“In a lot of ways I think food is starting to take the place in culture that rock and roll took 30 years ago, in that eating has become incredibly political.  And just as the street has always dictated fashions on music and other things, it’s starting to happen that way in food.”

—Jonathan Gold, L.A. Weekly food critic

Chefs are now the rock stars of our age and food trucks are what give them ‘street cred’.  Just imagine if the Music and Food industry had a bastard child, this would be it.  Here are a few Rock n Roll themed food trucks.

Grill ‘Em All: Heavy metal food truck inspired by a Metallica album.  They serve burgers named ‘Jump In The Fryer’, ‘Napalm Death’, ‘I Wanna Be Your Dog’, ‘Rick Reuben’ and even have beer.  Did I mention that they were first season winners of The Great Food Truck Race?

Rock A Belly: This truck has a Mexican inspired menu where you can mix and match your shell, filling, toppings, and sauces.  The most famous combinations are called ‘Willie Nelson’, ‘Richie Valens’, ‘Chubby Checker’, and ‘The Cash’.  They call their fries ‘Greasers’ and can have almost everything on it in ‘The Moshpit’.

Motley Crews Heavy Metal Grill: As the front of the truck  says, ‘Grills, Grills, Grills’.  They serve variations on the traditional Philly cheese steak.  You can even have it with chicken and various homemade sauces.

Owner Marty has been a long time fan of the band.

MIXD UP: Is a gourmet burger truck that promises “A Rockin’ Experience”.  They also have a variety of toppings for their fries.

They even got visited by someone from Parliament Funkadelic.

Trailer Park Truck: Does not have a rock theme, but it is run by Dave Miller who used to play guitar for Senses Fail.  Their signature item is a burger stuffed with mac and cheese.  Now that’s hardcore.

Sticky Finger Foods: Newly launched is the Stones’ inspired coffee and sandwich truck. Everything on the menu is named after a song from the band.

The inspiration of the food truck’s theme hangs on the kitchen wall.

Yellow Submarine (Special Mention):  We can’t mention the Stone’s without having a truck inspired by the Fab Four.  This truck used to cook up sandwiches with names like Lady Madonna (Beatles), Imagine (John Lennon), Killer Queen (Queen), Original Sin (INXS), New Sensation (INXS), and Sunshine Reggae (Laid Back).

Unfortunately the truck has closed down, but they have opened up a restaurant called Rock That Burger that is also rock inspired and is also a place for great music.