FOOD

Here's where you can find food trucks in Bloomington on eclipse weekend

Portrait of Carol Kugler Carol Kugler
The Herald-Times

Food trucks will be out in force April 5 through April 8 in Bloomington — as part of activities celebrating the total solar eclipse that will darken the afternoon skies on April 8.

Jordan Davis coordinates Food Truck Friday and shared where most of Bloomington's food trucks will be during that busy weekend. He said that although the first Food Truck Friday is usually the first Friday of April, it's been delayed until April 12 because of the cold weather expected on April 5.

Still food trucks Friday on April 5

Even though there won't be Food Truck Friday on April 5, several will be part of the city's eclipse activities 5-9 p.m. Friday at Switchyard Park, 1601 S. Rogers St. Food vendors who will be open during those hours include Planted Bloomington, Elli-May's Smoked BBQ, Kebab on Wheels, Arepa Burger and Bloom Burger.

Bloomington officials anticipate hundreds if not thousands of people to visit for the eclipse, beginning on Friday and the city has scheduled Total Eclipse of the Brain, a solar eclipse trivia night, to run 7-9 p.m. in the Switchyard Park Pavilion, adjacent to where the food trucks will be.

An open-face sandwich, called a flat, is one of the main items served by Planted Bloomington food truck.

Where to find food trucks on Saturday, April 6

More activities are scheduled beginning at 6 p.m. April 6 at Switchyard Park, with karaoke and other activities. Food trucks — Jay's Kitchen, Kona Ice, Doner Kebab, Little Bowl Thai, Bloom Burger, Arepa Burger, Ellie May's Smoked BBQ, Planted, Kebab on Wheels and Chocolate Moose — will be operating 6-10 p.m.

The restauranteurs behind BloomingThai are operating Little Bowl Thai food truck. Find it Friday and Saturday at Switchyard Park.

Where food trucks will be on Monday, April 8

On April 8, the day of the solar eclipse, Bloomington's food trucks will be open at three different locations: Switchyard Park, outside Indiana Memorial Stadium and near Dunn Meadow on the IU campus.

Jay's Kitchen, specializing in fries topped with meat and cheese, will be out this weekend.

At Switchyard Park, where the Celestial Spectacle Solar Eclipse Viewing Event will begin at noon, food trucks and food stands will include Chocolate Moose, Jay’s Kitchen, Kona Ice, Doner Kebab, Pinoy Garden and Mama Dukes Hawaiian Barbeque, Kebab on Wheels and Uno Mas Taco Truck. A beer garden will feature local brews.

Food trucks that will be on the IU campus and stadium include Chocolate Moose, Kona Ice, PappyShack, Pili's Party Taco, Planted Bloomington, Speakeasy Pizza, Arepa Burger and Elli-May's Smoked BBQ.

Contact Carol Kugler atckugler@heraldt.com