Thursday, May 9, 2013
The classic treat popular in the 50s and 60s is still around, online or at a small food truck on the corner of Dundee and Skokie.
Northbrook's only food truck, the Roadside Kitchen, sits at the corner of Dundee Road and Skokie Boulevard Tuesday through Thursday, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. It's also the only place you can still find an original-recipe Lucky Cake, the small, moist chocolate and vanilla cakes that were popular in the 50s and 60s. The food truck is owned and operated by Joe and Louise Rycraft, who say they've held Northbrook's only food truck license since November of last year. "We decided not to do traveling [service] like all the other food trucks do because we wanted to find regulars," Louise said. "We didn't want to fight for spots. It's less stressful that way." The Northbrook residents makes most of their food in the truck, but occasionally …
Monday, February 4, 2013
Chicago just issued its first license allowing people to cook and sell items on food trucks. Patch wants to know if a similar law should be approved statewide? Tell us in the comment section below.
The Chicago City Council recently issued its first “on-board” cooking license to Dan Salls, owner of the Salsa Truck, the Chicago Tribune reported. While mobile dining has been around in the U.S. since the 1600s, the idea has gained in popularity in recent years, with shows like The Great Food Truck Race, and the prestigious Zagat guide starting to review food trucks in 2011, according to Mobile-Cusine.com. Food trucks are allowed in some Chicago suburbs, such as Evanston, but not in all communities. Patch wants to know: Should food trucks be allowed statewide? Tell us in the comment section below. The City of Evanston passed a food truck ordinance in 2010, which allows businesses with a physical restaurant within city limits to apply …
Friday, October 12, 2012
The City of Evanston recently filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit from a donut truck, whose lawyers argue that the city’s regulations on mobile food vendors are unconstitutional.
The fight between the city of Evanston and a food truck selling donuts and coffee continues to percolate this fall after Beavers Donuts sued the city in August, alleging that Evanston’s regulations on mobile food vendors are unconstitutional. Lawyers for the city of Evanston recently filed a motion to dismiss the suit in Cook County Circuit Court’s chancery division. At issue is the city’s requirement that food trucks must be operated by brick and mortar restaurants within city limits in order to obtain a mobile food vendor license. Evanston also limits food trucks from operating within a 100-foot radius of any local restaurant. Beavers Donuts & Coffee owners Gabriel Wiesen and Jim Nuccio say they learned about the city’s regulations …
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
One food truck is suing the city of Evanston, claiming its requirement that all street vendors must be affiliated with a local restaurant is unfair and unconstitutional. What do you think?
Since aldermen passed legislation to permit food trucks in Evanston two years ago, all has been relatively quiet on the street food front. That is, until one donut truck filed suit against the city last week, challenging its requirement that vendors who wish to obtain a year-long permit must be affiliated with a restaurant in the city. The city also limits food trucks from operating within a 100-foot radius of any local restaurant. Beavers Donuts & Coffee argues that Evanston's food truck regulations treat local restaurant owners and food truck vendors from outside the city differently, violating the Illinois Constitution's guarantee of equal protection under the law. Meanwhile, the city maintains that its food truck requirements are …
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Beavers Coffee & Donuts alleges that the city of Evanston’s requirement that a food truck must be affiliated with a local restaurant is illegal.
One donut truck is pitting itself against the city of Evanston over the city’s requirement that food trucks must be operated by brick and mortar restaurants within city limits. On Tuesday, Beavers Coffee & Donuts filed suit against the city of Evanston in Cook County Circuit Court’s chancery division. “We’ve been to Evanston for a couple of events at Northwestern, and that’s how the whole situation arose,” owner Gabriel Wiesen told Patch. Most recently, he and co-owner Jim Nuccio had obtained a temporary permit to operate at Dillo Day. But when they wanted to return to Evanston to sell their specialty donuts and beverages again, they learned that a food truck had to be owned and operated by a local restaurant in order to obtain an …
Monday, July 30, 2012
The second annual event drew more than 600 people to Brummel Park.
Evanston's second annual Food Truck Fest drew more than 600 people to in Brummel Park last week, the city reported. People waited in lines 40 deep, according to the city, to sample the five participating food trucks: Hummingbird Kitchen, Sweet Ride Chi, 5411 Empanadas, Tamale Spaceship and Taquero Fusion. The event was held along with the city's free Starlight Concert Series, a lineup of live music in parks around Evanston on Tuesdays and Thursdays through Aug. 21. A complete schedule of acts and locations can be found on the city website. In a press released, 8th Ward Alderman Ann Rainey said, “The Brummel Park Annual Food Truck Fest and Concert is one of those events that invites everyone, and where all have a wonderful time!” Want to …
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7:30 pm on Friday, May 17, 2013
I found this truck a little while ago. I love the Italian beef with sweet peppers. more ›