Oviedo Food Truck Bazaar

This is a fun food truck pod! We attended for the first time last night, the evening started out rainy, but as us Floridians know...rain usually moves through the area quickly and it did last night. As the event is located on the back of Oviedo Marketplace, by Chamberlains and the Regal theaters, there was plenty of parking near the trucks. Bring your own tables, chairs, tailgating canopies or umbrellas to shade from the sun- as there is no shade. People had their areas set up near their cars, much like tailgating at a football game. The event was well attended, very crowded after the rain stopped. Saw singles, families, large groups and people of all ages. While most trucks still are cash only, I'm seeing more of the iPad credit card readers with the trucks. Still always best to show up with cash. Gastro Truck, Big Wheel, Yum Yum, Melissa's chicken and waffles, The Batter Bowl, Treehouse truck, Crooked spoon, Korean Taco Truck, Crepe lady, C&S Brisket, Firehouse BBQ, Gator BBQ, Traveling Gourmet, Mama's soul food, CK Jerk Shack Gourmet Island BBQ,Tastebuds-Catering and more were there. Notable missing: Winter Park Fish Co., Monsta LobstaThere were about 15-20 food trucks in attendance, all of the most popular trucks were out in force and a few that were new to me were out. Mama's soul food truck would be one of those trucks. Great menu, we swung by for the dessert of 3 tier red velvet cake, but there was everything from Fried chicken, ribs, fried catfish, you name it. (Menu pic posted). The service was super friendly and the food portions coming out were HUGE and a great deal for the prices charged. My red velvet cake was a nice slice, cake was moist and cooked well. The Cream cheese frosting was a sweeter cream cheese, a bit sweet for my taste, but the white chocolate chips studded on the frosting was a yummy touch. The Batter Bowl- We tried the goat cheese Triple Chocolate Ghirardelli brownie. The brownie was nice and moist, more cake-like and much less chocolatey than I was expecting. The goat cheese based mixture was swirled on top like a cheesecake layer and tasted like cream cheese- it was missing a goaty tang but was tasty. For those that aren't fans of goat cheese, don't be afraid to try this. Good price for $2.50.Big Wheel was offering fried artichokes, which were good and not at all greasy. However, they would be much tastier if the whole artichoke hearts were sliced in half so the inside benefited from the Parmesan cheese, truffle oil and chili flakes they were tossed in. When you bit into the whole fried artichoke heart, the primary taste was steamed canned artichoke hearts. Hubby enjoyed the chicken skewer, which was hoisin flavored last night. Very tender, juicy and perfectly cooked. C&S brisket truck- Hubby went for the Brisket sandwich and said the Brisket was very tender but lacked flavor, this was the general consensus from the group that tried the large sandwich. Nice deal, $8 for a whole sandwich served on Texas toast or $6 for a half. The Rachel and Reubens coming out where huge and getting raves from those around. Hubby was bummed he didn't go that direction and will check them out next time.I didn't get the name of the Latin food truck we stopped at, friends ordered fried plantains (tostones) topped with Ropa Vieja (Braised shredded beef) and raved about the flavors.....so much so that they went back for a second order. They also ordered the shrimp quesadilla that they said was good and some Venezuelan cheese sticks, which I tried. The cheese sticks started with a mild, white cheese similar to provolone and had whole wheat dough wrapped around the cheese. It was fried and served with a creamy cilantro sauce on the side. The cheese sticks were not at all greasy, quite yummy and I would order again. Longest lines: Yum Yum cupcake truck, Melissa's chicken and waffles, Crooked Spoon, Treehouse truck and Crepe Lady. Longest wait would probably go to Melissa's Chicken and waffles- my friends stood in the Melissa's chicken and waffle truck for 45+ minutes and the end of the line was still 3 trucks down when we left. They were cranking, but should look into getting another double sided waffle maker going for large events. Yum Yum opened a second window and started cranking people through quickly, so fear not if you see a long line. :) Our group had hoped Monsta Lobsta would be there, when I posted a question on their FB page, they were out of town for the weekend. Hopefully, they will be at the next Oviedo Bazaar. This was a fun event that we'll be back for!

Set in a back parking lot of the Oviedo Market Place, this event garnered some attention. Although, the crowd was not as huge as the Orlando Food Truck Bazaar at Fashion Square mall neither was it small like the Food Truck Pod Cafe at Lake Lilly. There were two trucks that always has a line anywhere else but had the shortest non existent line here, Pupusas and Arepas El Cacao. Sad. Too ethnic for the delicate palates of the fine people from Oviedo? There were no directional signs neither restrooms for the event. But the music was blasting away. The music at Lake Lilly tends to be a little too loud and it is hard to communicate with the food truck vendors. However, the noise level here was okay. Maybe it was the wide open parking lot. There was ample room between trucks and trash cans were easily identifiable.Nice event, nice crowd, good location.

Second Sunday of the month. I really want to like this, I really do. But fewer and fewer trucks are coming out. I wish more people would come, so more trucks would come, and there'd be more selection. So come out, people!

I'm not really sure what's going on here...I went here for the first time according to the Yelp Event..the address says it's at the Oviedo Market Place....but there's like 15 food trucks set up across Red Bug in the Lowes Parking Lot Center, getting all the attention, with signs and flashing lights and lines and lots of people..then theres like 5 food trucks set up in the actual Oviedo Market Place parking lot, tucked away, that's like a ghost town. I think I counted like 4 people. I'm not sure how the design of that works, or what the deal is-but the little Pod at the one by Lowes is better. There's a lot of different trucks, and was so busy some started running out of menu items (I REALLY wanted to try that pumpkin cake at the dessert truck! :( ) Again, I'm not sure why there is a lot of food trucks in the Lowes Parking Lot and 5 set up in the Oviedo Mall, but the set up in the Oviedo Mall was unimpressive, anyone coming from the Oviedo/chuluota area (not getting on red bug) may have missed the rally in Lowes, so I'd double check if you're going there.

First off just want to note that this is no longer held at the mall but is at Lowe's right across Red Bug. Went for the first time about a month ago and had a great time! Come early if you want to beat the long line, and I would recommend bring tailgating chairs, since their is no seating in the area. There are usually quite a few trucks there to try, I just wish they offered smaller portions rather than just their full sized portion, which makes it hard to sample as much!Great place to go with a group since everyone can sample different things in a fun atmosphere! Oh and save room for dessert!

Fun event. Really love the food. Nice thing to do with a young kid on a Sunday night. It rained one time, but ate a lot of food before we got all wet.