Street Food

Win free drinks and eats at the Justice League of Street Food soiree (updated with winner)

Update: Congratulations to kezzamcdezza! You've won free food and drinks at the Justice League of Street Food party. For details on how to claim your prize, check your e-mail. By the way, the correct answer is 29,568 ounces. Original post: Saturday's weather forecast looks positively balmy -- 75 de ... More >>

Hoot and Howl silenced in Northfield

We'd missed the closure of Hoot and Howl -- just as most people missed the restaurant/venue when it was actually open in the Shops at Northfield Stapleton. That development isn't very old, but already the space at 8270 East Northfield is getting a reputation as a black hole, having already swallowed ... More >>

Auraria's new policy limits food truck access to campus, and students aren't happy about it

The days of walking out of class and finding a wide array of food trucks to choose from on the Auraria campus are over. Well, not exactly over -- but things have changed. On November 1, a new policy went into effect that limits any gourmet food-truck visits to the Auraria campus to Monday, and also ... More >>

Contest: Win two tickets to Saturday's Justice League Factory Party

"The Justice League of Street Food is back for its third year of urban feasting, and the group is more determined than ever to maintain the edge they've always had," Andra Zeppelin, who handles the public relations for the Justice League of Street Food, told me back in May when the squadron of local ... More >>

Contest: Eat and drink for free at the Food Truck Renegades party on Friday

The Justice League of Street Food hosted its first bash of the season last weekend, and on Friday, the Food Truck Renegades will follow up with a street-food party of their own. Twelves trucks and carts -- Crock Spot, Street Eats, NZ Smoking Guns, Mikes2Kitchen, Sweetness, Brava! Pizzeria, Stick i ... More >>

Contest: Eat and drink for free at the season's first Justice League party on Saturday, May 19

Last October, after the Justice League of Street Food, a confederation of food trucks that pioneered the city's love of pavement grub, held its final street food bash at TAXI, there were rumblings that this could be the end for the Justice League. "We haven't made any decision about whether we're go ... More >>

Reader: Some trucks have been serving all year round

Food trucks are revving up for the first big event of the spring season, the"Rolling Into Hunger" bash that benefits Food Bank of the Rockies on April 29 in the parking lot of Mile High Spirits, 2920 Larimer Street. Stephen Daniels and Mandy Birks, owners of the Crock Spot, have joined forces with J ... More >>

TRUCK IT!, Boulder's first food truck party, is coming in June

Good weather looks like it's here to stay, which means that food-truck season is revving up. Boulder is finally getting in on the action with "TRUCK IT!", the town's first truck party, set for June 8.

Crock Spot and MasterChef contestant Jake Gandolfo hosting a food truck bash to benefit Food Bank of the Rockies

After last summer's street-food shindigs wound down, there was some indication that the food truck parties -- at least the Justice League soirees, which were at the forefront of catapulting Denver's street-food scene to prominence -- might be grinding to a halt. "We haven't made any decision about w ... More >>

B-cycle stations in parks will be commercial-free

Part two: Denver chefs reveal what they'd like to see more of in 2012

For last week's "Year in Review," we recapped what the subjects of the 2011 Chef and Tell interviews would like to see less of in Denver. This time, we're serving up their wish lists of what they'd hope to find on Denver's plate in the new year - everything from year-round farmers' markets to whole ... More >>

Good riddance! Local chefs don't want to see trash talk, crappy Mexican food, discount programs or mediocrity in 2012

As we've discovered in our weekly Chef and Tell interviews, Denver's kitchen commanders are, if nothing else, unapologetically opinionated. We pepper them with dozens of questions, and sometimes their answers are salty -- especially their responses to what they'd like to see less of in Denver from a ... More >>

Vegan Van's street food rolls into our repertoire

​Sure, it's freezing outside today, but tomorrow, it's supposed to be back to a more mellow thirty-some degrees, which means it's a good time to head to Fifth Avenue and Santa Fe Drive, where the Vegan Van -- along with a handful of other food trucks -- parks for a few hours during lunchtime ... More >>

Biker Jim gets his first food truck -- and has plans to go national

Biker Jim now has two hot dog carts, a brick-and-mortar and a new food truck that will go national.​The text from Biker Jim simply read: "Tired. Taking a nap." The sultan of sausages and high-priest of hot dogs had just returned from a food truck show in Las Vegas, where he pimped frankfurters ... More >>

Food trucks, beer, music and apple-bobbing at tomorrow's Diggity Urban Harvest Festival

​There are all sorts of reasons to love autumn: Halloween, rustling leaves, Indian summer and fall festivals, one of which takes place tomorrow -- namely the Diggity Urban Harvest Festival, a street-food, music and brew blowout hosted by Diggity, a nonprofit that fosters community camaraderie ... More >>

The gang's all here: A new pod of food trucks will gather Wednesdays near Denver Urban Homesteading

While the Justice League of Street Food, Denver's original coalition of food trucks, held its last bash of the year (and possibly ever) last weekend, and Civic Center Eats, the city's summer gathering of food trucks at Civic Center Park, has gone dormant until next year, another gang of food truck s ... More >>

The trucks stop here: Final Civic Center Eats of the season

Then-mayor John Hickenlooper at the first Civic Center Eats.​It was fun while it lasted, but the last Civic Center Eats of the season gets rolling in Civic Center Park at 11 a.m. today. The gathering of gourmet food trucks and carts has been a movable feast all summer, but after today the even ... More >>

A fleet of food trucks will feed hungry masses at GABF

​If you didn't spring for tickets to the farm-to-table pavilion, your food options at GABF are sparse: You're either eating a pretzel necklace, or you're choosing from a handful of mediocre options in the convention center. Or, if you're smart, you're showing up early and eating from food tr ... More >>

Food truck operators and diners say truck on at the last Civic Center Eats of 2011

More than 2,000 people showed up for the final Civic Center Eats of the season. "It was a great summer and went out with a bang," says Kevin Morrison of Pinche Tacos. "It was a record day for us." With the shutterings of Deluxe's Little Orange Rocket and Crazy Good, as well as the debut of an App ... More >>

The dishes at Dish: Mythos Greek pork, chicken and gyro pitas

Kate Levy​ Cafe Society invited some of our favorite restaurants and food trucks to share samples at Dish, September 9 at Ninth Street Historic Park. Here's what they'll be serving: John Moutzouris Mythos Gourmet Greek Food Truck mythosgreekfoodtruck.com What are you serving at Dish? Bite- ... More >>

UPDATE: We have a winner of our Justice League of Street Food contest

UPDATE: We have a winner! Congrats to Kate, who came the closest (without going over) with her guess of 333 lobster rolls served last week at Steuben's. The actual number is 335. Hat head or helmet head? Both are encouraged at Saturday's Justice League of Street Food party.​We're still in t ... More >>

Eat and drink for free at Saturday's Justice League of Street Food bash

Hat head or helmet head? Both are encouraged at Saturday's Justice League of Street Food party.​We're still in the throws of street-food season, and this Saturday, from 5 to 10 p.m. at TAXI, 3507 Ringsby Court, the Justice League of Street Food will be out in full force, hustling grub from Bik ... More >>

Reader: When Applebee's rolls in, food truck trend is over

​Just as a few entrepreneurs have put their food trucks in park, permanently, Applebee's has rolled one out right here in Denver. Is this a sign that this trend has jumped the shark? "Trend. Over," says Kafromet: 'Damn you Applebee's!!! Damn you! Frickin' chain's have to ruin everything..... ... More >>

Applebee's rolls out a food truck -- yes, Applebee's

Applebee's executive chef Shannon Johnson in front of Applebee's Colorado's new food truck.​Does this signify the end of Denver's hottest food trend? Last Saturday, AmRest, which owns Applebee's restaurants in eight states, including Colorado, rolled out the first Applebee's food truck at its Col ... More >>

Drink and eat for free at Saturday's Food Truck Renegades: The Sequel party

Lori MidsonRich Wong, who owns Street Eats, will hustle his wieners at Saturday's Food Truck Renegades: The Sequel -- and you can swallow them for free.​Some food trucks might be falling off the curb -- the Little Orange Rocket, Walnut A-Go-Go, Crazy Good and Fiddle My Griddle have all slammed ... More >>

Crazy Good street food truck for sale

Lori Midson​When we broke the news yesterday that Dylan Moore was putting the brakes on the Little Orange Rocket, his mobile meals on wheels, several Cafe Society readers wondered if this was the beginning of the end to Denver's street food movement. Just like restaurants, food trucks come an ... More >>

Commerce City is tough on its food trucks

Potential food-truck customers in Commerce City.​While food trucks are on a roll in Denver, Commerce City has been putting the brakes on the business. A few years ago, when construction in Commerce City was picking up, especially on the north end of town, there was a related rise in complain ... More >>

Westword's Denver Food Truck Tracker keeps you in the know and keeps your belly full

​Are you hungry for street food? Are you hankering to know if, when or where your favorite food truck -- or any food truck -- is planning to pull up curbside in a neighborhood near you? There's no need to try to track them all down individually. Just bookmark Westword's Cafe Society blog to f ... More >>

Score free food and drink at the Justice League of Street Food party on Saturday

​The Justice League of Street Food, the convoy of food trucks and carts that gave a whole new meaning to pavement cuisine when it became a superpower of street food last summer, is gearing up for its second party of the season -- and we're giving one Cafe Society reader (and a guest) free rein ... More >>

Photos: Saturday's food truck showcase rolled out a new fleet of pavement grub slingers

Lori Midson​There's a new fleet of street-food slingers in town, several of which made their debut on Saturday during Denver's first Food Truck Showcase, a mob squad of mobile food vendors that took over the parking lot of the Festival Plaza at Mile High. Some of the new trucks -- Route 40 Ar ... More >>

Street-food feedlot! Eighteen local food trucks and carts will convene tomorrow on West Colfax

Manna from Heaven will be one of eighteen street-food trucks taking part in Saturday's mobile convoy on West Colfax.​If you've got a full calendar tomorrow, clear it. Motoring on the heels of Civic Center Eats, the Justice League of Street Food bash, which kicked off its summer season last ... More >>

Ten trucks, one big bash: Justice League of Street Food revs up for its first party of the summer -- and you can eat and drink for free!

​The Justice League of Street Food -- Denver's elite fleet of food truck movers and shakers -- are back with a vengeance after last summer's incredibly successful debut, and this Saturday, from 5 to 10 p.m., the motorcade is revving up for its first party of the summer season, pimping foodstuf ... More >>

Meals On Wheels

Denver's gourmet food trucks are again on a roll

Steuben's Food Service was the first of the new-fangled trucks to get in gear.​A year ago this week, Westword's cover story was Laura Shunk's "The Truck Stops Here," a look at the spanking-new phenomenon -- in Denver, at least -- of gourmet food trucks. Steuben's, the first truck to take to th ... More >>

Food Truck Renegades (formerly Food Truck Warriors) kickoff party rescheduled for May 27 -- and you can eat and drink for free!

​Late last month, a cartel of food trucks -- Street Eats, the Crock Spot, Biscuit Bus, Steuben's, Max Lunch, Brava Pizzeria, Stick It to Me, The Bon Bon Buggy, Mikes2 Kitchen, Mythos Greek and Sweet Revenge Cupcakes -- were all set to congregate in the parking lot on the corner of Ninth and B ... More >>

Reader: Food trucks need to keep friendliness on the menu

​Denver's food-truck scene was already revving up before the The American Food Truck Race landed in town this past weekend, and the contrast between the out-of-town characters, including the grilled-cheese whizzes behind Roxy's, and our homegrown crews had Denverites hungering for more. As Ja ... More >>

Weekend Update: The Great Food Truck Race in Denver

​We're just about ready to take off to join the trucks taking part in the Food Network's The Great Food Truck Race, which is happening all around Denver, right this very minute, but before we venture out, we wanted to give you the very latest round of truck location updates:

Where to find the food trucks during this weekend's The Great Food Truck Race

Say cheese!​The gourmet food trucks competing in the Food Network's The Great Food Truck Race, which, as you already know, is all the buzz in Denver right now, are finally in the Mile High City, cruising the asphalt, frantically running around getting product, taking over commissary kitchens - ... More >>

The Great Food Truck Race Update: The Lime Truck's Denver whereabouts

​Just got off the phone with someone very closely connected to the Lime Truck, the Irvine restaurant on wheels that's barreled into Denver this weekend to strut its stuff during the The Great Food Truck Race -- and we've got a few updates to pass along.

Update: This weekend's The Great Food Truck Race -- and our guess at which truck won't be feeding the masses in Denver

Can a vegan food truck win The Great Food Truck Race? Denverites will judge with their mouths this weekend​ The big story on the streets of Denver is this weekend's The Great Food Truck Race, the Food Network hit of the season, hosted by Tyler Florence, that struts the street-food prowess of ... More >>

The Great Food Truck Race rolls into Denver this weekend

The Lime Truck, from Orange Country, is one of eight trucks competing in season two's The Great Food Truck Race, which rolls into Denver this weekend​ Pray to the weather gods that Denver is blessed with balmy breezes this weekend, because the food trucks competing in season two of The Great ... More >>

Carla Madison, late District 8 councilwoman, was steering the city's food truck task force

​Food truck season is rolling right in, but Carla Madison is no longer in the driver's seat. Who's steering the process now?

There's a new street food cartel in town: the Food Truck Warriors -- and they're having a kickoff party on April 30

​Last September, Rich Wong and his partner, Sharyn Nissen, rolled out a food cart, named it Street Eats and began pimping everything from Hawaiian-style kalbi ribs and Peking barbecue pork buns to chicken and andouille sausage gumbo and wild boar dogs tricked-out with cranberries and apricots ... More >>

Pound the pavement (cuisine) at today's Innovation Day Food Fest on the Auraria campus

Lori Midson​The ground may be dusted with white powder, but a little snow isn't enough to put the breaks on the ten street food trucks and carts that will feed mouths on the Auraria Campus beginning at 10 a.m. as part of Innovation Day, an event hosted by Metro State's Center for Innovation, w ... More >>

Food-truck task force looking at fast fixes for spring

Then-mayorJohn Hickenlooper visited a food truck in Civic Center Park.​With the warm weather rolling into Denver, can a fleet of gourmet food trucks be far behind? Last year, the truck trend took the town by storm -- but by the end of 2010, things were looking stormy, with Sean and Denon Moore ... More >>

Reader: You can't use laws to regulate what people like

​Opinions are revving up in advance of today's food-truck meeting at the Downtown Denver Partnership, where stakeholders -- among them mobile food vendors, restaurant owners, downtown businesses, city agencies and neighborhood groups -- will have a preliminary discussion of the role of food tr ... More >>

Truck stop: Meeting on mobile food vendors at the Downtown Denver Partnership tomorrow

The 16th Street Mall has food vendors, but no trucks.​As far as Brian Phetteplace can determine, the last time the city revised the rules for mobile food vendors -- at least the rules as they applied to downtown -- was back in 1996, long before anyone anticipated the current race of food truck ... More >>

Food-truck bureaucracy could put the brakes on rolling kitchens

Gourmet food trucks collide with confusing Denver regulations

​Gourmet food trucks were the surprise hit of 2010 -- by December, over 150 mobile food vendors had been licensed in Denver, which almost put the movement on par with the medical-marijuana dispensary business. And like dispensaries, the food trucks have been causing some headaches for the city ... More >>

Love your food truck? Show your support at tomorrow's Denver City Council meeting, where street food guidelines are on the plate

​"Dear fans, I would like to apologize for not been able to serve you on Market Street as planned," begins the letter from Michel Wahaltere, the driver -- and driving force -- behind Chicago Louie's, the sausage-slinging paddy wagon that joined Denver's street-food movement on New Year's Eve. ... More >>