Few folks were familiar with the food truck movement sweeping across the U.S. when the rumblings started in Miami. I had seen pictures and read about the growing scenes in Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, and New York.
I was excited to see what kind of flavor Miami would bring to the food truck scene.
Miami Food Trucks Table of Contents
Miami Food Trucks Events
Every Tuesday
Food Truck Fest
Haulover Park from 5-9:30 PM
10800 Collins Avenue
Bal Harbour, Florida 33154
Every Wednesday
Food Truck Wednesdays
Pelican Harbor Marina from 5-10 PM
1275 NE 79th Street
North Bay Village, Florida 33138
Wednesday Food Trucks
Volunteer Park from 5-9 PM
12050 W Sunrise Boulevard
Plantation, Florida 33323
Every Thursday
Wellington Food Truck & Music Series
Wellington Amphitheater from 5-9 PM
12100 Forest Hill Boulevard
Wellington, Florida 33414
Every Friday
Food Trucks Fridays Fiesta
Tropical Park from 5-10 PM
7900 SW 40th Street
Miami, Florida 33155
Second Friday of the Month
Food Trucks in Jupiter
Abacoa Town Center from 5:30-10 PM
1200 Town Center Drive
Jupiter, Florida 33458
Permanent Locations
Food Truck Backyard
Food Truck Backyard
1325 SW 70th Avenue
Miami, FL
Weds, Thurs, Fri & Sat: 2-11:30 PM
Sun: 5–11:30 PM
Grand Central Food Station
10 trucks Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Grand Central Food Station
12701 SW 137th Avenue
Miami, FL
(786) 499-5924
Fri & Sat 11 AM-1 AM
Sun 11 AM-11 PM
Miami Food Trucks
Between Two Buns
| 12005 SW 129th Court Miami, FL | Tues-Sat 6:30 PM-11:00 PM Sun 5 PM – 10 PM |
Fat Boy Ricks
| 14275 Sw 139th Court Miami, FL | Tue-Fri 11 AM – 3 PM |
| 5355 NW 27th Ave Miami, FL | Fri & Sat 6 PM – 11 PM |
Fatman Hot Dogs and More
| 14275 Sw 139th Court Miami, FL | Mon, Tue, Thurs, Fri & Sat 1 PM – 7 PM |
Miami Food Truck Beginnings
The gastroPod ushered in the food truck revolution in South Florida with his temporary trailer nicknamed The Shiny Twinkie. However, the gastroPod‘s 1962 Airstream Trailer, closely associated with the early days of Miami’s mobile food scene, did not debut until January 2010.
Jeremiah Clauser, chef and owner of the gastroPod, had been planning its debut since late 2008. However, it would take almost a year to realize his plans.
On November 3rd, 2009, Chef Jeremiah could finally post this comment on his Twitter account.
welcome everyone to Miami’s food revolution
gastroPod twitter account on November 3rd, 2009 at 5:07 PM
Latin Burger & Taco (who at the time had celebrity chef Ingrid Hoffman behind it) and the Yellow Submarine food trucks followed not too long afterward.
Miami Food Truck Events History
By the summer of 2009, vehicles were hovering around ten. A few months later, on September 12th, 2009, I curated the 1st food truck event in Florida, the Fall for the Arts Festival.
It started the craze of events that led to the weekly Miami Street Food Court, B.T.T.R., Hard Rock Cafe, and the now-legendary event Lexus of Kendall. The latter was a mega event where thousands descended upon a car dealership with their families to eat on a Friday night.
One of the coolest things that happened was when we had visiting trucks from Tampan and Orlando, like the Korean BBQ Taco Box.
On April 20th, 2013, the Miami Food Trucks set the Guinness World Record for the Largest Food Truck Parade with 62 mobile vehicles at Magic City Casino (in alphabetical order): 2 Jive Turkeys, Arepa Box, B.C. Taco, Best French Fries, Big Belly’s Deli, The Big Ragu, Bite Gastrotruck, Boba Station, Los Chamos, Che Grill, Cheeseburger Baby, Cold Stone Creamery, Crave, Crazydilla, Cuban Cube, Daddy’s Grill, The Daily Special, Dolci Peccati Gelato, Don Mofongo, Dough Food Truck, The Empanada Truck, Fireman Derek’s World Famous Pies, Food Junkies, Frankie’s Pizza, Friar Tuck’s, Frozen Drink Company, Grill Master Café, HipPOPs Handcrafted Gelato Bars, Il Fiorentino, Jefe’s Original Fish Taco & Burgers, Joji Yogurt, Killer Pasta, La Nostra Pizza, Love at First Bite, Mangia Mia, Marlie’s Delights, Miami Press, Mobile Culinary Kitchen, Mojo on the Go, Monster Burgers, Monte’s Country Cajun Cookin, Mr. Good Stuff, Munch Cakes, Mushaboom, Nacho Bizness, Palate Party, Pescados Unidos, Potoffee Chips, Purple People Eatery, El Rey De Las Fritas, The Rolling Stove, Royal Wings Truck, Slow Food Truck, Snow Caps, Sugar Yummy Mama, Sweet Sensations, Taco Fresh, Taco Heat, Taste of South Africa, Top Fries, Waffleosophy and last but not least Zombie Ice.
I need to include honorable mentions for A.C.’s Icees, who has been serving lemonades in Coconut Grove for over 30 years, and Pincho Man, the original Miami food truck megastar. Both are still around today.
Unfortunately, at the moment, there are very few recurring Miami-Dade County events.
Burger Beast Approved Food Trucks
- A Lo Cubano Kitchen Food Truck Kills it in Orlando
- BC Cafe & BC Tacos Food Truck in Davie, Florida
- Don Mofongo Food Truck
- El Alpha Hot Dog Food Truck in Miami, Florida
- Elote Lovers in Homestead & Miami Roasted Corn Truck
- Have you tried a HipPOPs Handcrafted Gelato Pop?
- Los Chamos Food Truck
- Miami Food Trucks Events & History
- Miami Food Trucks were on Good Morning America
- Monster Burgers Food Truck Serves Colombian Comida Rapida
- Nacho Bizness Tacos & Burritos Food Truck
- Pizza en Fuego Food Truck
- Tacos El Machine Gon Food Truck
- Treat Yourself to Empanadas and Choripan at Che Grill Food Truck
- Woody’s Burgers Food Truck
- World Famous Egg Roll Restaurant & Food Truck
BTTR, by Johnson and Wales. Those were the days! Blanket, BYOW, and lots of great food truck food. I’m so glad the Tropical Park one of Fridays has made a return.
Yeah, I love that Tropical Park event!
Is there any way you could bring your fabulous food somewhere close to Hollywood again? We really miss going there every Monday.
The problem is that the City of Hollywood does not like food trucks.