Roti Rolls in Charleston rolled out in 2010 as the city's first food truck. Flatbread wraps stuffed with creole mac, smoked pork, kimchi, butter-poached shrimp.
Tip: Check eatrotirolls.com or the Street Food Finder app for the green truck's daily location before driving anywhere.
Address: Charleston, South Carolina (mobile food truck)
Dave's Carry-Out in Charleston runs a counter-only soul food and seafood window on Morris Street. Fried fish sandwich, shrimp platters, devil crab, all to go.
Try: Fried fish sandwich, fried shrimp platter
Tip: No dine-in seating, just a couple of benches inside to wait. Card or cash both fine; order the fish sandwich.
Street Bird Westside in Charleston runs a Southern-Mexican gluten-free fried chicken sandwich window from a President Street lot. Classic, Southern, and Mexican-style sandwiches with pimento cheese.
Try: Gluten-free fried chicken sandwich
Tip: All chicken sandwiches are gluten-free by default. Outdoor seating only, weather-dependent.
Smash City Burgers in Charleston took over the old Fair Deal Grocery on Cooper Street in July 2024. The food truck still works the city; the storefront does the same burger sit-down.
Try: Smash burger on a potato bun
Tip: Walk-in only, no reservations. The Classic Single with American cheese and crinkle fries is the move.
Dave's Carry-Out in Charleston runs a counter-only soul food and seafood window on Morris Street. Fried fish sandwich, shrimp platters, devil crab, all to go.
Try: Fried fish sandwich, fried shrimp platter
Tip: No dine-in seating, just a couple of benches inside to wait. Card or cash both fine; order the fish sandwich.
Cachita's Kitchen in Mount Pleasant parks on Chuck Dawley Blvd from a colorful Mexican-Cuban truck. Al pastor, chicharron tacos, shrimp Cachitaco, churros to finish.
Try: Al pastor tacos, Shrimp Cachitaco, Cuban sandwich
Tip: The truck has parking-lot tables and umbrellas. A second location runs at 6 N Market St downtown for the same menu indoors.
&Lobster in Charleston runs a roving New England lobster roll truck. Maine lobster on a buttered top-split bun, chilled or hot. The cleanest lobster roll the city has.
Try: New England-style lobster roll on a butter-toasted bun
Tip: Pre-order on andlobster.com to skip the line. Available for private catering Tuesday to Sunday.
Street Bird Westside in Charleston runs a Southern-Mexican gluten-free fried chicken sandwich window from a President Street lot. Classic, Southern, and Mexican-style sandwiches with pimento cheese.
Try: Gluten-free fried chicken sandwich
Tip: All chicken sandwiches are gluten-free by default. Outdoor seating only, weather-dependent.
Maine Line Seafood in Johns Island parks at Rosebank Farms with lobster flown in weekly by the owners' Harpswell, Maine fishing family. Lobster rolls, fish sandwiches.
Try: Maine lobster roll, fish sandwich
Tip: Card and cash both fine. Pair the roll with whatever's coming off Rosebank's produce stand that morning.