Warmer weather calls for soaking up the sun while enjoying a delicious meal streetside. Whether it be a spicy taco, creamy ice cream, or simply your morning cup of coffee, food trucks cater to all your cravings. Found along busy highways, parked at your local farmers market, or traveling to various locations, food trucks are a hit among the Snohomish County foodie scene. Find your favorite and enjoy a delicious summer.
Food Trucks: A Brief History
Enjoying popularity in the modern-day foodie scene, food trucks come from much humbler beginnings. Serving up simple but hearty food options such as beans, biscuits, cured meats, and coffee to roaming cowboys and pioneers in the mid-1800s, chuckwagon dinners were the predecessors of modern-day food trucks. Named after “chuck,” a slang term for food, covered wagons would roam the western plains fully equipped with food and cooking gear to feed hungry travelers. Around the same time, urban areas experienced the expansion of pushcarts, which served hungry factory workers a quick to-go meal mainly consisting of sandwiches, soup, and coffee.
Attracting lots of advertising attention, the first modern-day food truck sold on-the-go hot dogs. Toting hot dogs in a wiener-shaped truck, the Oscar Meyer Mobile was a 1930s icon. A few decades later, the music of the ice cream truck heralded the return of summer in the 1950s and remains one of the most popular forms of food trucks in modern times. Featuring a variety of mouthwatering options from all corners of the globe, modern-day food trucks are experiencing wide popularity nationwide.
Finding Your Favorite Food Truck
Featuring smaller, more focused menus, food truck operators become experts in their craft and often have a cult following among their customers. Offering lower-cost meals and convenient on-the-go options, food trucks make an excellent alternative to traditional dining experiences. Located in semi-permanent locations, with temporary lease agreements or on-the-move, food trucks have a variety of business models. Find your favorite at Street Food Finder. If you are still searching for your favorite, visit your local Snohomish County Farmers Market or local summer festival. Visit Foodie Tuesdays in downtown Everett. Remember, most of the fun is searching for the perfect bite.
Snohomish County Food Trucks
Opportunities are endless for delicious options among food truck followers. If you are unsure where to begin your search, the following yummy options will give you an excellent starting point.
Sink your teeth into melty goodness at The Cheese Pit. Featuring freshly baked sourdough bread from Seattle’s Macrina Bakery, every sandwich feels like comfort on a plate. For the grilled cheese-loving crew, try the Cheese Luvva’s, a combo of three cheeses piled high and melted on grilled sourdough. Those craving a little spice will love the Pepper Bomb, prepared with pepper jack cheese, jalapenos, and homemade sweet and spicey maple-siracha sauce. Gluten-free and vegan options are available.
Childhood memories of bowl licking and ice cream summers are what Sugar + Spoon is all about. Featuring safe-to-eat cookie dough in classic flavors such as chocolate chip, brownie batter, party animal, and cookie monster topped with ice cream, Sugar + Spoon has all your sweet cravings covered. Founded by University of Washington students who dreamed up this truck as part of a class project and then put their plan into action, Sugar + Spoon is a testament to young entrepreneurial spirit. The results of this project will make you a Sugar + Spoon follower.
Bringing the flavors and style of Chicago back to the Pacific Northwest since 1933, Delfino’s Chicago Style Pizza has both dine-in and food truck options. Serving personal six-inch pizzas with a doughy two-inch crust and flavorful sauce prepared to perfection is a diner’s delight at Delfino’s Food Truck. A Chicago-style pizza is a must-try for every food-lover, and Delfino’s is the perfect place to get it crossed off the bucket list.
Spicy and sweet flavors hailing from Spain, the Caribbean, and Africa fuse together to make the perfect Honduran cuisine, and La Casa de Amigos owner Dimas is pleased to share them with you. Conveniently located in the Firdale Village of Edmonds, La Casa de Amigos is a crowd-pleaser among locals. Friendly staff and a cozy seating area make La Casa de Amigos a comfortable place to eat streetside or grab and go. Try the pastelitos, savory pastries filled with meat or potatoes and served with curtido (a pickled cabbage slaw) and Honduran salsa.
Whether it be sinking your teeth into a melty grilled cheese or savoring the sweet concoction of ice cream and cookie dough, there is a food truck experience for you. Serving up deliciousness year-round, food trucks are a special treat when sitting curbside in the sunshine. Add finding your favorite to your seasonal bucket list and enjoy a delicious summer in Snohomish County.
