Jax Truckies Food Truck Championship 2012

[Metro Jacksonville]

Jax Truckies Food Truck Championship 2012



Sights and scenes from Metro Jacksonville's first Jax Truckies Food Truck Championship as well as Downtown Vision's position regarding food trucks in downtown Jacksonville's revitalization.

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http://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2012-apr-jax-truckies-food-truck-championship-2012

[Noone]

Great event. Congratulations to all. What a turnout. 

[aaapolito]

This was a great event.  Thanks again to all that made it happen.

To DVI's position, I do not believe that it is well founded.  My office is in lavilla and there are no "brick and mortar" restaurants within walking distance and this is a void that the food trucks could fill for the office and the new courthouse.

I understand that DVI does not make the law, but it could at least give support to an idea that will actually help downtown. 

[tufsu1]

It is important to recognize that DVI is comprised of businesses downtown...even if staff thinks something is a good idea, the Board may say otherwise.

[hypnotoad]

Jesus why did I miss this!!  I'm so hungry now lol

[fieldafm]

Don't over regulate or they'll build your dreams in Atlanta.

Downtown Jacksonville has continuously declined over the last half century due to over regulation and policies that restrict creativity, innovation, and small business growth from taking place within a compact pedestrian scale setting.  If allowed, events like Jax Truckies could become a regular foot traffic generator, pumping life into a morbid downtown at a cost significantly less than the current proposal to shuffle chairs and cut down trees in Hemming Plaza.

Wow, GREAT STATEMENT LAKE!!!!

[Tacachale]

This was a terrific event. Stuff like this really reminds you why it's great to live in Jacksonville. Fabulous work by Mike and all involved.

To reiterate what others say, though, it's unacceptable that events like this are made arbitrarily unfeasible downtown.

[Lunican]

With such a high rate of demolition, food trucks are the only feasible way to actually add new places to eat downtown.

Can't open a restaurant in a grass field.

[TPC]

Big props to everyone involved in this. It sold out before I could get tickets but it sounded like a blast.

Since the city doesn't want anything to do with food trucks, what private lots would be available for something like this on a monthly basis?

[Steve]

DVI's statement is laughable. Someone shoule tell them it would take a lot less time to write, "Metro Jacksonville's discussion on food trucks makes more sense than our original statement, so we're going to soften our stance and cover our ass with a statement that doesn't really say anything but won't make people hate us more." We're up to 12 years now with DVI and its current leadership. I wish I could do as much at my job as DVI has done in 12 years, and still get a paycheck.

[aaapolito]

DVI's statement is consistent with many ordinances, regulations and attitude in this city, which scream, "jax is content with mediocrity." This attitude is very frustrating with a city that has great potential to be much more than it is currently.

[thelakelander]

Just in case you aren't aware, the Jax Truckies facebook page is being updated daily with the location of food trucks in the area.  If you're hungry, make sure to visit the page:

Today's schedule: Monroe's Smokehouse Bar-B-Q & Catering will be at Capital Plaza in Deerwood Park on the southside, Driftwood BBQ will be at Everbank Plaza in Riverside and Corner Taco will be at PSS World Medical (at JTB and 95)...decisions, decisions!

Black and Blue with hand-cut chips from Mother Fletcher's at Everbank Plaza yesterday

http://www.facebook.com/jaxtruckies

[fieldafm]

Yes, be sure to check it out (or 'like' it if you don't already).  We have secured two new spots for trucks to setup lunch service tomorrow! 

[thelakelander]

Catch Monroe's Smokehouse Bar-B-Q & Catering from 11-1:30 at Everbank Plaza at 501 Riverside Ave., Driftwood BBQ on Hodges and Sutton Park Drive South from 11:30-2:30, Corner Taco will be at TPC Headquarters in Ponte Vedra, & Mother Fletcher's will debut on the Southside at Deutsche Bank at 5022 Gate Parkway (serving homemade carrot cake cupcakes too!) from 11-1:30ish...which one is on YOUR list today?



For more information: http://www.facebook.com/jaxtruckies

[fieldafm]

Deutsche and TPC are two new spots that are welcoming food trucks for the first time today.  There may be two more new locations by the end of the month as well.

A new food truck should also be out by the end of the month. 

The momentum is building... downtown shouldn't be left out.