Food truck and halal street food guides for DC, Virginia and Maryland
Read up
Know before you book.
How booking a truck works, how much room it needs, what halal means on a menu, and where DC’s favorite sandwiches and sauces come from. Sources linked on every page.
Planning an event
Booking, space, permits and the questions to ask before the truck shows up.
How to book a food truck for an event in DC, Northern Virginia and Maryland
A planner’s checklist, in the order the questions come up.
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How much space does a food truck need? Driveways, HOAs, slopes and office lots
Measure once, before the date. Here is what to look for at each kind of spot.
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Food truck or drop-off catering? How to pick for your event
Same dishes, different event. Five questions that settle it.
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About the food
Where the dishes come from and what halal means when you order them.
What “halal” means when you order from a food truck, and what to ask any vendor
Zabiha, machine slaughter, shared grills and cheese, explained without the sales pitch.
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What is mambo sauce? DC’s own sauce, explained
Sweet, tangy, red, and argued over since the 1960s.
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What makes a Philly cheesesteak halal?
Beef, grill, cheese, roll. Four parts, four questions.
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Shawarma vs gyro: what’s the difference?
Cousins from the same spit, with different meat, sauce and toppings.
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Guides by gathering
Offices, schools, weddings, Eid and apartment communities, one at a time.
Planning an Eid party or community iftar with a food truck
A moving date, a fixed minute at sunset, and a crowd that is hungry all at once.
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Office lunch with a food truck: a guide for office managers
Permission, timing, who pays and the questions facilities will ask.
4 min read
How a PTA can run a food truck day at school
Permission, the school-day food rules, line speed and allergies.
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A food truck at your wedding: late-night bites done right
The second meal of the night, timed for when the dancing peaks.
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Hosting food trucks at your apartment community or HOA: a property manager’s guide
Governing documents, the right spot, local permits and how to make it a regular thing.
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Your event. Our next stop.
Make room
for the truck.
Tell us the date, the place and roughly how many people. We will come back with availability, a menu plan and a quote.
