Food truck craze faces roadblocks around Jacksonville

[Non-RedNeck Westsider]

The Everbank building certainly welcomes them.  There is a sign in their lobby listing what trucks will be there on what days!

I'm usually off on Fridays, so I made it a point to swing by and see who was in....  Corner Taco.  I was picking up lunch for 2 1/2 people so when they asked what I wanted the answer was simple, "One of each, please." 

In a word - Freaking Awesome!  Until we get smell / taste -o-vision, you'll have to let the picture speak for itself.

[Dog Walker]

Oh, darn!  Now you've gone and made me hungry again.  Everything I've ever had from Corner Taco (no enough!) has been fantastic.  Fresh, balanced, imaginative and really, really good.

[Bill Hoff]

The Everbank building certainly welcomes them.  There is a sign in their lobby listing what trucks will be there on what days!

Office buildings without easy access to dining options seems to be the most obvious location for food trucks.

[fsquid]

I've read that the health departments in some other southern cities are spoiling the food trucks.  Fom what I,ve read, they come up with all these new permits that these trucks must pay to be legal.  Puts the cost up a good bit more.

[Non-RedNeck Westsider]

The Everbank building certainly welcomes them.  There is a sign in their lobby listing what trucks will be there on what days!

Office buildings without easy access to dining options seems to be the most obvious location for food trucks.

Wherever there is dense clustering of people looking for variety would also be a prime location - if it's near office buildings without other options, great.  If it's in the heart of downtown - that's fine, too. 

[cline]

Not one of them dump trash and grease on site and the employees have really embraced these trucks. 

The other day there was a guy with a food truck trailer parked on the sidewalk in front of the Property Appraiser.  The van pulling the trailer leaked oil all over the sidewalk to the point where the guy had to pour cat litter over it when he left.  I'm all for food trucks but I thought that was pretty lame.  He needs to keep his van on the road and not the sidewalk. 

[fieldafm]

Was it a food truck or a hot dog cart?

Food trucks have contained grease traps as required by law and a full kitchen built to the same specifications as any brick and mortar restaurant(fire suppresent systems, etc).  The only way they would dump grease is if they did it intentionally (much like an RV wouldn't just arbitrarily discharge sewage as it drives down the road). 

[fsujax]

I think he meant the van leaked car oil on the sidewalk.

[cline]

Was it a food truck or a hot dog cart?

Food trucks have contained grease traps as required by law and a full kitchen built to the same specifications as any brick and mortar restaurant(fire suppresent systems, etc).  The only way they would dump grease is if they did it intentionally (much like an RV wouldn't just arbitrarily discharge sewage as it drives down the road). 

This was more of a hot cart type rather than a food truck.  It wasn't grease from the food, but actual oil from his van engine (what he was using to pull the cart).  He had both the van and cart parked on the sidewalk.

This rig was nothing like the actual food trucks you're referring to.  I just thought it was kinda weak that he was leaking stuff all over the sidewalk- probably just an isolated incident but if it keeps happening I think he should get some kind of fine for messing up the City sidewalk.

[fieldafm]

Was it a food truck or a hot dog cart?

Food trucks have contained grease traps as required by law and a full kitchen built to the same specifications as any brick and mortar restaurant(fire suppresent systems, etc).  The only way they would dump grease is if they did it intentionally (much like an RV wouldn't just arbitrarily discharge sewage as it drives down the road). 

This was more of a hot cart type rather than a food truck.  It wasn't grease from the food, but actual oil from his van engine (what he was using to pull the cart).  He had both the van and cart parked on the sidewalk.

This rig was nothing like the actual food trucks you're referring to.  I just thought it was kinda weak that he was leaking stuff all over the sidewalk- probably just an isolated incident but if it keeps happening I think he should get some kind of fine for messing up the City sidewalk.

I agree... that definately sucks.  If you're leaking oil on city sidewalks, you should indeed have to pay.  Litter is my enemy.