYE
I eat off a truck 2-3 times a week
Posted on 3/7/16 at 9:51 am to TigerWise
So where do you get your tacos the other 4 or 5 nights?
Posted on 3/7/16 at 9:52 am to BAYOUBUCKEYE
Still thriving here in HTX
Posted on 3/7/16 at 9:58 am to BAYOUBUCKEYE
It seems like most of the good trucks moved on to brick and mortar, while the shitty ones died. B&M seems to be the end game for most food trucks and pop-ups.
Posted on 3/7/16 at 10:00 am to JBeam
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It also seemed like the push back from the more traditional restaurant owners was the cause for it to die in BR.
Same thing happened in Birmingham. There is a strip of restaurants in the financial district. Mostly some chain places like Chick fil A, SubWay, and a few others, but there were complaints that food trucks were parking too close to entrances, blocking street parking, and I think there was a good bit of pushback from the places that were paying rent and utilities and it affecting their lunch business.
There are still a few around. There's a great taco truck that parks in a gas station parking lot most days. The line is always long and apparently the food is great. But places like that, that will welcome the business, are few and far between.
Posted on 3/7/16 at 10:06 am to BAYOUBUCKEYE
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Has the Foodtruck trend peaked?
Never been to a big city?
The short answer is no. ETA: The more elaborate answer is that yes in Louisiana the fad peaked. But they are still huge in places mentioned in this thread already, as well as NYC , DC, etc.
This post was edited on 3/7/16 at 10:11 am
Posted on 3/7/16 at 10:12 am to Jax-Tiger
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It's thriving in Portland, as well. In Portland, the food trucks don't move around, so it's kind of different. It's like we have all these outdoor food courts all over the city.
The dream of the 90s is alive in Portland.
Posted on 3/7/16 at 10:17 am to BAYOUBUCKEYE
A couple of the good ones switched to brick and mortar locations.
I ran numbers on them many times cause I was thinking about getting into it but just couldn't justify the investment with projected income/time commitment
I ran numbers on them many times cause I was thinking about getting into it but just couldn't justify the investment with projected income/time commitment
Posted on 3/7/16 at 10:39 am to TU Rob
quote:I heard that Curbside will be opening their own brink and mortar in midcity BR. They also discussed having a roundup in their new location. With that being said, IDK if the food truck scene will ever be a staple in BR.
There are still a few around. There's a great taco truck that parks in a gas station parking lot most days. The line is always long and apparently the food is great. But places like that, that will welcome the business, are few and far between.
Posted on 3/7/16 at 10:42 am to BAYOUBUCKEYE
Yea lets use Lafayette as a barometer of the popularity of food trucks
Posted on 3/7/16 at 11:08 am to TH03
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Yea lets use Lafayette as a barometer of the popularity of food trucks
Yup. Not enough hipsters in Lafayette/BR for food trucks to maintain.
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