{"id":94608046,"date":"2013-03-06T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-06T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/family-travel-a-taste-of-l-a-s-food-truck-scene\/"},"modified":"2023-03-29T19:55:54","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T19:55:54","slug":"family-travel-a-taste-of-l-a-s-food-truck-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/family-travel-a-taste-of-l-a-s-food-truck-scene\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Travel: A Taste of L.A.\u2019s Food Truck Scene"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Food trucks are all the rage across the country, and with a vast amount of land space to cover, L.A. food trucks are some of the finest in the country.\u00a0 Food truck sampling is the perfect way to dine with kids \u2013imagine a mall food court full of selection, but up the ante with a myriad of choices all offering exceptional quality and interesting fare. If you want to experience the culinary delights of L.A.\u2019s food truck scene with your family, including gourmet fish tacos, decadent desserts, Korean specialties, stick-to-your-ribs BBQ, breakfast items, and so much more, you first have to find them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/coawp-admin.fareportal.com\/miles-away\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Shutterstock_1243334206.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97218596\" src=\"http:\/\/coawp-admin.fareportal.com\/miles-away\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Shutterstock_1243334206.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Shutterstock_1243334206.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Shutterstock_1243334206-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Shutterstock_1243334206-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Food trucks fit into an interesting loophole in city governments, since they aren\u2019t permanent brick and mortar establishments, they aren\u2019t technically considered restaurants.\u00a0 The startup cash to open a food truck is significantly lower and the overhead on a food truck business is considerably low compared to restaurants operating a full service dining experience.\u00a0 The food trucks are still governed by numerous (and increasing) laws and regulations and must pass health inspections just like any regular restaurant.\u00a0 Outside of food truck events, where long-term usage has been permitted, food trucks are required to stay on the go, following numerous city-to-city ordinances on distance from the street, distance to restrooms, and time spent in one location.\u00a0 What this means to the consumer?\u00a0 Although the variety, taste, and selection of food trucks totally rocks, finding a particular favorite can be a tricky endeavor.<\/p>\n<p>Where to Find Food Trucks in L.A.:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Food Truck Events:\u00a0 <\/strong><br \/>\nSample more than one of your favorites at these permitted, longer use lot events.\u00a0 Enjoy weekly food truck options at:<\/p>\n<p>LAX- Tuesdays from 11 a.m. \u2013 3 p.m.<br \/>\n5985 W. Century Blvd. Los Angeles<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;On The Lot&#8221; \u2013Mondays from 5:30 \u2013 9 p.m.<br \/>\nN Vermont Ave. Los Feliz<\/p>\n<p>DinDinAGoGo\u00a0 Chatworth &#8211; Tuesdays from 5:30-9 p.m.<br \/>\n20121 Devonshire Street (near Winnetka), Chatsworth<\/p>\n<p>DinDinAGoGo South Bay- Thursdays from 5:30-9 p.m.<br \/>\n24300 Western Avenue, Harbor City<\/p>\n<p>Santa Monica Lot at the California Heritage Museum \u2013Tuesdays from 5-9 p.m.<br \/>\n2612 Main St. Santa Monica<\/p>\n<p>Rowland Heights Truck Fiesta \u2013Wednesdays from 5-8:30 p.m.<br \/>\n1920 Brea Canyon Cut Off Rd.\u00a0 Walnut<\/p>\n<p>Tiki Trucks \u2013Thursdays from 5-9 p.m.<br \/>\n4657 Lankershim Blvd. North Hollywood<\/p>\n<p>Fairplex in Pomona \u2013Thursdays from 5:30-8:30 p.m.<br \/>\n1101 W. McKinley Ave. Pomona<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/coawp-admin.fareportal.com\/miles-away\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Shutterstock_516896896.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97218597\" src=\"http:\/\/coawp-admin.fareportal.com\/miles-away\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Shutterstock_516896896.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Shutterstock_516896896.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Shutterstock_516896896-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Shutterstock_516896896-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Food Truck Locator:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Outside of attending a food truck event, you are likely to encounter numerous trucks as you drive down the main roads of most major LA cities.\u00a0 If you are looking for a specific truck, follow them on Twitter for their location or check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.findlafoodtrucks.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">http:\/\/www.findlafoodtrucks.com\/<\/a>, where they compile all the current Twitter updates on <a href=\"\/tag\/los%20angeles\/default\">LA<\/a> trucks giving you up-to-the-minute information on finding your favorite trucks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Food trucks are all the rage across the country, and with a vast amount of land space to cover, L.A. food trucks are some of the finest in the country.\u00a0 Food truck sampling is the perfect way to dine with kids \u2013imagine a mall food court full of selection, but up the ante with a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":97218599,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[70,66],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94608046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-family","category-interests"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94608046","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94608046"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94608046\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97218598,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94608046\/revisions\/97218598"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97218599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94608046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94608046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94608046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}