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Food truck tracker December 2 – 8: Find your favorite trucks

Food truck? We got 'em. (Port City Daily photo / File)
Food truck? We got ’em. (Port City Daily photo / File)

WILMINGTON — The food truck tracker is a place to find where your favorite trucks will be this week. It lists events open to the public, not catering events for offices and private parties.

It’s worth remembering food trucks are usually at the mercy of the weather — check the link to the particular food truck before you head out, most post updates on their Facebook pages.

Want to see your favorite on this list? Run a food truck and want to be included? Let us know at pcd@localvoicemedia.com.

Food truck tracker Monday, December 2 – Sunday, December 8

T’Geaux Boys Serving traditional New Orleans cuisine featuring PoBoys, frenchbread grilled cheese, Creole rice dishes, crawfish mac, vegan and gluten-free options.

  • Wednesday, December 4 – CastleBranch 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
  • Thursday, December 5 – Broomtail 5:30 – 8 p.m.
  • Friday, December 6 – Wilmington Brewing 5:30 – 8 p.m.
  • Sunday, December 8 – Moos Lodge Holiday Market 1 – 5 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 ‘Going Ham’ truck serves burgers.

  • Monday, December 2 – Going Ham @ UNCW Fisher 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
  • Monday, December 2 – Alcami 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
  • Tuesday, December 3 – UNCW Rec Center 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
  • Wednesday, December 4 – Going Ham @ UNCW Wagner
  • Wednesday, December 4 – Going Ham @ Residence Inn 6 – 8 p.m.
  • Thursday, December 5 – Going Ham @ EmergeOrtho Leland 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
  • Friday, December 6 – Poplar Gove Christmas 5 – 9 p.m.
  • Friday, December 6 – Topsail Elementary Winter Festival 5:30 – 8 p.m.
  • Saturday, December 7 – Poplar Grove Christmas 12 – 8 p.m.
  • Saturday, December 7 – Going Ham @ Leland Cultural Arts 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
  • Saturday, December 7 – Verizon Wireless Event 12 – 4 p.m.
  • Saturday, December 7 – Waterline 6 – 9 p.m.
  • Sunday, December 8 – Poplar Grove Christmas 12 – 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.

  • Friday, December 6 – Poplar Gove Christmas 5 – 9 p.m.
  • Saturday, December 7 – Poplar Grove Christmas 12 – 8 p.m.
  • Sunday, December 8 – Poplar Grove Christmas 12 – 8 p.m. 652./

Bill’s Front Porch – Food truck launched by Wilmington craft brewery and restaurant. Event planners can request just about anything off the restaurant’s menu.

  • Thursday, December 5 – Alcami 11:30 a.m. -1:30 p.m.
  • Friday, December 6 – Cape Fear Heart Associates 11:30 a.m. -1:30 p.m.
  • Sunday, December 8 – Brooklyn Arts Center Holiday Market 12:30 – 3:30 p.m.

WilmyWoodie – The region’s first wood-fired pizza oven on wheels, this food truck’s 1000-degree oven can cook a pizza in less than two minutes.  

  • Tuesday, December 3 – PPD 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
  • Wednesday, December 4 – Flying Machine 6 – 9 p.m.
  • Thursday, December 5 – Flytrap 6 – 9 p.m,
  • Friday, December 6 – Brooklyn Arts “The Holiday Flea” 5:30 p.m.
  • Saturday, December 7 – Fermental 6 – 9 p.m.

A&M’s Red Food Truck – Classic sliders and tacos, featuring beef, pork, chicken, fish, and vegan options. A&M is also known (and loved) for their “loaded tots.”

  • Wednesday, December 4 – Brunswick County Offices 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
  • Friday, December 6 – New Anthem (South Front location) 6 – 9 p.m.
  • Saturday, December 7 – Southern Shores 6 – 9 p.m.
  • Sunday, December 8 – Carolina Moose Lodge Holiday Bonanza 1 – 5 p.m.

CheeseSmith – CheeseSmith is one of Wilmington’s newest food trucks, serving new takes on the classic grilled cheese each week.

  • Thursday, December 5 – Mad Mole 6 – 9 p.m.
  • Friday, December 6 – Fermental 6 – 9 p.m.
  • Saturday, December 7 – Flying Machine 6 – 9 p.m.
  • Sunday, December 8 – Waterline 3 – 6 p.m.

Joe Loves Lobster Rolls – Chef Tony Herndon brings his award-winning lobster rolls to Wilmington. Herndon serves until the lobster runs out — and it usually runs out. Check out the counter-service restaurant in Boiling Spring Lakes.

  • Friday, December 6 – The Grape and Ale, Oak Island 5 – 8 p.m.
  • Saturday, December 7 – Coastal Craft, Calabash 3 – 6 p.m.
  • Sunday, December 8 – Salty Turtle 1 – 4 p.m.

Lane’s Ferry– The Pender County institution returns, this time hitting the road with its popular burgers.

  • Tuesday, December 3 – Dollar General, Rocky Point 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
  • Wednesday, December 4 – Dollar General, Rocky Point 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
  • Thursday, December 5 – Fermental 6 – 8:30 p.m.
  • Friday, December 6 – Jerry’s Barber Shop, Rocky Point 5 – 8 p.m.
  • Saturday, December 7 – Flytrap 1 – 4 p.m.

Catch the Food Truck – The spinoff of Keith Rhodes’ Catch restaurant, serving all kinds of seafood.

  • Check back soon for updates!

Trolly Stop – Classic hotdogs, homemade topping, founded in 1976.

  • Monday, December 2 – CFCC North Campus 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
  • Monday, December 2 – Flying Machine 6 – 8:30 p.m.
  • Tuesday, December 3 – Murrayville Elementary 5:30 – 7 p.m.
  • Wednesday, December 4 – Alcami 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
  • Wednesday, December 4 – CFCC North Campus 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
  • Wednesday, December 4 – PPD 11 a.m. – 1 p.m
  • Thursday, December 5 – NHRMC Physician Group 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
  • Friday, December 6 – CFCC North Campus 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
  • Friday, December 6 – CFCC Main Campus 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
  • Friday, December 6 – Topsail Elementary 6 – 8 p.m.

Soulful Twist – Low country food, with a twist.

  • Friday, December 6 – Bottega 6 – 9 p.m.

Donut Bus – A converted school bus serving up fresh donuts, with flavors like Maple Bacon and Strawberry Shortcake. Get the latest on Facebook.

2 Bro’s Coastal Cuisine – New menus posted daily on Facebook.

  • Wednesday, December 4 – Broomtail 6 – 9 p.m.
  • Thursday, December 5 – Fire and Spice 6 – 9 p.m.
  • Friday, December 6 – Waterline 6 – 9 p.m.
  • Saturday, December 7 – Seaglass Market, Leland 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

The Little Chef Food Truck – Chef-driven food, on wheels.

  • TBA

Find a location

  • Alcami — 2320 Scientific Park Drive
  • Bottega — 723 N. 4th St.
  • Bradly Creek Marina — 6338 Oleander Drive
  • Broomtail Craft Brewing — 6404 Amsterdam Way
  • Burnt Mill Creek — 2101 Market St.
  • Cargo District — 1608 Queen St.
  • Downtown Sundown Concerts / Riverfront Park — 5 N. Water St.
  • Fermental — 7250 Market St.
  • Flytrap Brewing — 319 Walnut St.
  • Health Department — 2029 S. 17th St.
  • Mad Mole Brewing — 6309 Boathouse Road
  • Makai Brewing Co. — 5850 Ocean Hwy W Unit 1, Ocean Isle Beach
  • NHRMC Emergency Department North — 151 Scotts Hill Medical Drive
  • NHRMC — 1415 Physicians Drive
  • Poplar Grove Plantation — 10200 US-17
  • Red Hare Brewing — 4802 Main St., Shallotte
  • Residence Inn — 1200 Culbreth Drive
  • Seaglass Salvage Maret — 1987 Andrew Jackson Highway
  • Sour Barn —  7211 Market St.
  • Waterline Brewing — 721 Surry St.

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