Have you guys tried this new food? It’s from trucks. Like, they drive around on wheels, but then they park and serve food. I wish there was a clever name for it. Meal vehicles? Eat vans? Well, if I was good at making good words be coming out of my brain, I wouldn’t be not working for a newspaper!

— by Greg Elwell,

photos by Mark Hancock, Garett Fisbeck and Keaton Draper

 
OKG Eat: Truck nuts
Levi Schmidt, owner of Smokin' Greens food truck, opens a Mango Jarritos for a customer, recently at Bleu Gartin. mh

Smokin’ Greens

smokingreensokc.com

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Hey, bud. We’re really buzzed just thinking about getting some of that green ... salad from Smokin’ Greens, which is definitely not just a marijuana joke but also an actual food truck. Most of the food coming off trucks is delicious but not necessarily healthy. At Smokin’ Greens, you can have a fresh salad with chicken, steak, fish or Magic Mushroom.

 
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Peter O'Neal, Buttermilk Southern Sliders food truck manager, lines up their 4 sliders in the order window of the food truck. mh

Buttermilk Southern Sliders

buttermilksouthernsliders.com

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Scientists have long known that one of the hardest words to say without smiling is “biscuit.” Look! You just cracked a grin thinking about it. And now there’s Buttermilk Southern Sliders, making sweet and savory homestyle (not from a can) biscuit sandwiches you can eat with your smiling face.

 
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during H&8th, 7-31-15. mh

2 Brothers Bistro

twitter.com/2brothersbistro

476-8174

With a rotating assortment of Italian favorites, 2 Brothers Bistro is no Gianni-come-lately. Former owners of Papa’s Little Italy, this truck’s cooks know their way around a kitchen. Italian sandwiches are a specialty, but if you’re lucky, you’ll catch them on a day they’re also making chili.

 
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Garett Fisbeck
Lady Di's Travlin' Diner in Yukon, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015.

Lady Di’s Travlin’ Diner

facebook.com/LadyDiTravlinDiner

234-0300

According to NBA rules, Lady Di’s is not allowed to go more than two steps without dribbling the ball. But you can go ahead and blow the whistle because this travlin’ diner breaks all the rules with its Coney dogs and true diner burgers (and a liberal interpretation of the way “traveling” should be spelled).

 
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Garett Fisbeck
Melissa Morgan poses for a photo at Katiebug's Shaved Ice in Edmond, Tuesday, July 28, 2015.

Katiebug’s Shaved Ice and Hot Chocolate

facebook.com/katiebugsshavedice

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Remember your first thin patch of ice at age 14? You were so proud, but now you know it’s time to shave it off. Is that how ice works? Nobody cares because we’re all busy thinking about Katiebug’s natural syrups and delightful flavors, like basil lemonade and cinnamon roll with coconut cream. And when fall returns, it makes its own fancy marshmallows, too.

 
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Keaton Draper
Discada tacos (meat lovers tacos) being served with a mandarin jarritos at Juan More Tacos food truck in Moore, Saturday, July 25, 2015.

Juan More Taco

twitter.com/juanmoretaco_ok

626-0580

It took years for someone to explain that you could eat street tacos anywhere. So many friends lost, trying to scarf down asada in the middle of a busy road. But no more. Now that Juan More Taco is popping up at The Bleu Garten, you might even get to eat your street taco while sitting in a seat. Goodbye, vehicular manslaughter; hello, flavor country.

 
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Keaton Draper
Red Beans and Rice with "pernil" Pork(puerto rican style) and smoked sausage framed with mardi gras beads at La Gumbo Ya-Ya food truck in Oklahoma City, Saturday, July 25, 2015.

La Gumbo Ya Ya

lagumboyaya.com

226-0746

While not technically created as a sequel to the 2002 film Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, La Gumbo Ya Ya does combine everything you love about Sandra Bullock with gumbo, etouffee and red beans and rice — which is to say it has really delicious Cajun food and nothing to do with Bullock.

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