Banned at the beach: Food-truck chefs seek access to beach communties

[thelakelander]

A good article about the food truck debate at the beaches.

Their dining options range from exotic — sesame seared ahi tuna atop wasabi cabbage slaw — to familiar (sort of) — dijon buttermilk fried chicken and Swedish meatballs.

But you don't find and enjoy these offerings in fancy restaurants; you chow down outside a brightly colored truck in a parking lot or curbside as part of Jacksonville's thriving food-truck culture.

Yet trendy trucks, mobile hot-dog counters and fruit stands on wheels can't serve in Neptune, Atlantic or Jacksonville beaches, since those cities ban them. And some restaurants don't want them nearby either, according to the "truckies."

Full article: http://members.jacksonville.com/entertainment/food-and-dining/2013-12-16/story/banned-beach-food-truck-chefs-seek-access-beach