Johnson runs Food Truck Fiesta, a real-time automated tracker of food trucks in downtown Washington. Johnson’s free website features food truck-related news. Why are food trucks such a hit in D.C.?

I firmly believe that there’s a lack of variety of food options downtown. There are tons of office workers, and it’s a pain in the butt to pack your lunch every day. Food trucks are filling in that void of variety for food. They’re not going for the potato chips and hot dogs offerings, either. There are real chefs on these trucks. It’s like a food court outside the office building. Every day there’s different restaurants. It’s exciting to not know what next day’s lunch will be.

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