Apr 6, 2025

DC Food Trucks Online Washington DC

Locate eats on the go

"Use the app "Food Truck Fiesta" to locate all the food trucks listed as active in Washington DC -- that's over 200 of them!"

In recent years, DC's food truck scene has exploded, giving chefs from all over the region the chance to share their talents without the expense of a brick and mortar restaurant. Finding them used to be touch and go, happenstance, a chance lucky encounter between your appetite and geographic location, but now there's an app for that. Enter Food Truck Fiesta, a geolocator that lets you find your favorite truck or a specialty you're hankering after, or get a review on the vendor before you get lunch.

On a recent day, the site had over 216 DC-area food trucks listed as active, with a short stack of other trucks that don't tweet their whereabouts. If you can't locate a truck with Food Truck Fiesta, or you're moving on to take in another local, try Roaming Hunger, a national site that covers several cities. (https://roaminghunger.com/food-trucks/)

Many trucks post their whereabouts on Instagram and Twitter, so I can follow my favorites daily. Oh, and if you decide you'd like to try your hand at owning one, Food Truck Fiesta also lists trucks for sale.

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