Food Trucks in NYC

[Meryl Pearlstein]

Foodies in NYC, I need your help.  Can you tell me your favorite food trucks, where they are and what you like?  Thanks -- working on a story.

[Mireille Roc]

Indian food truck on 6th Ave and 46th Street - they have the best Kathi Rolls. Check out these postings from my blog:
http://gourmetglobal.blogspot.com/2009/07/most-flavorful-corner-in-...
http://gourmetglobal.blogspot.com/2010/05/just-for-touriststhe-best...

[Meryl Pearlstein]

Mireille -- Thanks so much for writing. Is that the truck that has the ridiculously long lines all the time? Or is it another one on this street? I will try both of them if there are two.

Meryl

[Mireille Roc]

it's the one with the ridiculous long lines - that's why the lines are so long...it's the best

[Ed Wetschler]

The Mexican food truck that comes once or twice a week to the south side of 96th St., just west of Broadway. I guess you could get tacos etc. there, but Carol and I used to buy the whole dinner plate (cheap yet good) -- say, pork in an adobo sauce over rice and beans -- for less than $10.
Also excellent: the Halal truck on Sixth Avenue near West Fourth (or is it Third?) Street.

[Ed Wetschler]

Also, if you need details on that halal truck, I can get them for you this week.

[Meryl Pearlstein]

Yes, please!

Ed Wetschler said:

Also, if you need details on that halal truck, I can get them for you this week.

[KD]

There are a bunch always on Lexington between 86th and 87th.

Here's one I know by name: http://www.rickshawdumplings.com/

There's a pretty permanent Mexican food truck there and the occasional cupcake truck as well.

[Ed Wetschler]

Meryl, sorry it's taken me so long to get back to you. Slight problem with my hard drive. My former hard drive. Anyway, the halal turck I mentioned is Sammay's Halal Food on Sixth Avenue, just about West Fourth St. (east side of the avenue). Sammay's makes terrific kebab over rice for $5 and even more terrific chapli kebab (the chopped, sausage-like meat) over rice (same price). There's a veggie platter ($5) that's varied and good, and the falafel sandwich ($3) is both delicious and a steal. FYI, you can also get a hot dog at Sammay's for a buck fifty, but why would you?