Moveable Feast

I am spoiled by SF food trucks and big food truck areas like OTG and SOMA but ever since I moved to SJ, I’ve been trying to find things similar to SF food truck events.
Located at a VTA stop makes it a pretty sketch location. It’s not big and nice like Off the Grid. There’s no tables or real chairs, you basically sit on some buckets with the food on your lap.
Very limited amount of food trucks. Only highlight was the fairycake truck.

Before any of these food trucks became popular, we’d always refer to these trucks as «Roach Coaches!» Do any of you remember that? Whenever I’d hear about a food truck back in the day, the first thing that would come to mind is prepackaged food. However, those days are long gone! These food trucks are now capable of whipping up gourmet meals that could potentially rival any local sit down restaurant.
At this particular location, the trucks only come out on Friday night, with 9 – 11 different trucks to choose from. They also provide live music and fun games for the family. They do provide 5 gallon buckets that are used for seats, and a couple of planks/​boards that can be used as tables while you are scarfing down your food. Some folks just bring their own chairs, as those buckets eventually make your ass pretty sore.
These are the trucks that will be here on Friday 10÷30÷15
333 Truck
Chairman Truck
Fairycakes
Gold Rush Eatery
Oh Miso Hungry
Sam’s Chowdermobile
Sanguchon
Treatbot
Waffle Amore
As you can see, it is pretty diverse. From a cupcake to a lobster roll, take your pick!
Side note:
If you plan on staying for a few hours, bring your own chairs! Your ass will thank you later.
Conclusion:
Who wants to keep track of where a certain food truck is going to be next week at 11:30 AM on Wednesday? Show up on a Friday night and you can treat yourself to about 10 trucks at once. It doesn’t get any better than that.
***Minus 1 Star for some of the ridiculous prices***

The Willow Glen location is conveniently located off 87 and Curtner. The parking lot is decent. But traffic is a pain (I took the side streets to avoid the freeway)! My recent Friday night here was mellow. I was told the truck options were more in the past but, at this time, the pumpkin patch is sharing the lot. The crowd and the music was a good mix (music was reminiscent of my teens; ie: No Doubt, ska/​dub, etc).
I was looking forward to the Chairman (steam buns) but they were not there. I failed to thoroughly check the list of attendees prior. But I enjoyed Hula Truck and Sam’s Chowdermobile.
My Hula Truck order consisted of «Da Situation» (it’s like tater tot nachos). With an egg on top and Kalua Pork. And, «Boom Plate» (papaya salad) with lechon kawali, no egg. Both were good!
And, Sam’s Chowdermobile: The lobster roll was good. But the clam chowder was basic.
Overall, I would return! It is on the expensive side. I recommend bringing your own soda/​water. Treatbot sounds good but not sure if they offer Ube anymore.

I tried Sam’s Chowdermobile
The clam chowder is as good as the ones from the east coast; not overly creamy with generous portions of clams in every spoonful. The (half)shortie-lobster roll was delicious and not heavily infused with mayo like most places do it. Wished the chunks were larger but I guess there is a very delicate cost-​to-​profit margin balance!

I love the «GORILLA GONE WILD» truck is the best truck there. it is a must have sandwich every Friday that I come to moveable feast! they are very friendly and takes care of there customers! the FLYING PIG sandwich. soo good

Had my first moveable feast experience tonight… and loved it! Took the family and enjoyed a nice evening of munching on some great eats. Here’s what we tried…
Hula Truck: the BayRitto. Yum. Tater tots, meat, cheese, egg, all in a burrito??? Ok yes please.
Kabob Job: gyro. Not like any I’ve ever tasted, but sure was good. My son loved it. A bit of kick in the sauce added a nice twist to a classic.
Sam’s: chowder. My daughter’s fav.
Treatbot: cookies and milk ice cream. I just had a bite. Creamy and tastes exactly like you’d imagine from the name!
Fairy cakes: my favorite was the bananas foster cupcake. Omg. To die for.
It’s a great family event. People are friendly and it’s just good outdoor fun. I’ll be back for sure… just with my own chairs next time. The buckets are cool to have out, but my butt didn’t find them comfy ;)

This place is like a festival! Hours are from 5:00 — 9:00pm and is usually located at the VTA parking lot, but tonight it was at the church across the street. Live music playing (I’m not sure if its only for the month of August), lots of places to sit, huge parking lots, cute lighting, and best of all, food trucks galore.
I decided to try the Waffle Amore since I was craving something cold and already had tried TreatBot before in San Pedro (I did notice however, the truck at movable feast had more flavors to choose from though).
The line for Waffle Amore was not bad if you have someone to talk to I guess. Like my boyfriend said after we got our ice cream waffle sandwiches ($ 8), «This is the longest I have waited for food truck food!» LOL.
The ice cream waffle sandwich was really good! It has 3 scoops of treat vanilla ice cream on top of a crispy circular waffle drizzled with lots of nutella (they do NOT skimp on that!) My boyfriend and I thoroughly enjoyed our ice cream waffle sandwiches and would come again!

Love love love moveable feast!
Always bringing the best food trucks to really accessible locations. follow their Twitter for more information on their schedules

Trucks on trucks on trucks!
This is the ultimate casual dining experience, complete with red buckets as chairs and makeshift tables. Sometimes folks will bring their folding chairs and tents to camp out in the parking lot with their families. There is a plethora of food trucks that offer a variety of food to satisfy each individual’s unique palette. I enjoyed pretty much everything my bf and I ordered — a kamikaze dog from Road Dogs, roti curry from Thai Thai, pulled pork waffle from Waffle Amore, and an ice cream donut sandwich from Frozen Kuhsterd. Most of the establishments on wheels accept debit/​credit cards so YAY. Also, this event is dog friendly so long as your pup is well-​mannered.
Make sure to dress warmly and bring a jacket as it is off the freeway and can be very cool and windy outside.

Sam and Curveballs! The «curveball» from curveballs and the «lobster roll» from Sams is amazing.

I’m glad that eastridge is getting some love now! It used to be so dead, but now it’s making a comeback with 24 hour fitness and now moveable feast every Saturday from 5−9pm. I recommend coming early because some trucks may run out of food and there’s no parking. It’s a great date night for your friends or your significant other. There’s a variety of food and dessert that you can choose from.
I got a short rib burrito from MoGo’s. Loved it! However it’s smaller and pricier than before. Since when did they charge you tax? I may understand if it was for using card but I paid cash. I think it’s just this truck cause my boyfriend got food at Adams Grub Truck and he didn’t pay tax.
He got some criss cut fries topped with slaw, an egg for an extra dollar, chicken on one side and pulled pork on the other all for $ 11! Way bigger than my burrito.
We were too stuff to get dessert from Scoops or Treatbot. Worth checking it out! Nice lights everywhere and there’s a DJ playing music. There’s even a big size of Jenga to play.

I have always want to check out the food trucks scene in San Jose and so decided to come Friday night. The atmosphere is great with music and «ice bucket» as chairs and metal plate as table. We checked out all the trucks and went for the BBQ trucks and burgers trucks.
For the BBQ truck, we were hoping to eat something different. $ 12 for a plate with 2 meats with potato salad or chips. However, they made every waited for 20 mins for their food when they said it’s all ready when we ordered. They apparently messed up my husband’s order and he had to ask and the guy needed to dig out the past orders to find his. the portion was small and not sure if it worth $ 12. (2 ribs and a piece of chicken thigh and small scope of potato salad)
For the burger truck (sorry forgot the name), the food was decent. I had the chilli potato hash brown pieces. One bad things again was the wait time. it was a minimum 20 mins wait. However, the food was decent but just expected a bit more than just hash brown with some chili on it. It didn’t amaze me for $ 9. I will say to try out the sliders instead.
I would go back for the atmosphere but might not be for the food.

Wow. In a nutshell, or food truck, wow. I pretty much spent 20 minutes just circling around the wide selection of food trucks, the red Moveable Feast branded pails that were used as chairs, the brightly lit string lights lining the area, and the awesome DJ blasting super old R&B songs. It was a wonder to see and NO IDEA how it took me THIS long to actually attend a Food Truck feast!
If you haven’t stopped by for a taste of the action, drop everything you’re doing and find one of the Moveable Feast locations to dine at tonight.
Super impressed with the variety of trucks, the cleanliness, the amount of people, and the great atmosphere that ensued.
Stop one was The Chairman for some Asiany Steamed Bun goodness! Holy wow. This became stop two since I had to have more, but for the meal, I sampled:
Spicy Chicken with Toasted Sesame Purée, Pickled Carrots-​Cucumber & Cilantro (on a steamed bun)
Coca-​Cola Braised Pork with Savoy Cabbage & Preserved Yellow Mustard Seeds (on a steamed bun)
Wow. Again, wow. So fresh, so tender, so flavorful! And the steamed bun was just delightful. Another star to add to this review, the price! Each bun was under $ 4 and with 4 buns total, I was pleasantly satiated.
…until I saw the cupcake truck. Fairy Cakes, thank you, offers a HUGE variety of quite unique cupcake flavors.
I decided to go with the Cookie Batter Cupcake that turned out to be delightfully rich, yet not overly sweet. Just perfect with the light and airy frosting and dense cookie butter in the middle. Mmmmm mmmmm.
This location gets crowded, the beats be poppin’ and the good times be rolling. A must try experience!
Go!
Summary:
Clean
Great atmosphere
Huge variety (Asian, Indian, BBQ, burgers, American, Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, Cupcakes, Frozen Custard)
Good prices (and takes credit cards)
Decent location
Plenty of space
Fun music
Friendly staff and truck owners/​workers
Safe area (lots of families and kids roaming around)
DELICIOUS FOOD

Come in the summer and graze through a dozen food trucks chock full of goodness. You’ll find families setting up their chairs around the car and sending in runners for their favorites or just grab a red bucket for a chair and people watch while you munch.

Food truck Fridays! One stop shop to some of the best food trucks and good clean fun.
This review is for The Chairman, the big red truck with the panda. Their steamed Pork Belly Bao with pickled radish. OH-​em-​GEE is like the best creation in the food heavens!
Soft warm buns… sweet and tart pickles and crispy, tender, fatty and juicy roasted pork. I think YES!
$ 3.75 a each, my taste buds say yes but my wallet is saying ouch. Oh well, it is that good, let the lines speak… but let the buns speak louder!
I will be back.

This event sort of speaks for itself. just go. Hungry. And maybe go to the gym beforehand.
So many food trucks, so little stomach room.
Moveable feast provides buckets as impromptu chairs and some wood panelling as tables. nifty. There was also a fun dj setting the vibe for everyone to have a good time. Great event!

Moveable Feast is awesome for those who have never really experienced a food truck night. What I love about it is that you don’t have to chase down local food trucks by checking out their Twitter or Facebook updates to know where they’ll be parked. And on top of that you get to experience a whole bunch of awesome Bay Area food trucks all in one spot. Moveable Feast on Friday nights in Willow Glen is a great foodie date night for sure.
The bf and I have been here twice now (first time was still during my jaw surgery recovery phase where I was unable to chew, so it wasn’t as exciting for me then). This last time we went we noticed that the most popular trucks were Sam’s Chowdermobile, Grilled Cheese Bandits and Hill Country BBQ. The lines for those 3 were endless. But we did get to try come mashed tater balls and a delicious italian style grilled cheese sammich from Grilled Cheese Bandits about an hour before Moveable Feast was closing. And the bf got the very last link dog over at Hill Country BBQ, which he said was better than the Miso Dog he had over at Oh Miso Hungry truck.
Let me list out what we had at the few trucks we chose to order from.
Oh Miso Hungry
Kimchi grilled cheese was actually not as good as it sounds. The kimchi was definitely delicious but it didn’t taste right being super warm in between those pieces of Texas toast. And the Miso Dog the bf had, he liked but didn’t love.
MoGo BBQ
Kalbi and bulgogi tacos. I liked the meat, tasted good. Not a fan of the corn tortillas they used.
Barefoot Coffee
The bf ordered a small coffee on drip to swing over to Treatbot Ice Cream since the guy over there told us the ice cream tastes bomb with that coffee. I had a sip of that coffee, holy shizz it was strong!
Treatbot
We had a scoop of horchata and a scoop of chocolate ice cream to go into the coffee. This is the second time I’ve had their horchata ice cream and I’m a HUGE fan for sure.
Hill Country BBQ
They ran out of most of their food about an hour before closing time. I liked the sauces they had out and pretty curious about the Porkolicious sauce. Looked interested! Next time, I’ll be sure to try some of that pulled pork that was oh-​so-​popular.
Grilled Cheese Bandit
We ordered the small order of mashed tater balls which were okay but a bit too salty for us. Their Giuliano sandwich sure was bomb though! It came with mozzarella, parmesan and tomatoes with pesto on this amazingly soft Italian batard bread. Hands down, best thing I ate that night.
I’m still very curious about what Sam’s Chowdermobile has to offer but that damn line never let up! It was also extremely chilly that night, what the F happened to summer weather San Jose? But yeah, next time we’ll definitely have to just stick it out and stand in line for some chowder.
I would rate Moveable Feast 5 stars if they included better dessert trucks than just Fairycakes (cupcakes, which I’m not a fan of) and ice cream and candy. I want some PIES or something a bit more dense for dessert peeps!

My favorite way to experience food truck food is when I can go to a place with a nice selection of food trucks. I always get excited to see what trucks will be coming to the moveable feast.
My favorite trucks are The Chairman (steamed pork belly baos), Sam’s Chowdermobile (the clam chowder), and Koja Kitchen (the kamikaze fries). I also like Treatbot’s horchata ice cream (but I wish they kept their ice cream colder).
They do provide buckets and planks but I would suggest to bring your own lawn chairs and a TV tray and eat in the parking lot.

«Cream on the inside, clean on the outside. Ice, ice cream, ice cream paint job.»
Plenty of food trucks to go around:
Treatbot
— Single Scoop $ 3.00 (Many flavors)
The Chairman (Bao)
— Steamed Tender Pork Belly with Turmeric Pickled Daikon & Green Shiso $ 3.75
Sam’s Chowdermobile
— PO Boy and Fries (Fried bay andouille with remoulade, toasted bun, and old bay fries) $ 8.75
— Sam’s Lobster Roll (Maine lobster, warmed butter, toasted bun) Regular $ 16.12; Shortie $ 10.59
Tina’s Tips and Tantrums
— Parking limited, but free
— Long lines are to be expected
— Someone stands in line and someone save seats
— Tummy was only hungry for three
— Sam’s Chowdermobile is always good especially their lobster roll. Super generous about their lobster!
— First time, I’ve never had the Po Boy (andouille — slightly spiced) but it was good and oily though. Fries were bomb!
— Chairman’s pork belly bun was delicious, a wee bit on the greasy side
— Ice cream flavors we had were Ube — Purple Yam, Old School Vanilla, and The 408 — Caramel Ice Cream with Oreos and Fudge. I loved my «The 408» so yummylicious!
— Always a great way to spend time with your friends and family.

I remember long time ago when Moveable Feast was only just once a week, like on a Saturday night next to San Pedro Square. It’s fantastic that now it’s every day of the week, in a different location — including south sJ on Mondays, willow glen on Fridays, and west sJ on Sundays. While chasing after trucks is fun, it is so convenient when they are all in one spot for a couple of hours.
There’s always such a variety of trucks that there’s got to be something you’re in the mood for! Grilled cheese sammies (grilled cheese bandits, melts my heart), korean fusion (koja kitchen, mogo bbq), ice cream! (treatbot!), pork belly buns (chairman bao!!). willow glen has the most trucks, but it also has the biggest crowds. the MF at garden city is closest to me and has maybe five or six trucks, but it’s less crowded.
Check out MF’s facebook page to see which food trucks are going to be at each location — then you can decide whether to check it. Technology!
food trucks are so much fun. it’s always cool to see how creative these trucks can get, from their menu to the design of their trucks to their name. also, the red bucket chairs are cute! some trucks take credit card but make sure to bring plenty of cash with you (though the garden city one is in the same plaza as a bank of the west).