For weeks, I’ve been excited about the Tampa Food Truck Rally. And as we pulled into the Hyde Park Village parking garage, it was apparent that the rest of Tampa was excited as well. The pictures don’t quite do it justice, but it was CROWDED!
Like… Really crowded. And the combo of crowd and heat and vendors running out of food and our extreme hunger, well, it wasn’t good. We headed out, but I must point out that our trip wasn’t a waste. Val, Amber, and I were all a tad bummed that we didn’t get to chow down, but we were more excited to see such a turn out – Tampanians are eager for cultural opportunity!
We consolidated cars and decided on Square One for lunch. Might as well cater to our fried cravings, right?
I ordered the portobello burger that was topped with lettuce, avocados, and sundried tomato mayo. It was one of the more perfect shroom burgers I’ve had. I’ll definitely keep Square One in mind when looking for a lunch place with a meaty crowd.
Val had the French onion soup, which looked super tasty as well.
And then we got our square on at Square One. Amber pulled out her mustache app while we were waiting for our food to arrive and this is what happened…
Why is the mustache thing so overdone but still so funny??
That looks like an awesome little festival! Hyde Park is so pretty – my best friend used to live there, and I’d visit just for (um…) the city!
They’re having another one at a larger location in Seminole Heights on 10/22, you should drive over!
Hmm, great idea! Would you be interested in a little meet-up for the food trucks?
I would love to, but I’ll be in LA from the 21-30. If there’s a some kind of food event when I’m in town (either here or Orlando) I’d be so down for a meetup!
No worries, have fun in LA! Sounds like a blast 🙂
Thank you!!
I’ve made several food truck rally attempts and the same thing has happened: too crowded! So glad you had fun eating and goofing around at Square One though. Those mustaches are too funny!
It’s such a bummer because you want to enjoy the food! Hopefully they’ll continue to do them throughout the winter in Tampa, when it isn’t so hot.
Food trucks are a hot trend around the country. I’m happy to see Tampa going with the flow. Big crowds are great for the local economy!! Maybe I’ll be blessed with an opportunity to make one of the future rallies.
It was really nice to see people supporting the food trend!