31+ Birmingham food trucks you’ll love this summer
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Looking for something delish… on wheels? We’ve got ya covered with 31+ Birmingham food trucks you’ll love. Keep reading to add a few food trucks to your must-try list, and find out how you can book them for your events.
This list is in alphabetical order… not ranked for yumminess, because trust us, it’d be an even tie.
1. A-Train Station
- Menu highlights: Lunch + dinner with options such as signature wings, loaded fries, quesadillas + Philly cheesesteaks
- Location: Check Facebook + East Side Food Truck Park on Wednesday afternoons
- Facebook | Instagram | atrainfoodservices@gmail.com
BONUS: A-Train Station’s owner Careese Agee plans to open a storefront in West End.
2. Aww Shucks
- Menu highlights: Guinness-World-Record-breaking food truck serving up fire-roasted corn on the cob with flavorful toppings like Mexican Street Corn, garlic-herb parmesan + rosemary lemon
- Location: Weekly schedule + East Side Food Truck Park on Wednesday afternoons
- Website | Facebook | Instagram | awwshucksbhm@gmail.com
3. Bendy’s Cookies & Cream
- Menu highlights: Homemade ice cream sandwiches with flavors like cookies & cream, snickerdoodle, peanut butter + more
- Location: Request the food truck
- Website | Facebook | Instagram | eatbendys@gmail.com
MORE BENDY’S: Find Bendy’s Cookies & Cream storefronts in Trussville + Cahaba Heights.
4. Chubbfathers
- Menu highlights: Lunch + dinner with options including Pop Sugar’s favorite burgers in Alabama, hot dogs, fish tacos, loaded fries + more
- Location: Check Facebook for locations of their two trucks
- Facebook | Instagram | chubbsgrub@gmail.com
MORE CHUBBFATHERS: Find The Chubbfathers storefront in Alabaster.
5. CroixStreet Vegan
- Menu highlights: Vegan options such as sloppy joes, carrot dogs, street tacos, sandwiches, sliders + more
- Location: Check Facebook or website
- Website | Facebook | Instagram | info@croixstreetvegan.com
6. Coco Crabs
- Menu highlights: Seafood, including seasoned crab and lobster tails with butters like garlic, Cajun + lemon
- Location: Check Facebook + East Side Food Truck Park on Wednesday afternoons
- Facebook | Instagram
7. Cousins Maine Lobster
- Menu highlights: Authentic Maine lobster in dishes like lobster rolls, lobster bisque, lobster tots and tacos plus clam chowder, shrimp tacos + whoopie pies
- Location: Weekly schedule
- Website | Facebook | Instagram | bck@cousinsmainelobster.com
8. Dirty Red
- Menu highlights: Lunch + dinner options including burgers, polish sausage, wraps, quesadillas, lemon pound cake + more
- Location: Check Facebook + East Side Food Truck Park on Wednesday afternoons
- Website | Facebook | chefdale@bellsouth.net
9. Drift Kitchen
- Menu highlights: Lunch + dinner options like the Smash Burger (one of the best burgers in Birmingham in my humble opinion), pimento cheese salads and sandwiches, wings, Carribean-spiced collard greens + more
- Location: Continental Drift, 2201 7th Ave. S | Check Instagram for times
- Facebook | Instagram
MORE INFO: You can find Drift Kitchen (formerly Paradise Chow) outside of upcoming cocktail bar Continental Drift.
10. Encoure Rouge
- Menu highlights: Gourmet street food, including chicken spinach dip, pastas, shrimp and grits, burgers + more
- Location: Check Facebook + East Side Food Truck Park on Wednesday afternoons
- Website | Facebook | Instagram
11. Eugene’s Hot Chicken
- Menu highlights: Eugene’s famous hot chicken in levels from mild to stupid hot, with sides such as fries, slaw, mac and cheese + more (PS—don’t skip out on the ranch + mild chicken nuggets. Delish.)
- Location: Follow #WheresEugene on social media
- Website | Facebook | Instagram
MORE EUGENE’S: Find Eugene’s at their two storefronts in Uptown and Hoover.
12. Fat Charles BBQ
- Menu highlights: Taco truck with birria + smoked meat tacos
- Location: Check Facebook + East Side Food Truck Park on Wednesday afternoons
- Facebook | Instagram | fatcharlesbbq@gmail.com
13. Heavenly Donut Co.
- Menu highlights: Homemade donuts in flavors like strawberry, maple bacon, French Toast, Food Network‘s favorite, Nutella + more
- Location: Check Facebook + The Market at Pepper Place on Saturday mornings
- Website | Facebook | Instagram | Rent the donut truck
14. Hyderabad DUM ZONE
- Menu highlights: Indian street food, including chicken tikka masala, paneer butter masala, samosas, gulab jamoon + more
- Location: Check Facebook
- Facebook | hdumzone@gmail.com
15. Kelley’s Kitchen
- Menu highlights: Hueytown-based food truck with homemade offerings like chicken salads, pimento cheese, panini sandwiches + wraps
- Location: Find location + menu on Facebook
- Facebook | Instagram | khdavis0301@gmail.com
16. Los Dos Hermanos
- Menu highlights: Cash-only, award-winning taco truck with a la carte tacos (including breakfast tacos), burritos, etc.
- Location: Birmingham—1st Ave. North and 14th St North, Birmingham, AL 35203, Tuesday-Friday 9AM-2PM | Bessemer—604 9th Ave. SW 35022, Saturday-Sunday 8AM-3PM | Homewood—211 West Valley, Homewood, AL 35209, Tuesday-Sunday 9AM-2PM
- Website | Facebook
17. Los Valedores
- Menu highlights: Mexican cuisine with fresh food, including tacos, quesadillas, tortas, burritos, flautas de pollo + more
- Location: 301 Oxmoor Rd, Birmingham, AL 35209
- Website | Facebook
18. Nawlins Style Po’Boys
- Menu highlights: New Orleans-style po’boys with authentic seasonings + homemade sauces
- Location: Check Facebook + Instagram
- Facebook | Instagram | nawlinsstylepoboys@gmail.com
19. Not Ya Average Leaf
- Menu highlights: Vegan comfort food with options like “CheezeSteak” eggrolls, chik’n dishes, burgers, shrimp + more
- Location: Check Facebook
- Website | Facebook | Instagram
20. O’ My Turkey Leg
- Menu highlights: Turkey dishes including turkey legs, nachos, wraps, sandwiches + more
- Location: Check Facebook + #followthatbird
- Website | Facebook | Instagram
21. Pasteles La MoreliAna Pastries & Desserts
- Menu highlights: Desserts such as flan, tres leches cake, cupcakes, donuts + more
- Location: Check Facebook
- Facebook | Instagram | pasteleslamoreliana.trck@gmail.com
22. Porky’s Pride
- Menu highlights: Lunch + dinner, including BBQ sandwiches and salads, loaded mashed potatoes, nachos + more
- Location: Check Facebook
- Facebook | Instagram
23. Sahani
- Menu highlights: A new food truck serving Kenyan cuisine such as lamb BBQ, matumbo (tripe), grilled chicken and steak, samosas + more
- Location: 2520 4th Ave. S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- Facebook | Instagram | sahani254llc@gmail.com
24. Simone’s Kitchen
- Menu highlights: Unique twists on classic dishes, including a seafood stuffed grilled cheese, Cajun pasta, strawberry salmon salad, buffalo chicken egg rolls + brunch options
- Location: Check Facebook
- Website | Facebook | Instagram | booksimone@simoneskitchenatl.com
25. The Pot Belly & Jelly
- Menu highlights: Sandwiches, such as the signature fried PB&J, burgers, grilled cheese steak melt, grilled chicken wrap + more
- Location: Check Facebook
- Facebook | thepotbellyandjelly@gmail.com
26. Terrific Treatz
- Menu highlights: First female-owned candied fruit business in Birmingham sharing sweet treats like candied green grapes, strawberry cheesecake pineapple bowls, lemonade + more
- Location: Check location + East Side Food Truck Park on Wednesdays
- Facebook | terrifictreatz@gmail.com
27. Treats So Sweet
- Menu highlights: Sweets including candy apples, caramel apples, cupcakes + homemade cakes
- Location: Check Facebook + East Side Food Truck Park on Wednesdays
- Website | Facebook
28. Uncle G’s Pizza
- Menu highlights: Alabama’s only authentic Detroit-style pizza food truck with different sauce and topping combinations (pro tip: add hot honey drizzles to your pepperoni slice for one of the most delish slices ever)
- Location: Check Facebook or Instagram + preorder for pickup on the website
- Website | Facebook | Instagram | unclegspizza@gmail.com
29. Wasabi Juan To Go
- Menu highlights: Wasabi Juan’s famous sushi burritos + sushi tacos (I recommend the LHM) to-go
- Location: Check Instagram
- Website | Facebook | Instagram
MORE WASABI JUAN’S: Find Wasabi Juan’s at their storefront in The Battery.
30. Word of Mouth BBQ
- Menu highlights: Barbecued + grilled meats like hot dogs, ribs, sausage, pulled pork sandwiches, jerk chicken wings + more
- Location: Check Facebook
- Website | Facebook | wordofmouthbbq2019@gmail.com
31. 205 ICE
- Menu highlights: Shaved ice truck
- Location: Check Facebook
- Website | Facebook | Instagram
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We know there are even more food trucks we’re missing, so tag @BhamNow with your favorites so we can update this list.