White Eyes

White Eyes Fresh Fry Bread owners Alice and John

Editor's Note: We have corrected Phoenix Food Truck Coalition to Phoenix Street Food Coalition.

The business: White Eyes Fresh Fry Bread, not your average Indian fry bread, brought to you by Alice Roach and her husband, John.

What you need to know: For the past six years, the Roaches have been serving their fry bread at special events, concerts, and fundraisers, but with the explosion of mobile eateries, they've decided to take their show on the road. So what's so special about White Eyes? They've created what's reportedly the only frozen-dough fry bread in the country.

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Nachos from Q Up! Barbecue will make a tasty appearance.

They roll up to hungry lunch crowds on Food Truck Friday at the Downtown Phoenix Market and into the New Times parking lot at 12th Street and Jefferson on the same day -- but who said the mobile kitchen lunch bunch should stop there?

From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, May 1, the food trucks will gather at a third downtown mobile food court. And if it's successful, it could be a regular rollin' gig.

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Whether it's decided to jump its throned-ass on the bandwagon of a peaking trend or still smarting from being bumped out of its number two fast food spot by Wendy's, Burger King has announced it will roll out forty of its own food trucks throughout various cities starting today.

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Shelby Moore

A couple grabs catfish and BBQ chicken sliders at the BuzznBeez food truck.

Shelby Moore

The Japanese tacos from Shinobu Diego's were our favorite: teriyaki chicken topped with toasted sesame seeds and cotija cheese on a tortilla, with a lime wedge for garnish.

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After battling lines, dust and pricey eats at two previous festivals in the Valley, mobile eats enthusiasts found a better experience Saturday at Superstition Farm's first food truck round up.

The event drew hundreds of people and more than a dozen trucks, including Phoenix Ale Brewery with watermelon ale and Shinobu Diego with an Asian twist on the taco.

A welcome relief from one festival earlier this year: At this event, you could buy samples, instead of a full serving. Still, at $2-6 a pop, the costs did add up.

Was it worth the trip out to Mesa?

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Lauren Saria

Bee and the Buzznbeez Good Food Truck

If you believe culinary talent can be passed genetically, or that lineage counts for anything, you'll be thrilled to meet the newest addition to the Mrs. White's Golden Rule/Lolo's Chicken and Waffles family of soul food restaurants. Along with Beatrice "Bee" Bullock, Mrs. White's grandson Christian Buze has began his own mobile food truck called Buzznbeez Good Food Truck.

The business: The truck has all the classics you'd expect to find from someone so closely tied to Mrs. White's and Lolo's: fried chicken, catfish, seven cheese mac n' cheese, greens and yams. But Buzznbeez also mixes in a global touch that brings their menu far beyond the boundaries of down home southern cookin'. In addition to their usual menu items, the truck features a selection of rotating dishes such as Indian coconut curry and Jamaican jerk chicken.

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Lauren Saria

Smoked Hotlink Sausage sandwich from Taste Rite

​Since the first food truck festival rolled into Phoenix last October, it seems that nothing - not stupidly long lines, not inflated prices, not a complete and utter lack of organization, truly NOTHING - can stop the flood of food trucks and food truck festivals from saturating the Valley with mobile cuisine.

So with all this buzz, how can you expect to single out the ones that are worth the wait and the trek? Don't worry, we've got you covered with this: Our Ten Favorite Phoenix Food Trucks.

10. Duck Duck Pig
With a menu that features a PBD & J (that's peanut butter, duck comfit and jalapeño mango jelly), how can you not get excited about DDP? They may be relatively new to the game, but bringing duck fat fried tots and fois gras to the masses via a badass black and pink truck definitely merits a spot on our list. Sadly, we haven't seen or heard much from DDP since the Eat Streets Food Truck Festival last month but we're definitely keeping an eye out for more.

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The Uprooted Kitchen

The Uprooted Kitchen will be a family affair (Erin and Chad Romanoff with their boys, Cole and Jonah)

If you've been wondering why nobody's thought (much) to bring vegetarian and vegan food into the burgeoning food truck scene, we've got the answer: They have.

Meet The Romanoffs: Erin and Chad, a pastry chef and occupational therapist, who will be hitting the streets in their 1968 vintage Avion trailer, hopefully, by the end of the month.

The Business: The Uprooted Kitchen (Great name, they know.)

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​By now you've likely got your calendar marked for the first big food truck event of 2012. But do you have your tickets yet?

From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., this Saturday, January 14, at Salt River Fields near Talking Stick Resort, the Street Eats Food Truck Festival, presented by New Times, will feature over two dozen local mobile kitchens in the Center Field parking lot with celebu-chef Tyler Florence, host of Food Network's, The Great Food Truck Race, hosting the event.

Here's more info about the event, including participating food trucks.

Want two free tickets? Find out how to get them after the jump.

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Ando Muneno

Giancarlo and his father, Joe Alarcon.

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The business: Aji Mobile Foods

What you need to know: Father and son Joe and Giancarlo Alarcon run a food truck with a diverse Ecuadorean and pan-Latin American menu that rotates weekly. A given week could see empanadas res prepared Argentinian style, Peruvian grilled chicken sandwich and a steak sandwich perfected by Giancarlo's mother. Latin American foods, Ecuadorean specifically, are fairly rare in the Valley so this may be your only chance to sample some of their staple dishes.

The story: "If I'm going to put in 150%, I might as well do it for me and my family," said Joe. Prior to starting Aji Mobile with his son, Joe was a Wells Fargo mortgage underwriter. Health problems and the economic downturn convinced Joe not only to retire but to take his retirement and invest it in his son's cooking. His son, Giancarlo, is an ASU and culinary school graduate who originally wanted to study Italian cooking in Italy but decided to focus on this food truck so he could realize his dream of owning his own business.

Find out what aji is, after the jump.

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Lauren Saria

The Popeye Pizza of Pizza People

​The business: Pizza People, brought to you by long-time Phoenix residents MaryBeth and Tim Scanlon

What they're packin': Artisan pizzas featuring fresh, local ingredients. They're using their own recipe for the crust and sauce--no knock-offs here. Best of all, at under $10, it's a meal that won't break the bank.

What you need to know: Don't want to wait around for your dinner to bake? You can call ahead and Pizza People will have your pie ready to go when you arrive. They've also got gluten free crust options and carry "healthier" drink options (Izze beverages, coconut water, etc.).

Get the rest of the scoop on one of the newest additions to the food truck scene after the jump.

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