#1 Reason to Get a Smart Phone: NYC Food Truck App

I don't have a smart phone. I know. At this point that's like admitting that I go to the library to write this, because I only have a typewriter at home. But there are so many negative variables involving smart phones (i.e. short battery life, expensive phone plans, an addiction to Angry Birds, etc.) that I've managed to resist the urge to upgrade from my text-friendly Sidekick to an iPhone or a Droid.

However, every now and then, I learn yet another cool thing a smart phone can do that tempts me to reconsider. After all, who needs to pay rent when I can photograph scan tags that allow me to watch trailers as I read Entertainment Weekly's Summer Preview? That isn't the reason I'm tempted today though. No, that was yesterday's reason. Today's reason is The New York City Food Truck App.

I don't normally eat from food trucks, but every food truck I have eaten from has provided me with a delicious meal. The thing is: I don't know where most of them are. Several of them have numerous spots they like to park at and I obviously never frequent those areas, because I never see them. I've had the good fortune of discovering the Korean food truck on 49th between 6th & 7th ave. that serves the most delicious Bulgogi beef, and I once passed the Wafels & Dinges truck in Union Square, but I've yet to cross paths with the rest of the food trucks my friends gush about.

At this point in food truck history, several of the business and web-savvy entrepreneurs have wised to putting a kabosh on their anonymity, and broadcasting their current locations on Twitter. That's great and everything, but how about a less text-heavy, all-encompassing guide to food trucks? How about a map that pinpoints nearly every food truck in Manhattan, giving you a bird's eye view? *sigh* Now that's the stuff.