{"id":1065,"date":"2020-12-18T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-12-18T13:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.usedvending.com\/blog\/?p=1065"},"modified":"2021-06-16T04:15:20","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T09:15:20","slug":"best-lunch-trucks-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.usedvending.com\/blog\/best-lunch-trucks-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Lunch Serving Trucks in America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eating out is a common habit among Americans. It\u2019s especially common during weekdays, where they have a limited time to eat during lunch breaks. A lunch out, the American way, means many things. It may mean feasting on seafood, flipping on chicken wings or ribs, and munching sandwiches. Today, food trucks have redefined serving gourmet food to Americans. Let\u2019s take a look at the best lunch serving trucks in America.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"border: 3px solid; padding: 10px; width: 100%; border-radius: 25px; border-color: #F4A70F; color: #007bff;\">\n<p style=\"color: #007bff;\">What&#8217;s Inside<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"#best\">Best Lunch Serving Trucks in America<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"#best1\"> Bon Me (Boston, MA)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"#best2\"> Cypress Knee Food (Little Rock, AR)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"#best3\"> Dashboard Diner (Indianapolis, IN)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"#best4\"> Diva Dawg (New Orleans, LA)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"#best5\"> Giovanni\u2019s Shrimp Truck (Honolulu, HI)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"#best6\"> Guerilla Street Food (St. Louis, MI)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"#best7\"> The Blaxican (Atlanta, GA)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"#best8\"> The Celtic Pig (Louisville, KY)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"best\"><b>Best Lunch Serving Trucks in America<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"best1\">Bon Me (Boston, MA)<\/h3>\n<p><b><\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bon Me started in 2011 after the duo Ali Fong and Patrick Lynch won a Boston food truck contest. This lunch serving truck serves Vietnamese delicacies. Its most popular item is the banh mi sandwich. Bon Me&#8217;s take on banh mi is made of toasted baguettes stuffed with BBQ pork, carrots, cilantro, cucumber, daikon, red onion, and spicy mayo. They also offer a vegetarian banh mi by using tofu instead of pork. The other items on Bon Me&#8217;s menu are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ali&#8217;s Pho &#8211; Vietnamese-style chicken noodles<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bon Me Bap &#8211; a bowl of white rice with egg, cabbage, carrots, daikon, mushroom, scallions, and tofu<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bun Bowl &#8211; a street dish in Vietnam made of chicken, rice noodles salad, and veggies<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kimchi Fried Rice &#8211; fried white rice with egg, kimchi, and scallions<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miso Kimchi Ramen &#8211; noodles, miso and pork broth with egg, kimchi, and Thai chili oil<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tofu Rainbow Fried Rice &#8211; fried white rice with egg, broccoli, carrots, scallions, and tofu<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"best2\">Cypress Knee Food (Little Rock, AR)<\/h3>\n<p><b><\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Benjamin Lee LaFoon is a well-traveled chef. The countries he visited include Afghanistan, Colombia, Mexico, and Turkey. He had also been to Hawaii and all over the U.S. by living in a houseboat for 3 years. In 2017, Ben and his wife, Rochelle, launched the Cypress Knee Food truck. It\u2019s a lunch serving truck specializing in Cajun cuisines. Their menu offerings include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alligator Love Bites<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BBQ Chicken Sliders<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bread Pudding<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Campfire Steaks<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Catfish Tacos<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fried Chicken Fingers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gumbos<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mornay Melt<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shrimps-N-Grits<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"best3\">Dashboard Diner (Indianapolis, IN)<\/h3>\n<p><b><\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dashboard Diner started from Edward&#8217;s Drive-In on Indianapolis way back in 1957. It was originally opened by Herb Edwards together with his son, Tom. The diner became popular for its onion rings, pork tenderloin, and root beer. In 2012, Tom&#8217;s daughter and son, Terri and Jeff, continued the legacy by launching the Dashboard Diner Mobile Truck. This lunch serving truck was inspired by the iconic American rock and roll. With a vintage feel, Terri and Jeff continue offering their family&#8217;s legendary sandwiches and sides. The items included in their menu are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cheeseburger<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chef&#8217;s Salad<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chicken fillet sandwich<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coney Dog<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Corn Dog<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dash Wraps<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fish sandwich<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fried Pickles<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hotdog<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Onion Rings<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Potato Wedges<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pulled Pork sandwich<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Root beer<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tenderloin sandwich<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"best4\">Diva Dawg (New Orleans, LA)<\/h3>\n<p><b><\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ericka Michelle Lassair was a culinary arts graduate. She was popularly known as Chef Diva and was featured in different food magazines and TV shows. She initially opened a hotdog restaurant in 2012 but the business failed. In 2014, she came back through the Diva Dawg food truck. This lunch serving truck became a hit in New Orleans. Among her signature hotdogs are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cajun Surf &amp; Turf with alligator sausage and crawfish<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Etouffee Chili with crawfish<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Red bean chili with chicken and ketchup<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vegetarian dawg with zero meat<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zapp&#8217;s Chip Chili Cheese with nacho cheese<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diva Dawg also offers non-dawg meals like chicken wings, crabmeat, fries, and nachos.<\/span><br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"best5\">Giovanni&#8217;s Shrimp Truck (Honolulu, HI)<\/h3>\n<p><b><\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Giovanni&#8217;s shrimp truck was founded by Troy and Mary Nitsche in 1993. It has been serving the North Shore of Honolulu with shrimp dishes. In 1997, they opened a 2nd truck which became popular as the truck across the street from McDonald&#8217;s. All of their plates include rice and a dozen jumbo shrimps. Among the flavors are:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hot &amp; Spicy Shrimp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lemon Butter Shrimp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shrimp Scampi (Giovanni&#8217;s original garlic shrimp)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This lunch truck also serves jumbo garlic hotdog, mac salad, and refreshments.<\/span><br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"best6\">Guerilla Street Food (St. Louis, MI)<\/h3>\n<p><b><\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brian Hardesty was tasked by Seneca Commercial to bring a food truck in its entertainment district in the 9 Mile Garden of St. Louis. In 2011, he and a Filipino chef, Joel Crespo, bought a laundry van for $2,000 on Craigslist. The duo converted into the 1st Guerilla food truck serving Asian cuisines. Today, they own 5 restaurants and continue operating the lunch serving truck. Among their lunch entrees are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chicken Adobo &#8211; chicken thighs braised in bay leaves, black peppercorn, garlic, soy sauce, and vinegar<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flying pig &#8211; roasted pork shoulder slowly cooked in calamansi juice, chili sauce, egg, and hoisin sauce<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fresh Lumpia &#8211; shredded cabbage, carrot, garlic, lettuce, and onion wrapped in coconut milk crepe<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kare-Kare &#8211; oxtail braised in peanut sauce and served with bagoong sauce, eggplant, and long beans<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kilawin &#8211; local fish dressed with coconut milk and vinegar<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tocino Chicken Skewer &#8211; grilled chicken marinated in sweet banana ketchup<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wandering Pig &#8211; Flying Pig without the egg<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"uv-lst\" data-category=\"87\" data-count=\"6\" data-type=\"new\"> <\/div>\n<h3 id=\"best7\">The Blaxican (Atlanta, GA)<\/h3>\n<p><b><\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Blaxican is America&#8217;s number one food truck in 2015. It was created by Will Turner in 2010 to serve Mexican soul food in the streets of Atlanta. The name described his racial origin &#8211; a black American. The Blaxican lunch serving truck offers 5 variants of Mexican tacos, Mexican-style mac and cheese, fries, nachos, and veggie bowls. Their taco variants are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Al Pastor pork with Mexican pineapple<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blackened fish<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Buffalo chicken<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Savory Steak<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smoked sausage<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"best8\">The Celtic Pig (Louisville, KY)<\/h3>\n<p><b><\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Celtic Pig started as an amateur BBQ team in 2014. They used to sell food in tents and join BBQ contests, bringing the bacon and trophies. They then moved into a food truck as demand grew in 2015. The owner, Sam Bracken, found the truck in Dayton, Ohio. He painted it blarney green and did some renovations. Then, it hit the streets of Louisville and became a story. Included in the lunch truck&#8217;s menu are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BLTC sandwich<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brisket French Dip and Fries<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cheeseburger and Fries<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chicken Salad sandwich<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cock-a-leekie Soup<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Egg Salad sandwich<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Halvsies<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">House Salad<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Irish Chili<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Piled High Rueben<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ratatouille<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking for the best <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usedvending.com\/used-mobile-food-trucks\/lunch-serving-truck\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lunch serving truck<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for your food business? <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usedvending.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UsedVending<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the right place to go. We feature a large selection of newly refurbished trucks that won\u2019t burn a hole in your pocket.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discover the best\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usedvending.com\/used-mobile-food-trucks\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">food trucks for sale<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> near you by visiting our website.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more inspirations and ideas, check out our other food truck articles:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usedvending.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/29\/mobile-coffee-truck-business\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mobile Coffee Truck Business<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usedvending.com\/blog\/2020\/12\/01\/best-ice-cream-trucks-america\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best Ice Cream Trucks in America<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usedvending.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/12\/food-truck-vs-restaurant\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Food Truck vs Restaurant: Which is the Best Option for You?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t miss out!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eating out is a common habit among Americans. It\u2019s especially common during weekdays, where they have a limited time to eat during lunch breaks. A lunch out, the American way, means many things. It may mean feasting on seafood, flipping on chicken wings or ribs, and munching sandwiches. Today, food [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":191,"featured_media":1074,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[281,282,280,283,279],"class_list":["post-1065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food-trucks","tag-best-lunch-serving-trucks","tag-best-lunch-serving-trucks-america","tag-lunch-serving-trucks","tag-lunch-serving-trucks-america","tag-lunch-trucks"],"modified_by":"Titus Asher","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.usedvending.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.usedvending.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.usedvending.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.usedvending.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/191"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.usedvending.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1065"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.usedvending.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1065\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2108,"href":"https:\/\/www.usedvending.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1065\/revisions\/2108"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.usedvending.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.usedvending.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.usedvending.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.usedvending.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}