A block party is the event a food truck was built for. Nobody has a kitchen big enough, everybody is outside already, and the truck gives the whole thing a center.
Sort the street first
If you are closing a street, your city decides what that takes, so start there. Your date depends on their answer and everything else is easy next to it. If you are using a park, a cul-de-sac, an HOA common area or a church lot, you need the say so from whoever owns it, and they will tell you what they want from a vendor. Ask early so there are no surprises in the last week.
Whatever window your city gives you is the real constraint on the day. Work out when you want people eating inside it and send us that hour first. Everything else can move around it.
Where the truck sits
The truck is self contained, so there is nothing to plug it into and nothing we need from you on site. Kevin pulls up and cooks. Grass, dirt or gravel is fine, so a park or an unpaved lot works. Where it sits is worth a quick word with us: one end of the closed section usually beats the middle, so a line can form without cutting the party in half. Send us a photo of the spot if you are not sure.
How people eat at a block party
Nobody sits down. People order, walk off with a plate, and come back later for more. Every meal comes with two free sides, so the line keeps moving instead of stalling while somebody builds an order. If heat is a question for your crowd, we ranked the menu from mild to hot.
A headcount you cannot pin down
Numbers at a block party are guesses and everybody knows it. Give us your best one and tell us how firm it is. It is a different conversation from a wedding, where the number is sitting on a spreadsheet.
Parking for everyone else
One thing people forget. If the street is closed, your guests are parking somewhere else. Sort that at the same time as the permit and put it in the flyer, so nobody arrives and circles the block while their plate goes cold.
What to put in the flyer
If you are putting a note through doors or posting in the neighborhood group, name the food, and two free sides with every plate. Tell us what you want on the flyer and we will confirm what we are bringing before you print it. The full list is on the menu page. People turn out for a dish they can picture. They do not turn out for “there will be a food truck.”
Bring the neighborhood
We serve Colorado Springs, Pueblo and Denver. Send your date, your street or park, and your rough headcount through the catering page, or call 719-723-7929. If you want to eat the food before you commit, the truck is out 11am to 8pm Monday to Saturday. Setup and booking details are on the block party catering page.
