Tuesday, February 28, 2012
The Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) seeks comment on proposed food truck regulations.
When it comes to food trucks, Georgetown business groups and their supporters are wary, but other officials keep an open mind. The Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) has proposed new regulations to address several issues with the 30-year-old rules that have come to light during the recent renaissance in food trucks. At its monthly meeting on Feb. 27, the Georgetown Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC2E) voted four to one to ask DCRA: Commissioner Bill Starrels voted against the resolution, arguing, "I think we need more control over it." He wanted to include provisions to restrict the location and number of food trucks. His stance was similar to that taken by both the Georgetown Business Improvement District (BID) and …
Monday, January 23, 2012
Mayor Vincent Gray proposed updated regulations for street vending, including food trucks.
Score one for food trucks in the "battle" with brick and mortar restaurants. Mayor Vincent Gray announced updated regulations for street vending that will make it easier for food trucks to operate in the District. "My new regulations are designed to strike a careful balance between encouraging business innovation and respecting our laws as well as brick-and-mortar businesses that have long played according to the rules,” said Mayor Gray in a statement. The proposed regulations, issued by the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA), would open up additional locations for sidewalk vending and address several issues with the 30-year-old regulations that have come to light during the recent renaissance in food trucks. “Many of …
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Craving for a lobster roll or simply just curious what it is? Find this dish as a special at Tackle Box.
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Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Washington, D.C. is all about the "lobstah love" these days. The arrival of the Brooklyn transplant Red Hook Lobster Pound food truck to the District streets has made many Washingtonians...well, hooked. But Georgetown residents don't have to follow the food truck to grab one of these classic delicacies from Maine. Just head over to M Street and catch a lobster roll at the local beach shack Tackle Box, 3245 M St. Owner Jonathan Umbel says the lobster roll has been featured on the chalkboard menu outside the Tackle Box since the restaurant's arrival in Georgetown two years ago. Its lobster roll embodies the quintessential Maine-type of sandwich: large chunks of cold lobster meat mixed with homemade mayo on a toasted hoagie bun, and paired …
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Teel Oliver
9:39 am on Wednesday, February 8, 2012
A food truck or two on K Street beside the new park North of Wisconsin Ave. wouldn't congest traffic. I'd rather see a food truck than than a vendor selling knock-off purses. more ›