Fort Worth Food Truck Park

Rewind to about five years ago... if someone asked if you wanted to go eat at a food truck you would probably have looked at them like they were crazy.  At that time you might have only seen food trucks on construction sites and random seedy corners near bars.  You would have never seen gourmet food being served in food trucks and definitely wouldn't have considered them popular.  These days you can find amazing food trucks of pretty much any genre of food in any major city.  Fort Worth, Texas is lucky enough to be blessed with a number of different food truck parks and several other stations for stand alone food trucks. 

One such food truck park is the Fort Worth Food Truck Park http://www.fwfoodpark.com/index.php.  It is effectively hidden from the public unless you know what you are looking for.  It is near 7th St and University Dr near downtown Ft Worth.  On the closest major road near the park is a small sign about the size of a garage sale sign directing you to the correct location.  There are usually six food trucks parked here surrounding a small seating area.  The environment is always fun and upbeat and there is even live music on the weekends.  Pets are welcome on a leash and they are definitely kid friendly, but you will need to come prepared with a way for your children to eat because there are no high chairs or anything like that.  There is a bar in the back but I have never had a drink from there so I won't be able to testify to it's awesome-ness. 

My favorite food truck that is usually present is Red Jett Sweets (http://www.redjettsweets.com) which is the most awesome cupcake food truck that ever existed.  The partners have been competitors on the Cupcake Wars show on the Food Network.  They make an amazing cupcake called Nuts for Kentucky which they describe as a bourbon cake with caramel buttercream rolled in candied pecans.  Wipe the drool off your mouth.  This is honestly the best cupcake.  Just imagine the best cupcake that you have ever had and multiply that by ten.  We have also had the Coconut Comet which is absolutely amazing, but we definitely keep going back to the Nuts for Kentucky. They have a number of other awesome cupcakes and the always have the friendliest staff. 

My husband loves a truck called Salsa Limon.  He normally gets the El Capitan taco plus avocado.  You get a generous selection of salsas with your tacos.  If you are interested in a super spicy salsa, he would recommend the pink/orange colored one.  They also have rice and beans for $1.50 which my daughter appreciates.  They have a friendly staff and a wide variety of items available on their menu. 

There is a rotating schedule of trucks from pizza to tacos to Italian food to hot dogs.  You can find their schedule here:  http://www.fwfoodpark.com/calendar.php  including days that will have live music and brief descriptions of the trucks that could be present.  If you have never been to a food truck, I would totally recommend trying it!  With six different varieties of food normally available every weekend you are sure to find something for everyone!  

-Sara