The Plaza 45 parking lot on Rockside Road transforms into a festive lunch hotspot for the business community, guests and locals during Food Truck Fridays, April through October from Noon to 2 p.m.
“The events provide an opportunity for people to take a walk with colleagues and other workers in the area, grab lunch and gather,” says Irene Kalal, Economic Development Coordinator. With a rotation of 16 different food and dessert trucks, the city offers a welcome variety of fare while giving culinary entrepreneurs exposure to a wide audience.
Barrio Food Truck’s Patrick Granfors, Director, says the trucks “go everywhere and are very local,” adding that Independence Home Days are one of their favorite events. “We provide multiple food trucks and our crews always tell us how friendly and generous the community is,” he says.
Barrio Food Truck was involved in the Food Truck Fridays test run last fall and returned this summer for multiple stops. Barrio runs four food trucks 365 days a year.
Smokin’ Rock N’ Roll is another favorite with Todd Chaison at the helm of a longtime operation consisting of two full-size food trucks and the Smokin’ Rock N’ Roll Ice Trailer.
