I went to the grand opening & my adult son & I ate at Edna's. We had the briskets sandwiches and a side of the macaroni bake. Both portions were extremely small and price high (considering the portions, your eating off take out containers & plastic silverware & sitting under a pavilion) for the very small amounts. I am more than ok with the containers, plastic ware & pavilion.. but not all included in a higher price with little portions. We both left hungry... I am not a big eater & we were hungry!!! I will give the Mexican restaurant a try before I discount the entire food truck idea. I loved the music by Joe Hand!!! very nice.

So agree... that would be a great addition Pizza & ice cream with good portions

Time for Halal Chicken & Rice Truck!

We tried it and loved it, also! I had a mushroom quesadilla that was out of this world!!! My partner had a brisket plated he really enjoyed it, also. It was so pleasant to sit out on the patio at Edna's, overlooking the Marsh Bend Trail!

Just got back from Ritas...don't bother! There was nobody there when we got there but we waited over 30 minutes for enchiladas. 7 workers came up to the truck 15 min after we ordered and placed orders that were filled immediately and before any of the Villagers orders that had ordered before them. After 30 min we went to the window and complained. 5 min later we were given food that wasn't what we ordered. We got refunds and left in frustration. Clearly Rita's is there to service the workers only.

Was their order different than yours? Did they call ahead? Could be more to the story than reading above.

Don't you think The Villages is getting a cut of the profits they make and don't they pay rent to The Villages to stay there like all the restaurants???

When Buena Vista only went to the second traffic circle...no Arnold Palmer, no Lake Sumter Landing, no food trucks....we waited and it all came and more.

How many houses the developer builds is not the criteria. How many get bought is......when the critical mass population hits the right numbers they will come......just like they did 15 yeats ago.

The alternative to not having a restaurant nearby, in my opinion is not a food truck. It is a restaurant maybe 15 minutes away from the bubble.

People need to stop all of the whining..... things will be completed in due time and then all of this fussing will be forgotten.......

You’all should have realized all of this was not going to happen overnight.... if you didn’t then shame on you !!

Edit: why would I want to go eat at a food truck to begin with when there are so many other choices a short distance away????

There was a choice to buy where ever you want. We are on our third home, when we came in 07 there was very little in LSL, and our gps didn’t even show the bridge only a lake.
Most of our time was spent in SS due to more restaurants and things to do. Those of us who have been here for awhile have all waited for things to be built. Yet I don’t remember us complaining about what was not here. One can always move to a more established area, if things are not progressing as one thinks. It’s easy to sell, pack and move, we have zero attachments to any home here.

Spoiler, I have no idea if they take Visa, but I have to tell you that you have absolutely the best Avitar of anyone using TOV. Curly rules : )

Pleasant experience at the Food Trucks for us. Very tasty and convenient. Granted, this is not an air conditioned restaurant, but what would you expect? Try to think of it as being a picnic you don't have to prepare, and enjoy the beautiful outdoors setting. They are clean and efficient. Restrooms are easily accessed . The food is priced fairly and we have never waited more than 15 minutes to pick up our orders. A wonderful change of pace here. --NOTE: most picnics I have experienced, also included a few insects too. The food trucks will not become my favorite place to eat , but the occasional "picnic" and fantastic view are a nice addition to what we already enjoy here.

We stopped in last night after the football game for a drink. It was around 7:30 and not busy at all. The setting is great and we enjoyed watching an older couple piddle around on one of the Pitch and Putt greens (with their dogs? WTH?). Anyway, it was nice until the mosquitos started to come out. Some citronella candles or torches would have been nice. This was our second trip and we will go back occasionally.

We went for the first time the other day I was not impressed, tacos were ok at best bugs all over the ride there from DeSoto was the best part of the evening prolly won't be back...

We eat outside at other restaurants in the Villages all the time. Are the bugs there worse than sitting outside at McAlistars or City Fire?

I agree with the comment that Edna's Beef Brisket is a great choice. We ate there a couple of weeks ago and really enjoyed it. Good beer selection as well.

I was not impressed with the ribs at Edna’s. There was no way I could separate the ribs with a plastic knife and found them to be fatty. My husband’s chicken sandwich was tough and almost inedible. I guess I should have tried the beef brisket since this seems to be a popular choice. I like the food truck concept but did not like the flies.

No A/C but there are fans in a totally open venue. It does have a roof and large picture windows. When we were there, the wind picked up right before a thunder storm.The employees were scrambling to close the large picture windows.

Hubby and I went there just to check out the food trucks. We won't be back.

Rita's charges $3.00 for a small basket of chips and salsa. That is included in all Mexican restaurants I've ever been to. They don't have queso.

So true but one doesn't have to leave the bubble. Drive to Brownwood for restaurants. Was speaking to a friend who went to the sales center in the southern area. He asked a sales person where to take visitors for a nice dinner. The sales person told him there were two food trucks to eat dinner. Our friend reiterated that he wanted to know where to take visiting family and friends out for a nice dinner. Same answer......there are two food trucks.

Seriously????

Excellent suggestion. Did you mention this to the folks who work at Edna's on the Green?

I just don't want to sit at a picnic table swatting flys while I’m trying eat. But that’s me

Especially this week...the lovebugs appear to be worse than usual. Could be the result of the very wet summer or the County cutting back on overnight spraying. But who really wants to share their dinner experience with the skeeters?

Who cares as long s the food is good! I don’t worry about stuff I can’t control or have no control over. Better than driving 5 to 10 miles or fighting the one restaurant in the area At fenney

Have you eaten at the Food Trucks?
 

I ate at food trucks during my working years because often I didn't have a choice, today I do, and I won't.
Besides, since when is eating at food trucks a "thing".


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George Orwell

Thankfully you don't have to. There are lots of places just for people like you. For everyone else, food trucks are a fun novelty at worst, and an amazing treat at best.

:agree::

The lack of any retail south of SR44 is the only reason those amazing treats are set up at all. People will tire of this novelty sooner rather than later.


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Totally agree!!! Wow... I just get so tired of all the whining....

We stopped in because Cousin’s truck was there. Lobster roll was excellent as always. For those who enjoy a good lobster roll it’s worth the $$. No bugs tonight that we noticed waited about 5 minutes for food, beer from Ednas was cold.

Is there a schedule of what truck(s) will be there???


Does it change??

Ednas and taco truck seem to be a staple, with only room for third truck. If you want to know where Cousins Lobster truck will be you need to go to their website. Looks like they may be at Wolfgang next week

Cousins was at the last Cruise-In and very popular. The truck will be in the Southern Trace area Monday.

MONDAY, OCT 14

Woofgang Bakery & Grooming - The Villages
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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I get the feeling some folks grew up when the only "food trucks" around were the metal box canteen trucks. Those were the ones infamously known as roach coaches. They still exist though health department requirements for them have improved the quality of food and cleanliness of the trucks over the years.

Regardless, those aren't the only food trucks in existence. There are gourmet trucks that specialize in specific types of food, some of which are affiliated with well-known restaurants and some that use commercial kitchens to prepare their product and sell exclusively through their truck - or mail order.

Heck - the Good Humor/Hoodsie truck that went around pretty much every single suburban neighborhood, bell ringing to let the kids know it was ice cream time is - by definition - a food truck.

Up north there's a particular cannoli truck that fills the shells while you wait. You get your choice of original, coffee, or hazelnut filling, and your choice of end-dips if you want them - sprinkles, chocolate chips, ganache, nuts, etc. They have a store in the state, and they make better cannolis than the ones I've had when I've visited the North End in Boston.

There are trucks that make only different types of poutine, trucks that specialize in baked potatoes with various toppings, with home-made chili and local cheese, there are vegan trucks and vegetarian trucks, and there's even a truck that makes the most amazing wild boar burgers with home-made pesto sauce and spicy slaw. The boar come from local hunts, and the meat is lean, not very gamey at all, super high in nutrition compared to the usual pork products you'll find in the supermarket.

So yes - canteens are food trucks and yes, canteens used to earn the designation of "roach coach" back in the day. They are upgraded and modernized since then, and are now just a tiny sliver of the overall category of food trucks. Perhaps it's time for opinions to upgrade and modernize, as well?

Another to each his own subject.

Me? Food trucks, roach coaches (old or modern) are great for outdoor events like car shows, carnivals, fairs and the like.

With all the options and alternatives in TV and the surrounding area.....food truck? Not for me!

Yale Hospital in New Haven has food trucks representing restaurants in the area lining the streets near the main entrance. They have to have special permits, are there on specific schedules and days. They are the reason why the hospital employees, nurses, doctors, office workers, phlebotomists, janitors, etc. - are able to enjoy a lunch OTHER than cafeteria food, bring their own every day, or pay extra for delivery service which may or may not arrive when they're actually on their lunch break.

The truck brings the entire menu to them, parks it outside their doors, they go out, pick their choice for the day, and they can be back to work before their half hour or 45-minute break is over.

Huge convenience, excellent food (it's food they would eat at the restaurant, if they had time to do so during their shift). It's a little more expensive than the actual restaurant's prices but only marginally. They're paying for the convenience of having the food right there outside their hospital's door, waiting for them to ask for it.

Can't compare lunch wagons as a substitute for a proper retail infrastructure in the largest retirement community in the world.


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Used to love hearing the following from ,the submarine tender 1MC
"the roach coach is @ the head of the pier"--all the boat sailors who were in the duty section--would descend on those roach coaches

cold sandwiches and luke warm coffee--such a treat

I always ate onboard. Best food I had in a lifetime.


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My favorite food truck......

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