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Cilantro & Ajo

Brand new to our local culinary scene with a restaurant that opened on Pittsburgh’s South SIde just a few months ago, the complement of a food truck allows them to bring authentic Venezuelan food to even more folks.

Recommendations: The arepas and pabellon bowl – a bowl with rice, black beans, sweet plantains, queso fresco and avocado

Vegetarian options: You’ll find a number of them, marked with a vegetarian symbol

Make it gluten-free: 80% of the menu already is!

Pay with: Cash or card

Keep up with them: cilantroajo.com

Las Chicas

In addition to traveling the local food truck scene since 2017, the Las Chicas truck also cooks up fresh Mexican cuisine at private events.

Recommendations: Anything on the menu!

Vegetarian options: Almost anything on the menu can be made vegetarian-friendly, and some, like the nachos or tacos, can even be made vegan.

Pay with: Cash or cards

Keep up with them: laschicastruck.com

Mobile Chef

“Our menu is world fusion cuisine, so you can create your own fusion flavor meal from around the world right here in Pittsburgh,” says owner Jamie Gatewood, who has a degree in hotel restaurant management and culinary arts.

Recommendations: American Buffalo chicken dip nachos

Vegetarian options: Salads, wraps, nachos, tacos, steamed rice, and hummus

Pay with: Cash or card

Keep up with them: mobilechef.biz

Pgh Crepes

Since 2013, owner Ilmir Akhmetzyanov has been selling freshly-made crepes from scratch, smoothies, and lemonade. New this year: poutine.

Recommendations: Strawberry banana, Nutella and Gyro crepes are the most popular

Vegetarian options available

Pay with: Cash or card

Keep up with them: pghcrepes.com

PGH Halal

Halal means “permissible,” and according to PGH Halal’s website, in order “for any food to be considered Halal it must comply with the religious ritual and observance of Sharia law.” Gyros, salads, baklava, pitas and more are on the menu that features traditional dishes with a modern twist.

Recommendations: The chicken or lamb gyros

Make it gluten-free: Order the falafel

Pay with: Cash or card

Keep up with them: Twitter and Instagram, @pghhalal

PGH Pierogi

PGH Pierogi Truck

Let’s face it, there can’t be a Greater Pittsburgh Food Truck Festival without a truck that serves pierogies! PGH Pierogi Truck’s specialty is, obviously, the pierogi, but they also have Eastern European favorites like haluski and stuffed cabbage

Recommendations: The potato and cheese pierogi

Pay with: Cash or card

Keep up with them: pghpierogitruck.com

Steel City Chimneys

Steel City Chimneys

In Hungary, they’re known as kurtoskalacs, but in Pittsburgh they’re known as Steel City Chimneys. The chimney cakes are an old-world style bread grilled wrapped on a spit and topped with sweet or savory toppings like walnut, hot bourbon caramel, chocolate chip, birthday cake, asiago cheese, bacon, olives or butter and salt.

Recommendation: Pick your favorite topping!

Vegetarian options: The bread is vegetarian-friendly, just choose the toppings accordingly.

Pay with: Cash or card

Keep up with them: Facebook.com/steelcitychimneys

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