By Sergy Odiduro | Sun-Sentinel
Reggae music emanates from Jefe’s Original Fish Taco and Burger food truck.
Patrons sit nearby waiting for their orders beneath bright yellow umbrellas as the cook prepares their dishes. On the other side of the grass, a line waits outside of the Ms. Cheezious grilled cheese truck, and there are about 20 other trucks filling the plaza with a range of specialties.
“It smells really good,” said Sumana Balkaran, a regular at these gatherings.
Her friend, Melissa Khan, who came for the first time, said she loved her order.
“The cheese is nice and gooey, and it’s really stringy when you pull it apart,” she said.
The weekly food truck roundup has drawn a large crowd from 5:30 to 10 p.m. Mondays in downtown Hollywood’s ArtsPark at Young Circle since it started in August 2011.
Nalina Khan, her mom and her husband sampled various fare, buying fish tacos, dim sum and a hot dog.
“I didn’t realize how nice of an event this was,” Khan said.
Chris McGowan, a Hollywood resident and vegan, said he often makes a beeline to Mushaboom Vegan, but other food trucks also have meatless items.
“It’s a pretty diverse selection of food,” he said as he cradled his chickpea parmigiana burger. “I find that a couple of the trucks are really accommodating.”
His friend, Jorge Posada, eats meat, but he’s found inspiration to expand his horizons.
“I just met a really nice girl who is a vegan, so I am adding a lot of vegetables to my life,” he said.
Mojo on the Go features an eclectic mix of Cuban, Cajun and soul food, including chili lime mojito chicken wings, gator tail, frog legs, baby octopus and ever-changing menu items. Those who patronize Anthony Fernandez’s food truck never really know what to expect.
“We cook whatever we want,” he said.
Also drawing a big crowd was the Los Chamos truck, serving up Venezuelan fare.
“The food brings us a lot of customers,” said owner Charlis Hajjar. “Rain or shine, we always have a line.”
Bryn Keddie and her boyfriend, Julian Rodriguez, came from Miami Beach just to eat from them.
“We follow them on Facebook and Twitter, so we know where they are going to be,” Keddie said. “We’ve eaten Venezuelan food all over Miami, and it’s nothing like this. … The quality is really good, and their empanadas are the biggest, and they are filled with everything.”
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