As the summer heat begins to linger for more than a literal hot minute, new food trucks are launching and taking advantage of all the hungry Chicagoans descending from their offices for a stroll and a quick lunch. Have you tried any of them yet? Comment below!
Beyond Borders Food Truck
Last week we had the pleasure of enjoying lunch from this truck. They told us they’ll be doing a farm-to-truck menu, and focusing on American comfort foods. Among those who came to the truck with us, the crowd favorite was the meatball sandwich; the dried aged beef and substantial amount of cheese sealed the deal. We were split on the chicken salad sandwich: one person absolutely loved it and another wanted less chicken and more mayo, grapes & celery.
Bombay Wraps
About a month ago, Bombay Wraps posted a message on Twitter notifying people that they’d soon be launching a food truck. Last Friday, we heard reports that they were spotted out and about. So, we can only assume that they did a test run for an impending launch. Once they’re posting their stops, we’ll be posting them here!
Chicago Cupcake
The food truck gods aligned the stars weeks back and crossed our paths with Brendan, the man behind Chicago Cupcakes, just after his purchase of the Homage Street Food truck. He knew a coworker of ours and catered cupcakes for an office birthday; he happened to mention that he was starting a food truck (admittedly, we think we creeped him out a bit when we knew his recent truck purchase had to be Homage’s- they didn’t tell us anything, we just have our eyes and ears open for which trucks are for sale!). Brendan tells us that his truck will soon be gracing the streets of Chicago.
There is something unique about Chicago Cupcake’s cupcakes: they have a crust. At the bottom of the cupcake, there is a delicious little crust that sets these little guys apart from any cupcake we’ve ever had. Our favorite was the Cookies N Cream cupcake with the Oreo crust. Heaven.
Keep an eye out at our locator for these awesome new trucks! If you’ve caught them already, comment below to leave tips for those who have yet to dine with them.
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