Food Truck Fridays set to bring tasty choices to City Hall/Linn Park

Making it out of a parking deck to get to a restaurant for lunch in an hour or less can be difficult sometimes — especially downtown.

But it’s not the only way to get a good, local meal.

The Greater Birmingham Street Food Coalition hosts Food Truck Fridays as a way to provide a convenient lunch spot and support local vendors, said event planner Jennifer Gowers.“We all know how hard it can be if you’re buried up there [in an office], in 30 minutes to run out and get lunch,” Gowers said.

Food Truck Fridays started May 6 and are the first Friday of each month.

The event started with about eight trucks, and it has grown to hosting 12 food trucks for September and its last Food Truck Friday in October.

“It’s been great; it’s been wonderful,” Gowers said. “The turnout has increased slowly, which is one of the reasons the trucks have all been signing up.”

Which food trucks are present depends on the trucks’ availability, Gowers said. A sign-up list is sent out to the members of the coalition a few weeks before the first Friday of the month, and they are able to sign up. The coalition has 16 members, with food options ranging from pizza to ice cream. 

The last two Food Truck Fridays will be Sept. 2 and Oct. 7 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The food trucks park along 20th Street between Birmingham City Hall and Linn Park.

For more information and a full list of member food trucks, go to bhamfoodtrucks.net. The Greater Birmingham Street Food Coalition can also be found on Facebook at B’ham Food Trucks.