Food Trucks/Trailers/Stands that aren't known for Tex-Mex

[KPeff]

I wouldn't know where to look for a list like this, so I thought we'd create one. Write down some mobile or temporary restaurants that are known for something besides Tex-Mex food. We already have a good thread about taco trailers, but we don't have a thread about all the other food trailers/trucks/stands.

[taliesin15]

There are some very serious economic reasons why this is a growing trend. Part of it has to do with the rather insane price of real estate in Austin. One of my colleagues, (I work in the Food Service Industry) a pastry chef with 30+ years of experience, was looking to buy a building to start his own restaurant. One place he looked at, in a recently upwardly mobile neighborhood in South Austin, was being offered for $1 million. He didn't take it. I was kind of amazed, as there is a particularly skanky trailer park in walking distance.
The other part has to do with City of Austin regulations. Do you know how much it costs just to put in a grease trap that meets City code? One place where I worked ended up going out of business because the City made the owners put in a grease trap that they didn't need and still wouldn't give them the permits.
Possibly a third aspect is there are distinct advantages to running a small business, especially if you can pull it off with only one or two employees, or a family is running it. Austin is pretty far from seeing the crest of the wave of this trend, and I think in a few years, one is likely to see dozens more "taco truck" type businesses.

[dinaofdoom]

oh i can't remember the name but it's the airstream that sells fairly decent cupcakes on south congress, in the parking lot of the baptist church.

[ccaustin]

There's Papa's Pot on Jollyville:

http://www.chowhound.com/topics/510066

They serve sandwiches, wraps, etc. for lunch. I like that you can get a fresh salad with your meal rather than the chips you find at most sandwich joints.

[KPeff]

Papa's Pot sounds interesting. So do the miniburgers.

And to Chub512 - there's a Korean BBQ Sandwich trailer? My roommate is Korean on the inside (One day I'm going to come home and find out that he's traded his Dodge in for a Hyundai), so we'll have to go try it out.

What else, people? Are there any more like Papa's Pot that make quality sandwiches with locally-sourced ingredients?

[mkwng]

I haven't been to Lulu B's, but I'm pretty sure they serve Vietnamese sandwiches (banh mi) and not Korean food.

[chrischris]

It is Vietnamese. I've only been there once. I got two orders of spring rolls. They took about 20 minutes, but they were delicious.

[chub512]

oops, sorry about that. right you are, they are Vietnamese.

[chub512]

my two favorites are:

Flip happy Crepes - 400 Jessie St
Tasty sweet and savory crepes. Beware, the wait is excruciatingly long.

Lulu B's - 2101 S Lamar Blvd
Yummy korean style bbq sandwhiches. Others have complained about the wait here as well, but I have never had a problem.

[Torckus]

There is a trailer on the NW corner of MLK and Airport called V's Miniburgers. I've seen it open twice around 9pm, but I haven't been there yet.