Orlando Food Truck Pod

So we ventured to Firestone Live last night to check out Food Truck Pod and arrived shortly after 6 pm.

What an incredible mix of people already there. Young, old, business people, non-business people, hip, square and everything in between. I could have people watched all night long!

The lines for the trucks had already started to form, the longest being for Big Wheel Truck. That would not last since long lines formed at almost every truck there. We decided to check out every menu before making a decision. The Crooked Spoon and Tree House Truck kept it simple by offering a limited menu - pretty smart if you ask me. The other trucks - Red Eye BBQ, Big Wheel Truck and Korean BBQ Taco Box offered more choices, which may or may not have been too smart since their lines seemed to be the longest and the slowest... Yum Yum Truck made its appearance at 7 pm when the first round of eaters had finished and were ready for dessert. That may have played to their advantage since the line immediately extended well past 75 people. They were quick and efficient and the line moved.

We ate at Red Eye BBQ and got a Chimoo from Tree House Truck. Our friends sampled from the Korean BBQTaco Box. And of course, we all had Yum Yum cupcakes.

The Chimoo is a sandwich that has skirt steak, chicken, sweet potato fries and slaw all on a hoagie roll. All made fresh right off the grill. Delicious.

At Red Eye we enjoyed the Loaded Fries and the Tommy Burger. Loaded fries with cheese, pulled pork, and BBQ sauce. What's not to love? The Tommy Burger was a b

ig burger topped with brisket and sauce. Again, how can you deny that taste sensation?

We also sampled the pulled pork taco, from Korean BBQ Taco Bo

x as well and their version of pulled pork. Both were tasty and fulfilling.

Food truck craze is sweeping the nation. These trucks offer delicious, gourmet food items at a fraction of the cost of a sit down restaurant in an atmosphere that is 10x more fun! If you are thinking of attending the Food Pod on Wednesday nights, bring a blanket to sit on when you eat - or plan to stand and eat. There are no tables offered and no ledges on which to balance your container of food. My only regret was being too full to sample from ALL of the trucks. Don't worry, I fully intend to.