i was really looking forward to checking out this food truck fest since it's super close to where i live. unfortunately, due to my school schedule, i did not get a chance to check out this feast until after my final exams were over. according to facebook, dec 11, 2012 would be the last moveable feast at palo alto square for this year, so i was glad that i would have my first opportunity to check it out before they take a break for the holidays.
according to their weekly schedule, 4 trucks would be present on dec 11, but due to technical difficulties, only 2 showed up: treatbot (the ice cream truck) and grilled cheese bandits (the grilled cheese sandwich truck). despite the lack of choices, i was still pleased that the grilled cheese bandits appeared since i was really looking forward to trying their sandwiches.
although i arrived right at 11.30 (to avoid the crowd), i quickly realized that i had nothing to worry about b/c there were only a handful of people present. around 12ish, more people showed up, but compared to other moveable feasts that i've attended, this crowd was pretty small. i wonder if the lack of food truck choices caused some to stay away b/c it was certainly a gorgeous day out and i'd have expected a much larger crowd.
the signature moveable feast red buckets were available to us as makeshift chairs, but no tables were available. also, we had to help ourselves to the buckets as they weren't set up for us in advance, just stacked up on a cart.
parking was free and plentiful in palo alto square, without any timing restrictions, which was a huge convenience for me.
i would definitely like to come back in 2013, and i'm hoping that when i return for my 2nd visit, there will be more food trucks present. read more