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How each part of Find The Eats works, with real numbers: taking payments at the window and online, gift cards, getting paid through Stripe, the live map and landing event bookings.

Local spotlight

Jackalopes Grill & Griddle in West Columbia, SC: menu and prices

Jackalopes Grill & Griddle is a West Columbia, SC food truck serving smashburgers, chili dogs, chili cheese fries, bacon cheddar ranch fries and combos.

Roadside stands

Grow your roadside stand: get found, take pre-orders and get paid with nobody there

How a roadside or farm stand reaches more neighbors, takes pre-orders for eggs, produce, baked goods and homemade items with a pickup window, and gets paid by card or Venmo on the honor system. $5/month.

Local spotlight

Knuckle Sandwich & Catering in Orange City, FL: menu and prices

Knuckle Sandwich & Catering is an Orange City, FL food truck serving subs, deli sandwiches on rye, specialty hot dogs, fries, salads and cheesecake.

Local spotlight

Fire & Pita food truck in Denver, CO: menu and prices

Fire & Pita is a Denver, CO Mediterranean food truck serving chicken, beef/lamb and falafel wraps, loaded fries, loaded pita chips and fresh hummus.

Local spotlight

Lagash Food food truck in Jacksonville: menu and prices

Lagash Food is a Jacksonville, FL food truck selling Aleppo kibbeh, samosas, lahm bi ajeen, borek and Iraqi dolma by the count and pound.

Local spotlight

Lina's Fresh Cuisine food truck in Melbourne, FL: menu and prices

Lina's Fresh Cuisine is a Melbourne, FL food truck serving Haitian platters of pork, chicken, turkey and fish with rice and plantains. See the menu.

Local spotlight

Arabites food truck in Alexandria, LA: menu and prices

Arabites is a Lebanese food truck in Alexandria, LA serving chicken shawarma, kabob platters, wraps, falafel and fried fish and shrimp. See the prices.

Local spotlight

Hado's Authentic Lebanese Kitchen in Moneta, VA: menu and prices

Hado's Authentic Lebanese Kitchen is a Moneta, VA food truck serving shawarma and kufta wraps, falafel, loaded fries, tabbouleh and hummus. See prices.

Local spotlight

Mr Maz food truck in Orlando: menu and prices

Mr Maz is an Orlando, FL food truck serving Angus burgers, fried fish, shrimp, chicken tenders and wings with fries. See the menu and prices.

Local spotlight

The Halal Plates food truck in Brooklyn: menu and prices

The Halal Plates is a Brooklyn, NY food truck serving platters over rice, gyros, sandwiches, burgers, hot dogs and tacos. See the menu and prices.

Local spotlight

Arab-ish food truck in Madison, WI: menu, prices and where to find it

Arab-ish Mediterranean Fusion is a Madison, WI food truck serving wraps, loaded fries and salads with five house sauces, fried in beef tallow.

All-in-one

You're on the map. Now what? Everything else Find The Eats does for your truck

Live GPS gets customers to your truck. Find The Eats also runs your window and online sales, gift certificates, rewards points and live stock counts, all in one platform.

Point of sale

A food truck point of sale with no card reader

Ring up cash, cards and outside card sales at the window, take card payments on the customer's own phone, and see every sale in one place. No 25¢ fee on window sales.

Gift cards

Gift cards for your food truck, sold online and at the window

Sell Find The Eats gift certificates from your page or your window, redeem them either way, and track every balance automatically. Plus rewards points for regulars.

Stripe Connect

How you get paid: Stripe Connect, straight to your bank

Find The Eats never holds your money. Card sales go to your own Stripe account through Stripe Connect and pay out to your bank. Setup, fees and payout timing explained.

Online ordering

Online ordering for food trucks

Let customers order and pay from your Find The Eats page: a live menu with stock counts, an order screen for the window, pickup codes and 'order ready' texts.

Live map

A live GPS map for your food truck

Show customers exactly where your truck is right now. A plug-in 12V GPS transmitter (no wiring) or the $15 Phone plan, on your own page and the nationwide who's-open map.

Request Portal

Get booked with the Food Truck Request Portal

Block parties, breweries, office lunches and weddings post that they need a food truck. Subscribers see every request on one map and get texts for their own zip codes.

Schedule & posting

Post your weekly stops once and share them everywhere

Two-way Google and Outlook calendar sync, an Apple Calendar feed for your crew, Post Studio schedule graphics and one-tap sharing to Facebook, Instagram, X, Threads and text.

Pricing

Find The Eats pricing and fees

$15/month Phone plan, $29/month or $249/year with the GPS transmitter, and a 7-day free trial with no card. Plus the only per-sale fee: 25¢ on paid online orders.

For customers

Find food trucks open near you, right now

See every Find The Eats food truck and hole in the wall that's serving right now, nearest first. Free, no app, and you can order ahead from many trucks.