2nd Annual Jax Truckies Food Truck Championship

[JayBird]

Sorry my typo, we ate at both of the restaurants, not any of the trucks.

and, btw, there are food trucks at ArtWalk..usually 2 or 3

The only one I saw at last ArtWalk was the cupcake truck, guess they need better advertising

[Non-RedNeck Westsider]

I was there and really was glad to see the excitement generated by the trucks. 

Deep down, I was a little disappointed because there was no way in hell that I was going to stand in those lines for food, but at least the line to the beer tent was short.  Doesn't matter, though, I make it a point to eat at these trucks on a regular basis, so it's not like I was missing out, only delaying the inevitable for another day or so...  :-) 

Besides, I sent my mini-me on some 'recon-missions' and he, apparently, doesn't have the same regard for the formality of standing lines as I do.  ;-) 

I don't think this kind of event would do well on a monthly basis - it get's stagnant and old too quickly.   I think it would be good quarterly or even 3 times a year with a 'grand finale' to crown the year long champion, plus with a few more events, it may lead to a better experience for the first-timers:  i.e. not waiting in line for an hour for a taco.

And I hope the nay-sayers in Jax Beach were paying attention to all of the additional business that was generated to the surrounding area....  Like several others, I didn't eat at a food truck, but took my business elsewhere. 

More people = more opportunity = more $$$$ for everyone.

[TPC]

Hahaha, so it seems most of the people posting on here didn't even eat at the food trucks. I was on my way down when a friend texted me and said they were going to Pho because it was too crowded. Looks like it was good for the surrounding businesses.

[thelakelander]

I wanted too but I wasn't willing to wait in the lines.  Part of that is because I visit several of the trucks throughout the week.  For me, the enjoyment was the experience of seeing downtown look like a real city during a random weekend.

[Tacachale]

^Ditto here, though I got there a bit late and the trucks were starting to run out of food. Their loss, such as it was, was the brick and mortar restaurants' gain, as all the nearby restaurants picked up the spillover.

[Non-RedNeck Westsider]

^Ditto here, though I got there a bit late and the trucks were starting to run out of food. Their loss, such as it was, was the brick and mortar restaurants' gain, as all the nearby restaurants picked up the spillover.

Hahaha...  I don't think the owners of the trucks are going to ever consider 'running out of food' a loss.