As part of the city's latest round of food truck permits, vendors will now be serving meals in the neighborhood.
There's a new food truck in town. Fifteen of them, actually, with six locations in the Back Bay.
Starting today, they'll serve a variety of breakfast, lunch and dinner foods from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. (with a 9 p.m. closing time in some neighborhoods).
Locations are:
The mayor's office announced the locations this week. Starting today from 6 a.m. - 11 p.m. (9 p.m. in some neighborhoods) the food trucks will serve a variety of breakfast, lunch and dinner.
So what exactly is on the menu?
Fifteen new vendors have won permits from the city and they'll be serving on a rotating basis. They are:
Boston’s Food Truck program, unlike in other cities, has designated permanent spots on city streets where food truck vendors can apply to operate, according to a press release from the mayor's office.
In addition to the Back Bay, new food trucks will be located in Bay Village, South End, Charlestown Fenway, Kenmore Square, Boston University, Dorchester and Boston Marine Industrial Park/South Boston Waterfront. For a map of the public location go to: www.cityofboston.gov/business/mobile/publiclocationmap.asp.
These locations are in addition to the food trucks that already operate on City Hall Plaza and on the Rose Kennedy Greenway.
As part of the Mayor’s Healthy Food Initiative, food trucks applying to participate in the program must include at least one healthy menu option that does not include fried foods, trans- fats, or high fructose corn syrup.
The healthy menu option also has to include at least three of the following: fruits, vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy, reduced fat or lean meats that are grilled, broiled or baked.
Additionally, participating trucks were asked to provide a statement on their commitment to environmental sustainability and community engagement, and to consider joining the Mayor’s “Rethink Your Drink” Campaign.
The city is still recruiting new food truck vendors for additional sites. Vendors are encouraged to use the city’s new single application process for procuring food truck permits to operate as well as a new site license process for trucks interested in selling on the public way.
For more information on how to operate a food truck in the city, visit Mobile Food Vending.
