Regulating a town that is supposedly going to be the new foodie town of the South doesn’t seem along the lines with everything the magazines have been saying lately
The protest comes in light of a new proposal that would allow the trucks in Greenville’s downtown area, but keep them at least 250 feet away from existing restaurants. The proposal was made by a committee, formed by the city several months ago to look at the new industry.
Greenville has spent a lot of time and taken much care in creating a downtown that has become the gathering place of the Upstate and is nationally revered as a successful city center with one of the South’s best restaurant scenes. That success needs to be protected.
An event hosted by an avant-garde Greenville restaurant in support of food trucks is expected to draw hundreds of people and will feature guests chefs from out of state.
Restaurants may have customers, but food trucks have groupies. And no wonder: Gourmet food on the move, from sustainable local sources, and at reasonable prices? Bring it on.
Food trucks would not be allowed on City-owned property including parks and plazas unless approved as part of a permitted event
The flexibility and mobility of food trucks make them the answer
Getting a truck up and running now, vendors say, is a process loaded with red tape
A fine dining restaurant, but we just serve it out of a truck.
Food Trucks have reached Greenville with the arrival of Sexy Taco, a modest taqueria located in a strip mall at the intersection of Woodruff and Butler roads.
