Los Angeles - August 21, 2009

Ladies and Gentleman, Start Your Engines

A Guide to Recognizing Your Food Trucks

There’s a mobile eatery around every corner: Catch them if you can.

Frysmith
Top-notch ingredients piled high on fries for the comfort foodie.
Order Up: Gourmet fry and soda pairings like steak rajas and ginger beer; classic chili cheese fries with birch beer.
When & Where: Cruising commences in a week or two. Follow at twitter.com/frysmith.

South Philly Experience
Family recipes and Amorosa rolls anchor classic cheesesteaks.
Order Up: Meatball Parm sub, roasted pork sammie with broccoli rabe, fresh-cut fries, and Tastycakes (hello, Butterscotch Krimpet).
When & Where: Look for the truck on the streets next week. Follow at twitter.com/southphillyexp.

Nom Nom Truck
Vietnamese banh mi sandwiches and iced coffee to get you going.
Order Up: Airy baguettes loaded with grilled pork or lemongrass chicken. Want a fresh spring roll with that?
When & Where: Launching this weekend at undisclosed locations. Follow at twitter.com/nomnomtruck.

Marked5
Japanese flavors hit American streets on griddled sticky rice buns.
Order Up: Torakku beef burger slathered with secret sauce, Torakku V pan-fried tofu burger, and off-the-wall Asian beverages.
When & Where: Stops show up on the site, but for exact locations, follow at twitter.com/marked5.

Fishlips Sushi
Kyoto-style temari takes sushi back to its fast food roots.
Order Up: Spicy tuna roll or crunchy shrimp tempura roll sushi sets come large (eleven pieces) and small (nine pieces).
When & Where: Hours and locations updated on Sundays. Follow at twitter.com/fishlips_sushi.

Baby’s Badass Burgers
Sliders by pair for when you’re fixin’ for a quickie.
Order Up: Chicken sandwiches (spicy Hot Chick with coleslaw and blue cheese; barbecue-sauced She’s Smokin with cheddar and crispy onions) with a side of sweet potato fries.
When & Where: Schedule is updated daily. Follow at twitter.com/babysbbs.

Rumored to be coming soon: pierogi, pie, and old-fashioned icebox delights. Let’s motor.