Get ready for some big crowds and long lines at Parked! food truck festival (photo by twi-ny/mdr)
Pier 17, South Street Seaport
Saturday, August 4, free, 10:00 am – 9:00 pm
parked.meanredproductions.com
The fifth annual Parked! food truck festival rolls into the South Street Seaport on Saturday, featuring an international collection of gastronomic delights on wheels in addition to live music and other activities. Among this year’s mobile eateries are the Jam Stand, Taim, Bongo Bros., Schnitzel & Things, Red Hook Lobster Pound, Chinese Mirch, Valducci’s Pizza, Takumi Taco, and Green Pirate Juice. We highly recommend starting with the fried mac and cheese bites from Gorilla Cheese, teriyaki balls from Mimi & Coco, and tantalizing spicy rice cakes from Kimchi Taco before moving on to the excellent burger from Frites n Meats and a side of yucca fries from Big D’s Grub Truck. We’re hoping for more dessert choices than just the ubiquitous Van Leeuwen Ice Cream, but that’ll still do in a pinch. The musical lineup focuses on the blues with John Hammond, the Juggs, the Loom, Ulysses Cannon, the Liza Colby Sound, and Johnnie Lee Jordan & the Boys taking the stage on Pier 17; there will also be beer and champagne gardens as well as such children’s activities as face painting, the David Rockwell-designed Imagination Playground, and magicians. More than twenty thousand gourmands took part in last year’s Parked! festival, so be prepared for long lines, especially between five and seven o’clock, when all the people who bought the Parked Pass show up to eat their $65 worth.