Anouk doesn't remember our first food truck dining experience way back in 2012! But she has been fascinated with the idea of food trucks lately and asking to have a food truck feast all summer (it's on our Not Bummer Summer list ... stay tuned for another update later this week). I'm not exactly sure what she expected she would find but I think it was probably something Willy Wonka/Hansel and Gretelish, like giant vehicles made of food? With donuts for headlights and bananas for fenders?

What we actually did find when we visited the Hub, the Hampton Roads area's first permanent food truck park: Four of the area's best food trucks (there's a rotating roster each day) parked in a little green space between 7th and 8th streets at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront. Music being played on a patio, picnic tables set up under colorful umbrellas and people playing cornhole under twinkling lights strung through the trees.

We tried to sample something from every truck. Our faves were the bibimbap and fresh mango juice from Seoul757Taco and the BBQ pizza from Bodacious. YUM! Some of the trucks we were really looking forward to seeing weren't there the evening we visited, but that just means we'll have to go back soon.

So yes, no donut-mobiles but still pretty awesome and a great place to hang out on a Saturday night. Would love to see more permanent or semi-regular food truck parks spring up around the area (Town Point Park, Ocean View Beach Park, I'm looking at YOU).