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Food Truck Tracker: Sept. 12 – 19

Lobster Dogs
Lobster Dogs will be parked at The Eagle’s Dare this week. (Courtesy Lobster Dogs)

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

CHEF DRIVEN
Chef Steven Winters operates this locally owned and operated food truck to serve up meals on-the-go using local, homemade, and high-quality ingredients.

  • September 13 — Brunswick Forest Neighborhood, 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.
  • September 17 — Broomtail Craft Brewing, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
  • September 18 — DrumTrout Brewing Company, 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

CROFTON’S PRETZELS
Wilmington’s original Philadelphia-style soft pretzel shop.

  • September 14 — Flytrap Brewing, 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.

DONUT BUS
Serving hot and fresh mini donuts made to order! You can choose from more than 15 glazes, sugars and fruits.

  • September 12 — Blake Farm Field, 7:30 a.m. – 10 a.m.
  • September 13 — Greenfield Lake Amphitheater, 6 p.m. – 10 p.m.

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

  • September 12 — DrumTrout Brewing Company, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
  • September 13 — Mad Mole Brewing, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
  • September 14 — Wilmington Brewing Company, noon – 4 p.m.
  • September 17 — Flytrap Brewing, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
  • September 18 — Eagle Island Fruit & Seafood, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
  • September 19 — nCino, Inc., 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.; Mad Mole Brewing, 5 p.m. – 8 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.

  • September 16 — New Hanover Sheriff’s Department, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

FUSION FRIES
Serving fresh-cut potatoes and loaded fry creations to the Wilmington area.

  • September 12 — Wilmington Brewing Company, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
  • September 13 — F45 Training Mayfaire, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.

ISLAND SQUEEZE
Gourmet fresh-squeezed lemonade, all-natural and eco-friendly, made to order — serving Wilmington, NC, and area beaches.

  • September 12 — Riverfront Farmers’ Market, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
  • September 15 — Wrightsville Beach Farmers’ Market, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
  • September 17 — Poplar Grove Farmers’ Market, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

KIMCHI TACO
Where east meets south! Korean bulgogi tacos, The Koreadilla, and Korean corn dogs!

  • September 12 — Elks Lodge #532, noon – 3 p.m.; ISI Elite Training, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
  • September 13 — Elks Lodge #532, noon – 3 p.m.; Mad Mole Brewing, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
  • September 14 — Downtown ILM Market, noon – 3 p.m.; Waterline Brewing Co., 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
  • September 16 — Flytrap Brewing, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
  • September 18 — Wilmington Brewing Co., 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
  • September 19 — Flying Machine Brewing Company, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.

KT’S BBQ
Since its inception in 2018, KT’s BBQ is dedicated to bringing the essence of Southern barbecue to every corner of the city. From savory slow-smoked pork butts to mouthwatering sides, each dish embodies the tradition and passion they pour into their craft.

  • September 12 — Live Oak Bank Pavilion in Riverfront Park, 3 p.m. – 10 p.m.
  • September 13 — Waterline Brewing Co., 1 p.m. – 6 p.m.
  • September 15 — Cape Fear Community College North Campus, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
  • September 16 — nCino, Inc., 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
  • September 18 — Grayson Park Neighborhood, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
  • September 19 — ChowTown, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

LEO’S PIZZA
A fully electric mobile pizza kitchen serving hand-stretched made-to-order pies in the Wilmington area.

  • September 13 — Fermental Beer & Wine, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
  • September 14 — Flying Machine Brewing Company, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
  • September 19 — Broomtail Craft Brewing, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.

LOBSTER DOGS
Specializing in lobster, crab and shrimp rolls, plus avocado stacks. Read all about the truck here.

  • September 13 — Leland Brewing Co., 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
  • September 17 — The Eagle’s Dare, 5:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.
  • September 18 — River Hotel of Southport, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
  • September 19 — Olde Point neighborhood, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

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

  • September 13 — Kinetic Nutrition, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
  • September 14 — Salty Turtle Beer Company, noon – 3 p.m.
  • September 16 — Salty Turtle Beer Company, 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
  • September 18 — Mad Mole Brewing, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
  • September 19 — Sandpiper Brewing Company, 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.

  • September 12 — Fort Fisher State Recreation Area, noon – 8 p.m.
  • September 13 — Carolina Beach Farmers Market, 8 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

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

  • September 12 — Flytrap Brewing, 6 p.m. – 10 p.m.
  • September 19 — Flytrap Brewing, 6 p.m. – 10 p.m.

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

  • September 13 — Salty Turtle Beer Co., 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
  • September 14 — Cambridge Village of Wilmington, 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
  • September 15 — Eagle Island Fruit & Seafood, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
  • September 18 — Cape Fear Community College North Campus, 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

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

  • September 12 — Hudson’s Hardware, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
  • September 13 — Hudson’s Hardware, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
  • September 18 — NAPA Auto Parts (Burgaw), 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
  • September 19 — Hudson’s Hardware, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

RESTORED COFFEE
A 1957 vintage camper serving coffee to Surf City and the surrounding areas.

  • September 12 — Blake Farm Field, 7:30 a.m. – 10 a.m.
  • September 13 — Wave Market Wrightsville, 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.

SEAVIEW CRAB COMPANY
After spending over a decade selling fresh raw seafood to restaurants and customers, Seaview Crab Company has started a food truck. Read more about their ventures here.

  • September 13 — Flytrap Brewing, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.

SMOOTHIE STAR
Science says your body LOVES real, whole foods—so Smoothie Star, sister truck to Well-Fed Ed, serves up smoothies and wellness shots that fuel you the right way!

  • September 18 — University of North Carolina Wilmington, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

WELL-FED ED
Simple, vibrant and delicious dishes for the Wilmington area.

  • September 13 — Flytrap Brewing, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
  • September 16 — Wrightsboro Elementary School, 8 a.m. – 10 a.m.
  • September 17 — University of North Carolina Wilmington, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
  • September 19 — Waterline Brewing Co., 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.

  • September 15 — Flytrap Brewing, 5 p.m. – 8 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.

  • September 13 — Bori Café Bar, noon – 4 p.m.; Bridgewater Landing, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
  • September 14 — Bori Café Bar, noon – 4 p.m.

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

  • September 12 — LBC Bottle Shop, 4 p.m. – 10 p.m.
  • September 13 — LBC Bottle Shop, noon – 10 p.m.
  • September 14 — LBC Bottle Shop, noon – 8 p.m.
  • September 17 — LBC Bottle Shop, 4 p.m. – 9 p.m.
  • September 18 — LBC Bottle Shop, 4 p.m. – 9 p.m.
  • September 19 — LBC Bottle Shop, 4 p.m. – 10 p.m.

Find a location

  • Alcami — 2320 Scientific Park Dr.
  • The Bend — 7221 Market St.
  • Biggers Market — 6250 Market St.
  • Bori Café Bar — 14280 Hwy 17, Hampstead
  • Brewha Bottle Shop — 7946 Market St. #500
  • Bridgewater Landing — 156 E Hennings Wy., Hampstead
  • Broomtail Craft Brewery — 6404 Amsterdam Way
  • Brunswick Beer Xchange — 113 Village Rd. NE, Leland
  • Brunswick Forest community — 1007 Evangeline Dr., Leland
  • Bull City Ciderworks — 615 S 17th St.
  • Cambridge Village of Wilmington — 75 Cavalier Dr.
  • Cameron Art Museum — 3201 S. 17th St.
  • Cape Fear Community College North Campus — 4500 Blue Clay Rd., Castle Hayne
  • Cape Fear Community College Wilmington Campus — 411 N. Front St.
  • Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity ReStore (Downtown) — 1208 S. 3rd St.
  • Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity ReStore (Monkey Junction) — 6138 Carolina Beach Rd
  • Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity ReStore (Ogden) — 7330 Market St.
  • Cape Fear Soccer Park — 205 Sutton Steam Plant Rd.
  • Capital Nissan of Wilmington — 5501 Market St.
  • Carolina Beach Farmers’ Market — 400 Lake Park Blvd. S, Carolina Beach
  • Carolina Beach Lake Park — 400 S. Lake Park Blvd., Carolina Beach
  • Carolina Crab Brewing Company — 4810 Long Beach Rd. SE, Southport
  • Castle Bay Neighborhood — 107 Links Ct., Hampstead 
  • ChowTown — 1101 N. 4th St.
  • Compass Pointe neighborhood — 2405 The Pointe Club Dr., Leland
  • The Crooked Lotus — 1283 NC-210 Unit G, Sneads Ferry
  • Cygnus Technologies — 1523 Olde Waterford Way, Leland
  • Dead Crow Comedy Room — 511 N. 3rd St.
  • Del Webb retirement community — 4136 Passerine Ave.
  • Downtown ILM Market — 921 Princess St #110
  • DrumTrout Brewing Company — 3710 College Rd Suite 143
  • Eagle Island Fruit & Seafood — 2500 US-421
  • The Eagle’s Dare — 420 N. 3rd St.
  • Eastern Carolina Veterinary Medical Center — 5051 New Centre Dr.
  • Edward Teach Brewing — 604 N. 4th St.
  • Elks Lodge 532 — 5102 Oleander Dr.
  • End of Days Distillery — 1815 Castle St.
  • F45 Training Mayfaire — 417 Arboretum Dr.
  • Fermental Beer & Wine — 600 S. 17th St.
  • Figure Eight Island Yacht Club — 15 Bridge Rd.
  • Fisher Student Center at UNCW — 615 Hamilton Dr.
  • 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.
  • GE-Wilmington — 3901 Castle Hayne Rd.
  • The Golf Barn — 7 Bell Swamp Connection NE, Winnabow
  • Good Hops Brewing — 811 Harper Ave., Carolina Beach
  • Grayson Park — 2050 Grayson Parkway
  • Greenfield Lake Amphitheater — 1941 Amphitheatre Dr.
  • Gregory Farms and Vineyard — 2576 Montague Rd., Currie
  • Haven — 307 N. Howe St., Southport
  • Hawthorne at the Bend — 75 Siskin Cir., Hampstead
  • Hawthorne Waterside — 7111 Rock Fish Ln.
  • Hendrick Toyota Wilmington — 5640 Market St.
  • Hudson’s Hardware — 6301 Castle Hayne Rd., Castle Hayne
  • Ironclad Golf & Beer Garden — 2368 Country Club Dr., Hampstead
  • ISI Elite Training — 404 51st St. Unit 110
  • Jerry’s Barber Shop — 11975 US-117, Rocky Point
  • Kinetic Nutrition — 2121 NC-172, Sneads Ferry
  • Kure Beach Market — 105 Atlantic Ave., Kure Beach
  • Leaf & Barrel Provision Co. — 15215 US-17, Hampstead
  • Legacy Architectural Salvage — 1831B Dawson St.
  • Leland Brewing Co. — 133 Fayetteville Rd.
  • Live Oak Bank Pavilion in Riverfront Park — 10 Cowan St.
  • Mad Mole Brewing — 6309 Boathouse Rd. Unit C
  • Magnolia Reserve — 105 Northern Pintail Pl.
  • Makai Brewing Company — 5850 Ocean Hwy W #1, Ocean Isle Beach
  • Mannkind Brewing Company — 9600 Ploof Rd SE #7, Leland
  • Masonboro Forrest Neighborhood — 4900 Nicholas Creek Circle
  • Middleton Park — 4610 E. Dolphin Dr., Oak Island
  • NAPA Auto Parts — 413 US-117 S, Burgaw
  • nCino, Inc. — 6770 Parker Farm Dr.
  • Never Ever Boards — 8813 E Oak Island Dr., Oak Island
  • New Hanover County Department of Social Services — 1650 Greenfield St.
  • New Hanover County Government Center — 230 Government Center Dr.
  • New Hanover County Health & Human Services — 1650 Greenfield St.
  • New Hanover County Landfill — 5210 US-421
  • New Hanover County School Bus Complex — 6410 Carolina Beach Rd.
  • New Hanover County Schools Operations — 2814 Carolina Beach Rd.
  • New Hanover County Sheriff’s Department — 3950 Juvenile Center Rd., Castle Hayne
  • New Hanover Medical Group: Myrtle Grove — 5145 S. College Rd.
  • New Hanover Medical Group Ogden Office — 7420 Market St.
  • Northchase neighborhood — 2832 Northchase Pkwy. W.
  • Oak Island Farmers Market — SE 49th St., Oak Island
  • Oasis at Riverlights — 4027 Watercraft Ferry Ave.
  • Ocean Front Park and Pavilion — 105 Atlantic Ave., Kure Beach
  • Olde Point Neighborhood — 186 Old Pointe Rd., Hampstead
  • Outer Dunes Brewing Company — 7976 Market St.
  • Palate Bottle Shop & Garden — 1007 N 4th St.
  • Pecan Grove Plantation — 133 W. Scarborough Ct., Hampstead
  • Pelican Reef — 1466 Royal Tern Dr.
  • Pender County Courthouse — 100 South Wright St., Burgaw
  • Pender County Government Complex — 805 S. Walker St., Burgaw
  • Poplar Grove Plantation/Farmers Market — 10200 US-17
  • PPD Building — 929 N. Front St.
  • Pure Vibez Events — 810 Princess St.
  • Rallypoint Bar & Arcade — 214 Walnut St.
  • Reserve at Blake Farm Apartments — 127 Edison Ave.
  • The Rift — 2144 Wrightsville Ave.
  • River Bluffs community — 3571 Chair Rd., Castle Hayne
  • Riverfront Farmers Market — 110 Dock St.
  • River Hotel of Southport — 706 E Moore St, Southport
  • Riverlights — 810 Cupola Dr.
  • Salters Haven — Leas Ln., Hampstead
  • Salty Turtle Beer Company — 103 Triton Ln., Surf City
  • Sandpiper Brewing Company — 624 E. Ocean Rd., Holly Ridge
  • Satellite Bar and Lounge — 120 Greenfield St., #6123
  • Scapegoat Taproom — 2789 Compass Pointe South Wynd NE, Ste. 4, Leland
  • Seagate Bottle Shop — 6005 Oleander Dr.
  • Skyline Center — 929 N. Front St.
  • Sloop Point Marina — 579 Lewis Rd., Hampstead
  • Southport Tap and Cellar — 827 N. Howe St., Southport
  • Stevenson-Hendrick Honda — 6720 Market St.
  • Stevenson-Hendrick Mazda Wilmington — 5911 Market St.
  • Surf City Brewing Company — 402 Alston Blvd. Ext, Hampstead
  • Tap Yard Wilmington — 502 S. 16th St.
  • Tides Taproom — 615 S 17th St.
  • Tipsy Goat Bottles & Taps — 1930 Castle Hayne Rd. Suite 120
  • Topsail Beach Craft Market — 802 S. Anderson Blvd., Topsail Beach
  • Uncorked by the Sea — 602 N. Howe St., Southport
  • University of North Carolina Wilmington — 601 S. College Rd.
  • The Vault CB — 612 N Lake Park Blvd., Carolina Beach
  • The Veggie Wagon — 608 Lake Park Blvd. S., Carolina Beach
  • The Venue at Wilmington Brewing Company — 800 S. Kerr Ave.
  • Uncommon Wilmington — 2421 Playa Way
  • Waterline Brewing Company — 721 Surry St.
  • Wave Market Wrightsville — 6201 Oleander Dr.
  • Wilmington Brewing Company — 824 S. Kerr Ave.
  • The Wine Sampler — 890-3 S Kerr Ave.
  • Wrightsboro Elementary School — 2716 Castle Hayne Rd.
  • Wrightsville Beach Brewery — 6201 Oleander Dr.
  • Wrightsville Beach Farmers’ Market — 12 Seawater Ln., Wrightsville Beach

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