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FOOD TRUCKS · JEFFERSON CITY

Who's cooking in JCMO

Jefferson City's food trucks, and the rallies where most of them turn up. Trucks move — that is the point of them — so this page tells you who they are and where to follow them, and lets each truck tell you where it will be.

Where they gather

Rallies and standing series around town. Free to walk in; you pay the trucks. Which trucks turn up on a given day is announced by the rally and by the trucks themselves, usually a day or two out.

Food Truck Frenzy
EVERY THURSDAY, 11AM–8PM
In the River Market Pavilion, 160 N Chestnut St. Run by JC Parks at the new River Market Pavilion, open since the start of September 2026. Free to walk in; you pay the trucks.
Food Truck Takeover
EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
In the Sofa City lot, Missouri Blvd. The event name is still being confirmed. Where that is →
Food Truck Friday at the Miller Center
LAST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH, MARCH–OCTOBER, 5–8PM
In the Miller Performing Arts Center. Where that is →
Brunch Bash
ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH THROUGH OCTOBER
In the 200 block of East High. Run by Downtown Jefferson City Inc.
Capital Region Amphitheater
SUMMER
In the amphitheater. A free summer concert series that draws trucks. Where that is →

The trucks

24 trucks, grouped by what they cook. Phone numbers and locations are published only where the truck itself states them.

BBQ & smoked meats

Candyman's Smokehouse BBQ

Low-and-slow brisket, ribs, pork steaks, turkey ribs and hot links.

Where Fridays 11am–7pm, or until they sell out — 408 Jefferson St, in the lot behind US Bank.

Phone (573) 227-8182

  • Barbecue

Holy Smokes Mobile Meats

Slow-smoked barbecue: brisket, pulled pork and the sides that belong with them.

Where Rotating Jefferson City locations and events.

Family-run since 2024. Hosts charity nights — a recent bingo evening benefited the Boys & Girls Club.

  • Barbecue
  • Smoked meats

Mule's Smoke Shack

Holts Summit barbecue, with a house rub they call The Mule's Kick.

Where Holts Summit; also seen in Fulton.

No Facebook page — their Square site is the only place they post.

  • Barbecue

Off The Porch BBQ

Ribs, wings, pork steaks, brats and burgers from a longtime pitmaster.

Where Tuesdays and Fridays, 2115 Missouri Blvd; also works Lake Ozark and Columbia.

Phone (573) 508-3537

  • Barbecue

Southern Style BBQ and Catering

Barbecue and soul food, booked event by event.

Where Fully mobile — private events and Food Truck Friday.

Their old Facebook page is abandoned; a new one exists but has not been located.

Phone (573) 514-2802

  • Barbecue
  • Soul food

Seafood & Cajun

Fatty's Seafood

Seafood boils, crab cakes and lobster tails, done Gulf-coast style.

Voted the city's best food truck in Jefferson City Magazine's 2026 City's Best. Known for selling out, so going early is not paranoia.

  • Seafood
  • Cajun

Caribbean

Koolruninyardis

Jamaican plates cooked to order: jerk chicken, curry snapper, brown stew and curry goat.

Where Missouri Blvd; also vends in Columbia.

Phone (573) 590-9129

  • Jamaican
  • Caribbean

Mitchell's Cuisine

Caribbean and Jamaican cooking: jerk, curry goat and oxtail.

Where Mid-Missouri, Lincoln University, State Tech in Linn and the Lake.

Run by Bonita and Steve Mitchell since July 2023, out of a green and orange truck.

Phone (573) 639-3691

  • Caribbean
  • Jamaican

Street food

Hall's Kitchen

A scratch-made menu that wanders — global street food rather than one lane.

Where The JC Fairgrounds and area events.

Veteran owned.

Phone (573) 680-4110

  • Street food
  • Scratch-made

Flavor Foodz

Chicago street food: Chicago-style dogs, pizza puffs, Italian beef and fried fish.

Where Food Truck Takeover in the Sofa City lot.

Rolls and buns are sourced from Chicago. Owner Mark Shannon.

  • Chicago
  • Street food

Miracle Wraps and Pitas

Wraps and pitas toasted to order, with house-made tzatziki and ranch. Vegan, gluten-free and low-carb options.

Where Food Truck Takeover; Cooper's Landing in Columbia.

The owner has two school-age boys and skips some weeks.

Phone (573) 220-6329

  • Wraps
  • Vegan options
  • Gluten-free options

Argentinian

La Estaca

Argentinian empanadas and grill fare.

Where Lincoln University Farmers Market on Saturdays, and Food Truck Friday.

Phone (573) 821-5239

  • Argentinian
  • Empanadas

Filipino

H&C Filipino Cafe

Filipino cooking, run at a family pace.

Where Hours are posted on Facebook, but the schedule is irregular.

  • Filipino

Sweets & bakery

Dutchmaid Donuts

Handcrafted donuts, made the Mennonite way.

Where Eldon, California and the Lake of the Ozarks.

Women-owned, soft-opened March 2026.

Phone (573) 789-6768

  • Donuts
  • Bakery

The Krazy Krepe

Gourmet crepes built as full meals, sweet and savoury, plus gluten-free crepes and coffee.

Where 310 Jefferson St, Jefferson City. Mon–Fri 6:30am–7pm, Sat 8am–2pm.

Run by Susan Elliott.

  • Crepes
  • Sweet
  • Gluten-free options

Ready Popped Kettle Corn & More

Kettle corn and gourmet popcorn.

Where A downtown shop at 631 W McCarty St, Unit B, plus fundraisers, festivals and downtown events.

More a shop that also works events than a truck, and listed here on that basis.

Phone (573) 619-0494

  • Popcorn
  • Snacks

Coffee

Livin' Aloha

Mobile Hawaiian coffee and espresso, run by Josh.

Monday
JCMG Stadium 7–10am, then JCMG Surgery Center on Edgewood 11am–1pm
Tuesday
Wardsville 7–11am
Wednesday
Howerton State Office Building, 615 Howerton Ct, 7am–1pm
Thursday
Wardsville 7–11am
Friday
Private events
Saturday & Sunday
Closed

The only truck on this list that publishes a full weekly route.

Phone (573) 552-5642

  • Coffee
  • Hawaiian

Brick-and-mortar, and a truck

Kitchens with a front door that also take a truck out.

JQ's on High

Brisket, burgers, tacos and pulled pork, all scratch-made.

Where 911 E High St, and the truck at events.

Chef William's house 'Dat Sauce'. The truck was added in 2019.

Phone (573) 556-8922

  • Barbecue
  • Burgers
  • Tacos

Pizza Kwik

Pizza from 1969 recipes, plus salads, lemonades and desserts.

Where 458 Rock Hill Rd, and the truck at the Knights of Columbus and area events.

The brick-and-mortar opened in February 2026; the truck still runs.

  • Pizza

Also serves Jefferson City

Based elsewhere, but they work this market by their own account.

Zydeco's Cajun Kitchen

Cajun and fresh seafood: catfish, shrimp and Louisiana plates.

Where Based in Moberly; works Columbia, Cooper's Landing and mid-Missouri events.

King cakes shipped in from Randazzo's in New Orleans.

Phone (660) 693-3544

  • Cajun
  • Seafood

Trail Boss BBQ & Catering

Competition barbecue and catering.

Where Based in Ashland; Tropical Liqueurs on South Providence in Columbia, and Triple T Thursdays 4–8pm.

Catering is the core of the business.

Phone (573) 488-0227

  • Barbecue
  • Catering

Know a truck that belongs here? Tell us and it goes on the list. This roster is kept by hand, because a food truck has no calendar to read: no directory in town is complete, and the trucks themselves are the only ones who know where they will be on Friday.