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
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 & 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.
We even did a co-event with Hellzapoppin Circus Sideshow!
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, including some of my favorites like the Rolling Stove, HipPops, and the Purple People Eatery.
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
- Adam’s Filling Station Food Truck
- BC Cafe & BC Tacos Food Truck in Davie, Florida
- 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?
- Miami Food Trucks Events & History
- Miami Food Trucks were on Good Morning America
- Nacho Bizness Tacos & Burritos Food Truck
- Tacos El Machine Gon Food Truck
- The Amazing Ms. Cheezious & their Grilled Cheeses
- 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.