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Food Trucks Wed Oct 26 2011
Two Trucks Enter, One Truck Leaves
Chicago's food truck fleet grows by two this week, just as news broke that one truck was closing up shop.
Wow Bao, Lettuce Entertain You's popular Asian bun concept, launches its food truck (or van) today at 11:30am at 600 W. Chicago Ave., aka Groupon headquarters. The truck will sell two-bao boxes for $5 -- which seems a little steep since they're $1.49 each in the restaurant. Delivery charge, I suppose. The truck will also sell housemade ginger ale for $3 and bottled water for $1. In a nice twist, it'll take cash or credit. Follow @baomouth for further details.
On Thursday, Oct. 27, the new DucknRoll truck makes its debut with a party from 6 to 8pm in front of Calumet Photo, 1111 N. Cherry St. on Goose Island. The truck starts official lunch service on Monday the 31st, offering up a range of Vietnamese-inspired bánh mí, adzuki bean-cinnamon donuts and mango-lychee salsa. Keep up with it at @ducknrolltruck.
Meanwhile, Darius Williams, owner of the Cupcake Gallery, Uptown Pie Co. and the Pie Machine food truck, announced via a PDF on his site that he's closing up shop. The truck has been sold, and the stores' last day will be Nov. 27. Williams' cupcakes and pies will be available on the Mama Green's Goodies truck starting today through Nov. 27.
Courtney / October 26, 2011 10:59 AM
A great one is Flirty Cupcakes. I work out in the suburbs so we don't have the food trucks, but Flirty Cupcakes made a stop at my office building and they have the best cupcakes I have ever had. They're a little pricey, but totally worth every penny. They travel around the city mostly, but I wish they'd come back to my office building! :)