Happy Friday, food truck followers! Don’t forget about the food truck happenings this weekend. First up on Saturday is Mother Trucker, where 20-plus trucks are serving eats at the kick-off Capitol Skyline Hotel pool party (other attractions include booze, Deejays, and “bounce houses”). On Sunday, head to Sound Bites at the 9:30 Club for a music-food-mixology festival mashup with some more of your fave trucks.
Chinatown (Seventh and G sts., NW), where you’ll find Chupacabra.
Farragut Square (17th and I sts., NW), where you’ll find DC Slices, Yellow Vendor, Carnivore BBQ, Kabob Bites, Cajunators, Halal Grill, Sweetbites Truck, Tasty Kabob, Amorini Panini, El Floridano, Rolls on Rolls, and Azn Eats; Takorean (nearby at 20th and L).
Franklin Square (13th and K sts., NW), where you’ll find Tasty Kabob, Feelin’ Crabby, Pi Truck, Ball or Nothing, Far East Taco Grill, Mojo Truck, Cirque Cuisine, and Tapas Truck.
L’Enfant (Sixth St. and Maryland Ave., SW), where you’ll find Stix, Tasty Kabob, Rolling Ficelle, BBQ Bus, Bayou Bros., Borinquen Lunchbox, Phillies Phamous Cheesesteak, and Sol Mexican Grill.
Metro Center (12th and G sts., NW), where you’ll find Tasty Kabob, Porc Mobile, DC Empanadas, Goode’s Mobile Kitchen, Pho Junkies, Tasty Fried, and Sol Mexican Grill.
Montgomery County, where you’ll find Cole’s Palette (Silver Spring), Go Fish Truck, Pino’s Auto Grill (Rockville), Corned Beef King, and The Slider Barron (Bethesda).
Navy Yard (First and M sts., SE), where you’ll find Lily Pad on the Run, Tops American Food, and Kraving Kabob.
Northern Virginia, where you’ll find Red Hook Lobster (Arlington), Sinplicity Ice Cream, Willie’s Po Boy (Crystal City), Seoul Food (Ballston), Lemongrass Truck (Rosslyn), and Uncle Paulie (Tysons).
State Department (around 21st St. and Virginia Ave., NW), where you’ll find DC Kabob Grill.
Union Station (North Capitol St. and Massachusetts Ave., NE), where you’ll find Pie Truck DC, Curbside Cupcakes, Basil Thyme, Hula Girl, Kimchi BBQ Taco, Popped Republic, and Scoops 2U.
West End (24th and M sts., NW), where you’ll find DC Shawarma, Tasty Kabob, and Curbside Cupcakes.
Anna Spiegel covers the dining and drinking scene in her native DC. Prior to joining Washingtonian in 2010, she attended the French Culinary Institute and Columbia University’s MFA program in New York, and held various cooking and writing positions in NYC and in St. John, US Virgin Islands.
