I've been watching the Lil Cheezers food truck story unfold on Facebook and Twitter for a while now. Watched their excitement grow as the gourmet grilled cheese truck came together and watched their frustration mount when they hit a permitting wall. I even contacted them to get more of the saga, but they wrote me back a polite "we're awfully busy, get back to you soon."
I'm not entirely sure how the permitting ordeal played out, but on Facebook they were very complimentary of the folks in Mayor Fischer's office. And they've been out, slinging their grilled cheeses, the past couple of weekends.
Food trucks and street food are wicked hip these days, and folks in Louisville seem to be clamoring for a more vibrant local street food scene. Tonight the NYT article about late night street food "raves" in San Francisco is burning up local Twitter. And I know that there's a new "street food restaurant" opening up in the rebuilt old Mimosa building on Bardstown. A while back, a local entrepreneur held a wildly successful Kickstarter campaign to open Morels Food Truck, an all-vegan operation. I know I've heard something about a Mexican food truck too...
I'm really not familiar with the idea of "street food." I lived in NYC for five years, and the only things I ate out of vehicles were hot dogs, donuts, and ice cream. But I'm more than willing to accept that there is a street food vacuum here in Louisville that's slowly being filled. We wish Lil Cheezers all the best!
Lil Cheezers' menu looks delish and reasonable. While all their specialty sandwiches are appealing, I'd be more than happy with a $5 grilled brie sandwich, straight up, no add-ins.
They'll be at Record Store Day (something not-Thunder) on Saturday the 16th at Ear X-tacy from 9am-10p. Last gig they had, they sold out before their time was up, so I recommend going early! Can't wait to try it out.
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