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16 Pittsburgh Food Trucks To Track Down This Summer

April 28, 2019 by Madeline Quigley 1 Comment

Tracking down food trucks is an art. Between checking websites, event pages, and social media, it’s not always easy to find your favorite truck. However, with so many options on the streets of Pittsburgh, it’s definitely worth the search.

Below we have rounded up a few of our favorite food trucks to try this summer. Be sure to follow these trucks on social media to see where they are next. What is your favorite food truck in Pittsburgh? Leave it in the comments below!

Love food trucks? Check out our guide to The Best Food Truck Festivals Coming to Pittsburgh in 2019.

As always, we want to see your pictures! Tag @goodfoodpgh and #goodfoodpgh in all of your food truck pics!

Food Trucks to Try in Pittsburgh:

Mac & Gold Truck

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@macandgoldtruck #trustdagut

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Mac & Gold offers gourmet macaroni and cheese from their very punny food truck (black & gold – get it?). Popular dishes include: Peas & Prosciutto Mac, Chicken Bacon, Bacon Tomato Asparagus, and Lobster mac. The truck can be found every Wednesday at 11 Stanwix Street, among other locations.

Mac & Gold Truck

Blue Sparrow

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This one won’t be too hard to find, as Blue Sparrow and 11th Hour Brewing have teamed up for summer. Blue Sparrow’s 1956 Greyhound bus will be outside of the Lawrenceville Brewery every Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday. Blue Sparrow serves “Global street food,” and are famous for dishes like Banh Mi, Korean BBQ Burrito, and the almighty Ramen Burger.

Blue Sparrow

Pittsburgh Sandwich Society

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If you like sandwiches n’at, check aht the Pittsburgh Sandwich Society. This popular food truck is famous for their in-n-aht burger and spicy chicken sandwich. Also, *hint hint*, the truck might be at our brunch festival, Brunchburgh, this summer. 😉

Pittsburgh Sandwich Society

The Twisted Potato

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Loaded potato chips? Yes, please! Unsurprisingly, this truck serves great potato chips. They are also known for their hot dogs, french fries, and sausages.

The Twisted Potato

Caustelot Creamery

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Sprinkles galore 🦄

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An ice cream truck worth tracking down this summer is Caustelot Creamery. Their smooth, creamy, delicious ice cream is available in flavors like: Mint Chocolate Chip, Blackberry, Banana,Cookie Dough, and more.

Caustelot Creamery 

Pita My Shawarma

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One of the newest food trucks on the streets of Pittsburgh is Pita My Shawarma. This truck serves modern mediterranean food, including: chicken shawarma, beef shawarma, hummus wrap, and more.

Pita My Shawarma 

Cousins Maine Lobster

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Fresh lobster rolls from Maine? Enough said! The popular lobster chain (which was featured on ABC’s Shark Tank in 2012) serves all of your lobster favorites, including: cold rolls, hot rolls, lobster nachos, lobster tots, lobster quesadillas, and more.

Cousins Maine Lobster

MR Bulgogi

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Bulgogi, which literally translates to “fire meat,” is a juicy Korean sliced meat that is marinated and grilled before being served. The MR Bulgogi trucks serves delicious Korean BBQ specials, including their beef bulgogi, rice, noodles, and more.

Mr Bulgogi

Brisketburgh

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Brisket and biscuits are the name of the game at Brisketburgh, a new food truck on the streets of Pittsburgh. The menu highlights slow smoked brisket and fresh baked biscuits, serving as sliders, plain biscuits, and more.

Brisketburgh

Tango Food Truck

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#nofilter This is looking so delicious! Try our Steak or Chicken bowls tonight at @eleventhhourbrewing !!!

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Tango Food Truck is known for serving terrific authentic argentinian food. Be sure to try their empanadas, sandwiches with grilled steak, choripan, Argentinian fries, and more!

Tango Food Truck

Pgh Po’boy

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Po’boy fans should track down the Pgh Po’boy truck! This popular food truck can be found all over the city, serving their hearty po’boy sandwiches!

Pgh Po’boy

Steel City Chimneys

If you’ve never had a chimney cake, you need to find the Steel City Chimney truck this summer. This popular European dessert (often known as trdelnik) is a grilled cake that is slowly roasted over a open pit, then rolled in sugar and filed with a delicious cream. Trust us, you don’t want to miss this!

Steel City Chimneys 

Curly Tail Coffee

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Coffee fans will love the adorable Curly Trail Coffee trailer. This local roastery serves small batch bags of coffee, and $1 from each bag sold is donated to animal rescue.

Curly Tail Coffee

Halal Truck

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This halal truck offers Mediterranean food, such as Lamb, Chicken, Falafel, Hummus, Rice, Baklava, and Fries. All food served are foods permitted to be eaten according to Islamic Sharia law.

Halal Truck

Sinkers & Suds

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What’s not to like a Sinkers & Suds? This food truck serves freshly-made donuts, served warm with made-to-order toppings, and delicious coffee. Flavors include s’mores, cookies-n-cream, strawberry cheesecake, and more!

Sinkers & Suds

Revival Chili

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We'll be rolling over to Heinz Lofts this TODAY from 4-8pm for a @google event in support of local businesses. Meet us for #SmallThanks and a big bowl of free chili!

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Chili fans must track down the delicious homemade chili from this truck. Revival works to provide employment opportunities for those with a disadvantage in the workforce. They also have a diner in Wilkinsburg.

Revival Chili

Love food trucks? Check out our guide to The Best Food Truck Festivals Coming to Pittsburgh in 2019.

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  1. Brendan Shelton says

    October 19, 2020 at 2:37 pm

    It’s so interesting to see that they were able to convert a grey-hound bus into a kitchen. My brother is trying to remodel a truck so that he can start his own company. He needs to figure out what style he likes so that he can properly cook his food for the customers.

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