The Best Food Trucks on Long Island

The Food Truck scene on Long Island has blown up in recent years which has been AWESOME for us who live here. There are a ton of amazing Food Trucks ranging from BBQ to Won Tons to basically anything your heart desires!

Food Trucks are quickly becoming the best way to cater a party at home. They pull up, serve your guests delicious food, and then leave. Which means you don’t need to spend the entire event in your kitchen cooking and cleaning and can actually enjoy the party you’re throwing.

You can also find Food Trucks at local events, breweries, festivals and farmer’s markets here on Long Island, but which one’s are the best?

To answer that question, we polled the Dine-LI Facebook Community Page to find our what the Best Food Trucks on Long Island are and here are the results:

#10. First Class Food Trucks

Coming in at #10 in the poll, is First Class Food Trucks. If you’re looking for sausage and peppers, Philly cheese steaks, sweet desserts like Zeppoles, fried Oreos, and funnel cakes or just roasted corn and fresh squeezed lemonade, First Class has you covered! They offer catering for all events and allow you to put together your own package based on the food truck you are interested in and items you want. For more information about catering or where to find them, you can contact them at 516-351-4686 or visit their website HERE!

#9. Royal Elite BBQ

The #9 spot in the poll goes to Royal Elite BBQ who offers an authentic Southern BBQ experience. This family owned local business has learned their skills from some of the top Pit Masters in the country! Royal Elite BBQ serves Quesadillas and sandwiches including a Pulled Pork or Brisket. In addition, they offer Ribs, Tacos, Sausage and even a BBQ Sampler with Ribs, Brisket and Fried Sausage. They offer catering packages with half and full trays and can be contacted HERE for more information.

#8. DGM Food Truck (Distinctive Gourmet Meals)

Coming in at #8 in the poll is DGM Catering. You can find this food truck Tuesday-Friday from 11am-3pm at 38 Motor Ave in Farmingdale (across from Stop & Shop). DGM serves up Philly Cheese Steaks, Hero’s, Burgers, and Dinners for Two you can order hot or heat and serve. In addition, they offer an extensive catering menu and offers packages like their “Famous Pig Roast” and an “Extreme Seafood Feast.” For more information about DGM, click HERE!

#7. All American Wontons

Snagging the #7 spot in our poll is All American Wontons. This food truck can be found at festivals and events all across Long Island, but also offers a storefront located at 830 N Broadway in Massapequa. At the store, you can buy baked or frozen wontons to stock up on your favorite flavors. On the truck, the wontons are baked at the store and then fried on the truck. Standard flavors include Bacon Mac & Cheese, Philly Cheese Steak and Honey BBQ Chicken. If you haven’t tried All American Wontons, do it…they’re delicious. If you are looking for catering, wondering where their truck will be, or just want more information, click HERE!

#6. The Filthy Pig (formerly Smoke-N-Wheels)

The Filthy Pig Food Truck, formerly known ad Smoke-N-Wheels, offers up BBQ by Chef CoCo. The Filthy Pig features Pork Belly that is slow smoked for about 3.5-4hrs, then braised in homemade BBQ sauce and a Slow Smoked Pulled Pork Sandwich. All pork is rubbed with Chef CoCo’s homemade blend of spices and the sandwich comes with coleslaw, pickles and BBQ sauce…all homemade! The Filthy Pig is currently taking booking for private catering events and can be reached by email at [email protected].

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#5. The Big Cheese

The Big Cheese Food Truck is a woman owned small family business and is home of the Famous Giant Grilled Cheese. What sets them apart, is their commitment to freshness. They exclusively use bakery-fresh bread and handcraft each dish with homemade flair and quality ingredients. They use hormone and antibiotic free fresh cuts of beef and poultry and their sauces and dressings are scratch made. In addition, they can accommodate dietary preferences for gluten-free eaters, vegans and those seeking a kosher-style experience for their event. The Big Cheese offers Mac & Cheese, Quesadillas, Burgers, Fries, Grilled Cheese and more! For more information on catering or where to find them, click HERE!

#4. Wicked Waffles

Snagging the #4 spot in the poll is the Wicked Waffle Food Truck. They serve up waffles, ice cream, coffee and more! Let me be clear…when I said “waffles,” I’m not talking about your average waffles. I’m talking flavors like “Cinnamon Toast Crunch” made with a Belgian Waffle topped with whipped cream, cinnamon golden Oreo cookies, maple syrup and dusted powder sugar. They also offer boxes of waffles in flavors like Cannoli, Rainbow Cookie, Cookies N’ Cream, and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup. With a perfect 5.0 rating on google, run, don’t walk when you see the Wicked Waffles food truck! For more information, visit their Instagram page HERE!

#3. Iron Mobile Chef Catering

Chef Steve Mahoney is “Living the Dream” with his Iron Mobile Chef Food Truck. Steve started out by stealing his brothers ID so he could get his first job working as a pizza chef at 13. He went on to graduate college, own a Gourmet Pork Store for 10 years and worked in very high end restaurants. 10 years ago, he purchased the food truck which allowed him to get more involved with the community directly by providing his services on a personal basis. Iron Mobile Chef serves up Philly Cheese Steaks, Burgers, Sausage and Peppers, and other classic favorites. For more information on catering or where to find them, click HERE!

#2. Donna’s Italian Sausage & Zeppoles

Coming in at the #2 spot is Donna’s Italian Sausage & Zeppoles. When you think of carnivals, you think of Hamburgers, Cheese Steaks, Italian Sausage, Corn Dogs, Fries and Zeppoles. Donna’s has it all and has been family owned and operated since 1979! You can find them at festivals and events across Long Island and for more information, visit their Instagram HERE!

And the Winner of Best Food Trucks on Long Island Goes to…

#1. The Tasty Taxi

Winning the #1 spot in our poll is The Tasty Taxi Food Truck! They are a family run and fully licensed NY Style food truck based on Long Island in business for over 10 years. They offer a full service food truck for any of your celebratory occasions including birthday parties, weddings, corporate events, anniversaries and school events…no event too big or small! They even have a screen on the truck that can display photos for your event! In addition, you can find The Tasty Taxi at local events so follow them on Instagram HERE for the latest locations. For more information about catering, visit their website HERE!

Conclusion

Congratulations to The Tasty Taxi for winning Best Food Truck on Long Island and thank you to the Dine-LI Facebook Community for your votes! There are tons of Food Trucks on Long Island all offering up their own creations so make sure to support local next time you see one!

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Melissa Farrell has a mission to support local business by "Going Local." As a local business owner herself, she understands the struggles entrepreneurs face when owning a business and is always trying to find ways to shine a spotlight onto them. Melissa started Going Local Tours & Experiences back in 2020 during the pandemic in hopes to bring people back into local restaurants and shops. She created food tours in Huntington, NY that would stop at 3-4 local businesses and gave the guests the chance to meet the owner and hear the story behind the business. She soon realized how powerful storytelling is when connecting people to local businesses and created options with local store owners as well to bring them onto the tour to share their story. Melissa wanted to expand out of Huntington to be able to support even more local businesses and started creating luxury picnics where she would bring local to you! She would find local businesses in the area of the picnic set up and deliver it to you offering ways to support over 3 local businesses at each picnic. This wasn't enough. She wanted to find a better way to help spread awareness of local businesses and share their stories. Enter Evangeline Knell...a woman with over 30 years of broadcasting experience who somehow convinced Melissa to host a 3 day live stream from the Huntington Fall Festival. She had never been on camera before, but working alongside Evie to create the 3 shows, gave Melissa the confidence to take on the challenge. The 3 shows produced focused on the local vendors, the food trucks and the events that occurred at the festival and had a much larger reach than Melissa could ever of done on her own. They soon realized a business partnership was needed and combined their two businesses, Identity Digital which is a production company and Going Local Tours and Experiences to form Going Local Media. Evie and Melissa even formed their own distribution outlet by creating Going Local TV, a streaming platform like Netflix or YouTube, that is all about local businesses, events and organizations on Long Island. There are over 200 videos including their podcast series "Let's Get Local" "Long Island Business Minds" and "Local Business Spotlight" that help spread awareness of our local businesses and Long Island Professionals. They are always thinking up new ways to support local, including this site, Going Local Long Island is a directory of articles on how to Go Local on Long Island. We appreciate you taking the time to read this and for supporting local! Thank you!

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