truckeroo + yards park

Friday night we decided to check out Truckeroo, a monthly festival where all the food trucks come together and create massively large lines and LOOOONG waits for food. I think we ended up there at peak evening time (go between 2 and 5 if you can). We couldn't find the end of the line for the lobster truck and TaKorean, two of the most popular trucks, so we scoped out trucks with shorter lines. Our poor friends waited in line forever at a taco truck and it ran out of food right before they got to the front. I went for the Mojo truck which had a deceptively long line. But my sandwich was worth the wait. Steak in a yummy mojo sauce with cheese, lettuce, tomato, and a fried egg on top! Ben chose the Fojol Brother's Ethiopian truck. I really liked their lassipops. We topped off our meal with a super delicious triple European chocolate cupcake from the sweetbites truck. No line!

We were really close to the Yards Park so we decided to check it out (free concerts on Friday nights). It was fantastic and cured the children of all residual crankiness from the Truckeroo line fest. We ended up spending a few hours there and didn't get home until 11. The park had three important things that our yard doesn't: lush, green, glorious grass, a cool breeze off the water, and a lack of mosquitos. They have some great water features that kids (and adults) can play in. My photos offer a dark glimpse of our lovely evening.

 

Truckeroo was just outside of Nationals Park.