Lunch from a different perspective

By Chandler Voswinkel

Food trucks around the Central Texas area are becoming more and more popular, and are ideal in cities where a lot of action can be found. Austin is a prime example.

Throughout the city, people can find clumps of trailers with customers lined up outside the window for food. Yes, food. Skepticism may arise while considering having lunch from a trailer over a dine-in restaurant, but the regulars will be the first to say that the food trucks won’t disappoint.  

Rianne, a 25-year-old Austinite, works across the street from Short Bus Subs and says that she enjoys the sandwiches so much, she comes on her days off.

“There are trucks all over the place.” Rianne said, as she recommended other food trucks throughout the city. LuLu B’s and East Side King were a couple of her favorites, along with Short Bus Subs.

While visiting food trucks, regulars can be found everywhere. Rianne visits Short Bus Subs so often that the employees called out her order before she had a chance to say anything. First timers can put their worries at ease knowing that the food trucks see so many frequent visitors.

Food trucks hold a sense of community and many visit for that reason. Customers get to interact one-on-one with the people in the kitchen, making the food truck experience more enjoyable than a traditional restaurant for many people. Mobile dining may be questionable but there's got to be some reason that people keep coming back for more!  

Photo by Brittany Lesoon