Pittsburgh is a far cry from Los Angeles in most respects, but we’re finally starting to adapt the food truck to our own peculiar topography and our own walking, working and dining preferences.
The first ever “Fuel the Fans Food Truck Festival,” sponsored by Dick’s Sporting Goods Marathon and the South Side Chamber of Commerce is planned for Race Day, May 5.
Steer & Wheel’s debut last week adds to the food truck fleet: Oh My Grill, Franktuary, BRGR, Pittsburgh Pierogi, PGH Taco Truck .
A new Pittsburgh food truck is to debut today.
Fukuda’s truck will feature Japanese street food such as okonomiyaki and takoyaki as well as handrolls and other items. The kitchen is finalizing the menu this week.
Food trucks should be allowed to operate wherever their presence won’t cause excessive congestion. They should be required to be sanitary and safe, just as restaurants are. And they should be responsible for the litter they generate.
Pittsburgh City would remove restrictions on mobile vending that stifle food trucks
“Food Trucks 101: Competition Law and the Constitution.”
The food truck movement, which has grown so fast in other cities that the original guys are seething over the band wagon effect, is still in training pants here.
