The Rodriguez Brothers have produced more than 200 food trucks out of their warehouse on the corner of Garrow and Roberts just east of Settegast Park, reports food critic and soon-to-be-restaurateur Robb Walsh. Inside on a recent visit, Walsh finds 14 vehicles in various stages of customization — including catering trucks, taco trucks with “California-style” cantilevered skylights, and vehicles outfitted with elote cookers, shaved-ice machines, or other specialty equipment. “The kitchen is designed for the kind of food being served,” co-owner Daniel Rodriguez tells him.
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About 70 percent of their customers are Latinos, Rodriguez said. But lately they have done trucks for Chinese, Indian and other Asian customers. Propane is not allowed in the Medical Center or downtown, so he also designs trucks with electric kitchens that run on generators.
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Photos: Candace Garcia (exterior) and Robb Walsh (interior)
Could someone explain the restriction on propane downtown or in the med center? Is it just the explosion hazard?
ding ding ding, you answered your own question.