Satay Hut, a Valley food truck that’s been serving Dutch-Indonesian cuisine for eight years, has shut down.
‘‘It is with heavy hearts that we announce that we are closing the Satay Hut Gourmet Food Truck effective immediately. We have run since 2012 and over that time we have been blessed to have incredible support from our community.’’
– Satay Hut food truck owner Rik Micola
One of the Valley’s top barbecue joints – Pork on a Fork in north Phoenix – makes its Gilbert Feastival debut today.
The weekly food truck roundup takes place 5:30-9 p.m. Fridays next to Sam’s Club on the northeast corner of Gilbert and Houston.
Nebraskans Justin Erickson and Wes Hanson began selling preservative- and filler-free pork from the Erickson family pig farm at Valley farmers markets in 2009.
Two years later they moved into a storefront across the road from the Deer Valley airport.
Pork on a Fork unveiled its new food truck about a month ago.
(Note: This post has been updated to reflect the Chandler roundup will take place twice each month – once at Shoppers Supply and once at a second site.)
Chandler is getting a food truck roundup. Yet again.
AZ Festivals, which organizes weekly roundups in Gilbert, Mesa, and Queen Creek, announced Chandler Feastival will make its debut Sunday, Sept. 9.
The trucks will set up in the parking lot of Shoppers Supply on the northwest corner of Alma School and Queen Creek in south Chandler.
According to organizers, the roundup will take place once a month at Shoppers Supply. There also will be a second site, yet unannounced, in Chandler, also used once a month. So there will be two roundups each month.
Chandler has a mixed history with weekly food truck roundups.
A group of Chandler residents led by Brian Denham launched the city’s first weekly roundup at Downtown Ocotillo in April 2015, but the event quickly outgrew the location and was suspended after just four weeks.
In June 2015, it relaunched at Shoppers Supply but was shut down again after its 60-day permit expired in August. Organizers learned a permanent permit would take up to six months to get approval.
The event made another short-lived attempt – this time at Rawhide Western Town – in February 2016.
More details on Chandler Feastival when they become available…
In a rare crustacean-centric convergence, the weekly Gilbert Feastival will be the site of Lobsterpalooza from 5:30-9 p.m. Friday on the southwest corner of Val Vista and Warner.
This week’s truck lineup includes both Cousins Maine Lobster and The Maine Lobster Lady (pictured). While the former works Valley streets year-round, the latter heads back to Maine every April.
Friday’s 18-truck lineup also will include The American Poutine Co., Chicken & Waffles for the People, My Way Tacos, and Oh So Good Mini Donuts.
Admission to Feastival is free. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs – and even a table – if they want.
Gilbert Feastival, the town’s weekly food truck roundup, moves to a new location this Friday. From 5:30-9 p.m., the admission-free event will take place on the southwest corner of Val Vista and Warner. It previously had been held at Gilbert Town Square at Gilbert and Warner.
Crab & Mermaid, the new seafood concept from the Cold Beers & Cheeseburgers people, will debut a food truck at the Russo & Steele collector automobile auction, which starts today at Salt River Fields in Scottsdale. Three items will be on the menu: Clam chowder, lobster rolls (pictured), and poke bowls.
The Old Town Scottsdale restaurant, which opened last March, also plans to send the truck to the Street Eats Food Truck Festival at Salt River Fields on Feb. 11-12 as well as spring-training baseball games.
