Monday, October 7, 2024

Food Truck Tracker: Dec. 8 – 15

Port City Plates will be at Wrightsville Beach Museum of History this weekend. (Courtesy Port City Plates)

WILMINGTON — Port City Daily publishes the Food Truck Tracker every Friday, so folks can know where to access the best mobile eats while planning their weekend activities.

All schedules, which will run Friday to Friday, are subject to weather conditions and cancellations. The addresses of where the food trucks will be parked are alphabetized at the bottom.

Run a food truck and want to be included? Send schedules every Thursday by 8 a.m. to benitezas724@gmail.com.

Weekly Schedules

PORT CITY PLATES
A food truck that serves Rochester, NY-style trash plates to the Wilmington area. Read more here.

  • December 8 — Southern Lights, 5 p.m. – 9 p.m.
  • December 9 — Wrightsville Beach Museum of History, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
  • December 13 — New Hanover County Sheriff’s Department, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
  • December 15 — Sandpiper Brewing Company, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.

THE FIRST BITE
The First Bite is a breakfast food truck. We offer breakfast burritos, sandwiches, as well as some other breakfast items. We serve breakfast in the morning, noon, and evenings.

  • December 9 — Atlantic Marine, 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.

KEITH’S MEMPHIS STYLE BBQ
A BBQ truck that grew from a true love story. Offering smoked pork butts and briskets with special sauces to the Port City.

  • December 8 — DrumTrout Brewing Company, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
  • December 9 — Bull City Ciderworks, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
  • December 14 — Flytrap Brewing, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
  • December 15 — Leland Brewing Co., 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.

MICHAEL’S SEAFOOD EXPRESS
A 25-year local landmark now franchising as an express model serving your favorite menu items.

  • December 8 — Greenfield Lake Yacht Club, 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.
  • December 15 — Wilmington VA Clinic, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.; The Eagle’s Dare, 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.

FORKS N MOTION
A local food truck run by a full-time fireman that aims to support local farmers, small businesses, and the community at large. Read more here.

  • December 8 — Poplar Grove Plantation/Farmers Market, 5 p.m. – 9 p.m.
  • December 9 — Pender County Community Market, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.; Poplar Grove Plantation/Farmers Market, 5 p.m. – 9 p.m.
  • December 10 — Poplar Grove Plantation/Farmers Market, 5 p.m. – 9 p.m.
  • December 11 — Pender County Community Market, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
  • December 13 — Brunswick Community College, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
  • December 14 — Poplar Grove Plantation/Farmers Market, 5 p.m. – 9 p.m.
  • December 15 — Poplar Grove Plantation/Farmers Market, 5 p.m. – 9 p.m.

WILMIRICANS
Puerto Rican-run and owned, WilmiRicans offers a variety of dishes that represent a taste of the island, from mofongo (mashed plantain), tripleta (sandwich), papas locas (loaded fries) and many other delicious options. Come and have a taste of Puerto Rico.

  • December 8 — Wilmington Brewing Company, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
  • December 9 — End of Days Distillery, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
  • December 10 — DrumTrout Brewing Company, 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.

NO LABELS
A food truck that centers on sustainable foods grown on local farms. Read more here.

  • December 8 — Social Coffee and Supply Co., 8 a.m. – 11 a.m.
  • December 9 — SUNday’s Cafe, 7:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
  • December 10 — SUNday’s Cafe, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
  • December 15 — Biggers Market, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.

JABBA’S HOT & SWEET DIPPING SAUCE
Serving wings, shrimp burgers, Jabba dog, fried bologna, chicken and rice, and more.

  • December 8 — Eagle Island Fruit & Seafood, 11 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
  • December 9 — Coastal Seafood & Propane, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.

2 BROS COASTAL CUISINE
A local food truck serving made-to-order sandwiches and wraps.

  • December 9 — Waterline Brewing Company, noon – 3 p.m.
  • December 11 — Brunswick Community College, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
  • December 14 — Brunswick Beer Xchange, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
  • December 15 — VA Clinic, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.

EASTSIDE
Eastside specializes in subs using from-scratch recipes and organic, all-natural products.

  • December 8 — Poplar Grove Plantation/Farmers Market, 5 p.m. – 9 p.m.
  • December 9 — The Venue at Wilmington Brewing Company, noon – 3 p.m.; Mad Mole Brewing, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
  • December 10 — Biggers Market, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.; Poplar Grove Plantation/Farmers Market, 5 p.m. – 9 p.m.
  • December 13 — Flytrap Brewing, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
  • December 14 — Flying Machine Brewing Company, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
  • December 15 — Poplar Grove Plantation/Farmers Market, 5 p.m. – 9 p.m.

PEPE’S TACO TRUCK
Bringing authentic tacos, tortas, quesadillas, and burritos to our friends in New Hanover and Pender counties.

  • December 8 — Flytrap Brewing, 6 p.m. – 10 p.m.
  • December 15 — Flytrap Brewing, 6 p.m. – 10 p.m.

SMASH N DASH
Serving smash burgers and bacon-wrapped hotdogs.

  • December 14 — DrumTrout Brewing Company, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.

WILMYWOODIE
Wilmington’s first and only wood-fired pizza truck, serving up unique and delicious creations as well as the classics.

  • December 8 — Poplar Grove Plantation/Farmers Market, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
  • December 9 — Poplar Grove Plantation/Farmers Market, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
  • December 10 — Poplar Grove Plantation/Farmers Market, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
  • December 14 — Poplar Grove Plantation/Farmers Market, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
  • December 15 — Poplar Grove Plantation/Farmers Market, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.

MADE IN VENEZUELA
Serving arepas, empanadas and other Venezuelan specialties.

  • December 9 — Leland Brewing Co., 5 p.m. – 9 p.m.
  • December 10 — Flytrap Brewing, 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.
  • December 12 — Salty Turtle Brewing Co., 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
  • December 14 — Flying Machine Brewing Company, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
  • December 15 — Surf City Brewing Company, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.

WHEELZ GOURMET PIZZA
Your neighborhood food truck, serving Wilmington the best gourmet, Neapolitan-Brooklyn-style pizza in the area.

  • December 8 — Outer Dunes Brewing Company, 5 p.m. – 9 p.m.; Bull City Ciderworks, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
  • December 9 — Flying Machine Brewing Company, 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.; Edward Teach Brewing, 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.
  • December 10 — Wilmington Brewing Company, 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.
  • December 11 — Flytrap Brewing, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.; Flying Machine Brewing Company, 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.
  • December 12 — Outer Dunes Brewing Company, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.; Flying Machine Brewing Company, 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
  • December 13 — End of Days Distillery, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
  • December 15 — Outer Dunes Brewing Company, 5 p.m. – 9 p.m.; Edward Teach Brewing, 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.

LANE’S FERRY
The Pender County institution returns, this time hitting the road with its popular burgers.

  • December 8 — Jerry’s Barber Shop, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
  • December 13 — Eagle Island Fruit & Seafood, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
  • December 15 — Jerry’s Barber Shop, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

POOR PIGGY’S BBQ
Traditional North Carolina-style barbecue and Southern food, now with three trucks in the Wilmington area. Two of the trucks serve classic BBQ, and the ‘Goin’ Ham’ truck serves burgers. Caterings available here.

  • December 11 — Fisher Student Center at UNCW, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
  • December 14 — Fisher Student Center at UNCW, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

BEYOND THE BAYOU
Beyond the Bayou food truck specializes in Cajun cuisine. We are happy to bring a taste of the bayou to Cape Fear.

  • December 9 — Mannkind Brewing Company, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
  • December 11 — Leland Brewing Co., 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
  • December 12 — Brunswick Community College, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
  • December 14 — Eagle Island Fruit & Seafood, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

GRIMM BURGER
Serving smash burgers, fries, homemade condiments and more. Read more here.

  • December 8 — Mad Mole Brewing, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
  • December 9 — Flying Machine Brewing Company, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
  • December 13 — Flying Machine Brewing Company, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
  • December 14 — Wilmington Brewing Company, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
  • December 15 — Flying Machine Brewing Company, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.

PORT CITY QUE
Brisket, ribs, pulled pork, and other serious barbecue classics. Based out of Rocky Point, but spotted all over Wilmington.

  • December 8 — Hudson’s Hardware, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
  • December 9 — Hudson’s Hardware, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
  • December 13 — GE-Wilmington, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
  • December 14 — Pender County Health Department, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
  • December 15 — Hudson’s Hardware, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

BANH SAI
A new Asian-inspired food truck is rolling through Wilmington, NC. It specializes in curries, noodle dishes and banh mis.

  • December 8 — Flying Machine Brewing Company, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
  • December 9 — The Venue at Wilmington Brewing Company, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
  • December 13 — Edward Teach Brewing, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
  • December 14 — The Venue at Wilmington Brewing Company, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
  • December 15 — Mad Mole Brewing, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Find a location

  • Acme Smoked Fish — 360 Acme Way
  • Airport VA Hospital — 1705 Gardner Rd.
  • American Leadership Academy Coastal — 1135 Pandion Dr.
  • Anchors Bend — 1137 Eventide Blvd.
  • Atlantic Marine — 6707 Oleander Dr.
  • Avalon Apartments — 327 Guinevere Ln.
  • Backspin Social — 6717 Market St.
  • Baker Street Curiosity Shop — 6780 Market St.
  • Beauty and Bloom — 1540 S 2nd St.
  • Belville Riverwalk Park — 580 River Rd. SE
  • Biggers Market — 6250 Market St.
  • Broomtail Craft Brewery — 6404 Amsterdam Way
  • Broomtail Pub & Arcade — 7211 Market St.
  • Brunswick Beer Xchange — 113 Village Rd. NE, Leland
  • Brunswick Community College — 50 College Rd, NE, Bolivia
  • Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office — 70 Stamp Act Dr NE, Bolivia
  • Bull City Ciderworks — 615 S 17th St.
  • By The Beach Brewing — 102 Old Eastwood Rd.
  • Cape Fear Community College North Campus — 4500 Blue Clay Rd., Castle Hayne
  • Cape Fear Community College Wilmington Campus — 411 N. Front St.
  • Cape Fear Kite Festival — 1000 Loggerhead Rd., Kure Beach
  • Carolina Beach Lake Park — 400 S. Lake Park Blvd., Carolina Beach
  • Coastal Seafood & Propane — 301 Village Rd NE, Leland
  • Congleton Farms Neighborhood — 1353 Lieutenant Congleton Rd.
  • The Crooked Lotus — 1283 NC-210 Unit G, Sneads Ferry
  • Cross Creek subdivision — 106 Royal Oak Dr., Hampstead
  • Dead Crow Comedy Room — 511 N. 3rd St.
  • Department of Corrections — 721 Market St.
  • DrumTrout Brewing Company — 3710 College Rd Suite 143
  • Eagle Island Fruit & Seafood — 2500 US-421
  • The Eagle’s Dare — 420 N. 3rd St.
  • Edward Teach Brewing — 604 N. 4th St.
  • Elks Lodge #532 — 5102 Oleander Dr.
  • End of Days Distillery — 1815 Castle St.
  • Fermental Beer & Wine — 600 S. 17th St.
  • Figure Eight Island Yacht Club — 15 Bridge Rd.
  • Fisher Student Center at UNCW — 615 Hamilton Dr.
  • Fitness & Wellness Center at Brunswick Forest — 2701 Brunswick Forest Pkwy, Leland
  • Flying Machine Brewing Company — 3130 Randall Pkwy.
  • Flytrap Brewing — 319 Walnut St.
  • Fort Fisher Air Force Recreation Area — 118 Riverfront Rd., Kure Beach
  • Freya’s Haus — 55 Scotts Hill Loop Rd.
  • Gallery of Oriental Rugs — 4101 Oleander Dr, Wilmington, NC
  • GE-Wilmington — 3901 Castle Hayne Rd.
  • Goat & Compass — 710 N 4th St.
  • Good Hops Brewing — 811 Harper Ave., Carolina Beach
  • Greenfield Lake Amphitheater — 1941 Amphitheatre Dr.
  • Greenfield Lake Yacht Club — 1756 Carolina Beach Rd.
  • Gregory Farms and Vineyard — 2576 Montague Rd., Currie
  • Halyburton Park — 4099 S. 17th St.
  • Hawkeswater Neighborhood on the River — 588 Coniston Dr. SE, Leland
  • Hendrick Toyota Wilmington — 5640 Market St.
  • Hi-Wire Brewing — 1020 Princess St.
  • Hudson’s Hardware — 6301 Castle Hayne Rd., Castle Hayne
  • Ironclad Golf & Beer Garden — 2368 Country Club Dr., Hampstead
  • Jeff Gordon Chevrolet — 228 S. College Rd.
  • Jerry’s Barber Shop — 11975 US-117, Rocky Point
  • JDRF Community One Walk — 314 Pine Grove Dr.
  • LA Times Bar — 2851 Maco Rd. NE, Leland
  • Leaf & Barrel Provision Co. — 15010 US-17, Hampstead
  • Legends Seafood & Produce — 1501 NC-53, Burgaw
  • Leland Brewing Co. — 133 Fayetteville Rd
  • Live Oak Bank Pavilion in Riverfront Park — 10 Cowan St.
  • Long Leaf Park — 314 Pine Grove Dr.
  • Makai Brewing Company — 5850 Ocean Hwy W #1, Ocean Isle Beach
  • Mad Mole Brewing — 6309 Boathouse Rd. Unit C
  • Makers On The Green — 3515 Adirondack Way
  • Mannkind Brewing Company — 9600 Ploof Rd SE #7, Leland
  • nCino, Inc. — 6770 Parker Farm Dr.
  • New Anthem Beer Project — 116 Dock St.; 110 Greenfield St. #100
  • New Hanover County Arboretum — 6206 Oleander Dr.
  • New Hanover County Health & Human Services — 1650 Greenfield St.
  • New Hanover County Department of Social Services — 1650 Greenfield St.
  • New Hanover County Sheriff’s Department — 3950 Juvenile Center Rd., Castle Hayne
  • North Brunswick High School — 114 Scorpion Dr NE, Leland
  • North Carolina Seafood Festival — 412 Evans St, Morehead City
  • Northchase — 2832 Northchase Pkwy.
  • Novant Health New Hanover Primary Care – Myrtle Grove — 5145 College Rd.
  • Novant Health New Hanover Primary Care – Wilmington — 1960 S 16th St.
  • Oasis at Riverlights — 4027 Watercraft Ferry Ave.
  • Ogden Park — 615 Ogden Park Dr.
  • Outer Dunes Brewing Company — 7976 Market St.
  • Palate Bottle Shop & Garden — 1007 N 4th St.
  • Parkway Hyundai — 5932 Market St.
  • Pender’s Community Market — 1501 NC-53, Burgaw
  • Pender County Courthouse Square — 100 S. Wright St.
  • Pender County Health Department — 803 S. Walker St., Burgaw
  • Poplar Grove Plantation/Farmers Market — 10200 US-17
  • Porters Neck Elementary School — 416 Edgewater Club Rd.
  • Riverfront Farmers Market — 110 Dock St.
  • Riverlights — 4124 Watercraft Ferry Ave.
  • Salters Haven — Leas Ln., Hampstead
  • Salty Turtle Beer Company — 103 Triton Ln., Surf City
  • Sandpiper Brewing Company — 624 E. Ocean Rd., Holly Ridge
  • Scapegoat Taproom — 2789 Compass Pointe South Wynd NE, Ste. 4, Leland
  • Seagate Bottle Shop — 6005 Oleander Dr.
  • Sea Witch Lounge — 13775 NC-50 Ste. 103
  • Silver Coast Winery Market — 6680 Barbeque Rd. NW, Ocean Isle Beach
  • Social Coffee and Supply Co. — 4718 Oriole Dr
  • Southern Lights — 985 Johnson Nursery Rd.
  • Southport Tap and Cellar — 827 N. Howe St., Southport
  • The Starling Bar — 1612 Queen St.
  • Stevenson-Hendrick Honda — 6720 Market St.
  • Stevenson-Hendrick Mazda Wilmington — 5911 Market St.
  • St. John’s Episcopal Church — 1219 Forest Hills Dr.
  • Summerhouse — 291 Spicer Dr., Holly Ridge
  • Summit Logistics — 1845 Sir Tyler Dr.
  • SUNdays Café — 708B S. Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach
  • Sundown in the Ferry — 126 Park Ln., Sneads Ferry
  • Surf City Brewing Company — 402 Alston Blvd. Ext, Hampstead
  • Tipsy Goat Bottles & Taps — 1930 Castle Hayne Rd. Suite 120
  • The Venue at Wilmington Brewing Company — 800 S. Kerr Ave.
  • Tractor Supply Co. — 1123 Clapboard Ln., Leland
  • Unwined on the Square — 2163 Britton Rd., Leland
  • The Vault CB — 612 N Lake Park Blvd., Carolina Beach
  • Waterline Brewing Company — 721 Surry St.
  • White Feather Farm — 1135 Edgewater Club Road
  • Wilmington Farmers Market — 5329 Oleander Dr.
  • Wilmington Brewing Company — 824 S. Kerr Ave.
  • Wilmington VA Clinic — 1705 Gardner Rd.
  • The Wine Sampler — 890-3 S Kerr Ave.
  • Winter Park Drug Store — 5220 Wrightsville Ave.
  • Wrightsville Beach Museum of History — 303 W. Salisbury St., Wrightsville Beach
  • Wrightsville Beach Park — 3 Bob Sawyer Dr., Wrightsville Beach
  • Wyndwater — 33 Aurora Pl.

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