Eat the Streets 757

Great idea great concept. And the food was awesome., I had no idea the best crab cake in the 757 was on a food truck
Captcrabby was awesome perfectly cooked and prepared
Bros Fish Taco was unbelievable great service awesome fish tacos
This is a great place for local food trucks to introduce themselves

Yikes! At least they are trying!
Man, this food truck event really needs help but they can’t expand if they do not have the support, so I proudly support you.
Yes it’s true that there were just a few trucks but I was happy to see two trucks with vegan options (Hubcap Grill and Twisted Sisters).
Lines and prices were manageable. I hope to see more trucks and more people next time.

Echoing all the other reviews regarding this. I love the idea! Yes, things like this are new and some kinks need to be worked out. Hope the next ETS757 goes a lot smoother.
Long lines, running out of food (a good and bad sign) and almost an hour wait. I was patient but I noticed a lot of people getting pissy. Trying is the first step. There was a long wait on potatoes (cannot even remember where I was) and someone made a comment on having food like that be prepared for the entire day. He was a little ticked having to wait so long for his food because the hold up was waiting on potatoes instead of something like having to cook chicken…
Like I said, I hope they improve for the next shin-​dig. Hats off to having what almost/​over 1,000 people RSVP on the book of face and probably having most people show up! There’s a definite excitement around food trucks in the area and with a little sharpening these could make it big.

So, this is a preliminary review based on my experience at today’s inaugural food truck rally here in the Hampton Roads. For this, I’ll be departing from my normal style of writing to write an educated and informal post in hopes that the truckers will read this and make amends for the next gathering. Before the actual review, I’d like to thank WHRO for graciously hosting the event.
Onto the business end of the stick…
I showed up at 1:40PM, an hour and forty minutes after the event started. When I got there I went in what appeared to be the shortest line, which was for Norfolk Ramen (NR). In line I asked the person in front of me how long they had been waiting and they said for 15 minutes so far and that there was a second line to wait in to get your food. Still I waited, and waited, and waited. 25 minutes later I heard that NR ran out of the item I was interested in. No bueno mi compadre.
I decided to go for another line; this time it was Stuft. A friend of mine who had already gotten food from them said the wait was only around 35 min and the tacos were pretty decent. 25 minutes into this wait Stuft called the line off and said they had ran out of food. ¡Que verracos pasa!
At this point I was pissed, so I left. I not only worked in the gourmet food truck circles, but have also visited the various circles across the country. My experience was horrible and I know that I am not alone because the two girls that were behind me also left the NR line to go to the line for Stuft. This is unacceptable.
What it is reflective of is very poor preparation. Did anyone think to call the plethora of great trucks from the food truck rallies/​farmers markets from around the country for expertise? Not only have they been doing this for a while, handle greater volume, have more expansive menus, and do it all with wait times in the range of 5 to 10 minutes. I already know the answer to the question is no.
There are a lot of people kissing your collective arses at the moment, because the majority of them do not know any better which is a shame in itself. Excuses like you didn’t know people were going to show, it’s hard working in those trucks, etc. You saw the RSVPs on FB, you new of the collective noise in the HR area via the various media/​online outlets, and it’s cramped but there benefits to working in the truck as well. So, I guess I will be the critic in the crowd and call for results. If you want to successfully join the culinary movement sweeping across the States, then simply do better. Have enough food for the crowds, have enough staff to assist, and do the prep work necessary to punch down wait times.
Why this isn’t a one star review is because of the location (good), the idea (also good), and from what I saw of the food (it looked good).
Suggestions for the venue organizers…
Maybe have an on-​site portable ATM and invite a craft beer truck.
I’ll update this review after attending the next rally.

Have to say I was disappointed with this. Lines were to long, turn around time after ordering food was even longer. It seemed some of the vendors weren’t prepared for the crowd. I don’t know why after seeing all the «Goings» listed on the FB page. I like the concept and hope everyone is better prepared next time. Also it would help to keep the trucks away from the reserved parking area near the WHRO building. That would help lot with the congestion.