45 food trucks in Indianapolis and where to find them

Finding a food truck can be taxing and time-consuming — sometimes making you just want to give up on the endeavor — but once your work pays off, you may leave with a new favorite chef, a spot you can brag to your friends about, and a local business you can support.

Indianapolis is home to plenty of foodies and restaurateurs with taste buds for smoked pulled pork sandwiches, freshly fried chicken and authentic street food from Brazil and the Philippines.

IndyStar hopes to make the search easier for foodies hungry to find a new culinary diamond in the rough, so we created a directory of over 45 operating food trucks in the area. Most operate primarily during the summer, and their websites or social media, which you can find linked here, hold a plethora of clues to find their landing spots and hours.

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How do I find a food truck in Indianapolis?

Most food trucks list when and where they are posting up for the day on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. Some also keep an updated website with events they are servicing or use a website called Street Food Finder.

Several places around the city also host food truck gatherings. The White River State Park puts on Food Truck Mondays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. If you want street food later in the week, Ellenberger Park has Food Truck Thursdays. Daredevil Brewing Co. holds an event on the second Friday of each month, and several other establishments do so intermittently.

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Tacos, quesadillas & nachos

Las Tortugas Food Truck & Catering

Fiesta Tacos

Taqueria Mi Costa

Tacopolis

La Familia

Pronto Taco

Food Truck Mil Amores

La Tapatia Tacos

Nacho Mama’s Food Truck

Taco Boss

Birrieria Iturbidense

Queso’s Taco Truck

BBQ

Porkopolis BBQ

Wild Boar BBQ

Triple Play BBQ

DavAni Armenian BBQ

Fat Cat’s Bar-B-Que

Pork Paradise

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Hot dogs, soul food & diner dishes

Garcia’s Hot Dog

Bus Stop Bistro

Box Burger

Jumbo Jive Turkey Legs Smoked & Stuffed

Dashboard Food Truck

Chomp’z Truck

Pi Indy

Bearded Burger

Bearded Bagel

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Tha Corn Man

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Sissa’s Snack Shack

The Alkaline Electric Goddess — vegan

J’s Lobster Food Truck

Karma Kitchen

The Lonely Monkey Food Truck

EveryThang and Potatoes

Chef Dan’s

A mixed bag of cuisines

Taste of Manila — Filipino

Gaucho’s Fire — Brazilian

Pierogi Love Indy — Polish

T’Days Jerk — Caribbean

Celtic Pretzel — Irish

Lil Rook — contemporary Asian

Books, Bourbon & Bacon — Korean hotdogs

Sweet treats

Moo & Lou Frozen Treats

Aw’sum Snoballs

Vivian’s Delightful Treats — vegan

Some trucks were left off the list because they are not local or are an extension of a brick-and-mortar location for events. Did we miss your favorite food truck? Let reporter Cate Charron know by sending an email to ccharron@indystar.com.

Contact IndyStar Pulliam Fellow Cate Charron at ccharron@indystar.com or follow her on Twitter @catecharron.