Food cart

Food cart

A food cart is a mobile kitchen that is set up on the street to facilitate the sale and marketing of street food to people from the local pedestrian traffic. [cite web |url=http://www.cartconcept.com/ |title=Hot Dog Carts Food Vending Trailers Mobile Catering Trucks |accessdate=2008-04-13] Food carts are often found in large cities throughout the world and can be found selling food of just about any variety.

Food carts come in two basic styles. One allows the vendor to sit or stand inside and serve food through a window. Another uses all of the room inside the cart for storage and to house the cooking machinery, usually some type of grilling surface. The cart style is determined principally by the type of food served at the cart.

Food carts are different from food trucks because they do not travel under their own power. Some food carts are towed by another vehicle, while some alternatively are pushed by a human.

Restaurant affiliations

Some food carts are associated with restaurants. Most of the food served from the cart is the same as the food in the restaurant. [cite web |url=http://www.yaledailynews.com/articles/view/24122 |title=Yale Daily News - Food carts: A boon to parent restaurants? |accessdate=2008-04-13]

See also

* Food truck
* Food booth
* Mobile catering
* Kiosk

References


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