20 Best Food Trucks in the U.S.

Once thought to be sub-par to restaurants, food trucks reinvented themselves 15 years ago to become beloved culinary powerhouses.

While many have since gone fully brick-and-mortar, there are still plenty out there delighting our taste buds. So step up your travel game and check out these foodie juggernauts.

Chef Enrique Guerrero serves his signature “Nuevo Hacienda Cuisine” at this staple, award-winning food truck in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The draw here, without question, is the giant, juicy, delicious burgers.

Bonus points if you like spice, as peppers are not in short supply here. Enjoy with fries.

Combining the flavors of Black Southern soul food with Mexican cuisine, founder Will Turner's Blaxican Food Truck serves the fusion you've been waiting for in Atlanta, Georgia.

From its mouthwatering quesadillas with collard greens to its shrimp and jalapeño cheese grits tostadas, every dish is bursting with flavor.

Fried chicken is perfect when it’s executed properly, which Bobo’s Chicken in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, has been doing for years.

So beloved are Bobo’s fried chicken, shrimp, and catfish platters that it doesn’t even need to run its Facebook page — 20,000 Bobo’s Chicken fans do. The food is that good.

Daddy's Bonetown Burgers is a must-visit for burger (and metal!) lovers in Boston, Massachusetts. It serves juicy Angus beef burgers like The Lemmy, topped with cheddar, bacon, Jack Daniels-infused BBQ sauce, and fried onion strings.

You can also go healthier with a quinoa burger, but the beef is where it’s at.

This OG food truck opened in 2005 when Chef Luis Medina first fired up the grill. In 2023, Condé Nast named it one of the best restaurants in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Now helmed by James Beard-nominated daughter Berenice, it serves some of the best tacos, burritos, and breakfast you’ll ever have.

Fry bread is a Native American staple, and Chef Loren Emerson and his family make it divine at their Phoenix-based food truck.

Informed by his Mexican and Native heritage, Emerson’s cuisine delights: fluffy, chewy fry bread topped with delicious meats, cheeses, and fresh toppings. Enjoy with a sweet drink.

This OG Hawaiian shrimp truck — specifically in Kahuku and Haleiwa — has been serving succulent shrimp since 1993. Opt for scampi, lemon and butter, or seriously spicy.

Each platter comes with a dozen plump shrimp and two scoops of rice. Drinks are only $1.50. In true island fashion, enjoy the outdoors.

Korean, Thai, and Hawaiian fusion? Yes, please. Chef Wit and his partner are putting out dynamite plates of Pacific Rim cuisine at their Delaware food truck.

Kimchi tacos? Check. Traditional Thai curries? Check. Kapow rolls — fried egg rolls stuffed with seafood, turkey, and veggies — ready for dipping?

You won’t find a best-of food truck list sans the one that started the revolution. Thanks to visionary Roy Choi, food trucks were born again.

Kogi BBQ, in true L.A. fashion, marries Mexican and Korean flavors in tacos, burritos, and quesadillas. Today there’s an entire fleet of trucks.

Chef Rosalind De Los Santos and her family are titans of the Philly food truck scene. One look at the line tells you that the tacos they sell are worth the wait.

All tacos (and the burrito) are served with a mouthwatering consumé. Don’t sleep on the elotes, either.

It’s tough to stand out in the Texas BBQ landscape, but Pitmaster Tom Micklethwait won diners over with his out-of-this-world BBQ served from a vintage trailer in Austin.

Of course, the brisket is awesome, but so are the sausages and, frankly, anything that meets Micklethwait’s smoker. 

Inspired by the drive to bring Polish cuisine to the streets of Manhattan, Chef Grzegorz Gryzlak started this operation that serves stick-to-your-ribs comfort food.

Offerings include grilled kielbasa, slab bacon, and pierogies — either classic or stuffed with scrumptious seasonal fillings — that will win you over for life.

Making a splash in the crowded Seattle food truck scene wasn’t hard for Chefs Mark McConnell and Cecilia Rikard at Off the Rez.

The fry bread tacos are to die for, thanks to their perfect texture, tender meats, bold sauces, and tasty slaws. The sweet fry bread is also delectable.

If you want classic Vietnamese foods like a steaming bowl of pho or the perfect bánh mì sandwich, Pho Wheels is the place to go in Washington, D.C.

Chef Tuan Vo suggests the fusion pork belly tacos, which come with pickled daikon and carrots, cilantro, and sriracha lime mayo.

A vegan food truck in Austin? Absolutely. You won’t miss the meat when you chomp into its tacos, burgers, wraps, curly fries, mozzarella sticks, fried pickles — you name it.

Don’t miss the chance to stop by for breakfast when you can snag a heaping pile of colorful chilaquiles.

If Eater, Travel Observer, and Bloomberg Business Week all call you the best pizza, then who are we to disagree? Surprise, though — it’s in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Streetza serves by the slice, catering to classic tastes or more adventurous souls seeking innovative flavor combinations. No matter your craving, it has it all.

Food truck legend Chef Don Rafa started his humble taco cart in Utah in 1998. And though his empire has evolved and expanded, authentic tacos, burritos, and quesadillas remain at the heart.

The food is always affordable but bursting with flavor, especially after a visit to the condiment bar.

If acclaimed Chef Andrew Zimmern anoints your poutine tots as his favorite fair food, you’re doing something right. Hats off, then, to Chef Dan Doken, the Tot Boss.

Other menu items you’ll find on his Minnesota food truck menu include nacho tots, chili tots, pizza tots, and more. That’s sheer potato perfection.

Where can you get the best, juiciest gyro made with fresh ingredients in Manhattan? Many would point you to Uncle Gussy’s food truck without hesitation.

It’s not frills but flavor that keep people coming back to this Greek food juggernaut for large wraps, platters, and salads for the perfect lunch.

Voted # 1 by The Winston-Salem Journal, Watyasay wants to feed your soul with a devilishly good demon burger! Or its fried chicken, pork, or seafood sandwiches and platters.

Bring your love for all things deep-fried, as well as your appetite for ribs, mac and cheese, and more.

With their tasty and innovative dishes, these food trucks are keeping our bellies full of scrumptiousness all around the country.

So keep your best cash back credit card handy the next time you find yourself in one of these cities on this list, and discover a new favorite purveyor of yumminess