Food Vending Trailer
A food cart is a mobile kitchen that is set up on the street to facilitate the sale and marketing of street food to people from the local pedestrian traffic. Food carts are often found in large cities throughout the world and can be found selling food of just about any variety.
Food carts come in two basic styles. One allows the vendor to sit or stand inside and serve food through a window. Another uses all of the room inside the cart for storage and to house the cooking machinery, usually some type of grilling surface. The cart style is determined principally by the type of food served at the cart.
Food carts are different from food trucks because they do not travel under their own power. Some food carts are towed by another vehicle, while some alternatively are pushed by a human.
Portland's food carts
In the United States, the city of Portland, Oregon has recently experienced a boom in the number of food carts, trailers and stands. As explained in the website Foodcartsportland.com, "Portland has a proliferation of Food Carts and they seem to be growing in numbers and locations. Some might call them lunch wagons, taco trucks or even snack shacks, but whatever you call them, they are truly a phenomenon in Portland. Set up in parking lots, sidewalks, and even parks (sometimes in large groups and sometimes solo), one might nosh on a fresh tortilla Baja fish taco one day, a rib-sticking bowl of traditional goulash the next, have a coffee and pastry for an afternoon snack, and then take home a giant Indian combo box for dinner."
On May 10 2009, Matt Gross of the New York Times wrote in his Frugal Traveler column, "there are almost 400 carts around Portland, most of them clustered into “pods” that ring parking lots, and thanks to low start-up costs and Multnomah County’s straightforward licensing and inspection regime, aspiring chefs can make their names without major investments. As a New Yorker I was jealous; as the Frugal Traveler, overjoyed at what I could find within a single pod..."
Restaurant affiliations
Some food carts are associated with restaurants. Most of the food served from the cart is the same as the food in the restaurant.
The Food carts have recently seen new changes like modular designed carts use of Stainless steel, Fiber reinforced plastic and aluminum. Along with this they have been developed with the ability to be driven by itself.
See also
- Food truck
- Food booth
- Mobile catering
- Kiosk
References
- ^ "Hot Dog Carts Food Vending Trailers Mobile Catering Trucks" . http://www.cartconcept.com/ . Retrieved 2008-04-13 .
- ^ A Practical Guide, Foodcartsportland.com
- ^ The New York Times Travel "Frugal Portland" May 10, 2009
- ^ "Yale Daily News - Food carts: A boon to parent restaurants?" . http://www.yaledailynews.com/articles/view/24122 . Retrieved 2008-04-13 .
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