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I'm not a huge fan of food truck cuisine. I know it's all the rage, though. There are even movies being made about them, trying to cash in on the obvious: food truck popularity and James Gandolfino.

I will grab at least one dirty water dog in the Spring, just so I remind myself that this staple is what it's always been - a nice reminder of life in New York City. The only other food I eat on the streets is the falafel or gyro made by Falafel King over by Lincoln Center. Good food at a reasonable price.

I was unaware that food trucks had a long history in the streets of New York, though. Here's another brief history.

Posted by Bulldog in Food and Drink, Our Essays at 16:04 | Comments (6) | Trackbacks (0)

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I'll bite: what's a dirty water dog?

#1 jdgalt on 2014-06-02 17:09 (Reply)

Hot dog vendors in the city.
Dogs sit in the hot water for most of the day. The quality is questionable, except for Hebrew National (usually served kosher).

I stick to Hebrew National vendors, of course.

#1.1 Bulldog on 2014-06-02 18:20 (Reply)

remember calling them roach coaches and costing twice as much as the diner half a block down the road.

#2 walt moffett on 2014-06-02 17:37 (Reply)

At Rutgers there is a section which is called "The Grease Trucks". My sons go there frequently. I went once. It's amazingly good food, if you can handle the heart attack it will cause.

Roach coach is another term for food trucks, no question. But the specialty guys tend to stand out.

#2.1 Bulldog on 2014-06-02 18:22 (Reply)

How about food buses? There was a bus that parked on the Cal Tech campus and served Mexican. I bought lunch there during a conference and it was definitely better than the cafeteria.

#3 chuck on 2014-06-02 18:05 (Reply)

I'd bet most public school students would rather eat off the roach coach than Michelle Obamas school menu.

#4 indyjonesouthere on 2014-06-04 20:41 (Reply)

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