Yesterday, Midnite Confection’s Cupcakery launched their food truck.  Today (5/21) they will be serving at Union Station.  More info is on their page.

SWAT Mobile Gourmet is launching its gourmet sandwich & sides food truck today @ fishers lane!  More info and menu are available on their page.

Come on by for dinner and drinks: 24 food trucks, music, multiple bars, seating and great weather (!) at Fairgrounds DC (Navy Yard/Ballpark metro entrance, 1299 Half Street Southeast, Washington, DC 20003)

Great weather and food trucks go pretty well together. Here are some photos from lunch time.  Also, happy hour starts whenever you want it to this afternoon; the bar is open!

Open from 11am – 11pm (lunch, happy hour and dinner), this Truckeroo will feature an open backyard section of the Fairgrounds space with more trucks and an additional full bar.  Come sample the offerings of 24 of DC’s best food trucks!

Location: Navy Yard/Ballpark metro entrance at 1299 Half Street Southeast, Washington, DC 20003.

FREE admission and ample covered and uncovered seating.

Truckeroo, a monthly DC food truck gathering, is being held Friday, May 17 from 11am – 11pm (lunch, happy hour and dinner).   This Truckeroo will feature an open backyard section of the Fairgrounds space with more trucks and an additional full bar.  Come sample the offerings of 24 of DC’s best food trucks!

Location: Navy Yard/Ballpark metro entrance at 1299 Half Street Southeast, Washington, DC 20003.

FREE admission and ample covered and uncovered seating is provided.

The truck line-up for May 17 includes:

• Bada Bing
• BBQ Bus
• Big Cheese
• Bon Mi
• Borinquen Lunch Box
• Cajunators
• Carmen’s Italian Ice
• Curbside Cupcakes
• DC Empanadas
• DC Slices
• Doug the Food Dude
• El Farolito
• El Floridano
• Feelin Crabby
• Halal Grill
• Mojo
• Orange Cow
• PhoWheelsDC
• Red Hook Lobster Pound -DC
• Rocklands
• Surfside
• TaKorean
• Tapas
• That Cheesecake Truck

A new truck, named Korean BBQ Taco Box, has started serving in DC!  This food truck business hails from Florida, with multiple trucks serving in Orlando and Miami.  DC is their first venture outside of the state of Florida.  The menu includes 3 types of lunch boxes (rice, taco and special) and come with a salad and sides.  Here is their page with links and menu details!

It’s already that time again!  The next Truckeroo will be held on Friday, May 17 from 11am – 11pm (lunch, happy hour and dinner).   This Truckeroo will be a bit different in that the backyard section of the Fairgrounds space will be open with more trucks and an additional full bar.  The truck tally has been upped to 24!

The party is located next to the Navy Yard/Ballpark metro entrance at 1299 Half Street Southeast, Washington, DC 20003.  There is FREE admission & ample covered and uncovered seating provided.

The truck line-up for May 17 includes:

• Bada Bing
• BBQ Bus
• Big Cheese
• Bon Mi
• Borinquen Lunch Box
• Cajunators
• Carmen’s Italian Ice
• Curbside Cupcakes
• DC Empanadas
• DC Slices
• Doug the Food Dude
• El Farolito
• El Floridano
• Feelin Crabby
• Mojo
• Orange Cow
• PhoWheelsDC
• Red Hook Lobster Pound -DC
• Rocklands
• Stix, Halal Grill (replacement)
• Surfside
• TaKorean
• Tapas
• That Cheesecake Truck

Also, for those who were asking, the future Truckeroo dates are:

• June 14
• August 16
• September 6

At 11am today (5/10), in the Wilson Building, the Council Committee on Business, Consumer and Regulatory Affairs is holding the hearing on the future of DC’s food trucks.  DMVFTA is going to be live-tweeting the hearing. UPDATE: Tim Carman, from the Washington Post, is also live-tweeting.

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Let your voice be heard!  The DC Council votes on the overly restrictive, anti-competitive regulations tomorrow (5/10).