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Food Truck Strip Malls and Open Lots Catering in Philadelphia

Times are tough and sometimes it seems people only head out to pick up food. Maybe you manage a strip mall where daily visits have decreased significantly, or you've got a business with ample parking space but not a lot of traffic or you sell alcohol but not food and plenty of your customers get hungry. Whatever your needs for traffic are, Best Food Trucks has your back with the best catering for your strip malls!
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Best Catering Expertise

By managing food truck daily life from event booking, to online ordering and catering we have cultivated an intimate relationship with great vendors throughout the country and know exactly which truck(s) will suit your needs, from a small neighborhood party to massive corporate events.

Cities
1900+
Caterings
2,000+
Attendees
300,000+
Cuisines
80+

Food Truck Catering for Neighborhood Events in Philadelphia

Running a neighborhood event in Philly—whether it’s a Fishtown park clean-up, a Fairmount block party, or staff appreciation day at a South Philly rec center—means juggling a thousand details. Let Best Food Trucks handle the eats so you can focus on what really matters: bringing the community together. Our Philadelphia neighborhood catering program delivers hot, fresh, crowd-pleasing meals without the headaches of wrangling multiple vendors, chasing late chefs, or fielding complaints about cold food.

Best Food Trucks is the city’s go-to partner for neighborhood food truck catering. We manage every step, from curating menus to on-site service, all backed by our industry-leading ordering technology. Guests can jump on their phones, place an order, and get a text when it’s ready—no long lines snaking down the block, no arguments about who was next. From one truck on a tight Old City side street to a fleet lined up along the Schuylkill River Trail, we scale to fit your Philadelphia neighborhood event.

Need local flavor? Tap into some of the city’s most loved rolling kitchens:

  • Chuck's BBQ Chuckwagon – smokey ribs and brisket that rival any South Street pit.
  • The Cow and the Curd – Midwestern cheese curds fried to perfection, now a Philly favorite right up there with the cheesesteak.
  • Nick's Roast Beef – classic roast beef sandwiches and other American comfort staples that feel like Broad Street on game day.
  • Slurp Philly – handcrafted ramen that’ll warm you faster than a SEPTA heater in January.
  • Authentik Byrek – flaky Mediterranean pastries that pair perfectly with summer nights at Penn’s Landing.

Book Philadelphia neighborhood food truck catering with confidence and watch your guests rave about the menu instead of debating parking on tiny row-house streets. With proven local partners and Best Food Trucks’ seamless logistics, your next community event will taste like brotherly love—served curbside.

Strip Malls and Open Lots catering

Skip the Line and Soak Up Your Philadelphia Neighborhood Event

Best Food Trucks brings the same no-nonsense efficiency Philly riders expect from the Broad Street Line to your block party, park clean-up, or community movie night. Thanks to our cutting-edge mobile ordering system, guests ditch the queue and keep hanging on row-home stoops, cheering Little League games, or browsing the craft tables. They just tap in an order on their phone, get a text when it’s ready, and pick up their cheesesteak egg rolls or BBQ brisket faster than you can say “Yo, let’s go Birds!”

Want to keep things even smoother? Drop a pre-order link in your neighborhood Facebook group or Nextdoor thread so residents can lock in a pickup time before, during, or after the festivities on the Ben Franklin Parkway or along Passyunk Avenue. Food truck catering + online ordering is the Philly-smart way to feed a crowd: zero extra work for organizers, no lines clogging tiny side streets, and 100% focus on community fun.

Strip Malls and Open Lots catering

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Our Food Truck Catering Cuisines

With more than 80 food truck cuisines available, these are just a few of the favorites our clients love:

How We Make Food Truck Catering Easy

Streamlined Requests

With our quick and simple online catering form, you can request food trucks for your next event in a matter of minutes, specifying your guest count, budget and dates.

Choose Your Favorites

After you submit a catering request to us, our team will check availability for you and send over a list of amazing food truck menus to browse through (try not to drool).

Simplified Payments

Once you've decided on which truck you'd like to book, confirming them is as easy as clicking a button. All payments are handled securely on our website for ease of booking.

Pre-Ordering

If your meal time is limited, our staff will work with you to coordinate an online pre-order system where meals are predetermined and handed out hot during service.

Support Team

Our dedicated support team will be with you every step of the way from planning to organizing to grubbing your little heart out. With every event you'll have a dedicated member of our team available in case anything should arise.

Corporate Portal

With customizable features, executives can set up their own account, add a credit card and let their employees order as they want from the food truck or set spending limits.

They talk about us

4.64 (166,179 reviews)

Lauren T.

10 June 2025

They were amazing!! The food and the service was impeccable. Thank you for making our event a successful one!

Debra L.

11 January 2025

Our guests loved the "Little Italy in the USA. The owner was so nice and the food was delicious!

Emery G.

16 October 2023

Jordan's did a great job for our event. We would recommend them!

Angela A.

5 October 2023

I never heard any complaints about the food. I had the Philly Cheesesteak and it was delicious.

Tracy G.

12 September 2023

Guest Driven BBQ was delicious. We loved it, they were very friendly and professional.

Maddie R.

18 July 2023

The staff were so awesome. They spoke multiple languages, which was incredibly helpful for our attendees. People loved the food!

Elizabeth K.

23 September 2025

No complaints. Food was delicious. Workers were nice and hard-working.

Rachael F.

22 July 2025

excellent staff

Tracey W.

24 June 2025

The truck arrived 30 mins late, which caused quite a disturbance. The food was cooked and served quickly. Some things were overcooked and dried out, a bit. However, Mike was very courteous and professional and accommodating.

Tammy R.

10 December 2024

Fabulous- on time - TONS of food - great apps and just over all amazing service

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