If you were given a fat stack of cash, on the condition that you use it to set up a food truck business, what would you cook? I'd go for this:>change my name to Stewart and call it Stew's Corner>have a selection of my favourite stews>ghormeh sabzi, beef chilli, carbonnade flamande, lamb karahi (can throw in occasional specials like ghoulash for halloween, chicken adobo, chicken fricasse, etc. rendang would be great but too much prep)>do the prep day or two before, stews will obvs taste better come serving time>only real work to do on the day would be to take care of the mash, fries, rice, bread you're serving with the stewsI think it'd be a hit in every season except for summer, when I don't reckon people are particularly in the mood for stews. And I'm not sure if druggies at festivals would be open to things that aren't simple and fried during their comedowns. But I think the other seasons would make up for it.
Just hot dogs
Chili stand
>>22204241Nel’s Fun CakesEasy to make Great RoiSmell draws a crowd Carnival music + light show leds and shit and draw a huge crowd You could also make freeze and fry extra long cheese sticks as a delicious novelty
Guess I’d call itNel’s Fun Cakes & Cheese Sticks!!!I’d just need to find some big riddy girl todress as a clown and man the front as I fry
>>22204263the fook is a fun cake?
>>22204273>Your momButt Nel’s Fun Cakes tmis pic related
>>22204276You can collab with Stew's Corner or that lame hot dog stand but ain't nobody gonna be prioritising dessert as their main meal.
Crumbed lamb ribs.They are the perfect festival food, and could have a fuck huge mark up, like over 1000%.
>>22204241I'd call it Chuck's Feed and Seed I'd I'd sell Tomatoes and Tobaccos
>>22204283>Crumbed lamb ribsCan you share a recipe? Because that descriptor alone made my stomach rumble
>>22204280Nah it’s all noveltyFlash&$ugarTit$ and a$$I’m the truck that leaches off the collective The more trucks I’m around the more I grow As everyone’s thinking about me Hard to avoid the sound smell light clown tiddy quad combo Plus the real infinite money glitch is making deals with popular night clubs strip clubs bars to use there parking lot and pull in all the party peoplle
>>22204241mobile bbq grill. grilling pork bbq skewers, marinated chicken, kalbi etc all day long (imagine the smell!). for sides i'd keep it simple, hot rice+kimchi+edamame beans goes with all of these proteins. i'd get a liquor license too to serve canned japanese beers, stouts and ales (no american garbage lol)
>>22204280>lame hot dog standexcuse me my wieners are premium gourmet
>>22204299Instead of cheese sticks I could do meat sticks with a cheese dip To really play in the pun
Why would anyone want to sell food? Have you ever seen anyone that worked at a restaurant that genuinely seemed to enjoy their job? Food truck operators have it even worse than regular kitchen staff since they have to listen to a generator drone on all day and work in a tiny, cramped environment in front of a hot stove, usually while it's 100 degrees outside since most outdoor events are in the summer, AND there's no AC, holy shit, this has gotta be one of the worst ways to make money.
I’d definitely do a handheld or finger food, more cost effective since no one would expect plastic ware. Also, it would suck to work in a hot truck with a hot grill of sorts going..I think I’d do sandos with high quality meats and cheese. Have some house made dressings and sauces, fresh bread, good drinks, and voilaMaybe over winter have an oven air fryer for toasties, smores in the fallI would love a food truck
>>22204321> Blah blah blah
>>22204299Damn I actually want to do this now
>>22204340I’d be too afraid to order from that clown girl
>>22204356You’re probably not going to strip/night clubs
>>22204294>Acquire lamb ribs>Dredge them in flour, then egg, then crumbs>Fry until lightly browned>Throw in the oven at 140c and bake for 3 hoursThey are incredibly decadent. A lot of the lamb fat soaks into the breadcrumbs and create this sorta sticky, gooey, lamby goodness. Kinda like a mix between a crumbed lamb chop and a lamb shank.
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just ice creamno toppings, just ice cream, fuck sprinkles
>>22204321>>22204340I would hire a couple clussy girls like this to assemble and sell the food. I would be nearby in a second luxury RV posting on /ck/.
>>22204362I go to strip clubs, clowns freak me out man
Some kind of meat pie type of stand would be fun
My food truck would be "Elevendies", specializing in tendies but elevated a notch.My gimmick is a large variety of sweet and savoury milkshakes both for drinking and for dipping your fries and tendies
>>22204241French style omelettes. Choose between country or classic. 3-5 standard filling combos using best quality ingredients and one or two seasonal specials. Everything would be sourced locally.The year round ones would be like plain, herbs, ham, cheese, and mushroom. Then the specials would go a little crazier with something like roasted beets and chevre.
>>22204241grilled cheese sandwiches
>>22204512Borrriiinnnggg
>>22204518What if he made hyper grilled cheeses?
>>22204518fast, cheap, easy, relatively clean, and I could have a menu of additions, like >with ham>with bacon>with tomato>with kimchietc.
>>22204537lose the kimchi anon you'll alienate the core of your grilled cheese fanbase.
>>22204542No, most people aren’t that autistic. It’s just an option
>>22204537Do a grilled cheese but you use hashbrowns instead of bread.
>>22204555
>>22204241>Jesus Christ, Favreau, It's Just A Grilled CheeseI'd make 'illed 'eese his way but with fun ingredient additions and hot cooks that look Scarjo
I'd rather have a hotdog cart and an umbrella setup. 3 types of dogs, the standard pork/beef/chicken mix, the beef, and the turkey. one type of bun
>>22204621maybe a tofu dog, the demographic tends to have more disposable income
Reubens 'n CubansTwo sandwiches. The only choice is a full size or half of one. Sides are plain potato chips and canned sodas. Ironbeer soda available at a premium.
>>22204796If I only want half a sengrik but I want to try both styles is it possible to get a half that is made from one quarter reuben and one quarter cuban grafted together
>>22204241The Dump Truck.Dumplings from all over the world (actually just frozen cause fuck all that work).No more than 3-4 options, regular rotation.Handmade sauces though.Of course the truck has to be painted caterpillar yellow.If it works well i'll hire a woman with a big ass for service.
>>22204800Cunt
>>22204823is that a yes
>>22204830Yes but it may have some form of saliva in it.
>>22204241pulled pork, most can be prepped before and it stays well for a long time, easy to serve on a bun.Would honestly like to serve beer though.
>>22204800No. We will not serve you.
>>22204310Thats what ur mom said
>>22204542Kimchi grilled cheeses are excellent, even more with a good beerAnd then the next day you can go around ripping ass and cropdusting everyone in your home or neighborhood
>>22204573I have never been to a place that insisted upon a different menu item than what I already asked for. This is one of the most delusional boomer memes I've seen in a while, the army guy is a nice touch
It would be nothing but chicken and it would be called Chicken Again
>>22204378>They are incredibly decadentNope.Too lean.Use pork ribs and fry in pork fat.
>>22205001Yeah I know it's the worst bullshit snowflake whining I've seen in longtime. I used it purely for the keksAlso I'm thinking big, like a whole delivery service
Seafood truck, Ideally in a high traffic waterfront location close to where I can procure a good amount of my fish and shellfish. I would try to keep prices affordable by using catches that are unpopular or overlooked in NA and introduce people to new things. I do a lot of asian cooking so there would definitely be some fusion dishes and sauces besides the usual fried things from the ocean fare.
>>22204918bit racist tbqdesu
>>22206205> tuberSo you deliver potato based foods? Or like all tubers?
>>22207852All tubers. Potatoes have an unfair monopoly on tuber foods and frankly with the way prices are going tubers are the future
>>22207859Sheeiiiittt I can dig that!
>>22204241I'd larp as the soup nazi from Seinfeld because you can mostly prepare everything ahead of time and go to a bakery early in the morning to grab a bunch of fresh bread.
Ćevapi, Pljeskavica, Ražnjići, and Pasulj.
>>22204831Do I have to pay extra for the cum?
>>22204252you gotta know your audience. there's a guy at my local home depot that did this. just hot dogs out the back of a minivan. he got so popular that they made a small addition to the store for him and now he sells hotdogs right next to the home depot exit, you have to walk next to him every time you leave the store. the hot dogs went from 4 to 8 dollar but at least he puts the spicy mustard
>grilled cheese>cubanas>rice bowls>tacosCan anyone think of anything original?
>>22204241I would call it the Watering Hole and I would sell cups of water. My selling point is that I would give free compliments even if I don't think you actually look nice.
>>22208627Where’s your original idea?
>>22208674Can't say I've seen this one before. >>22208630
>>22208674Only menu items are corn and clam chowder. Of course oyster crackers on the side is an extra dollar.
>>22204427like this?
>>22204241I fucking wouldnt because its illegal in my country
probably fresh popcorn, alluring smell and cheap ingredients.
>>22204241Loaded baked potatoes.
>>22211002i miss wendys
>>22204800creuban
>Rick Shaw's>S U C C U L E N T >(Chinese Meals 2 Go)Dumpings, Baos, Gyoza, Mongolian Beef/Broccoli or Orange Chicken rice bowlsBahn Mi 'Cheesesteak' (with giardiniera, and sourdough buns)Cup o' Noodle ramen cups for cheapWon Ton tacosJap sodas and canned ice coffee/tea
>>22204241Szechuan pork dumplings. Someone did a pretty good recipe writeup on here maybe eight to ten years ago. Also, I used to go to a place that made god-tier ones for lunch.The only problem is that I'd have to make a machine to wrap them. Doing them by hand is tedious and causes repetitive-stress injuries to the wrists and fingers.If I couldn't do that, then maybe soups. Do a split pea, a chili, and some sort of clear broth soup, maybe a fourth that varies from day to day.
>>22208721What fascist hellhole do you live in? It's even legal in my shithole state, although you have to use a "commercial kitchen" (meaning health inspectors who demand bribes to give you a passing score) to prepare everything.
Gumbo Hut. Holy trinity, my personal seasoning blend, Kary's dry roux. Turkey and sausage in one batch, seafood (shrimp + lump crab meat thrown in near the end) in the other batch. I'd do weekend prep of the meat and freeze it so I could use my own stock cubes during the week. Served without rice, but jasmine or brown rice would be available for no extra charge. If I could swing it, I'd also do air fried cracklins and 'quacklins' (chicken cracklins).I'd love to do a boudin truck but you need longer prep time and more space to do it at-site. Ideally I'd run the Gumbo Hut at some Scandinavian country that thinks fermented fish is a delicacy where it's cold most of the year.
>>22204241A truck with a bedazzling series of vending machines embedded into its sides, which I could drive to various remote high traffic tourist areas with no competition.
>>22204241soup popsicles
A food truck that only sells an obscure Korean dish made out of dried jellyfish.
>>22204241I've considered doing this before. It would be called "Sloppa Joe's." There would be about 12 or so different kinds of sloppy joes on the menu, some easy to fry up sides (rings, fries, ect.) Maybe chilled sides if refrigeration isn't a big issue. Run the gamut of different flavor profiles for joes:>classic>spicy>Italian>teriyaki>Mexican>bbq>hawaiian>bacon & cheese>turkey>veganThere's a few others. Would be cute, but probably wouldn't last long with beef prices the way they are.
>>22204241Basically it would be a Truck Sloppa, and I'd serve Shepard's pie, Chicken pot pie, and Chili mac. Basically all-in-one type food that covers meat veg and starch, and would be thicc. Serve via plastic bowl with lid and little silverware packets. Desert would be a cobbler + ice cream dollop when fruits are in season. During summer would have a cold salad option that was veg + meat/bean + starch (like mac) + dressing.
I don't know what I'd call it, but I'd love to sell fresh shellfish, cold, not cooked. Really high quality, fresh, local stuff. I wouldn't move around a lot, I'd have a chosen spot. I'd most likely operate somewhere on the North-East cost of England as that's where I've found the best shellfish in the country. At least for the kind of shellfish I want to sell.
>>22204263Are they preshaped or something? If so, cuts down a lot on labor / fuck ups.I made funnel cakes as a first job. Not the most complicated thing, but takes some finesse to get them right and if you fuck up you might have an angry customer scolded with hot dough.
>>22204280Nah, but they're just the right balance of uncommon and recognizable fair food to tempt people over the novelty. Won't be a 30 year old pragmatist buying it, it'll be dad buying it to share with the kids.The markup has to be decent considering it's basically pancake mix and sugar.
I would still grilled cheese sandwiches for $5 each and additional ingredients would be $1. I figure I'll make up in volume what i would make up for in price if i sold them for 3x the price like every other food truck and the ingredients would be cheap so I'll save there. Basically the entire point of the food truck is to be simple and affordable and incredibly uncomplicated.
>>22220447Everything you said is true, but also you have to be absolutely certain you can offer your grilled cheeses at a quality that people cannot even hope to attain at home. They have to be fucking unattainably delicious, somehow
>>22204287>not selling gummy bears>>22204252>put a grill in the bed of a pickup>stock a cooler with dogs and condiments>call it a food truck>profit
>>22220450It's the convenience of a food truck (can get a hot meal where you usually can't) but instead of having some mind blowing culinary experience, it's a very affordable pretty good sandwich (butter the bread with mayo and a little garlic salt) and this is part of the marketing
>>22220457true, but you want them repeat customers. the ones who have tried it and simply must have it again
>>22220460Like i said if i keep production costs low and sell by volume, i don't figure i need to worry too much past that and being reliable and affordable will win people over. Me personally if there was a local food truck that was decent quality but cheap enough i would buy from them every time i could because it's just a few bucks rather than restaurant prices for food you eat on the sidewalk.
Clone like 5 menu items from Chick-fil-A. Call it side chick
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>>22220447Nah bro, what retard orders a grilled cheese? Very few, at least add eggs and ham for sandwiches, soup, and some impulse buy snacks/treatsYwDepends on one's location and target market of course.
I worked in a few of these vans.What makes or breaks it as a business is how many gigs you can line up, if you want to run some speciality food you might do well when you're trading but you won't get enough gigs to make it work unless you're in some urban 24h fixed liscence spot where the van itself is just a tax dodge. The other thing is that you have to pay for the van itself, so you don't want to set the van up as a single user kitchen.So what do you sell? Coffee and press, rear window. You need a heap of space for stock but very little prep space, then you sell coffee and biscuits. Not very interesting but your breakfast window is very, very short and half your customers will be shift workers because half your slots will be shift slots.Lunch and night you've got two benches and if you've got rid of your milk and bread by lunch you've got your stow back. Last spot is actually grocery dump where you just resell whatever you've got left at cost, as a lot of shit isn't worth fridging.
>>22220447This shit didn't work in the 2010s when people were still plentg retarded. Maybe if you opened up in soho or faggy downtown tech districts with 'iberian ham' added into a 'sourdough and gouda melt' for $25 each.
