Las Vegas, NV: Food Celebration Reaches Masses

Trucks gather to introduce their own unique culinary creations to attract audiences in the local community

Trucks gather to introduce their own unique culinary creations to attract audiences in the local community

Food trucks have invaded campus. Whether you’re in the mood for barbeque, panini, a deli sandwich, or sausage, there’s something for almost everyone at these kitchens on wheels.

The festival is taking place on Friday, April 26 through Sunday, April 28 with portion of the proceeds benefiting Three Square Food Bank.

The event will feature more than 30 food trucks and vendors including headliner White Castle, who will be bringing their grills to make their signature menu items for the very first time in Las Vegas.

For 2013, Food Truck Fridays began on April 5 and will repeat every first and third Friday through October. The trucks will be gathered and serving up their specialties from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

A lot of the vendors are returning from last year; Great Basin Brewery will be serving up their signature brews all summer long.

Food trucks will be able to lease one of three reserved parking spaces downtown from the city for $5 per hour.
Operating a food truck legally in the city can be challenging because the trucks only are allowed to park at a meter for 30 minutes at a time, even though setting up the kitchen often takes half an hour.

Las Vegas City Council unanimously approved a motion Wednesday on three special downtown parking spaces that would allow food trucks to operate legally.

Any effort to open up the streets to food trucks is a step in the right direction. But this pilot program proposal is an inadequate solution to a problem the city itself created

An ordinance has been proposed that would designate special parking for food truck