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Alan Reiter Hi Nicole, Agreed! I never want to look inside a restaurant's kitchen before, during or after a meal! Yes, it's always a gamble. In that case, why not try a nearby food truck if it's got an interesting...
Nicole Ferraro Alan, I think we can all agree that if any of us were to step foot into any restaurant's kitchen, we may never want to eat there again. I'm concerned, to an extent, about the cleanliness of food...
Alan Reiter Hi Nicole, I don't know why there aren't national standards for food trucks. But are there national restaurant health standards? I don't think so. It's left to the states and local municipalities...
Nicole Ferraro Hi Alan: Interesting about the lack of standards. I wonder why that is? Seems like standardizing what's sanitary and what isn't, across regions, would be a good thing.
Alan Reiter Hi Mary, I don't have a favorite food truck because I try to pick different ones. Washington, D.C. has a fair number of food trucks, especially near the famous museums and other attractions, although...
Alan Reiter Hi bulk, Perhaps if the restaurants offered the same low prices, quality and diversity, there would be lines outside their establishments during! Actually, some restaurants have lines, but most...
Alan Reiter Hi bulk,
Yep, the Internet can be very useful for food trucks because of their mobility, which is enforced for better or worse by city regulations.
richheap Hi Philip. You are right in saying they retain a degree of control. This rundown from law firm Norton Rose outlines some of their areas of influence. But this is still far less involved than going...
Philip Am I right in saying that even if a local borough loses the power to contest office-to-res planning application they can still influence the type of property (affordable housing etc) and the...
Mary Jander @Alan, do you have any particular favorite trucks in your area? I'm intrigued.
Faustin Very interesting, indeed... Thank you Alexander
bulk Alan, I would say the issue might be the restaurant owners being upset that the lines are not outside their locations..... just maybe. Though I must say, here in Cleveland we have some...
bulk Alan,
I know I follow the ones I enjoy on FB. sometimes that really is the best way to keep track.
Alan Reiter Hi kq4ym (Don), Good luck to your nephew. It's not easy to develop a unique or successful food truck menu. Food truck owners have to deal with all sorts of city regulations and fees -- parking,...
kq4ym I have to admit I have no experience with food truck other than my nephew owns one in Central Ohio. Since I'm in Florida I have no idea what his hip gimmick might be. But, it does seems there's quite...
Alan Reiter Hi bulk, Thanks very much for the quick reply. Company-paid food truck meals -- yum. Food trucks move frequently, often because of local regulations, which is why many of them use Twitter and/or...
Alan Reiter Hi Mujuku, Thanks very much for the information about Choc Star. It seems the owner is on -- or did go on -- a country-wide tour. The Web site says about Petra Barran: How far people will go for...
Alan Reiter Hi Nicole, As I noted to thinbluedba (and didn't have enough space to discuss it in my blog), food truck groups point to the fact that some (a tiny, tiny minority) of food trucks will open brick-and-mortar...
Alan Reiter Hi Nicole, As I noted to thinbluedba (and didn't have enough space to discuss it in my blog), food truck groups point to the fact that some (a tiny, tiny minority) of food trucks will open brick-and-mortar...
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Alan Reiter Hi Nicole, Agreed! I never want to look inside a restaurant's kitchen before, during or after a meal! Yes, it's always a gamble. In that case, why not try a nearby food truck if it's got an interesting...
Nicole Ferraro Alan, I think we can all agree that if any of us were to step foot into any restaurant's kitchen, we may never want to eat there again. I'm concerned, to an extent, about the cleanliness of food...
Alan Reiter Hi Nicole, I don't know why there aren't national standards for food trucks. But are there national restaurant health standards? I don't think so. It's left to the states and local municipalities...
Nicole Ferraro Hi Alan: Interesting about the lack of standards. I wonder why that is? Seems like standardizing what's sanitary and what isn't, across regions, would be a good thing.
Alan Reiter Hi Mary, I don't have a favorite food truck because I try to pick different ones. Washington, D.C. has a fair number of food trucks, especially near the famous museums and other attractions, although...
Alan Reiter Hi bulk, Perhaps if the restaurants offered the same low prices, quality and diversity, there would be lines outside their establishments during! Actually, some restaurants have lines, but most...
Alan Reiter Hi bulk,
Yep, the Internet can be very useful for food trucks because of their mobility, which is enforced for better or worse by city regulations.
richheap Hi Philip. You are right in saying they retain a degree of control. This rundown from law firm Norton Rose outlines some of their areas of influence. But this is still far less involved than going...
Philip Am I right in saying that even if a local borough loses the power to contest office-to-res planning application they can still influence the type of property (affordable housing etc) and the...
Mary Jander @Alan, do you have any particular favorite trucks in your area? I'm intrigued.
Faustin Very interesting, indeed... Thank you Alexander
bulk Alan, I would say the issue might be the restaurant owners being upset that the lines are not outside their locations..... just maybe. Though I must say, here in Cleveland we have some...
bulk Alan,
I know I follow the ones I enjoy on FB. sometimes that really is the best way to keep track.
Alan Reiter Hi kq4ym (Don), Good luck to your nephew. It's not easy to develop a unique or successful food truck menu. Food truck owners have to deal with all sorts of city regulations and fees -- parking,...
kq4ym I have to admit I have no experience with food truck other than my nephew owns one in Central Ohio. Since I'm in Florida I have no idea what his hip gimmick might be. But, it does seems there's quite...
Alan Reiter Hi bulk, Thanks very much for the quick reply. Company-paid food truck meals -- yum. Food trucks move frequently, often because of local regulations, which is why many of them use Twitter and/or...
Alan Reiter Hi Mujuku, Thanks very much for the information about Choc Star. It seems the owner is on -- or did go on -- a country-wide tour. The Web site says about Petra Barran: How far people will go for...
Alan Reiter Hi Nicole, As I noted to thinbluedba (and didn't have enough space to discuss it in my blog), food truck groups point to the fact that some (a tiny, tiny minority) of food trucks will open brick-and-mortar...
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