Vendy Awards: NYC's best street food for 2010
King of Falafel and Shawarma, 30th St and Broadway, Astoria. Credit: Photo by Celia Talbot Tobin
The King of Falafel & Shawarma has been honored with a 2010 Vendy Awards - the Oscar of street food - during a ceremony on Governors Island on September 25. Here's where you can find it -- along with the very worthy finalists that competed alongside Fares "Freddy" Zeidaies' respectable food cart :
KING OF FALAFEL AND SHAWARMA
WHAT Like the name says: Falafel and shawarma reign supreme. But this isn't the first time the King - Fares "Freddy" Zeidaies - has been nominated.
WHERE 30th Street and Broadway, Astoria
WHEN Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
INFO thekingfalafel.com
BISTRO TRUCK
WHAT Yassir Z. Raouli's truck offers Mediterranean food - specializing in couscous, as well as French fries that draw raves.
WHERE Fifth Avenue between 16th and 17th streets.
WHEN Monday through Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
INFO bistrotruck.com
SCHNITZEL & THINGS
WHAT Oleg and Gene Voss have the go-to truck for Austrian specialties including pork, chicken, or fish schnitzel, plus bratwurst and potato and cucumber salads.
WHEN | WHERE Locations and hours change; follow them on online.
INFO 347-772-7341, schnitzelandthings.blogspot.com
PATACON PISAO
WHAT The specialty at this Inwood cart is Venezuelan street food: patacones - twice-fried plantain patties, to be exact. Not to mention a tres leches cake that everybody talks about. Run by Liliana Velasquez and Adolfo Gonzalez.
WHERE 202 W. 214th St., and 85-22 Grand Ave., Elmhurst.
WHEN Daily, 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. in Manhattan; 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. in Queens.
INFO 718-899-8922
EL REY DEL SABOR
WHAT Mexican specialties from the Puebla region make up offerings at this truck from Ofelia "Rosa" Cardoso and brother Vilio. Try the chalupas.
WHERE Three locations: 49th Street and Park Avenue, 60th Street and Third Avenue, 43rd Street and Sixth Avenue.
WHEN Monday through Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
INFO 347-612-2426, reydelsabor.com.
