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Start your engines, rev up your appetite: Food truck season rolls into Northeast Ohio

Posted at 10:13 AM, May 03, 2017
and last updated 2017-05-23 09:22:45-04

It's a time when you can get outside and grab lunch at any number of vendors parked throughout the city.  Call it curbside eating, quick eats or street food; food trucks in Cleveland are offering affordable, quick bites.

Use our guide to make sure you don't miss out on the tastiest treats on wheels around the region!

Walnut Wednesdays

Beginning on May 3, food trucks will fill the Perk Plaza at Chester Commons at Walnut Avenue and E. 12th Street. Eight new trucks join the rotating  2017 lineup for a total of 20 rotating food trucks offering lunch specials.

New to Walnut Wednesdays is "Fan Favorite Day," where fans will vote for their favorite food trucks throughout the month. The trucks with the most votes will be featured in the food truck lineup on the last Wednesday of that month.

  • Cleveland Espresso
  • Dave’s Place Mobile
  • Firehouse Grilling Co.
  • Flamingo Jack’s
  • Float Factory
  • Pastativo
  • Smash Time Food Truck
  • The Little Piggy
  • Wild Spork

Food Trucks Mondays

Food Trucks Mondays are back at Legacy Village starting on May 22. In its fourth straight year, the public can enjoy lunch specials from 11 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. every Monday.

This year's lineup includes:

  • Orange Truk
  • Beachcomber
  • Barrio
  • Chef GW
  • Proper Pig
  • Slymans
  • Wholly Frijoles
  • 216 Bistro
  • Donut Lab

Tunes & Trucks Tuesdays

Starting May 23, you can grab lunch at some of Cleveland's favorite food trucks at Public Square. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.,m., every Tuesday throughout the summer, lives bands will bust out some tunes while food truck vendors sizzle up Cleveland's favorite dishes!

Find the schedule here.

Food Truck Fridays

The City of Cleveland hosts food trucks from all around Cleveland to join the curbside lineup at the Free Stamp in Willard Park on 601 Lakeside Avenue. Starting in June and going through October, you can grab lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. while listening to street music from rotating artists.

Edgewater Live

With major renovations underway at Edgewater Park, the annual outdoor concert series on the beach is expected to be better than ever--with a new beach house and a newly added pavilion. Food trucks will return to the sandy shores of Lake Erie to satisfy the appetites of concert goers and park attendees.

When? Starting every Thursday from June 8- August 10 from 4 p.m to 9:30 p.m.

Over the years Clevelanders have anticipated and expected the arrival of food trucks parked outside the city's known landmarks and events.

Mobility and accessibility of food trucks parked on the streets open new avenues for the public to sample new food and to become acclimated with the independent food truck scene. As the weather breaks for good, at least for a couple months, get outside, walk around and discover a new take on a taco, pizza or sandwich.