Food Truck Fridays @ Quench

I have not been a good blogger.

I think everyday about how I need to sit down and write about some food stuff, keep my culinary exploration growing, but I just can't seem to find the time!
Working at Quench these past three months has been such an amazing experience- an eye-opener for sure.

One thing that I'm in charge of, as the Special Events Planner, is something that the owner, Michael Holstein, has had in mind for the restaurant since he started out- Food Truck Fridays.

The idea is to bring the Food Trucks that frequent DC out to suburbia to serve their food to our customers. Most people who live and work in Montgomery County never even get the opportunity to check these trucks out. So we decided to give them that chance!

Every Friday, a different truck visits the restaurant from the hours of 4-6pm. They set up in our parking lot, private property so there is no license concern. They tweet, we tweet, we all try to get the word out there.

I know what you're thinking- Quench is a restaurant- why would you invite a Food Truck to try and make money on your property and time? The reasons are threefold:

1. We want to create and maintain relationships with these trucks. Most restaurants think of food trucks as competition- we want them to be our friends. Mutual promotion and support can only benefit all parties involved.

2. The restaurant usually opens at 5:00pm. Fridays, since we open an hour early for this event, the trucks get a full hour to be the only food service. We want them to serve their food and shuffle the guests inside to order drinks. It works for everyone!

3. We want to try the Food Trucks, too! There are so many different kinds of trucks, various cuisines, tasty treats- it's so nice to be able to taste and support them all.

Our first week we had the Cravin' Cookies and Sweets Truck. The owner, Valerie, is one of the sweeter women I've worked with. It makes sense that her cupcakes are moist, creamy, and delicious. She has been back a few times and plans on visiting again soon. 

A satisfied customer!

The Staff loves Food Truck Friday! 

The next week, we had Pino's Auto Grill, an Italian Food Truck run by two very nice men. The meatball marinara was amazing!

The week after Pino's we had a different cupcake truck, Cupcake Blvd. Different flavors, different "truck-feel," same Food Truck Fun! The owner, Angelette, figured out an amazing way to drive up onto the back of our patio, making it so easy for our customers to order from her! 

Angelette started a Food Truck Friday trend by driving up to our patio!

 The most recent truck was of royal status: The Bratwurst King! He drove all the way from Reston, VA to be with us for a few hours. Needless to say, he specializes in bratwurst, but his sides (red cabbage, potato salad, etc) were also a big hit! HIs truck was big too!

We've got tons more trucks coming out to Quench. I've booked trucks through September! Go the the Quench website for the schedule or check it out here:

Friday, August 3: Captain Cookie and the Milkman

    Twitter: @captaincookiedc

Friday, August 10: Kababji Grill
    Twitter: @KababjiUSA

Friday, August 17: The Corned Beef King
    Twitter: @CornedBeefKing

Friday, August 24: Hardy's BBQ

Friday, August 31: Mighty Dog & Acai
    Twitter: @MightyDogAcai

Friday, September 7: Red Hook Lobster Pound
    Twitter: @Redhooklobster

Friday, September 14: Bayou Bros
    Twitter: @BayouBros

Friday, September 21: Top Dog Truck
    Twitter: @TopDogTruck

Friday, September 28: Cap Mac DC
    Twitter: @CapMacDC

Friday, October 5: Fire & Rice
    Twitter: @eatFireNRice

I'll be sure to update with pics and descriptions as more trucks come visit us for Happy Hour!