13 WTHR IndianapolisIndianapolis-based food trucks get Super Bowl-ready

Indianapolis-based food trucks get Super Bowl-ready

The city's thriving food truck business is going to get prime real estate for the Super Bowl. You'll find your favorites clustered downtown.

In 23 days, people from across the country will he here for the Super Bowl and to get a taste of Indianapolis.

Over the past year, the city's appetite for food trucks has grown by leaps and bounds. They're now part of the game plan for feeding hungry fans.

"Part of this strategy is to serve all the people here food and a different variety of food, so they can walk up, eat a slice of pizza, have a sandwich or a cup of hot coffee," said Susie Townsend, Super Bowl Host Committee.

Twenty-four food trucks will rotate shifts on Monument Circle, Super Bowl weekend and the weekend before.

Jeff Edwards and his Dashboard Diner are rearing to go.

"For us, it's all we've been planning on," he said.

Edwards, who runs the east side diner, says he added the truck for the Super Bowl. He's counting on selling lots of tenderloins.

"Our truck is set up to do 1,000 before we have to reload," he said.

Lisa Moyer, the cupcake girl, also sees the Super Bowl as a sweet deal.

"Food trucks tend to starve in the winter and this will take care of us for a while," she said.

Moyer says they'll be out no matter what the weather's doing.

"We'll be out. That's not negotiable," she said.

But some restaurants, including Potbelly Sandwiches and Giorgio's Pizza, are not on board. They worry the trucks will steer business away.

"It's not fair. They should not be allowed to do that; not to compete with local restaurants. We're here all year and pay taxes year-round," said Giorgio Migliaccio, Giorgio's Pizza.

The Super Bowl Host committee though predicts everyone will get a piece of the pie - whether they're on the move or in an established restaurant.

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