Medina and owner Margarita Navarro of Navarro’s Food Truck
show off huaraches, a popular dish at their authentic Mexican
truck.
Mark Cofer of Mark’s Specialty Seafood takes an order from his
truck, typically parked at Young Pharmacy on Wednesdays.
Swift N Tasty is a new food truck that typically
sets up in Fairfield Glade at DinkyDoo’s
and offers authentic Greek cuisine, including
gyros, pictured above. Left, owners Antonia
and Romeo Swift take orders during their first
week of operation.
authentic Greek food to the Cumberland Plateau.
“We started this place up about a week
ago,” said Romeo Swift, co-owner of Swift
’N’ Tasty. “We’re brand new; the idea came to
us this year. We serve authentic Greek cuisine
like gyros, souvlaki and daily specials. We
also sell America home cooking, like pizza
and burgers, if nobody is feeling adventurous.”
Swift ’N’ Tasty can be found in Fairfield
Glade in the DinkyDoo’s parking lot on a regular
basis.
“We set up Monday through Friday 11 a.m.
to 4 p.m.,” Swift added. “This is pretty much
where we’re going to stay.”
Seafood fans can also cure their cravings
right from a food truck every Wednesday and
Friday at Mark’s Specialty Seafood.
“We have a restaurant-style menu; I don’t
carry just five or six items,” said Mark Cofer,
owner. We’ve been doing the food truck for
about a year now. We go all across Tennessee,
and we’re up here at Young Pharmacy every
Wednesday, and on Fridays we go out toward
Fairfield Glade.”
Mark’s Specialty Seafood boasts a menu
packed with maritime favorites, including salmon
burgers, lobster rolls, a spicy perch sandwich,
popcorn shrimp, fried oysters and more.
Those with a sweet tooth have no shortage
of choices from Crossville food trucks, either.
“We do this for a living,” said Christina
Mast of Miss Miller’s Donuts. “We’ve got our
regular glazed, and we can also chocolate dip,
do sprinkles, coconut, cinnamon sugar and a
caramel truffle doughnut.
“We do Saturdays here in town and
Wednesdays at Peavine Rd. beside McDonald’s.”
Also new to the dessert truck scene is the
Waffle Iron, which offers a variety of waffle-themed
dessert items.
Special occasions bring other food trucks to
Crossville on a regular basis. The versatility of
food trucks keeps Crossville’s dining experience
changing on a daily basis.
Most of Crossville’s food trucks can be
found on Facebook, where menus, schedules
and more are posted, but the best way to sample
the local offering is to go out and try them
yourself.
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