We all know food tastes better when eaten outside, but there’s something even more magical about having your meal handed to you through a window – of a kitchen on wheels. You can see the cooks working away, give them a shout hello, wonder at how they stand on their feet and endure the heat all night while you plunk down on the grass or a picnic table with your friends – or eat that falafel and fries furtively in your car. From pizza and bagel sandwiches to shrimp ‘n’ grits and and sausage biscuits, the Vineyard’s food truck menus make the morning commute, the lunch break and the summer supper a whole lot more delicious.
Goldie’s Rotisserie
Proprietors: Lexie Roth and Eva Faber
Website / Instagram: goldiesmv.com / @goldiesmv
Usual Locations: West Tisbury Farmers’ Market, Saturdays 9 a.m. to noon. Vineyard Artisans Summer Festival, Sundays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Find upcoming events on their website or subscribe to their newsletter. Available for private events.
The Concept: Goldie’s cuisine is centered around quality ingredients, particularly the humanely raised, small farm chickens that are cooked on the rotisserie. The truck was inspired by the tradition of French rotisserie trucks, with the spinning birds constantly basted in their own fat.
Menu Picks: Rotisserie Chicken Cubano, French Onion Hot Dog.
The Food Truck
Proprietor: Josh Aronie
Website / Instagram: facebook.com/thefoodtruckmv / @thefoodtruckmvy
Usual Locations: Monday to Friday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. outside the YMCA MV Ice Arena. Martha’s Vineyard United Soccer club games, held at the West Tisbury School.
The Concept: Hearty American food, featuring a cast of classic sandwiches, burgers, wraps, fan favorite rosemary & lemon fries and daily specials. Available for private events.
Menu Picks: Smoked BBQ Brisket Sandwich, Rosemary & Lemon Fries.
El Gato Grande
Proprietor: Spring Sheldon
Website / Instagram: elgatograndemv.com / @elgatograndemv
Usual Locations: The Cove Golf & Grill, Vineyard Haven, Tuesday to Saturday 4 to 8:30 p.m.; MV Sharks games on July 7, July 11, July 21, July 24. Available for private events.
The Concept: Authentic Mexican cuisine and tacos, inspired by chef Spring Sheldon’s winter home in Oaxaca.
Menu Picks: Agave Beef Barbacoa, Fried Local Fish Tacos.
Stoney Hill Pizza
Proprietor: Nina Mae Levin
Website / Instagram: stoneyhillpizza.com / @stoneyhillpizza
Usual Locations: West Tisbury Farmers Market, Wednesdays and Saturdays 9 a.m. to noon. Available for private events.
The Concept: Pizzas and desserts made with unique combinations of local ingredients in a mobile wood-fired oven. Italian inspired and Island supplied.
Menu Picks: Corn and Pepper, Pistachio Pesto. Rotating selection each week.
Fantzye
Proprietor: Elana Carlson
Website / Instagram: fantzye.com / @fantzyebagels @fantzyesuppers
Usual Locations: West Tisbury Farmers' Market, Wednesdays and Saturdays 9 a.m. to noon.
The Concept: New York-style, fermented sourdough bagels baked every week, and served up as sandwiches and open-faced plates at the market. Available for private events.
Menu Picks: Open-face bagel sandwich with Kale & Lemon Schmear with Island Grown Initiative Pea Shoots, House-made Pickles, plus MV Smokehouse Bluefish.
Midnight Train Food Truck
Proprietor: Jordan Wallace
Website / Instagram: facebook.com/midnighttrainMV / @midnighttrainfood
Usual Locations: 27 Lake avenue, Oak Bluffs, 8 p.m to 1 a.m., available for private events.
The Concept: Gourmet food designed to satisfy late night cravings, located in the heart of Oak Bluffs
Menu Picks: Ceviche, Heirloom Tomato Cheeseburger.
Chef Amy’s Food Truck
Proprietor: Amy Johnson
Website / Instagram: chefamysfoodtruck.business.site / @chefamysmv
Usual Locations: 61 Beach Road, Vineyard Haven, Tuesday to Thursday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m to 4 p.m.
The Concept: Seafood soul food cooked fresh with all natural ingredients; kids menu too.
Menu Picks: Shrimp ‘n’ Grits; Snow Crab, Shrimp, and Crawfish Boil.
The MoGlo Wagon (Violetta)
Proprietor: Morning Glory Farm
Website / Instagram: morninggloryfarm.com / @morninggloryfarmmv
Usual Locations: Outside the Morning Glory Farm greenhouse, 120 Meshacket Road, Edgartown, 6 to 10 a.m., seven days a week.
The Concept: Daily breakfast with a rotating selection of sandwiches, toasts and meals, drawn from the MoGlo fields and bakery.
Menu Picks: Farmer’s Daughter ciabatta sandwich with roasted eggplant, peppers and zucchini; homemade sausage and biscuits.
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