The evolution of the gourmet food truck trend | CharlotteObserver.com & The Charlotte O... - 0 views
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people have been buying what's known as street food for generations.
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Food carts were already a fixture in many cities back in the 1800s.
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Food trucks are just starting to become popular in cities like Dallas,
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While food trucks have become extremely popular these days, they have been around as early as the 1800's! Before the gourmet food trucks started to pop up, street vendors selling hot dogs, pretzels and lunch food for office workers have been around for decades. Now with more and more people out of work or people who want the ability to be more creative with their own food with a small budget, food trucks have become more popular. However some cities have restrictions such as Chicago, where a food truck cannot be parked within 200 feet of a restaurant. LA, the government limits the number of permits issued for mobile food vendors because of the street congestion it produces. Permits are also limited because traditional restaurants don't want to compete with the low priced street vendors.