Food Truck Caravan’s August Schedule

Scottsdale’s Food Truck Caravan (a local initiative rolling popular food trucks into downtown Scottsdale on Saturday nights) has announced their August food truck lineup! The event takes place every Saturday night from 7:30-11:30pm on the NW corner of 5th Ave. and Goldwater in Old Town. In addition to all the food truck goodness, they host an “Ate on 5th” program that allows eaters to receive discounts at participating area merchants, restaurants and bars just by purchasing food off of one of the trucks.

Check out the August Food Truck Caravan  lineup of events:

Saturday, August 3: “Opposites Attract” featuring music by Van & Melanie who play Valley favorites. The trucks will serve a special “Ate on 5th” dish that pairs opposites like chocolate and jalapeno’s.

Featured Trucks: Gourmet Command Center, Grilled Cheese Truck, Sandra Dee’s, The Great Pho King Truck, Q-Up Barbeque, Smitty’s Kitchen, Super Farm Super Truck, Torched Goodness and Udder Delights. 

Saturday, August 10: “Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot” featuring Valley Fever, a high energy band.  The trucks will serve a special “Ate on 5th” dish with a kick.

Featured Trucks: Aji Mobile Foods, Chars Kitchen, Grilled Cheese Truck, Luncha Libre, Q-Up Barbeque, Super Farm Super Truck, Sweet Magnolia, Traveling Monk, Brat Haus, Torched Goodness and Udder Delights.

Saturday, August 17: “Food infused with Liquor” to celebrate our first-ever Caravan Cocktail Challenge. The trucks will serve a special “Ate on 5th” dish that is infused with alcohol, think beer battered fish and bourbon infused barbeque sauce.

Individuals are invited to submit their favorite cocktail recipe in advance through the Caravan Facebook page.  Then, on August 17, well-known mixologists from local restaurants will judge the competition. Thea Sommers of The Herb Box, Samantha Rogers from The Valley Ho Resort and very special guest judge will sample the top 5 cocktails created by Caravan followers beginning at 9:30 p.m. Judging will take place at EVO, located at 4175 N. Goldwater Blvd, and the winner will be announced at 10:30 p.m. The winning cocktail will earn a spot on EVO’s menu during the month of September.

Local musician is TBD.

Featured Trucks: Aji Mobile Foods, Chef Genie, Gourmet Command Center, Grilled Cheese Truck, JG Superwenie, Liberty Biscuits, Luncha Libre, Satay Hut, Super Farm Super Truck, Sweet Magnolia, Torched Goodness, Udder Delights and AZ-Sno Shack. 

Saturday, August 24: “Slow & Steady” like the summer,  think jerk chicken & chicken gumbo for the trucks “Ate on 5th” Special.

Local musician is TBD.

Featured Trucks: Grilled Cheese Truck, Jamburritos, Liberty Biscuits, Moto Bowl, The Great Pho King Truck, Q-up Barbeque, Smitty’s Kitchen, Super Farm Super Truck, Brat Haus, Torched Goodness and Udder Delights.

Saturday, August 31: “Labor of Love” – The food trucks will create something in honor of Labor Day weekend, think sliders, burgers, hotdogs and catfish sandwiches. Van & Melanie who play Valley favorites will perform.

Featured Trucks: Hey Joe, JG Superwenie, Luncha Libre, Rightway, Sandra Dee’s, Satay Hut, Super Farm Super Truck, Udder Delights and AZ-Sno Shack. 

To learn more about the Food Truck Caravan, visit foodtruckcaravan.com.